Lucent Technologies Inc.

Ryan S Wallach

Yih-Farn Robin Chen

Glenn Stephen Fowler

Joseph Michael Fallon

Elefterios Koutsofios

Aileen Y Chang

An information processing system adapted for use in conjunction with a telephone communication system. The information processing system includes a caller identification signal receiver, a timed switching device, and a call forwarding device. When no incoming call is being received, the timed switching device is in a first, open state, such that a circuit between the telephone line and the call forwarding device is interrupted. Upon receipt of an incoming call on the telephone line, the timed switching device and the caller identification signal receiver are activated. The timed switching device enters a second, closed state after a finite amount of time has elapsed such as, for example, several seconds, thereby allowing sufficient time for the caller identification signal to arrive on the incoming telephone line. The caller identification signal receiver responds to the receipt of incoming caller identification information by immediately activating the timed switching device, placing the timed switching device into the second state. The call forwarding device, responsive to the caller identification signal receiver, connects the incoming telephone call to a selected telephone set.

Communication system for processing caller ID information

A data processing apparatus and method for creating data analysis applications using reusable software operators . An initial operator is provided for converting source information into a virtual database format. Query operators are provided for receiving data in a virtual database format, processing the data in the virtual database, and outputting the results of the processing in another virtual database which has the same schema as the received virtual database. A plurality of query operators may be combined in order to customize the processing of the virtual database data. A terminal operator is provided for converting data in a virtual database into an external format which may then be further processed by an external operator. By combining initial, query, terminal, and external operators, users may create customizable data processing applications. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, operators are provided for analyzing the difference between a first document and a second document. An initial operator converts the documents into a virtual database format containing information about the structure of the documents. A differencing operator compares the virtual databases and creates a virtual database containing difference information. Terminal and external operators are provided for converting the difference information into a directed graph layout which graphically represents the difference information and which is displayed through a graphical interface. In accordance with a further aspect of the invention, additional difference analysis processing may be initiated through the graphical interface.

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East Brunswick, NJ, United States of America

Ryan S Wallach