Alcatel Lucent

Alcatel-lucent USA Inc.

Lucent Technologies Inc.

Ag Communication Systems Corporation

Fuel Conservation Corporation

Stuart Owen Goldman

Karl F Rauscher

Richard E Krock

James Philip Runyon

Kevin M Patfield

Douglas Harold Rollender

Bernard Louis Malone, Iii

Edward Alan Clark

David J Zwick

Mary Wonmon Chin

Mark Walter

Robert B Pearson

A method of processing message service requests to a subscriber's communication device in a communication network is provided. The method includes receiving a message service request from a sender at a network element, wherein the message service request includes a message and is directed to the directory number of the communication device; accessing a centralized database that stores message service blocking data for the subscriber; retrieving the message service blocking data for the subscriber; and analyzing the data retrieved from the centralized database and determining whether the message service request should be permitted or denied.

Method and apparatus for selective message service blocking

A method and apparatus for screening a request to establish a SIP session is provided. The method may include a) receiving a request to establish a SIP session at a network node of an internet protocol network and incrementing a counter, b) determining whether the request includes a resource priority parameter with an elevated priority value and, if so, incrementing a counter, c) comparing a ratio of the priority request count to the total request count to a threshold, and d) processing each request that includes the elevated priority value using more comprehensive screening after the ratio exceeds the threshold, allowing processing for each request that includes the elevated priority value to continue in accordance with the elevated priority value after the ratio does not exceed the threshold, and allowing processing for each request that does not include the elevated priority value to continue in accordance with a routine priority.

Method and apparatus for screening request to establish SIP session

A capability is provided for detecting a misaligned page of a document. A method includes detecting that a page is misaligned and generating a control signal adapted for use in triggering presentation of an alarm indicating that the page is misaligned. A method includes detecting that a page is misaligned and initiating one or more control actions for the misaligned page. These and other methods may be performed on any suitable copy device, such as on a fax machine, a photocopy machine, a scanner, a photograph copying device, a user device, a network device, and the like, as well as devices having combinations of such functionality.

Method and apparatus for detecting a misaligned page

A method of supporting a mid-call hand-off feature () is provided in a telecommunications network (). The method includes: connecting a first call through a first switching facility () of the telecommunications network () such that a first party served by the first switching facility () and a second party are participating in the call; making a decision to invoke the mid-call hand-off feature (); placing a second call from the first switching facility () to a designated telephone number; and, connecting the second party to the second call.

Mid-call hand-off between end user terminals

A security system is provided for a facility (). The security system includes: a central monitoring station () that controls one or more security measures for the facility (); and, a heart rate monitor () that detects a heart rate of an individual (), the heart rate monitor () being in wireless communication with the central monitoring station (). Suitably, the central monitoring station () selectively implements one or more of the security measures in response to a determination that an abnormal heart rate has been detected.

Security system triggered by heart rate detection

An Internet Service Provider (ISP) node is configured to suppress malicious session initiation protocol (SIP) messages. The ISP node is coupled to receive a new session initiation protocol (SIP) message from a user agent client associated with the ISP. If the SIP message includes a resource priority header (RPH) indicating the new SIP message should be given priority within the network, the ISP node determines whether the user agent client previously sent an initial SIP message with an RPH that has not yet been authorized, and if so, places the new SIP message in a buffer.

Suppression of malicious SIP messages using the resource priority header

A method of supporting a mid-call hand-off feature () is provided in a telecommunications network (). The method includes: connecting a first call through a first switching facility () of the telecommunications network (), the first call being connected between a first party served by the first switching facility () and a second party; receiving a second call at the first switching facility () for the first party while the first party is still connected to the first call; determining where the second call originated from; and, selectively connecting the second party to the second call in response to the determined origin of the second call.

Mid-call hand-offs in telecommunication networks

A method of establishing a call over a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is provided. The PSTN operatively connected to an End Office (EO) serving a calling party's Consumer Premises Equipment (CPE). The method includes: receiving at a network element of the PSTN a message requesting establishment of the call over the PSTN, the message being received over a packet-switched network and identifying the calling party's CPE from which the call is to be placed; and, notifying the EO serving the calling party's CPE of the request for establishment of the call such that the EO treats the call as a terminating call as opposed to an originating call.

System and method for establishing PSTN calls via an IP request

A manner of creating an electronic device directory containing the identity of electronic devices that registered in an area associated with a plurality of events, which events are similar in certain respects. The directory is useful, for example, investigating criminal cases. When such an event occurs, an application server is notified and generates one or more device registration capture requests to determine which electronic devices are registered in the area and at approximately the same time at which the event occurs. The device registration capture associated with this event is compared with other device registration captures associated with other, similar events to create the electronic device directory. The electronic device directory entries are preferable filtered to select the devices most likely to be associated with the actual events in question.

Method and apparatus for the creation of an event-associated electronic device directory

A method of administering a priority service is provided in a telecommunications network (). The priority service provides higher priority handling of calls employing the service as compared to calls not employing the service for purposes of call completion. The method includes: obtaining at least one authentication credential from a user placing a call over the network (); verifying a validity of the obtained credential; designating the call for priority handling if the credential is valid, otherwise designating the call for non-priority handling if the credential is invalid; and, attempting to complete the call over the network () in accordance with the designated handling.

Priority telephone service reversion and notification

A method is provided in a telecommunications network for clandestinely providing a transmission relay service (TRS) to a called party (). The method includes: receiving a first call from a calling party (), the first call being received at a network node () serving a called party () for which the first call is intended; detecting the called party () answering the first call; and, determining whether or not to invoke a feature () supported by the network node (). If it is determined that the feature () is to be invoked, then the method further includes: reserving a bridge; placing a second call to a relay center () supporting the TRS; obtaining an acknowledgement from the relay center () that an operator () at the relay center () is ready to participate in the first call; and, in response to obtaining the acknowledgement, completing the reserved bridge between the calling party () and the relay center (), and establishing a TRS link between the relay center () and the called party ().

Telecommunication relay service assistance for incoming calls

A method is provided for routing an emergency call. The method comprises receiving an emergency call and identifying an end node associated with the call. The end node may be a communications device involved in establishing the emergency call that is geographically near the originator of the emergency call. A look-up table is then accessed to identify the appropriate public safety answering point (PSAP) associated with the end node, and the emergency call is routed to the identified PSAP.

Method and apparatus for emergency call routing using an end node

A method of logging call data for failed emergency calls includes: receiving from a calling party an emergency call that is to be routed to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) () over a telecommunications network (); determining if the received emergency call is connected to the PSAP (); and, if the received emergency call fails to be connected to the PSAP (), then capturing selected call data regarding the failed emergency call and recording the captured call data.

Logging call data for failed emergency calls

A service control component of an apparatus in one example provides to one or more telephony devices of a plurality of telephony devices on a call, one or more services associated with one or more numbers associated with the one or more telephony devices on the call through employment of one or more data streams associated with the call.

Providing of service(s) by a service control component to telephony device(s) on a call through employment data stream(s) associated with the call

A system for processing emergency calls in a telecommunications network includes: receiving a first call at a node () of the telecommunications network from a calling party that originated the first call; detecting that the received first call is an emergency call; establishing a conference bridge in response to the detected emergency call; connecting the emergency call over the conference bridge to a designated facility () that handles emergency calls; and, automatically originating at least one second call from the node () to at least one predetermined third party that is different than the calling party and the facility ().

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