公开(公告)号：CA2222569A1

公开(公告)日：1998-06-06

申请号：CA2222569

申请日：1997-11-27

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： STERN EDITH HELEN ,  WILLNER BARRY EDWARD ,  HARRISON COLIN GEORGE ,  GANEK ALAN GEORGE ,  DUNN JAMES M

IPC: H04M3/00 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M7/12 ,  H04Q3/00 ,  H04M1/66

Abstract: This invention allows customers and other users of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to enable, disable or modify special services provided by the net work. The PSTN is defined here as all equipment world wide (land-based, radio or other ) enabling ordinary telephone users to connect to other telephone users, but exclu des private telephone networks such as "tie line" systems maintained or leased by pr ivate enterprises. Presently contemplated actions can be taken independent of the sta te of the customer's telephone line (e.g. on-hook or off-hook), and usually involve use of equipment other than telephones and communication networks other than the PSTN (e.g. compu ters operating through the Internet and pagers operating through pager networks). Th e special services include existing services (call waiting, call blocking, call forwarding , etc.) and new ones (e.g. transferring an active call from a desk phone to a mobile cellular on e without interrupting the call). Security firewalls, between the public and telephony ap plication intelligence (TAI) systems that administer customer services within the PSTN, en sure that actions by unauthorized individuals do not interfere with or adversely affect te lephone system operations. Authorized customers taking presently contemplated actions w ill not be able to adversely affect telephone system operations. The present system wil l work on information maintained at any level of an intelligent network hierarchy within t he PSTN, including service nodes through which customer services are traditionally provid ed.

公开(公告)号：CA2871559A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-21

申请号：CA2871559

申请日：2013-04-18

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： WILLNER BARRY ,  STERN EDITH HELEN ,  RAGUILLAT FRED ,  O'SULLIVAN PATRICK JOSEPH

IPC: G06F13/00

Abstract: Provided are techniques for providing annotations for revising a message. A message to be sent from a sender to a recipient is received. A meaning map associated with the sender and a meaning map associated with the recipient are obtained. The message is parsed into sub- constructs. The sub-constructs are compared in the meaning map associated with the sender and the meaning map associated with the recipient. Alternative language for the sub- constructs is identified. Annotations are provided based on the alternative language.

公开(公告)号：MY126349A

公开(公告)日：2006-09-29

申请号：MYPI9705218

申请日：1997-11-04

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： DUNN JAMES M ,  GANEK ALAN GEORGE ,  HARRISON COLIN GEORGE ,  STERN EDITH HELEN ,  WILLNER BARRY EDWARD

IPC: H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/00 ,  H04M7/12 ,  H04Q3/00

Abstract: THIS INVENTION ALLOWS CUSTOMERS AND OTHER USERS OF THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK (PSTN) TO ENABLE, DISABLE OR MODIFY SPECIAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE NETWORK (32). THE PSTN IS DEFINED HERE AS ALL EQUIPMENT WORLD WIDE (LAND-BASED, RADIO OR OTHER) ENABLING ORDINARY TELEPHONE USERS TO CONNECT TO OTHER TELEPHONE USERS, BUT EXCLUDES PRIVATE TELEPHONE NETWORKS SUCH AS "TIE LINE" SYSTEMS MAINTAINED OR LEASED BY PRIVATE ENTERPRISES. PRESENTLY CONTEMPLATED ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN INDEPENDENT OF THE STATE OF THE CUSTOMER''S TELEPHONE (40) LINE (E.G. ON-HOOK OR OFF-HOOK), AND USUALLY USE OF EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN TELEPHONES AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (32) OTHER THAN THE PSTN (E.G. COMPUTERS OPERATING THROUGH THE INTERNET PAGERS OPERATING THROUGH PAGER NETWORKS). THE SPECIAL SERVICES INCLUDES EXISTING SERVICES (CALL WAITING, CALL BLOCKING, CALL FORWARDING, ETC.) AND NEW ONES (E.G. TRANSFERRING AN ACTIVE CALL FROM A DESK PHONE TO A MOBILE CELLULAR ONE WITHOUT INTERRUPTING THE CALL). SECURITY FIREWALLS, BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND TELEPHONY APPLICATION INTELLIGENCE (TAI) SYSTEMS THAT ADMINISTER CUSTOMER SERVICES WITHIN THE PSTN, ENSURE THAT ACTIONS BY UNAUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS DO NOT INTERFERE WITH OR ADVERSELY AFFECT TELEPHONE SYSTEM OPERATIONS. AUTHORIZED CUSTOMERS TAKING PRESENTLY CONTEMPLATED ACTIONS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ADVERSELY AFFECT TELEPHONE SYSTEM OPERATIONS. THE PRESENT SYSTEM WILL WORK ON INFORMATION MAINTAINED AT ANY LEVEL OF AN INTELLIGENT NETWORK HIERARCHY WITHIN THE PSTN, INCLUDING SERVICE NODES THROUGH WHICH CUSTOMER SERVICES ARE TRADITIONALLY PROVIDED.(FIG. 8)

公开(公告)号：AT257992T

公开(公告)日：2004-01-15

申请号：AT97308850

申请日：1997-11-04

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： DUNN JAMES M ,  HARRISON COLIN GEORGE ,  STERN EDITH HELEN ,  TOOHEY JAMES J ,  WILLNER BARRY EDWARD

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/10 ,  H04M3/00 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04M7/12 ,  H04L12/18

Abstract: A conference server system, for internal use in the public switched telephone network (PSTN), links to public data communication networks (e.g. the Internet) for distributing computer displayable data between participants in voice telephone conferences. The server system includes a computer sub-system for storing data generated by the participants and distributing the data in coordination with voice presentations of respective participants. Data so stored and distributed includes computer-displayable data. Other data handled by the computer subsystem represents commands and functional requests issued by participants which pertain to the handling of computer-displayable data and voice parameters of the conference. conference participants, having separate and concurrent access to both the PSTN and the data network, receive and view computer-displayable data prepared by one of the participants in coordination with the respective voice conference. The conference server system connects to voice conference management resources of the PSTN in a manner enabling the server system to control voice parameters of a voice conference in response to data requests received from participants (e.g. requests from hearing-impaired participants for enhanced audio service), as well as enabling the conference management resources to control functions performed in respect to distribution of displayable data in response to spoken requests uttered by the participants, when the telephone system contains appropriate speech recognition equipment.

公开(公告)号：CA2223845C

公开(公告)日：2002-05-07

申请号：CA2223845

申请日：1997-12-05

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： STERN EDITH HELEN ,  WILLNER BARRY EDWARD ,  DUNN JAMES M ,  HARRISON COLIN GEORGE ,  TOOHEY JAMES J

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/10 ,  H04M3/00 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04M7/12 ,  H04N7/15

Abstract: A conference server system, for internal use in the public switched telephon e network (PSTN), links to public data communication networks (e.g. the Internet) for distributing computer displayable data between participants in voice telephone conference s. The server system includes a computer sub-system for storing data generated by t he participants and distributing the data in coordination with voice presentati ons of respective participants. Data so stored and distributed includes computer-displayable d ata. Other data handled by the computer subsystem represents commands and functional re quests issued by participants which pertain to the handling of computer-displayable data and voice parameters of the conference. Conference participants, having separate and c oncurrent access to both the PSTN and the data network, receive and view computer-disp layable data prepared by one of the participants in coordination with the respective voice conference. The conference server system connects to voice conference manage mentresources of the PSTN in a manner enabling the serve r system to control voice parameters of a voice conference in response to data requests received from participants (e.g. requests from hearing-impaired participants for enhanced audio service ), as well as enabling the conference management resources to control functions performed in respect to distribution of displayable data in response to spoken requests uttered b y the participants, when the telephone system contains appropriate speech recognit ion equipment. Telephone system conferences utilizing the present conference ser ver system have the advantage of being usable to support voice-only and/or data-only pa rticipants (participants respectively linked to only the voice or data distribution par ts of a conference session), as well as to provide conference service between exactly two parti cipants which may be more effective than comparable services that the same two participant s would obtain using a direct dial-up telephone connection for voice and a public da ta network connection completely isolated from the voice conference management resource s of the PSTN to exchange data.

公开(公告)号：GB2326792B

公开(公告)日：1999-12-01

申请号：GB9805384

申请日：1998-03-16

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： DUNN JAMES M ,  GANEK ALAN G ,  STERN EDITH HELEN ,  WILLNER BARRY E

IPC: H04M3/00 ,  H04M3/42 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M11/00 ,  H04Q3/00

Abstract: A user through a personal computer, in real time, controls the activation and selection of voice and data transmission paths in a communication network independent of network profiles. The network includes a public switched telephone network and a data network, e.g. the Internet for voice and/or data transmissions over either the voice or data networks. In the network, a voice terminal and a computer terminal are coupled to a shared voice and data terminal. A digital subscriber line access multiplexer is coupled to the shared voice and data terminal; the data network through a client server interface, and a voice network through an intelligent switch. The client server interface includes programmable stored data descriptive of network-authorized data and voice functions and transmission paths in the voice and data networks. The interface is linked to the multiplexer and switch for transmitting signaling messages directing traffic to the voice and data networks in accordance with the stored data. The computer terminal displays menus obtained from the client server which enable the user, in real time, to activate and select voice and/or data transmission paths through either the voice and/or data networks independent of pre-defined network profiles and/or traditional traffic assumptions.

公开(公告)号：GB2316580A

公开(公告)日：1998-02-25

申请号：GB9712135

申请日：1997-06-12

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： DUNN JAMES M ,  STERN EDITH HELEN

IPC: B60R25/10 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G01S19/09 ,  G01S19/46 ,  G08B25/01 ,  H04M11/04 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04Q7/38

Abstract: The location of a mobile unit 20 (e.g. cellular telephone, 2-way pager) making an emergency call is estimated by measuring the signal strength received at a plurality of antennas linked to base stations. Each measurement is sent through network control to a computer. The computer forms a circle 30-33 around each antenna with radius derived from signal strength received at that antenna. The intersection points of the circles are used to define a small area in which the mobile is likely to be found. This area is communicated to an emergency assistance centre together with related information such as an area map. An operator at the centre can despatch rescue personnel and ask the emergency caller to confirm the location by identifying features which are shown on the area map. Steerable antennas may be used to provide vector locations and antennas unable to receive the signal may provide zone exclusion information. The mobile unit may use a command channel to report back signal strengths received from antennae. These received signals may be progressively decreased and the point of loss of contact used to determine distance from the antennae. If a caller has more than one type of mobile unit then both may be used to calculate a search area. The method may also be used to locate stolen objects.