公开(公告)号：US20040071280A1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-15

申请号：US10677270

申请日：2003-10-03

Applicant: MCI WorldCom Inc.

Inventor： David R. Sandel ,  Manoj V. Paul

IPC: H04M003/42

CPC classification number: H04M15/50 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M2215/52

Abstract: Disclosed is a system that prevalidates service orders that are placed by an inter exchange carrier with a local exchange carrier for connection of the inter exchange carrier with a business customer. An integrated prevalidation system and service order system is disclosed in which prevalidation requests are performed using the data that is entered for the service order. Prevalidation responses are then used to ensure that the order will be correct when submitted, thereby avoiding, the necessity for expensive supplemental orders. Further, the present invention allows for stand alone prevalidation requests which enable a provisioner to determine availability of circuits, and to determine location information and equipment identification directly from the LEC databases. Further, the present invention is capable of reconciling the database of the inter exchange carrier with the database of the LEC to avoid submission of incorrect service orders. Further, auditing reports can be generated whenever a prevalidation response has been accepted and a service order acknowledgment has rejected the service order. These reports can be used to audit and obtain credit for the necessary supplemental orders which may follow. Also, prevalidation requests are reserved to prevent submission of conflicting service orders.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种系统，其将由交换运营商放置的服务订单与本地交换运营商进行预验证，以将交换运营商与业务客户连接。 公开了一种集成的预验证系统和服务订单系统，其中使用为服务订单输入的数据来执行预验证请求。 然后使用预验证响应来确保订单在提交时是正确的，从而避免了昂贵的补充订单的必要性。 此外，本发明允许独立的预验证请求，使得供应商能够确定电路的可用性，并且直接从LEC数据库确定位置信息和设备标识。 此外，本发明能够协调交换载体的数据库与LEC的数据库，以避免提交不正确的服务命令。 此外，只要接受了预验证响应并且服务订单确认拒绝了服务订单，就可以生成审核报告。 这些报告可用于审核和获得可能遵循的必要补充订单的信用。 此外，保留预验证请求以防止提交冲突的服务订单。

公开(公告)号：US20030198235A1

公开(公告)日：2003-10-23

申请号：US09986532

申请日：2001-11-09

Applicant: MCI WORLDCOM, INC.

Inventor： Jedrick J. Weldon ,  Joshua Osborne

IPC: H04L012/28 ,  H04L012/56

CPC classification number: H04L12/4641 ,  H04L41/5003 ,  H04L41/5012 ,  H04L43/50

Abstract: A probing router is used at a source site of a virtual private network. In-band probing operations are performed by components within the probing router, using processing resources available from a router engine portion of the probing router. In this way, changes in the network and service level agreement statistic collection processes may be quickly and easily accommodated within the probing router. Furthermore, the probing router communicates the probe message through an in-band communication channel so as to provide a direct measurement of service level data for the channel used for communicating information between the source site and a destination site.

公开(公告)号：US20040246949A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-09

申请号：US10889128

申请日：2004-07-13

Applicant: MCI WorldCom. Inc.

Inventor： Matthew J. Cannon

IPC: H04L012/28 ,  H04L012/66

CPC classification number: H04L65/104 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/103 ,  H04L65/1083 ,  H04L69/08 ,  H04L69/16 ,  H04L69/168 ,  H04L69/169 ,  H04M7/1295 ,  H04Q3/0025

Abstract: A system for transporting public switched network (PSTN) terminated signaling across an Internet protocol (IP) network includes a gateway between the PSTN and the IP network. The gateway receives a telephony signaling message from the PSTN and determines if the telephony signaling message maps to an IP signaling message. If the telephony signaling message does not map to an IP signaling message, the gateway packages the telephony signaling message in a special IP signaling message for transport over the IP network. If the gateway receives a special IP signaling special message, the gateway unpackages the telephony signaling message from the special message for transport over the PSTN. If the gateway receives DTMF signals from the PSTN, the gateway translates the DTMF signals to digits and packages the digits in a special IP signaling message for transport over the IP network. The gateway also packages the DTMF signals in an IP media transport protocol message for transport over the IP network.

Abstract translation: 用于通过互联网协议（IP）网络传输公共交换网络（PSTN）终止信令的系统包括在PSTN和IP网络之间的网关。 网关从PSTN接收电话信令消息，并确定电话信令消息是否映射到IP信令消息。 如果电话信令消息未映射到IP信令消息，则网关将电话信令消息封装在专用IP信令消息中，以通过IP网络进行传输。 如果网关接收到特殊的IP信令特殊消息，则网关将从特殊消息中解包电话信令消息以通过PSTN传输。 如果网关从PSTN接收到DTMF信号，则网关将DTMF信号转换为数字，并将数字封装在专用IP信令消息中，以便通过IP网络进行传输。 网关还将DTMF信号封装在IP媒体传输协议消息中，以通过IP网络进行传输。

公开(公告)号：US20040042607A1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-04

申请号：US10654144

申请日：2003-09-03

Applicant: MCI WORLDCOM, INC.

Inventor： John K. Gallant ,  Steven R. Donovan

IPC: H04M007/00 ,  H04L012/66

CPC classification number: H04L65/1046 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/1096 ,  H04M3/4228 ,  H04M3/42314 ,  H04M7/009 ,  H04M7/126 ,  H04M7/128 ,  H04M2207/12 ,  H04M2207/20 ,  H04M2242/14 ,  H04Q3/0025 ,  H04Q3/0045

Abstract: A method and system for providing intelligent network control services in IP telephony, wherein the system includes a location manager and an IP telephony proxy server. The location manager includes an interface to a legacy telephony service control entity and the IP telephony proxy server includes an IP interface to the location manager. If the IP telephony proxy server requires intelligent network services, then the IP telephony proxy server sends an IP telephony session initiation request to the called party at the location manager. The location manager uses the information to query the legacy telephony service control entity for routing information. When the location manager receives a routing response from the service control entity, the location manager maps the response to an IP telephony session control message back to the IP telephony proxy server.

Abstract translation: 一种用于在IP电话中提供智能网络控制服务的方法和系统，其中所述系统包括位置管理器和IP电话代理服务器。 位置管理器包括到传统电话服务控制实体的接口，并且IP电话代理服务器包括到位置管理器的IP接口。 如果IP电话代理服务器需要智能网络服务，则IP电话代理服务器在位置管理器向被叫方发送IP电话会话发起请求。 位置管理器使用该信息来查询传统电话服务控制实体的路由信息​​。 当位置管理器从服务控制实体接收到路由响应时，位置管理器将响应映射到IP电话会话控制消息回到IP电话代理服务器。

公开(公告)号：WO0141458A3

公开(公告)日：2004-01-08

申请号：PCT/US0042470

申请日：2000-12-01

Applicant: MCI WORLDCOM INC

Inventor： CARLEY JEFFREY A

IPC: H04M1/66 ,  G08B25/01 ,  G08B25/08 ,  H04M1/275 ,  H04M1/673 ,  H04M1/677 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M11/04 ,  H04W4/22 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H04M11/00 ,  H04B7/00

CPC classification number: H04M1/72541 ,  G08B25/016 ,  G08B25/08 ,  H04M1/275 ,  H04M1/673 ,  H04M1/677 ,  H04M1/72519 ,  H04W4/22 ,  H04W76/007 ,  H04W88/02

Abstract: A method for emergency service access using a mobile telephone (100). When an emergency situation arises and a caller enters an emergency number such as 911 from a locked mobile telephone, the mobile telephone compares the entered number, 911, with a list of emergency numbers stored in the memory of the mobile telephone. If the entered number is on the known emergency list, the mobile telephone immediately places the emergency call even though the telephone is locked. All other key combinations will be compared to a user defined access code previously stored in memory and if a match occurs, the mobile phone will be unlocked and ready for use. Otherwise, the mobile phone will remain disabled. If the emergency call is made when the subscriber is not the home system, an emergency contact record providing organization (170) transmits upon request, from the local MSC (130), ane emergency contact record to the PSAP (140).

Abstract translation: 一种使用移动电话（100）进行紧急服务接入的方法。 当出现紧急情况并且呼叫者从锁定的移动电话机输入诸如911的紧急号码时，移动电话将输入的号码911与存储在移动电话的存储器中的紧急号码的列表进行比较。 如果输入的号码在已知的紧急情况列表上，即使电话被锁定，移动电话也立即进行紧急呼叫。 所有其他组合键将与先前存储在内存中的用户定义的访问代码进行比较，如果匹配发生，手机将被解锁并准备使用。 否则，手机将保持关闭状态。 如果在用户不是家庭系统时进行紧急呼叫，则紧急联系人记录提供组织（170）根据请求从本地MSC（130）发送紧急联系人记录到PSAP（140）。

公开(公告)号：WO0116780A9

公开(公告)日：2002-09-12

申请号：PCT/US0024036

申请日：2000-08-31

Applicant: MCI WORLDCOM INC

Inventor： REID DYLAN ,  GOLDMAN LES ,  KENNEDY NICK ,  LAMBERT-GORWYN ADAM

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F15/16

CPC classification number: H04L67/26 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L69/329

Abstract: An approach for automating a process by which source documents residing on a packet switched network, such as the Internet (505) or an intranet, are made available for information on-demand services (509). The information on-demand service (509) can deliver the content of these documents via facsimile (517) and/or e-mail (519). This automatic update approach ensures greater accuracy of maintaining the source documents for document delivery to a user.

Abstract translation: 一种用于自动化处理过程的方法，通过该过程使得驻留在诸如因特网（505）或内部网之类的分组交换网络上的源文档可用于信息点播服务（509）。 信息点播服务（509）可以通过传真（517）和/或电子邮件（519）传送这些文件的内容。 这种自动更新方法确保维护用于文档传递给用户的源文档的更高准确性。

公开(公告)号：WO0135680A9

公开(公告)日：2002-08-15

申请号：PCT/US0030447

申请日：2000-11-06

Applicant: MCI WORLDCOM INC

Inventor： DONOVAN STEVEN R

IPC: H04L12/56 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04M3/00 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04Q3/00 ,  H04Q1/14 ,  H04Q1/16

CPC classification number: H04Q3/0025 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L47/15 ,  H04L47/2408 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L47/724 ,  H04L47/801 ,  H04L47/805 ,  H04L63/08 ,  H04L63/102 ,  H04L63/104 ,  H04L65/1006 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04L67/14 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04M7/1275 ,  H04M2207/203 ,  H04Q2213/13034 ,  H04Q2213/13166 ,  H04Q2213/13204 ,  H04Q2213/13348 ,  H04Q2213/13389 ,  Y10S379/90

Abstract: This invention relates to the field of Internet Protocol communications. More particularly, this invention is a method for setting up, authorizing, maintaining, and terminating an IP telephony session with quality of service across the Internet by combining session initiation protocol, resource reservation protocol, common open policy service, and open settlement protocol. The method of this invention allows an IP telephony session to benefit from all these protocols. With reference to the figure, an embodiment of this invention involves an SIP client (115, 130, 135, 136) that uses SIP and RSVP; SIP proxy servers (150, 151) that use SIP and COPS; policy servers (140, 141, 142) that use COPS and OSP; a clearing house server (180) that uses OSP; and several routers that use RSVP and COPS (e.g., 160, 161, 170).

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及互联网协议通信领域。 更具体地说，本发明是通过组合会话发起协议，资源预留协议，公共开放策略服务和开放式结算协议来建立，授权，维护和终止通过因特网的服务质量的IP电话会话的方法。 本发明的方法允许IP电话会话从所有这些协议中受益。 参考附图，本发明的实施例涉及使用SIP和RSVP的SIP客户端（115,130,135,136）; 使用SIP和COPS的SIP代理服务器（150,151）; 使用COPS和OSP的策略服务器（140,141,142）; 一个使用OSP的清算所服务器（180） 以及使用RSVP和COPS的多个路由器（例如，160,161,170）。

公开(公告)号：WO0135605A3

公开(公告)日：2001-10-04

申请号：PCT/US0041990

申请日：2000-11-08

Applicant: MCI WORLDCOM INC

Inventor： DONOVAN STEVEN R

IPC: H04M3/42 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04M3/00 ,  H04M11/00 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M17/00

CPC classification number: H04L65/1043 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/1467 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/1009 ,  H04L65/103 ,  H04L65/104 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04M15/55 ,  H04M15/56 ,  H04M15/63 ,  H04M15/7655 ,  H04M15/772 ,  H04M15/773 ,  H04M15/8292 ,  H04M15/854 ,  H04M15/88 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M17/201 ,  H04M17/204 ,  H04M2017/22 ,  H04M2017/24 ,  H04M2215/0116 ,  H04M2215/0176 ,  H04M2215/018 ,  H04M2215/202 ,  H04M2215/22 ,  H04M2215/44 ,  H04M2215/725 ,  H04M2215/7263 ,  H04M2215/7268 ,  H04M2215/8166

Abstract: Methods are disclosed for providing prepaid telephony service via an Internet protocol (IP) network system (300, 500). A first method provides controlling at least one media agent (304) or call routing station/switch (310, 312) of an IP network system (300) for allowing and/or blocking call media streams from traversing through the media agent. A second method provides directing all signaling messages transmitted by a signaling agent (502) or station (510, 512) and all media packets transmitting voice and data communications through at least one common device within the IP network system (500). The methods further provide for continuously monitoring a subscriber's account balance and terminating the prepaid telephony service if the account balance is less than a predetermined amount.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于经由因特网协议（IP）网络系统（300,500）提供预付费电话服务的方法。 第一种方法提供控制IP网络系统（300）的至少一个媒体代理（304）或呼叫路由站/交换机（310,312），用于允许和/或阻止呼叫媒体流穿过媒体代理。 第二种方法提供指导由信令代理（502）或站（510,512）发送的所有信令消息以及通过IP网络系统（500）内的至少一个公共设备发送语音和数据通信的所有媒体分组。 所述方法进一步提供如果帐户余额小于预定量，则连续地监视订户的帐户余额并终止预付费电话服务。

公开(公告)号：WO0120884A8

公开(公告)日：2001-08-09

申请号：PCT/US0025561

申请日：2000-09-18

Applicant: MCI WORLDCOM INC

Inventor： PORTER KELVIN ,  WALLER CAROL

IPC: H04M3/533 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/46 ,  H04M3/493 ,  H04M3/54 ,  H04M3/50 ,  H04M3/527 ,  H04M3/53

CPC classification number: H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/4211 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/46 ,  H04M3/493 ,  H04M3/54

Abstract: A caller may establish preferences regarding special call handling of a call to a called party (30). The caller may be notified (34) when a special call handling option is about to be performed. The called party may have the option of skipping the call handling option or aborting the call (38, 40). In another alternative, the preferences of the caller are obtained and stored prior to the placement of the call (70). These preferences are then used to guide special call handling during the course of the call (76). In this fashion, the caller need not be a passive party relative to special call handling but may provide input so as to help guide special call handling.

Abstract translation: 呼叫者可以建立关于对被叫方（30）的呼叫的特殊呼叫处理的偏好。 当要执行特殊呼叫处理选项时，可以通知呼叫者（34）。 被叫方可以选择跳过呼叫处理选项或中止呼叫（38,40）。 在另一替代方案中，在呼叫的放置之前获得并存储呼叫者的偏好（70）。 然后，这些首选项用于指导呼叫过程中的特殊呼叫处理（76）。 以这种方式，呼叫者不需要是相对于特殊呼叫处理的被动方，而是可以提供输入以帮助指导特别呼叫处理。

公开(公告)号：WO2001016780A1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-08

申请号：PCT/US2000/024036

申请日：2000-08-31

Applicant: MCI WORLDCOM, INC.

Inventor： REID, Dylan ,  GOLDMAN, Les ,  KENNEDY, Nick ,  LAMBERT-GORWYN, Adam

IPC: G06F15/16

CPC classification number: H04L67/26 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L69/329

Abstract: An approach for automating a process by which source documents residing on a packet switched network, such as the Internet (505) or an intranet, are made available for information on-demand services (509). The information on-demand service (509) can deliver the content of these documents via facsimile (517) and/or e-mail (519). This automatic update approach ensures greater accuracy of maintaining the source documents for document delivery to a user.

Abstract translation: 一种用于自动化处理过程的方法，通过该过程使得驻留在诸如因特网（505）或内部网之类的分组交换网络上的源文档可用于信息点播服务（509）。 信息点播服务（509）可以通过传真（517）和/或电子邮件（519）传送这些文件的内容。 这种自动更新方法确保维护用于文档传递给用户的源文档的更高准确性。