336 results about "Dialer" patented technology

A speech control system that can recognize a spoken command and associated words (such as “call mom at home”) and can cause a selected application (such as a telephone dialer) to execute the command to cause a data processing system, such as a smartphone, to perform an operation based on the command (such as look up mom's phone number at home and dial it to establish a telephone call). The speech control system can use a set of interpreters to repair recognized text from a speech recognition system, and results from the set can be merged into a final repaired transcription which is provided to the selected application.

A subscriber control circuit adapted to be incorporated in an united home security system is disclosed. The control circuit includes a plurality of client-side monitor / control servers, each serving to detect and control the situation at the subscriber and connected to a remote administrating and monitoring device via a public telephone network. The remote administrating and monitoring device is capable of transmitting alarm signal to an alarm transmitting network. The client-side monitor / control server also includes a central processing unit, a radio frequency receiver for receiving a detection signal from wireless sensing elements and an encoder for receiving and processing a detection signal from cabled sensing element. A DTMF based receiver connects the central processing unit to the remote administrating and monitoring device to receive a DTMF signal transmitted through the telephone line and transmit the received DTMF signal to the central processing unit. A dialer circuit is coupled to the central processing unit for performing automatic dialing operation.

A method and related apparatus for emergency calling in a touch screen mobile phone having a touch screen lock in an active state responds to a long press on the touch screen surface or a designated key and enables the mobile phone dialer to dial the emergency call number to establish an emergency call. A sequence of operational steps may be provided by instruction message which in response thereto deactivates the touch screen lock while establishing the emergency call.

A method and system for communicating between a calling party and a called party, includes a dialer for dialing a communication device of a called party, a sensor for sensing whether a voice menu file is associated with the communication device of the called party, and an interactive display for displaying the voice menu file when the sensor senses the voice menu file.

A car alarm is providing including an annunciator for providing an alarm signal from a car alarm system and n automatic dialer that provides automatic dialing capabilities to a wireless phone or pager upon initiation of said annunciator.

A portable phone is equipped with a position detector that detects the geographical position of the portable phone, and the function of the phone can be changed according to its geographical position. One or more “regions” may be defined by the user of the portable phone, and the ring parameters for each region may be set independently of the other regions. In this manner a phone in accordance with the preferred embodiments may ring with one tone at home, ring with a different tone at work, ring with a louder volume when on a job site, not ring at all when in church, and ring with a vibration when at the theater. In addition, the preferred embodiments include a dialer that allows selecting a contact from a text list, and that dials a number that depends on the geographical position of the portable phone, or that dials a number and sends with the call the geographical position of the portable phone. The preferred embodiments further allow assigning a telephone number to a defined geographical region, and ringing the portable phone only when within the geographical region that corresponds to the phone number.

Methods and systems for an automated dialer enhancements. The methods may analyze transactions. The analysis of the transactions may comprise of triggers which are met when a delta threshold is exceeded, when an immediate threshold is exceeded, or when a rule is met. A notification strategy is implemented after a trigger is fired and accounts may be blocked or held. Reappearing transactions are flagged and escalated.

A mechanism and method for updating local call information databases for calls to be placed by predictive dialers deployed at different geographic locations within a communications network.

A notification system for providing unified alerts about messages left for a user in a communication system is coupled to a voice mail service in an office. When voice mail messages are left for a user, the voice mail service sends header information about the new message to the notification system. The notification system sends a notification of the new messages to a wireless device configured and selected by the user for receiving message notifications. Depending on the type of wireless device, the notification may include a link to a dialer application with which the wireless device can be connected to the voice mail service for selectively listening to the messages of interest. From the new message, the notification system may further extract information about the message sender, and use it to attempt to retrieve the sender's name from the user's personal contact list, for example. This information can then be included in the message header information sent to the user.

The present invention relates to systems (100) and methods used in marketing goods and services. The system includes a call router (124) which determines how a dialler (116) routes outbound calls to sales consultants, based on the output of a consultants skills model (122). The controller (118) also includes a lead sorting component (126) which performs propensity based sorting of sales leads based on the output of a sales propensity model (120). The output of the propensity sorting component is provided to the dialler (116) to control the ordering of the dialling of customers.

A system and method for transferring voice and data from an outbound call platform to an inbound call platform. The outbound and inbound call platforms are separate hardware platforms connected to a controlling device using computer telephone integration (CTI) links and connected together using one or more communication paths, such as trunks or T1 lines. If an outbound agent connected to the outbound call platform determines that an outbound call should be handled by an inbound agent connected to the inbound call platform, the outbound agent can request a transfer of that outbound telephone call. The outbound dialer then transfers the voice portion of the outbound telephone call to a predetermined extension on the inbound platform, and the inbound platform assigns a call ID to the transferred outbound call. The transferred outbound call is assigned to the appropriate ACD queue until an inbound agent is available to handle the call. When the voice portion of the call arrives at the headset of the available inbound agent, the call ID is used to correlate the data portion pertaining to the called party with the voice portion, thereby eliminating the need for the inbound agent to request data and manually enter data pertaining to the outbound telephone call.

A system and method for managing accounting and billing e-commerce (including m-commerce) transactions. The user may connect to the e-commerce network by placing a call from a land line or sending a text message. The user may then purchase goods and / or services after meeting required user qualifications, such as minimum age or credit rating. The user qualifications may be established within the framework of a gateway that assigns a unique identifier or personal identification number (PIN) for e-commerce network access once the qualifications are met. The user qualifications may also be established within the framework of a remote access server (RAS) that is accessed by a user through a downloadable automatic dialer having code containing a unique identifier relating to a merchant, product or service. The user is invoiced for the product or service according to the telephone from which the call originated.

A dialing strategy determination engine (DSDE) for selecting a dialing strategy for placing an outbound call has determination software executing on a computerized server from a machine-readable medium, access to stored dialing strategies, contact data, and a rules set, and a port for receiving a request for dialing strategy from an outbound dialer. The determination software, upon receiving a request for a dialing strategy associated with a contact identification, consults the rule set and the contact data, selects a dialing strategy based on the rules and the data, and returns the selected strategy to the outbound dialer.

Abstract of the Disclosure A system and method for managing accounting and billing e-commerce (including m-commerce) transactions. The user may connect to the e-commerce network by placing a call from a land line or sending a text message. The user may then purchase goods and / or services after meeting required user qualifications, such as minimum age or credit rating. The user qualifications may be established within the framework of a gateway that assigns a unique identifier or personal identification number (PIN) for e-commerce network access once the qualifications are met. The user qualifications may also be established within the framework of a remote access server (RAS) that is accessed by a user through a downloadable automatic dialer having code containing a unique identifier relating to a merchant, product or service. The user is invoiced for the product or service according to the telephone from which the call originated.

A system for tracking a location of a resident includes a resident height detection device (e.g., a small pendant, bracelet or other wearable device) and a receiver / dialer. When the system detects that the resident height detection device has remained within a threshold distance of the floor (e.g., 8 to 16 inches) for more than a given period of time (e.g., 15 seconds), an alarm condition signal would then be sent to a receiver / dialer elsewhere in the residence which would then forward an emergency signal to a caretaker or to an emergency operator by way of the receiver / dialer. The resident height detection device may further include an override switch to turn off tracking when the resident intends to be on the floor for an extended period of time.

A fiber optic ophthalmic surgical microscope with camera assembly comprises a fiber optic cable (102), a micro lens unit (103), a surgical instrument attached with the fiber optic cable (102), a signal splitter (105), a surgical operating microscope (106), a switch-over mechanism (111) and at least a device for viewing the images. The surgical instrument includes a chopper, a dialer, sinsky's hooks, a manipulator, micro forceps, a coaxial irrigation and aspiration (Infusion Aspiration) canula, bimanual Infusion Aspiration canula or combination thereof. The switch-over mechanism is a button. The button is provided on the signal splitter. The device for viewing the images is selected from a group comprising TV monitor and VCR.

An air flow monitoring and control system with reduced false alarms includes an alarm sensor for monitoring air flow in a fume hood or the like, set to provide a warning if air flow drops below a predetermined amount. A local controller monitors the alarm, and disables it when the hood is set to reduced air flow, whether by a local timer or by command of a central control system. Optionally, the controller itself can operate a variable speed drive to reduce air flow on a timed basis, and the controller can communicate with facility management through a dialer or the Internet, or can interface with a central control for the facility through a facility bus.

The present invention prevents unauthorized access and modifications to programs and non-executable files, particularly a dialer program, stored on a personal computer system (PC) by providing a protected storage area on a hard drive of the PC wherein access to the protected storage area is controlled by the owner / user of the PC. Attempts to add, remove, or modify any of the programs and non-executable files in the protected storage area will result in an interrupt prompting the user to supply a valid password or other acknowledgement. A preferred embodiment includes a protected memory area as a part of the computer's internal random access memory (RAM) such that upon initialization of a program, the program and non-executable files are copied into the protected memory area from the protected storage area. The protected memory area may also be password protected to provide additional safeguards against unauthorized access. Also disclosed is a method and apparatus for creating and utilizing a program storage table and a program function table for controlling access and modifications of programs and non-executable files, particularly a dialer program, stored in the protected storage area. Preferably, the present invention may be embodied as a computer program product stored on a program storage device.

An airsoft gun magazine allowing smooth, convenient, and efficient way to continuous drive the ratchet for fast delivering multiple projectiles including ball and paintball bullets one after another is comprised of an outer case containing an integrated magazine casings, and ratchet, dialer, coil spring, active gear, passive gear and deflection gear below the magazine casing; an inlet on top of the magazine casing and a guide channel extending up to its top; the revolving ratchet delivering torque energy to be stored in the coil spring to drive the dialer; an insertion hole disposed externally to the center of the ratchet and being incorporated to the magazine casing and exposed out of the outer case; and a key placed into the insertion hole to continuously drive the ratchet to revolve.

A method for managing patient medical records in a Universal Format using a USB Flash Drive including the steps of installing a bridge / translation program on a primary care physicians computer system, wherein the bridge / translation program maps the primary care physician's Electronic Medical Record and / or Practice Management Systems patient database records, selecting a patient's records from the Electronic Medical Record and / or Practice Management Systems patient database records to be transferred to a USB Flash Drive, transferring the selected patient's record along with an HTML index page / emergency page to the USB Flash Drive, and when the transfer is complete, providing the USB Flash Drive to the patient, wherein the USB Flash Drive can be used by the patient to print, view and make comments that can be reviewed by the patients primary care physician and inserted into the patients permanent record upon the patient's next visit.

A method, system and graphical user interface (GUI) for a mobile device, the GUI including: (a) at least one multifunctional button having at least two activation states: (i) a first state, when actuated, providing a basic function, and (ii) a second state, when actuated, providing an advanced function; whereby each of the activation states is actuated by a different user action; and (b) a plurality of calling accounts, each of the plurality of calling account being logically associated with a subscriber identity module (SIM) card or a direct inward dial (DID) number; wherein the at least one multifunctional button is configured to facilitate selection of one of the plurality of calling accounts in order to perform a communication event.

A method and apparatus for accessing an one of a plurality of highly localized weather broadcasts based on the reception by a weather forecast service of call related information (e.g., Caller ID information) relating to an incoming call. A server associated with the weather service includes separate weather forecasts each based on call related information, e.g., an area code and / or exchange number. The highly localized weather forecast may be downloaded in analog or digital form, and may be played as received by a caller or stored for later playback. An off-line automatic dialer and record control module establishes a telephone call to a weather server at a predetermined time, e.g., just before sunrise, and automatically activates the downloading and storage of the weather forecast without further instruction required by the user. This allows the provision of a highly localized weather broadcast system which is capable of forecast resolution at least down to the locality of a particular exchange in a particular area code, while at the same time having the capability of being commonly located at a single telephone number. The highly localized weather forecasts may be accessed real-time for immediate audible play, or off-line by downloading a particularly chosen weather forecast while the customer premises equipment is off-line. The weather forecast may be downloaded in audible form and recorded at the customer premises equipment, or with the use of modems may be digitally downloaded to storage in the customer premises equipment for later playback.

A wastewater reuse system has a wastewater treatment system connected to a dwelling for receiving wastewater therefrom. The wastewater treatment system has a pump tank with an outlet that can be connected to a central wastewater collection system and / or a reuse recipient of treated wastewater, such as an irrigation system. A monitoring system for tracking the water used and / or reused by a dwelling. The monitoring system using a dialer system to transmit operating data to a server which is configured to determine the amount of water used and / or reused by a dwelling.

A system for routing outbound telephone calls between an outbound call workgroup and a third party is disclosed, including a predictive dialer configured to dial a first outbound telephone call, the predictive dialer configured and arranged to route the first outbound telephone call placed by the predictive dialer to an outbound call workgroup after a first voice authentication, the outbound call workgroup performing a second voice authentication, wherein the outbound call workgroup identifies a right-party contact on the first outbound telephone call based upon the second voice authentication, and wherein the predictive dialer dials a second outbound telephone call to the third party once the right-party contact on the first outbound telephone call is available to talk to the third party, and wherein the second outbound telephone call places the outbound call workgroup, the third party, and the right-party contact in communication with one another.

A conditional autodialer coupled to a telephone line is adapted to selectively automatically dial a predetermined telephone number, after a predetermined delay period following the appearance of an on-hook to off-hook transition on the telephone line. The autodialer includes an off-hook detector, a touch tone detector, a memory for storing the predetermined number, a dialer and a controller (such as a microprocessor) coupled to receive signals from the off-hook detector and touch tone detector, to communicate with the memory and to provide command signals to the dialer. In operation, the controller responds to an off-hook condition by starting the delay period. If the delay period successfully times out, the controller reads the predetermined number from memory and enables the dialer to dial the number onto the telephone line. However, if, during the delay period, the presence of a DTMF digit or an incoming call is sensed, dialing the predetermined number onto the line is prevented. Preferably, both the predetermined number and the length of the predetermined delay period are programmable from the telephone set. The conditional autodialer may be embodied in a stand-alone unit or integrated with an individual telephone set.

The system and method provides an automatic telephone call back in response to a request for assistance made at a remote data terminal by an inquiring party. The inquiring party provides information at the data terminal, the information is transferred over a data path, such as the PSTN, the Internet, or any other WAN or LAN or combination thereof, to the automated telephone call back system. A data path interface at the automated back system provides an interface or gateway between the data path and an automated dialer system. The automated dialer system retrieves telephone numbers provided by the inquiring parties, schedules the call backs, and automatically dials the telephone numbers using a predictive dialer. If a connection is made, the dialer will automatically connect the called party to an available agent, and any additional information about the called party, if available, will be transmitted to the agent's terminal by the call back manager. The automatic dialing system can also continuously dial a busy telephone number provided by an inquiring party, in order to ensure that they are contacted as soon as possible.