Systems and methods for controlling telephone sound enhancement on a per call basis
First Claim
1. In a communication system having a plurality of network elements, the communication system containing signal enhancement circuitry capable of selectively enhancing a plurality of signals carried on a corresponding plurality of channels through said enhancement circuitry, a system for controlling enhancement on a per call basis, comprising:
- command generation circuitry for generating an enhancement command for transmission of said signal enhancement circuitry, wherein the command generation circuitry is operative to make a determination as to whether a particular network element of the plurality of network elements is an end network element of the plurality of network elements; and
command reception circuitry, associated with said signal enhancement circuitry, for receiving said enhancement command from said command generation circuitry and selectively enhancing signals based on the end network element determination on said per call basis according to said enhancement command.
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Abstract
In a communications system containing signal enhancement circuitry capable of selectively enhancing portions of a plurality of signals carried on a corresponding plurality of channels through the signal enhancement circuitry, a system and method for controlling enhancement on a per call basis. The system includes: (1) command generation circuitry for generating an enhancement command for transmission to the signal enhancement circuitry and (2) command reception circuitry, associated with the signal enhancement circuitry, for receiving the enhancement command from the command generation circuitry and selectively enhancing the portion of the signals on the per call basis according to the enhancement command.
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23 Claims
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1. In a communication system having a plurality of network elements, the communication system containing signal enhancement circuitry capable of selectively enhancing a plurality of signals carried on a corresponding plurality of channels through said enhancement circuitry, a system for controlling enhancement on a per call basis, comprising:
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command generation circuitry for generating an enhancement command for transmission of said signal enhancement circuitry, wherein the command generation circuitry is operative to make a determination as to whether a particular network element of the plurality of network elements is an end network element of the plurality of network elements; and command reception circuitry, associated with said signal enhancement circuitry, for receiving said enhancement command from said command generation circuitry and selectively enhancing signals based on the end network element determination on said per call basis according to said enhancement command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a communication system having a plurality of network elements containing signal enhancement circuitry capable of selectively enhancing a plurality of signals carried on a corresponding plurality of channels through said enhancement circuitry, a method of operation of said communication system for controlling enhancement on a per call basis, comprising:
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generating an enhancement command in command generation circuitry for transmission to said signal enhancement circuitry, wherein the command generation circuitry is operative to make a determination as to whether a particular network element of the plurality of network elements is an end network element of the plurality of network elements; and receiving said enhancement circuitry into command reception circuitry associated with said signal enhancement circuitry, said command reception circuitry selectively enhancing said signals based on the end network element determination on said per call basis according to said enhancement command. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A communications system, comprising:
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a plurality of telephone stations; a plurality of local exchange carriers (LECs) associated with said plurality of telephone stations via a plurality of communication links; an intelligent switch, associated with said plurality of LECs, for connecting ones of said plurality of telephone stations for communication therebetween; signal enhancement circuitry, associated with said intelligent switch, operative to selectively enhance a plurality of signals carried on a corresponding plurality of channels through said signal enhancement circuitry; and control circuitry, associated with said intelligent switch and said signal enhancement circuitry, for controlling enhancement on a per call basis, said control circuitry operative to generate and transmit an enhancement command to said signal enhancement circuitry, said transmitted enhancement command directing said signal enhancement circuitry to selectively enhance said signals on a per call basis, wherein the control circuitry is operative to make a determination as to whether a particular network element of the plurality of network elements is an end network element of the plurality of network elements, for selectively enhancing said signals based on the end network element determination on said per call basis. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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