AccessLine Awarded Two U.S. Patents for VoIP Call Processing and Security.BELLEVUE, Wash. -- AccessLine Communications, a leading provider of hosted VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. ) services, has increased its intellectual property portfolio through the addition of two new patents for its proprietary telecommunications network A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. . The United States Patent and Trademark Office The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides patent protection to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property (PTO PTO abbr. 1. Parent Teacher Organization 2. or p.t.o. please turn over 3. power takeoff PTO or pto please turn over Noun 1. ) has granted AccessLine's applications for patents that cover a cost effective nationwide call processing In telecommunication, the term call processing has the following meanings:
The first, Patent No. 7,068,772, entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "Economical call processing system and method, such as for providing one-number telecommunication services," protects one of the methods employed by AccessLine to enhance the overall reliability of its nationwide local number access network. The second, Patent No. 7,106,845, entitled "Dynamic security system and method, such as for use in a telecommunications system," covers aspects of the company's multi-layer security system that protects against unauthorized access to its VoIP services and features. Rather than employing simple static personal identification numbers (PINs) that are susceptible to hacking See hack and hacker. , AccessLine has invented a number of methods to support dynamically changing PINs that can be controlled by each user, based on his or her unique requirements, or with respect to any given data. "As the hosted VoIP services market increases its adoption rate, AccessLine continues to demonstrate market leadership for the business sector through technological innovations such as these, now being recognized and protected by U.S. patents," said Fred Epler, Chief Scientist at AccessLine. "Acquiring patents for critical elements of our VoIP architecture allows us to further differentiate our products, such as our SmartVoice Service for business, from competitive offerings. " Now available in most states, AccessLine's SmartVoice Service offers as much as 50 percent savings over traditional business phone rates while delivering all the benefits of advanced business telephone service. Combining local, long distance, and toll free phone service with no need for the purchase of any phone equipment, AccessLine's SmartVoice Service delivers savings while making it easy for customers to transition from their current legacy phone service. About AccessLine AccessLine Communications provides hosted VoIP services for the business market nationwide. The company's turnkey VoIP service is easy to implement, cost effective, and delivers a complete range of powerful features. With a customer base of more than 100,000 business users, AccessLine provides unprecedented application quality, functionality and customer support. AccessLine recently won the "Product of the Year" award from Internet Telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. Magazine, the "Pulver100" Award for top VoIP growth companies and the "Red Herring Red Herring A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: 100" award for the best 100 private companies in America. AccessLine partners with both agents and resellers to rapidly enter the voice market. For more information, please visit www.accessline.com. |
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