Patents by Inventor Alfred J. Blanchard

Alfred J. Blanchard has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7752293
    Abstract: Command processing includes providing a managed object corresponding to a command. The command is associated with a noun and a verb, where the noun represents an item and the verb represents an action to perform on the item. The managed object describes generation of a request for the command. A request for the command generated in accordance to the managed object is received. The request includes a noun value corresponding to the noun and a verb value corresponding to the verb. A reply is determined in response to the request and is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Eddie E. Bishop, Jr., Gerald F. Vander Voord, Alfred J. Blanchard, Charles M. Homola
  • Publication number: 20040205704
    Abstract: A system (10) for examining an executing program in real time includes a program analyzer (12) that allows a user access to an executing program (14) through a user interface (16). The program analyzer (12) provides for the viewing of the executing program (14) during its operation and allows the user to change data in an associated memory (16) and perform patches to the code of the executing program (14) to correct errors that have been recognized during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Donald W. Miller, Alfred J. Blanchard, Kurt A. McIntyre, Michael E. Hellemn
  • Patent number: 6286050
    Abstract: A system (20) for monitoring and management of telecommunications equipment (10, 30) in a telecommunications network via the internet (34) is provided. The system (20) includes a plurality of user devices (36, 46, 50) each executing a web browser (64) for communications with the internet (34). An intranet (32) is in communications with the internet (34). A web server (84) identifiable by an internet address resides on each telecommunications equipment (10, 30), where the telecommunications equipment of the telecommunications network are coupled to the intranet (32). A plurality of web pages (90) for displaying monitoring and management information associated with the telecommunications equipment are accessible by the web server (84) via the internet (34) and intranet (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: Steve M. Pullen, Donald W. Miller, Carla M. Atkinson, Eddie E. Bishop, Jr., Joe K. Horvath, Alfred J. Blanchard, Ronald H. Gates
  • Patent number: 6119173
    Abstract: A system for managing a plurality of applications and communications therebetween in a distributed telecommunications switch is provided. The distributed telecommunications switch includes a service unit and at least one delivery unit. The system includes a services element residing in the service unit operable to provide a plurality of services to the plurality of applications, and an application procedure interface residing in the service unit operable to serve as an interface between the plurality of applications and the services element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: Steve M. Pullen, Alfred J. Blanchard, Donald W. Miller, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6049545
    Abstract: A communications system in a distributed telecommunications switch having a service unit and at least one delivery unit is provided. The system includes a plurality of network controllers residing in the at least one delivery unit, and at least two network controllers residing in the service unit. An administration network is coupled to a first one of the plurality of delivery unit network controllers and to a first one of the two service unit network controllers. The administration network transporting messages having administration information between the service unit and delivery unit. A call processing network is coupled to the remaining of the plurality of delivery unit network controllers and to the second one of the two service unit network controllers. The call processing network transporting messages having call processing information between the service unit and delivery unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: R. Keith Stephenson, Steve M. Pullen, David L. Hill, Alfred J. Blanchard