Patents by Inventor Andrew R. Jacob

Andrew R. Jacob 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).

  • System and method therefor of translating a message having a given format for usage in an operations system
    Patent number: 6263366
    Abstract: A system for mapping an incoming protocol message to an operations system protocol message employs data tables each linked relationally to other data tables. At least one of the data tables represents an autonomous message to event map listing incoming protocol messages and their corresponding operations system protocol messages, and at least another of the data tables represents a non-autonomous message to directive map listing incoming protocol messages and their corresponding operations system protocol messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew R. Jacobs, Paul L. Koch
  • Redundant call processing
    Patent number: 6205557
    Abstract: A telecommunications network includes at least an active and a standby call server, the standby call server becoming active upon failure of the active call server. To facilitate rapid switch-over from the active to the standby call server and to prevent the loss of call processing data for calls in the call setup stage, the active call server sends call information to the standby call server during intervals in which the active call server is awaiting subsequent signaling messages from elements of the telecommunications network. In this way, the standby call server has the call information needed to commence call processing upon failure of the active call server, and the active call server makes efficient use of time while awaiting a reply signaling message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Koan S. Chong, Martin C. Dolly, Andrew R. Jacob, Carolyn R. Johnson, Wonseok Lee, David George Lewis, Pamela M. Moricz, Mark A. Ratcliffe