Patents by Inventor Dwain H. Hammond

Dwain H. Hammond 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).

  • Apparatus and method for automatically reconfiguring telephone network resources
    Patent number: 4959854
    Abstract: A system is provided to automatically reconfigure resource modules (302) to perform selected functions. Incoming telephone calls are allocated by a resource manager (304) to appropriate resource modules (302). Based upon logic programmed into a computer (309) coupled to the resource manager (304), the system can predict how many resource modules (302) providing each function are required to handle the incoming calls. The computer (309) directs the resource manager (304) to reconfigure certain of the resource modules (302) to provide the necessary functions. This reconfiguration can occur dynamically during any particular call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1990
    Assignee: InterVoice Inc.
    Inventors: Ellis K. Cave, Dwain H. Hammond, Michael J. Polcyn