Patents by Inventor Richard Dean Terpstra
Richard Dean Terpstra 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).
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Patent number: 11283667Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for implementing a registrar component or functionality in a telecommunications network. In one implementation, the registrar functionality is handled at a Session Border Controller (SBC) or Network Address Translation (NAT) Traversal Manager (NTM) device of the network to alleviate an application server of the network from performing the registration function.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventor: Richard Dean Terpstra
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Patent number: 10841200Abstract: A differentiated routing system is provided for routing a communication service according to an access point of a subscriber terminal to a first network domain. The system includes a computing system executing a core routing engine (CRE) that receives a request for a communication service from the subscriber terminal. When the communication service is to be routed to a second network domain, the CRE identifies an access point at which the subscriber terminal accesses the first network domain, includes a tag in the request according to the identified access point. The tag includes information to be used by the second network domain for routing the communication service. The CRE then transmits the request to the second network domain.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Patrick S. Callahan, Richard Dean Terpstra, Adam Charles Uzelac
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Publication number: 20200304361Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for implementing a registrar component or functionality in a telecommunications network. In one implementation, the registrar functionality is handled at a Session Border Controller (SBC) or Network Address Translation (NAT) Traversal Manager (NTM) device of the network to alleviate an application server of the network from performing the registration function.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventor: Richard Dean Terpstra
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Patent number: 10778512Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provided for a system for provisioning network resources. The system includes a network provisioning abstraction layer having an application interface for receiving network provisioning requests from applications and determine provisioning instructions for fulfilling the requests. Each of the received provisioning instructions is queued in a priority queuing system according to a request priority. The provisioning instructions for the highest priority requests are removed from the front of the queue and sent to a resource interface that relays the requests to the appropriate network resources.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Adam Charles Uzelac, Darren Behmlander, Michael Dana Chan, Thomas Doyle, Gregory Pendergrast, Kenneth Zaleski, Richard Dean Terpstra, Richard D. Moore, George McFalls
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Patent number: 10686644Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for implementing a registrar component or functionality in a telecommunications network. In one implementation, the registrar functionality is handled at a Session Border Controller (SBC) or Network Address Translation (NAT) Traversal Manager (NTM) device of the network to alleviate an application server of the network from performing the registration function.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventor: Richard Dean Terpstra
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Publication number: 20190349243Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for implementing a registrar component or functionality in a telecommunications network. In one implementation, the registrar functionality is handled at a Session Border Controller (SBC) or Network Address Translation (NAT) Traversal Manager (NTM) device of the network to alleviate an application server of the network from performing the registration function.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventor: Richard Dean Terpstra
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Publication number: 20190327138Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provided for a system for provisioning network resources. The system includes a network provisioning abstraction layer having an application interface for receiving network provisioning requests from applications and determine provisioning instructions for fulfilling the requests. Each of the received provisioning instructions is queued in a priority queuing system according to a request priority. The provisioning instructions for the highest priority requests are removed from the front of the queue and sent to a resource interface that relays the requests to the appropriate network resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Adam Charles Uzelac, Darren Behmlander, Michael Dana Chan, Thomas Doyle, Gregory Pendergrast, Kenneth Zaleski, Richard Dean Terpstra, Richard D. Moore, George McFalls
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Patent number: 10361901Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for implementing a registrar component or functionality in a telecommunications network. In one implementation, the registrar functionality is handled at a Session Border Controller (SBC) or Network Address Translation (NAT) Traversal Manager (NTM) device of the network to alleviate an application server of the network from performing the registration function.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventor: Richard Dean Terpstra
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Patent number: 10341197Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for implementing a virtual service control point in a telecommunications network. In one embodiment, the system and methods involve implementing the functions of a service control point (SCP) device on one or more computing devices, such as application servers of the network, of the telecommunications network to create a virtual service control point device. In one embodiment, the virtual SCP may translate toll-free communications, such as 8xx based telephone communications, into a destination address associated with a customer of the network. In addition to resolving communications into a destination address or number, a virtual SCP instantiated in a network may provide one or more routing rules or features for such communications to a customer.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Richard Dean Terpstra, David Allen Tschirhart
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Patent number: 10341176Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provided for a system for provisioning network resources. The system includes a network provisioning abstraction layer having an application interface for receiving network provisioning requests from applications and determine provisioning instructions for fulfilling the requests. Each of the received provisioning instructions is queued in a priority queuing system according to a request priority. The provisioning instructions for the highest priority requests are removed from the front of the queue and sent to a resource interface that relays the requests to the appropriate network resources.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Adam Charles Uzelac, Darren Behmlander, Michael Dana Chan, Thomas Doyle, Gregory Pendergrast, Kenneth Zaleski, Richard Dean Terpstra, Richard D. Moore, George McFalls
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Publication number: 20180287849Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for implementing a registrar component or functionality in a telecommunications network. In one implementation, the registrar functionality is handled at a Session Border Controller (SBC) or Network Address Translation (NAT) Traversal Manager (NTM) device of the network to alleviate an application server of the network from performing the registration function.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventor: Richard Dean Terpstra
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Publication number: 20180198678Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provided for a system for provisioning network resources. The system includes a network provisioning abstraction layer having an application interface for receiving network provisioning requests from applications and determine provisioning instructions for fulfilling the requests. Each of the received provisioning instructions is queued in a priority queuing system according to a request priority. The provisioning instructions for the highest priority requests are removed from the front of the queue and sent to a resource interface that relays the requests to the appropriate network resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Adam Charles Uzelac, Darren Behmlander, Michael Dana Chan, Thomas Doyle, Gregory Pendergrast, Kenneth Zaleski, Richard Dean Terpstra, Richard D. Moore, George McFalls
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Publication number: 20180198689Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for implementing a virtual service control point in a telecommunications network. In one embodiment, the system and methods involve implementing the functions of a service control point (SCP) device on one or more computing devices, such as application servers of the network, of the telecommunications network to create a virtual service control point device. In one embodiment, the virtual SCP may translate toll-free communications, such as 8xx based telephone communications, into a destination address associated with a customer of the network. In addition to resolving communications into a destination address or number, a virtual SCP instantiated in a network may provide one or more routing rules or features for such communications to a customer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Richard Dean Terpstra, David Allen Tschirhart
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Patent number: 9992052Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for implementing a registrar component or functionality in a telecommunications network. In one implementation, the registrar functionality is handled at a Session Border Controller (SBC) or Network Address Translation (NAT) Traversal Manager (NTM) device of the network to alleviate an application server of the network from performing the registration function.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventor: Richard Dean Terpstra
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Patent number: 9912537Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provided for a system for provisioning network resources. The system includes a network provisioning abstraction layer having an application interface for receiving network provisioning requests from applications and determine provisioning instructions for fulfilling the requests. Each of the received provisioning instructions is queued in a priority queuing system according to a request priority. The provisioning instructions for the highest priority requests are removed from the front of the queue and sent to a resource interface that relays the requests to the appropriate network resources.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Adam Charles Uzelac, Darren Behmlander, Michael Dana Chan, Thomas Doyle, Gregory Pendergrast, Kenneth Zaleski, Richard Dean Terpstra, Richard D. Moore, George McFalls
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Patent number: 9912551Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for implementing a virtual service control point in a telecommunications network. In one embodiment, the system and methods involve implementing the functions of a service control point (SCP) device on one or more computing devices, such as application servers of the network, of the telecommunications network to create a virtual service control point device. In one embodiment, the virtual SCP may translate toll-free communications, such as 8xx based telephone communications, into a destination address associated with a customer of the network. In addition to resolving communications into a destination address or number, a virtual SCP instantiated in a network may provide one or more routing rules or features for such communications to a customer.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Richard Dean Terpstra, David Allen Tschirhart
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Publication number: 20180013609Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for implementing a registrar component or functionality in a telecommunications network. In one implementation, the registrar functionality is handled at a Session Border Controller (SBC) or Network Address Translation (NAT) Traversal Manager (NTM) device of the network to alleviate an application server of the network from performing the registration function.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventor: Richard Dean Terpstra
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Patent number: 9787732Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure disclose system, apparatus and methods for providing an integrated web conferencing. In various aspects, the disclosure is directed to integrating a VoIP client for audio conferencing with a web client. In particular, the system provides for integrating a web portion of a web conference with an audio portion of the web conference. More specifically, the system, apparatus and methods provide for connecting a VoIP client to an audio conferencing portion of the system to facilitate communications between client and server.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Richard Dean Terpstra, Adam Charles Uzelac
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Patent number: 9774486Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for implementing a registrar component or functionality in a telecommunications network. In one implementation, the registrar functionality is handled at a Session Border Controller (SBC) or Network Address Translation (NAT) Traversal Manager (NTM) device of the network to alleviate an application server of the network from performing the registration function.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventor: Richard Dean Terpstra
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Publication number: 20170250895Abstract: A differentiated routing system is provided for routing a communication service according to an access point of a subscriber terminal to a first network domain. The system includes a computing system executing a core routing engine (CRE) that receives a request for a communication service from the subscriber terminal. When the communication service is to be routed to a second network domain, the CRE identifies an access point at which the subscriber terminal accesses the first network domain, includes a tag in the request according to the identified access point. The tag includes information to be used by the second network domain for routing the communication service. The CRE then transmits the request to the second network domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Patrick S. Callahan, Richard Dean Terpstra, Adam Charles Uzelac