Patents by Inventor Robert D. Connolly

Robert D. Connolly 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).

  • Method and apparatus for remotely activating services in a telecommunications network
    Patent number: 6038303
    Abstract: A service and facility initiation device (10) includes a first relay matrix (12) and a second relay matrix (14) coupled by an initiation bus (16). The first relay matrix (12) includes relays (30) that provide service feeds to primary/redundant and secondary service drops from primary and secondary in-service feeds received at the first relay matrix (12) and additional service feeds from the second relay matrix (14) via the initiation bus (16). The second relay matrix (14) includes relays (34) to place additional service feeds onto the initiation bus (16). The service and facility initiation device (10) includes a modem (28) or other communications interface that receives external control information to remotely operate relay drivers (20) for appropriate configuration of the relays (30 and 34) according to the service needs and requests of local customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: David A. Sanford, Robert D. Connolly, Dave S. Collis
  • Method and apparatus for remotely activating services in a telecommunications network
    Patent number: 5912960
    Abstract: A service and facility initiation device (10) includes a first relay matrix (12) and a second relay matrix (14) coupled by an initiation bus (16). The first relay matrix (12) includes relays (30) that provide service feeds to primary/redundant and secondary service drops from primary and secondary in-service feeds received at the first relay matrix (12) and additional service feeds from the second relay matrix (14) via the initiation bus (16). The second relay matrix (14) includes relays (34) to place additional service feeds onto the initiation bus (16). The service and facility initiation device (10) includes a modem (28) or other communications interface that receives external control information to remotely operate relay drivers (20) for appropriate configuration of the relays (30 and 34) according to the service needs and requests of local customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: David A. Sanford, Robert D. Connolly, Dave S. Collis