Patents by Inventor Ronald Bradley Bell

Ronald Bradley Bell 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 system for distributing messages from a signal transfer point to a plurality of service control points
    Patent number: 6377676
    Abstract: A signal transfer point distributes a plurality of messages to a plurality of service control points in accordance with a distribution plan. The distribution plan includes each of the service control points. Each of the plurality of messages from the signal transfer point is distributed to a corresponding one of the plurality of service control points in accordance with the distribution plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignees: Ameritech Corporation, DSC Telecom LP
    Inventors: Duane M. Figurski, Ronald Bradley Bell
  • Method and system for distributing messages from a signal transfer point to a plurality of service control points
    Patent number: 6157710
    Abstract: A signal transfer point distributes a plurality of messages to a plurality of service control points in accordance with a distribution plan. The distribution plan includes each of the service control points. Each of the plurality of messages from the signal transfer point is distributed to a corresponding one of the plurality of service control points in accordance with the distribution plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignees: Ameritech Corporation, DSC Telecom LP
    Inventors: Duane M. Figurski, Ronald Bradley Bell
  • System and method of message distribution in a telecommunications network
    Patent number: 6115383
    Abstract: A signal transfer point (14) in a telecommunications network (10) distributes messages to a plurality of service control points (16) as a result of global title translation processing. The signal transfer point (14) assigns a message allocation to each of the service control points (16). The signal transfer point (14) equally distributes messages to the service control points (16) in a sequential manner. The signal transfer point (14) keeps track of the number of messages sent to each service control point (16). When a particular service control point (16) reaches its message allocation, the signal transfer point (14) prevents further messages to be sent to the particular service control point (16). The signal transfer point (14) then continues sequential and equal distribution to the remaining service control points (16) until each service control point (16) reaches its message allocation. The signal transfer point (14) then resets to send a next set of messages to the service control points (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: Ronald Bradley Bell, Russell Richard Cook, Robin Lee Stege, Robin Chenghai Gan
  • Method and system for distributing messages from a signal transfer point to a plurality of service control points
    Patent number: 6097805
    Abstract: A signal transfer point distributes a plurality of messages to a plurality of service control points in accordance with a distribution plan. The distribution plan includes each of the service control points. Each of the plurality of messages from the signal transfer point is distributed to a corresponding one of the plurality of service control points in accordance with the distribution plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignees: Ameritech Corporation, DSC Telecom LP
    Inventors: Duane M. Figurski, Ronald Bradley Bell
  • Method and system for distributing messages from a signal transfer point to a plurality of service control points
    Patent number: 5878129
    Abstract: A signal transfer point distributes a plurality of messages to a plurality of service control points in accordance with a distribution plan. The distribution plan includes each of the service control points. Each of the plurality of messages from the signal transfer point is distributed to a corresponding one of the plurality of service control points in accordance with the distribution plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignees: Ameritech Corporation, DSC Telecom LP
    Inventors: Duane M. Figurski, Ronald Bradley Bell