Patents by Inventor William D. Bressler

William D. Bressler 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).

  • Communications of telephony control signaling over data networks
    Patent number: 6584190
    Abstract: A telephony communications system includes a first type link and a second type link for communicating telephony control signaling among nodes in the system. The first type link may include a System Signaling No. 7 (SS7) link, and the second type link may include an Internet Protocol link. Interfaces to the first and second type links are provided in a layer, such as the message transfer part level two (MTP2) layer. If the layer is configured to a first mode, then the commnunication occurs through the interface to the first type link. If the layer is configured to the second mode, then the communication occurs through the interface to the second type link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventor: William D. Bressler