Patents by Inventor Bob Kaplan

Bob Kaplan 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).

  • Distributed telephony management
    Patent number: 6144731
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for achieving distributed telephony management within a network of telecommunication switches are disclosed. By using techniques known to computer communication technology but as yet unapplied to telephony, execution of tasks necessary for the proper functioning of a telephony network are performed with increased efficiency, ease, and throughput by distributing processing amongst the switches composing the network and attached computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Bailis, Karen Bell, Terry Svetz, Allen Jackson, Bob Kaplan