Patents by Inventor David Walter Byrne

David Walter Byrne 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).

  • Patent number: 9071982
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing local loop information in a network are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request for local loop information pertaining to a transmission channel, and determines if the transmission channel has one or more local loops. The method retrieves data associated with the one or more local loops if the transmission channel has one or more local loops, and analyzes the data associated with the one or more local loops to determine at least one facility type that supports the transmission channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew Deuschle, Fernando Bastos, David Walter Byrne, Wayne Fiskum, Terry Michael Herron
  • Publication number: 20100167720
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing local loop information in a network are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request for local loop information pertaining to a transmission channel, and determines if the transmission channel has one or more local loops. The method retrieves data associated with the one or more local loops if the transmission channel has one or more local loops, and analyzes the data associated with the one or more local loops to determine at least one facility type that supports the transmission channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Matthew Deuschle, Fernando Bastos, David Walter Byrne, Wayne Fiskum, Terry Michael Herron