Patents by Inventor Edwin M. Gans

Edwin M. Gans 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).

  • Automated mass calling control for public switched telephone networks employing a packet based virtual tandem
    Patent number: 7002915
    Abstract: This patent concerns a system and method for detecting a mass calling event in a telephone system and to regulate telephone calls to a call destination for which a mass calling event has been detected where a packet transport network and Call Server is integrated into the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). A packet transport network and a central Call Server implement switching functionality traditionally provided by numerous Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) switches within the PSTN. A credit bucket mechanism is used for call regulation in a mass calling event. The packet network may be based on (but is not limited to) ATM, Frame Relay, or IP packet protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Alcatel Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald M. Huberman, Ka K. Ho, Edwin M. Gans