Patents by Inventor G. L. Commerford

G. L. Commerford 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).

  • System and method for dynamically generating restoration routes within a communications network
    Patent number: 6134671
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for dynamically restoring communications within a network following an outage comprising a database containing the configuration of switching elements within the network and a plurality of instructions resident on a memory device for operating a control computer, wherein the plurality of instructions includes a code segment for receiving network parameters following the outage, a code segment for selecting restoration switching elements from the database based upon the network parameters, a code segment for generating connect and disconnect commands for the restoration switching elements, and a code segment for sending the connect and disconnect commands to the restoration switching elements, thereby restoring communications within the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: G. L. Commerford, William D. Croslin
  • System and method for isolating an outage within a communications network
    Patent number: 5920257
    Abstract: A system and method for isolating an outage within a communications network comprising a database containing the configuration of switching elements within a network and a plurality of instructions resident on a memory device for operating a control computer wherein the plurality of instructions include a code segment for receiving alarms from the switching elements, a code segment for determining which of the alarms indicate an outage, and a code segment for identifying the location of the switching elements that isolate the outage based upon the configuration of the switching elements in the database are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventor: G. L. Commerford