Patents by Inventor Gary L. Eppling

Gary L. Eppling 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).

  • Communication channel reallocation
    Patent number: 4961186
    Abstract: A call processing method and apparatus in which a channel that was allocated to one terminal for processing a call is reallocated to allow another terminal to process the call. The channel is one of several channels of the digital subscriber line. In processing a call, the switching system allocates a channel for the exclusive use of a terminal sharing the digital subscriber line. While the channel is allocated to the terminal, only that terminal can use the channel. The switch enables another terminal sharing the digital subscriber line to process the call by reallocating the channel for the exclusive use of the other terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1990
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Bopsi Chandramouli, Gary L. Eppling, Susan J. Tripp