Patents by Inventor James A. Capers

James A. Capers 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).

  • Call and circuit state machine for a transaction control layer of a communications signaling gateway
    Patent number: 6418205
    Abstract: A transaction control layer for a signaling gateway that encapsulates multiple signaling systems into a single signaling interface for use by an advanced service node deployed in a telecommunications network. The transaction control layer performs call and resource state management functions for the advanced service node. The single state machine process has the capability of tracking different types of states for both calls and network resources (i.e., circuits) while using industry standards for call processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Capers, John Macedo, David Phelps, Shannan E. Trousdale
  • CALL AND CIRCUIT STATE MACHINE FOR A TRANSACTION CONTROL LAYER OF A COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALING GATEWAY
    Publication number: 20010055375
    Abstract: A transaction control layer for a signaling gateway that encapsulates multiple signaling systems into a single signaling interface for use by an advanced service node deployed in a telecommunications network. The transaction control layer performs call and resource state management functions for the advanced service node. The single state machine process has the capability of tracking different types of states for both calls and network resources (i.e., circuits) while using industry standards for call processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 1998
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: JAMES A. CAPERS, JOHN MACEDO, DAVID PHELPS, SHANNAN E. TROUSDALE