Patents by Inventor John Bittenbender

John Bittenbender 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).

  • Selection of network-to-network interface device
    Patent number: 9088585
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and storage mediums for receiving, by an ingress network-to-network interface device, a signaling message to establish a communication session; adding an identifier that identifies the ingress network-to-network interface device; transmitting the signaling message that includes the identifier to another device of a network with which the ingress network-to-network interface device belongs; selecting an egress network-to-network interface device based on the identifier and a minimum path criterion between the ingress network-to-network interface device and the egress network-to-network interface device; and transmitting the signaling message to the egress network-to-network interface device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Priscilla Lau, John Bittenbender, Robin Clair
  • Selection of Network-to-Network Interface Device
    Publication number: 20140006629
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and storage mediums for receiving, by an ingress network-to-network interface device, a signaling message to establish a communication session; adding an identifier that identifies the ingress network-to-network interface device; transmitting the signaling message that includes the identifier to another device of a network with which the ingress network-to-network interface device belongs; selecting an egress network-to-network interface device based on the identifier and a minimum path criterion between the ingress network-to-network interface device and the egress network-to-network interface device; and transmitting the signaling message to the egress network-to-network interface device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicants: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS, VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Priscilla Lau, John Bittenbender, Robin Clair