Patents by Inventor Jospeh Michael Christie

Jospeh Michael Christie 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).

  • Telecommunications apparatus, system, and method with an enhanced signal transfer point
    Patent number: 6327270
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus, system, and method for converting point codes in a signal transfer point in a telecommunications signaling system. The STP converts point codes which designate the origination and destination signaling points for the message. The conversion is based on information defined by the messages, such as origination or destination information. The present invention creates a virtual signaling system which can be reconfigured at the STP by converting point codes, and thus, altering the identities of the signaling points. The present invention is also operable to convert circuit identification codes and transfer integrated services user part messages to a user part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company, L. P.
    Inventors: Jospeh Michael Christie, Albert Daniel Duree, Michael Joseph Gardner, William Lyle Wiley
  • Telecommunications apparatus, system, and method with an enhanced signal transfer point
    Patent number: 6249529
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus, system, and method for converting point codes in a signal transfer point in a telecommunications signaling system. The STP converts point codes which designate the origination and destination signaling points for the message. The conversion is based on information defined by the messages, such as origination or destination information. The present invention creates a virtual signaling system which can be reconfigured at the STP by converting point codes, and thus, altering the identities of the signaling points. The present invention is also operable to convert circuit identification codes and transfer integrated services user part messages to a user part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jospeh Michael Christie, Albert Daniel Duree, Michael Joseph Gardner, William Lyle Wiley
  • Telecommunications apparatus, system, and method with an enhanced signal transfer point
    Patent number: 5926482
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus, system, and method for converting point codes in a signal transfer point in a telecommunications signaling system. The STP converts point codes which designate the origination and destination signaling points for the message. The conversion is based on information defined by the messages, such as origination or destination information. The present invention creates a virtual signaling system which can be reconfigured at the STP by converting point codes, and thus, altering the identities of the signaling points. The present invention is also operable to convert circuit identification codes and transfer integrated services user part messages to a user part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Co. L.P.
    Inventors: Jospeh Michael Christie, Albert Daniel Duree, Michael Joseph Gardner, William Lyle Wiley