Patents by Inventor Kenny M. Hawkins
Kenny M. Hawkins 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).
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Patent number: 9426056Abstract: An approach is provided for determining alternative paths. Information is stored specifying a set of available paths among network elements within a connection-oriented network. The available paths are sorted according to a predetermined criterion. The sorted paths are selectively filtered based on either a particular one of the network elements, a region associated with one or more of the network elements, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: James N. Russell, Kenny M. Hawkins, Chad M. Renfro, Bob E. Taylor
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Patent number: 9391809Abstract: A computer having a processor and a memory is configured to obtain a first set of data from a media gateway, the first set of data including a first trunk identifier and an identifier for a point code associated with the trunk. The computer is further configured to obtain a second set of data related to the media gateway from a call database, the second set of data including a second trunk identifier, and a release code. The computer is further configured to join the first set of data to the second set of data by matching the first trunk identifier to the second trunk identifier. The computer is further configured to determine a number of times that the release code corresponds to the point code.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: James N. Russell, Joseph C. Wilson, Cinthya A. Rocha, Bob E. Taylor, Kenny M. Hawkins
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Patent number: 8717883Abstract: Data is received from a media gateway relating to a congestion level in the media gateway. In a computer having a processor and a memory, at least a first datum and a second datum included in the data are evaluated. Based on the evaluation, it is determined whether the congestion level exceeds a predetermined level. The congestion level is reported, including whether the congestion level exceeds the predetermined level.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: James N. Russell, Ian C. Scott, Bob E. Taylor, Roy Curtis Shell, IV, Kenny M. Hawkins
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Publication number: 20140043963Abstract: An approach is provided for determining alternative paths. Information is stored specifying a set of available paths among network elements within a connection-oriented network. The available paths are sorted according to a predetermined criterion. The sorted paths are selectively filtered based on either a particular one of the network elements, a region associated with one or more of the network elements, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: James N. RUSSELL, Kenny M. HAWKINS, Chad M. RENFRO, Bob E. TAYLOR
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Publication number: 20130329569Abstract: A device may receiving alarms identifying failures of network elements, create a site table that includes a list of sites at which the alarms are generated and a number of alarms for each of the sites, determine whether an outage has occurred based on the alarms, analyze whether the outage is a false outage based on a failure of a probe that generates the alarms, and provide a notification that includes the site table, an indication of whether the outage has occurred, or an indication whether the outage is a false outage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Jim N. Russell, Kenny M. Hawkins, Bob E. Taylor, Paul P. Hulm
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Patent number: 8565075Abstract: An approach is provided for determining alternative paths. Information is stored specifying a set of available paths among network elements within a connection-oriented network. The available paths are sorted according to a predetermined criterion. The sorted paths are selectively filtered based on either a particular one of the network elements, a region associated with one or more of the network elements, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: James N. Russell, Kenny M. Hawkins, Chad M. Renfro, Bob E. Taylor
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Patent number: 8509093Abstract: A device may receiving alarms identifying failures of network elements, create a site table that includes a list of sites at which the alarms are generated and a number of alarms for each of the sites, determine whether an outage has occurred based on the alarms, analyze whether the outage is a false outage based on a failure of a probe that generates the alarms, and provide a notification that includes the site table, an indication of whether the outage has occurred, or an indication whether the outage is a false outage.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2008Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Jim N Russell, Kenny M Hawkins, Bob E Taylor, Paul P Hulm
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Patent number: 8331348Abstract: An approach is provided for signaling gateway management. Data from a plurality of signaling gateways corresponding to a plurality of trunks of a telecommunications network is automatically retrieved, each signaling gateway being configured to convert circuit-switched signaling to packet-switched signaling. The data is stored. An operating state for each of the plurality of trunks is determined based on the data to perform trending analysis for the operation of one or more of the plurality of trunks.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: James N. Russell, Roy C. Shell, Ian C. Scott, Kenny M. Hawkins, Bob E. Taylor
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Publication number: 20120155455Abstract: A computer having a processor and a memory is configured to obtain a first set of data from a media gateway, the first set of data including a first trunk identifier and an identifier for a point code associated with the trunk. The computer is further configured to obtain a second set of data related to the media gateway from a call database, the second set of data including a second trunk identifier, and a release code. The computer is further configured to join the first set of data to the second set of data by matching the first trunk identifier to the second trunk identifier. The computer is further configured to determine a number of times that the release code corresponds to the point code.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: James N. Russell, Joseph C. Wilson, Cinthya A. Rocha, Bob E. Taylor, Kenny M. Hawkins
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Publication number: 20120155297Abstract: Data is received from a media gateway relating to a congestion level in the media gateway. In a computer having a processor and a memory, at least a first datum and a second datum included in the data are evaluated. Based on the evaluation, it is determined whether the congestion level exceeds a predetermined level. The congestion level is reported, including whether the congestion level exceeds the predetermined level.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: James N. Russell, Ian C. Scott, Bob E. Taylor, Roy Curtis Shell, IV, Kenny M. Hawkins
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Publication number: 20110103371Abstract: An approach is provided for signaling gateway management. Data from a plurality of signaling gateways corresponding to a plurality of trunks of a telecommunications network is automatically retrieved, each signaling gateway being configured to convert circuit-switched signaling to packet-switched signaling. The data is stored. An operating state for each of the plurality of trunks is determined based on the data to perform trending analysis for the operation of one or more of the plurality of trunks.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: James N. Russell, Roy C. Shell, Ian C. Scott, Kenny M. Hawkins, Bob E. Taylor
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Publication number: 20100110883Abstract: An approach is provided for determining alternative paths. Information is stored specifying a set of available paths among network elements within a connection-oriented network. The available paths are sorted according to a predetermined criterion. The sorted paths are selectively filtered based on either a particular one of the network elements, a region associated with one or more of the network elements, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicants: MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC., VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES, INC.Inventors: James N. Russell, Kenny M. Hawkins, Chad M. Renfro, Bob E. Taylor
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Publication number: 20090245094Abstract: A device may receiving alarms identifying failures of network elements, create a site table that includes a list of sites at which the alarms are generated and a number of alarms for each of the sites, determine whether an outage has occurred based on the alarms, analyze whether the outage is a false outage based on a failure of a probe that generates the alarms, and provide a notification that includes the site table, an indication of whether the outage has occurred, or an indication whether the outage is a false outage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2008Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicants: VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES INC., MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Jim N. RUSSELL, Kenny M. HAWKINS, Bob E. TAYLOR, Paul P. HULM