Patents by Inventor Kevin Thomas Boland

Kevin Thomas Boland 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).

  • System and method for communication failover
    Patent number: 9025438
    Abstract: A system and method for communication failover is disclosed. The disclosed embodiments allow voice communications (both inbound and outbound) that are normally carried by VoIP to be automatically switched over to a PSTN in the event of a failure of the VoIP communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Century Link Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Charles A. Palmer, Kevin Thomas Boland, Donald Eugene Lawver, Jeffrey Francis Smith, William Lyle Wiley
  • Managing information describing a communications network
    Patent number: 7613129
    Abstract: A system and method for managing information describing a communications network. In accordance with the present invention, a set of communication devices are identified, and one or more identifiers are assigned to each of the devices. A workbook storing the assigned identifiers is maintained, and a network specification book is provided. The network specification book includes specification information associated with the communications network, including the assigned identifiers. An update tool is utilized to automatically insert at least a portion of the specification information into the workbook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Embarq Corporation
    Inventors: Zyad Ahmad Dwekat, Kenneth Tedder, Kevin Thomas Boland