Patents by Inventor Leonard L. Ellis

Leonard L. Ellis 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).

  • Signaling gateway aggregation
    Patent number: 7653051
    Abstract: An arrangement for coupling a SCP (Signaling Control Point) and Signaling Transfer Point (STP) nodes of a SS7 network is disclosed. The arrangement includes an aggregated signaling gateway arrangement (ASGA), which includes at least a first signaling gateway and a second signaling gateway. The first signaling gateway is coupled between the SCP and a first STP node of the SS7 network. The second signaling gateway is coupled between the SCP and a second STP node of the SS7 network, the first signaling gateway and the second gateway being associated with a single SS7 point code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John L. Schantz, James L. Davis, Leonard L. Ellis