Patents by Inventor Michael D. DeRousse

Michael D. DeRousse 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).

  • Method and apparatus for improved routing necessitated by network element replacement
    Publication number: 20080159274
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for improved routing necessitated by network element replacement are provided. The contemplated system and technique control routing updates on a variety of systems, including target and legacy systems, during switch replacement on the public switched telephone network (PSTN). The routing changes are coordinated between multiple network elements. In one form, the invention mechanizes the required changes for this action in all network elements sequentially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: David L. Brugman, Michael D. DeRousse
  • Method and apparatus for improved analog line migration to accommodate customer premise equipment changes
    Publication number: 20080159504
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for improved analog line migration to accommodate customer premise equipment (CPE) changes are provided. For example, this development relates to a method and apparatus that controls per line migration of analog lines on the public switched telephone network (PSTN) where the telephone set change must be coordinated with, for example, Class 5 switch software changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: David L. Brugman, Michael D. DeRousse