Patents by Inventor Oliver Edward PRATT

Oliver Edward PRATT 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).

  • Message processing
    Patent number: 11558492
    Abstract: In a telecommunications network, a network node processes messages according to different sets of user-programmable message processing rules. The network node includes an input for receiving a series of input messages which are processed in a message manipulation function. Processed messages are also output from the network node according different communication protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Metaswitch Networks Ltd.
    Inventors: Oliver Edward Pratt, Salem Al-Damluji
  • MESSAGE PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20200374373
    Abstract: In a telecommunications network, a network node processes messages according to different sets of user-programmable message processing rules. The network node includes an input for receiving a series of input messages which are processed in a message manipulation function. Processed messages are also output from the network node according different communication protocols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Oliver Edward PRATT, Salem AL-DAMLUJI
  • Data routing
    Patent number: 10057160
    Abstract: Measures for use in routing data in a data communications network. A request to route data to a given destination in the network is received. A route to the given destination is first selected from a plurality of routes to the given destination stored in a routing table. Routing the data to the given destination using the first selected route is attempted. In response to receipt of an indication that routing the data to the given destination via the first route failed, a second, different route to the given destination is second selected from the plurality of routes to the given destination stored in the routing table. The second selecting includes omitting, for the purposes of the second selection, at least one route to the given destination from the plurality of routes to the given destination stored in the routing table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD
    Inventors: Phillip James Springett, Max Dymond, Ryan Peter Norris, Oliver Edward Pratt, George Malcolm Gilbert
  • DATA ROUTING
    Publication number: 20160277285
    Abstract: Measures for use in routing data in a data communications network. A request to route data to a given destination in the network is received. A route to the given destination is first selected from a plurality of routes to the given destination stored in a routing table. Routing the data to the given destination using the first selected route is attempted. In response to receipt of an indication that routing the data to the given destination via the first route failed, a second, different route to the given destination is second selected from the plurality of routes to the given destination stored in the routing table. The second selecting includes omitting, for the purposes of the second selection, at least one route to the given destination from the plurality of routes to the given destination stored in the routing table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Phillip James SPRINGETT, Max DYMOND, Ryan Peter NORRIS, Oliver Edward PRATT, George Malcolm GILBERT