Patents by Inventor Roy Rice

Roy Rice 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).

  • Systems and methods for determining a fundamental route between central offices in a telecommunications network
    Patent number: 7107353
    Abstract: The invention is systems and methods for determining a fundamental route between central offices in a telecommunications network. The invention receives a “request for service” as location names or location information associated with the two selected locations. The location names or location information are correlated with one or more corresponding SONET carrier identification codes (SCID). If the two selected locations have intermediate locations between them, the invention determines a set of intermediate locations. Location information associated with each intermediate location can then be correlated with one or more corresponding SONET carrier identification codes (SCID). A set of routes can then be generated between the two user-selected locations, including routes between locations and sub-locations, and between sub-locations, each based upon fundamental route criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventor: Roy Rice