Patents by Inventor Stephen L. Bulick
Stephen L. Bulick 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).
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Publication number: 20240086624Abstract: A digital display of an active window is provided. An application, separate from the application providing the digital display, is capable of identifying an artifact in the active window of the digital display without a priori knowledge or an application programming interface to the application providing the digital display. The artifacts may be alpha-numeric artifacts or non-alpha-numeric artifacts. The active window may be examined in multiple dimensions including 2 dimensions, 3 dimensions or more. Alpha-numeric artifacts, once identified, are pre-processed to remove anti-aliasing to allow for processor optical recognition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Charles N. Corfield, Stephen L. Bulick, E. Peter Fox, Adam M. Ornstein, Derek C. Smith
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Patent number: 11853686Abstract: A digital display of an active window is provided. An application, separate from the application providing the digital display, is capable of identifying an artifact in the active window of the digital display without a priori knowledge or an application programming interface to the application providing the digital display. The artifacts may be alpha-numeric artifacts or non-alpha-numeric artifacts. The active window may be examined in multiple dimensions including 2 dimensions, 3 dimensions or more. Alpha-numeric artifacts, once identified, are pre-processed to remove anti-aliasing to allow for processor optical recognition.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: nVoq IncorporatedInventors: Charles N. Corfield, Stephen L. Bulick, E. Peter Fox, Adam M. Ornstein, Derek C. Smith
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Publication number: 20210124971Abstract: A digital display of an active window is provided. An application, separate from the application providing the digital display, is capable of identifying an artifact in the active window of the digital display without a priori knowledge or an application programming interface to the application providing the digital display. The artifacts may be alpha-numeric artifacts or non-alpha-numeric artifacts. The active window may be examined in multiple dimensions including 2 dimensions, 3 dimensions or more. Alpha-numeric artifacts, once identified, are pre-processed to remove anti-aliasing to allow for processor optical recognition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Charles N. Corfield, Stephen L. Bulick, E. Peter Fox, Adam M. Ornstein, Derek C. Smith
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Patent number: 6958979Abstract: Planning alternative SS7 networks is a complex task requiring assistance from an intelligent planning tool. The tool includes at least one planning database containing information on network traffic, component locations, and component connectivity. A load module determines peak load for each STP in the core network. A forecast module determines equipment capacity exhaustion for each STP, network database, and core link during each study period and determines network costs based on peak loads and an alternative network design provided by a user. A graphical user interface guides the user through a sequence of design steps, each step having to be correctly completed before the next step in the sequence is started. The sequence of steps may include permitting changes to the core network, permitting changes to the number of POPs and DBs, rehoming elements left disconnected from STPs, assigning SSPs to POPs, assigning SSPs to DBs, and permitting voluntary rehomes.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2002Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.Inventors: Stephen L. Bulick, Victoria L. C. Okeson, Pierre L. Bastien, Xiaojiang Lu, Steve E. Showell
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Patent number: 6628622Abstract: Planning alternative SS7 networks is a complex task requiring assistance from an intelligent planning tool. The tool includes at least one planning database containing information on network traffic, component locations, and component connectivity. A load module determines peak load for each STP in the core network. A forecast module determines equipment capacity exhaustion for each STP, network database, and core link during each study period and determines network costs based on peak loads and an alternative network design provided by a user. A graphical user interface guides the user through a sequence of design steps, each step having to be correctly completed before the next step in the sequence is started. The sequence of steps may include permitting changes to the core network, permitting changes to the number of POPs and DBs, rehoming elements left disconnected from STPs, assigning SSPs to POPs, assigning SSPs to DBs, and permitting voluntary rehomes.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1998Date of Patent: September 30, 2003Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.Inventors: Stephen L. Bulick, Victoria L. C. Okeson, Pierre L. Bastien, Xiaojiang Lu, Steve E. Showell
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Publication number: 20030002489Abstract: Planning alternative SS7 networks is a complex task requiring assistance from an intelligent planning tool. The tool includes at least one planning database containing information on network traffic, component locations, and component connectivity. A load module determines peak load for each STP in the core network. A forecast module determines equipment capacity exhaustion for each STP, network database, and core link during each study period and determines network costs based on peak loads and an alternative network design provided by a user. A graphical user interface guides the user through a sequence of design steps, each step having to be correctly completed before the next step in the sequence is started. The sequence of steps may include permitting changes to the core network, permitting changes to the number of POPs and DBs, rehoming elements left disconnected from STPs, assigning SSPs to POPs, assigning SSPs to DBs, and permitting voluntary rehomes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2002Publication date: January 2, 2003Applicant: Qwest Communications International Inc.Inventors: Stephen L. Bulick, Victoria L. C. Okeson, Pierre L. Bastien, Xiaojiang Lu, Steve E. Showell
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Patent number: 6421435Abstract: Planning alternative SS7 networks is a complex task requiring assistance from an intelligent planning tool. The tool provides a method for forecasting service loads including automatically obtaining network traffic information from the network. Service loads are estimated based on a first set of network traffic information and service descriptions. Correction factors are calculated for service loads based on a second set of network traffic information. The correction factors are applied to estimated service loads to determine peak loads for each STP in the core network based on network traffic, component locations, and component connectivity.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1998Date of Patent: July 16, 2002Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.Inventors: Pierre L. Bastien, Stephen L. Bulick, Xiaojiang Lu, Victoria L. C. Okeson, Steve E. Showell