Patents by Inventor Stephen Reeve

Stephen Reeve 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).

  • Routing in a communications network
    Patent number: 6314092
    Abstract: A path between a selected first node and a selected second node is identified in a telecommunications network. A system cost is estimated for making a connection between the first node and the second node, a potential first intermediate note interconnectable from the first node is identified and a first set of systems costs are estimated from said first intermediate nodes to said second node. In addition, the second intermediate nodes connectable from the second node are identified and a second set of systems costs are estimated from the second intermediate nodes to the first node. On the basis of a comparison between the first set of systems costs and the second set of systems costs, between the first and second nodes, a starting node and a target node are selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: British Telecommunications public limited company
    Inventor: Stephen Reeve