Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Pieper

Thomas J. Pieper 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).

  • Intraswitch transition to new line support equipment
    Patent number: 5369696
    Abstract: This invention is generally directed to minimizing the disruption of subscriber selectable features during the transfer of subscriber lines from a first line unit equipment to a second line unit equipment associated with a telecommunications switch. A second data assignment table which is based on a first data assignment table is utilized in conjunction with a digital telecommunications switch to facilitate an improved service transition when subscriber lines are to be transferred from a first type of line unit equipment to a second type of line unit equipment. The data assignment tables contain for each telephone number an identification of a line unit address utilized to support that telephone number and corresponding parameters which identify which customer selectable features are active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: William J. Krauss, Thomas J. Pieper, Bernard G. Ruel, Gilbert M. Stewart, Kathleen C. Whildin