Patents by Inventor Tim K. Patterson

Tim K. Patterson 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).

  • Publication number: 20020118813
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed which capture signaling data from a signaling network, such as Signaling System Seven, and utilize such captured data to provide information about interconnection services provided in a communication network. More specifically, in a preferred embodiment, monitors capture signaling data from links within a signaling network and correlate the messages into call or transaction records for further processing. For example, in a preferred embodiment, monitors utilize the captured messages to generate call detail record (CDR) data and usage detail record (UDR) data. The generated CDR/UDR data is communicated from the monitors to an “interconnection analysis server.” In a preferred embodiment, one or more applications execute on the IA server to collect information about interconnection services, such as usage amount and quality of interconnection services. Thereafter, a service provider may verify the usage and quality of interconnection services via the IA server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Applicant: INET Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Grant M. Brehm, Tim K. Patterson, Kevin Keough