Patents by Inventor Timothy Alan Ruff

Timothy Alan Ruff 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).

  • Patent number: 9787530
    Abstract: A recovery network may provide communication recovery and backup services to an organization. The organization may comprise an internal network, such as Internet Protocol (IP) network. An alternative communication path communicatively couples communication devices of the organization to a public communication network. A recovery application operates on devices of the organization. The recovery network receives periodic availability indicators from devices within the organization. The recovery network identifies a communication endpoint of the intended recipient of a communication request using the availability indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Disaster Recovery Center, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Stewart Poulson, James Rex Gledhill, Timothy Alan Ruff
  • Publication number: 20150036485
    Abstract: A recovery network may provide communication recovery and backup services to an organization. The organization may comprise an internal network, such as Internet Protocol (IP) network. An alternative communication path communicatively couples communication devices of the organization to a public communication network. A recovery application operates on devices of the organization. The recovery network receives periodic availability indicators from devices within the organization. The recovery network identifies a communication endpoint of the intended recipient of a communication request using the availability indicators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Chris Stewart Poulson, James Rex Gledhill, Timothy Alan Ruff
  • Patent number: 8775674
    Abstract: A recovery network may provide communication recovery and backup services to an organization. The organization may comprise an internal network, such as Internet Protocol (IP) network. An alternative communication path communicatively couples communication devices of the organization to a public communication network. A recovery application operates on devices of the organization. The recovery network receives periodic availability indicators from devices within the organization. The recovery network identifies a communication endpoint of the intended recipient of a communication request using the availability indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Telecom Recovery
    Inventors: Chris Stewart Poulson, James Rex Gledhill, Timothy Alan Ruff
  • Patent number: 8537663
    Abstract: A recovery network may provide communication recovery and backup services to a carrier having a service area. The recovery network may be configured to communicatively couple the carrier to the public communication network (PCN) using one or more alternative communication paths, such as a satellite network. The alternative communication paths may couple the recovery network to the carrier independently of the PCN. When the carrier detects a failure in its uplink to the PCN, it may failover to the recovery network, which may service the communication requests using the alternative communication path(s). Similarly, the recovery network may be used to service inbound communication requests directed to the carrier or other organization, such as a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). When used with a PSAP, the recovery network may be configured to access and/or provide metadata related to inbound communication requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Telecom Recovery
    Inventors: Chris Stewart Poulson, James Rex Gledhill, Timothy Alan Ruff
  • Patent number: 8310918
    Abstract: A recovery network may provide communication recovery and backup services to an organization. The recovery network may be communicatively coupled to the existing communication infrastructure of an organization via one or more alternative communication paths. The alternative communication paths may couple the recovery network to the organization independently of a public communication network. Upon activation of recovery services, the recovery network may receive communication requests directed to the organization from the public communication network. The recovery network may service one or more of the requests using one or more of the alternative communication paths. Similarly, the recovery network may service outbound communication requests originating at the organization over an alternative communication path. Communication requests may be backed up (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Telecom Recovery
    Inventors: Chris Stewart Poulson, James Rex Gledhill, Timothy Alan Ruff
  • Publication number: 20120239822
    Abstract: A recovery network may provide communication recovery and backup services to an organization. The organization may comprise an internal network, such as Internet Protocol (IP) network. An alternative communication path communicatively couples communication devices of the organization to a public communication network. A recovery application operates on devices of the organization. The recovery network receives periodic availability indicators from devices within the organization. The recovery network identifies a communication endpoint of the intended recipient of a communication request using the availability indicators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Telecom Recovery
    Inventors: Chris Stewart Poulson, James Rex Gledhill, Timothy Alan Ruff
  • Publication number: 20120213060
    Abstract: A recovery network may provide communication recovery and backup services to a carrier having a service area. The recovery network may be configured to communicatively couple the carrier to the public communication network (PCN) using one or more alternative communication paths, such as a satellite network. The alternative communication paths may couple the recovery network to the carrier independently of the PCN. When the carrier detects a failure in its uplink to the PCN, it may failover to the recovery network, which may service the communication requests using the alternative communication path(s). Similarly, the recovery network may be used to service inbound communication requests directed to the carrier or other organization, such as a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). When used with a PSAP, the recovery network may be configured to access and/or provide metadata related to inbound communication requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: TELECOM RECOVERY
    Inventors: Chris Stewart Poulson, James Rex Gledhill, Timothy Alan Ruff
  • Publication number: 20100220585
    Abstract: A recovery network may provide communication recovery and backup services to an organization. The recovery network may be communicatively coupled to the existing communication infrastructure of an organization via one or more alternative communication paths. The alternative communication paths may couple the recovery network to the organization independently of a public communication network. Upon activation of recovery services, the recovery network may receive communication requests directed to the organization from the public communication network. The recovery network may service one or more of the requests using one or more of the alternative communication paths. Similarly, the recovery network may service outbound communication requests originating at the organization over an alternative communication path. Communication requests may be backed up (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: TELECOM RECOVERY
    Inventors: Chris Stewart Poulson, James Rex Gledhill, Timothy Alan Ruff