Azeem A Timmapuri

US Patent:

7548550, Jun 16, 2009

Filed:

May 26, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/138145

Inventors:

Wesley A. Brush - Brick NJ, US
Jiayu Chen - Morganville NJ, US
Edite M. Hanlon - Freehold NJ, US
Christopher J. Hefele - Hoboken NJ, US
Steven M. Michelson - Freehold NJ, US
Azeem A. Timmapuri - Hamilton Square NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. - Reno NV

International Classification:

H04J 3/16
H04L 12/66
H04M 3/00

US Classification:

370437, 370352, 370401, 379230

Abstract:

The invention provides a method for the use of an Intelligent Peripheral Concentrator (IPC) in a network that enables more efficient use of intelligent peripheral (IPe) resources. In particular the present invention discloses a method of managing intelligent peripherals, where the IPC receives at least one request for an IPe service from at least one network element, determines necessary IPe resources to satisfy the request(s) and establishes at least-one connection between at least one intelligent peripheral and at least one network element based on the necessary resources.

US Patent:

6917625, Jul 12, 2005

Filed:

Jan 16, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/760585

Inventors:

Wesley A. Brush - Brick NJ, US
Jiayu Chen - Morganville NJ, US
Edite M. Hanlon - Freehold NJ, US
Christopher J. Hefele - Hoboken NJ, US
Steven M. Michelson - Freehold NJ, US
Azeem A. Timmapuri - Hamilton Square NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04J003/16
H04M007/00

US Classification:

370437, 370352, 379230

Abstract:

The invention provides methods and systems for the use of an Intelligent Peripheral Concentrator (IPC) in a network that enables more efficient use of Ipe resources. In a first embodiment the IPC receives at least one request from at least one network element, determines necessary resources according to the request(s) and establishes a connection with an intelligent peripheral based on the necessary resources. A second embodiment is a concentrator for connecting intelligent peripherals to a network, having a connection point for connecting an intelligent peripheral, a connection point for connecting to a network and a switch for directing information from the network to the intelligent peripheral. A third embodiment is a system for utilizing intelligent peripherals having a device connected to a first switch, the first switch connected to a second switch, an intelligent peripheral concentrator connected to the first switch and the intelligent peripheral connected to the intelligent peripheral concentrator.