Bradley M Taber

US Patent:

61378011, Oct 24, 2000

Filed:

May 5, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/072858

Inventors:

David Sherman Anderson - Plymouth MA
Bradley M. Taber - Pocasset MA

Assignee:

Excel Switching Corporation - Hyannis MA

International Classification:

H04L 1256

US Classification:

370400

Abstract:

The system separates the common administrative functions from the supervisory host applications. Each administrative function is performed by a separate administrative process that is dedicated to that function and is accessible by all the supervisory application. Thus when a supervisory process requires performance of an administrative function, it invokes operation of the corresponding administrative process. With this arrangement, only a single copy of each administrative process needs to be maintained. All communications between the administrative processes, the switching platform and/or the supervisory applications are routed through a gateway process. The gateway process then forwards the message to the appropriate process or switch and later returns the any reply results to the requesting process or application.

US Patent:

20070143739, Jun 21, 2007

Filed:

Dec 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/305621

Inventors:

Bradley Taber - Rochester MA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717114000, 717120000

Abstract:

An extensive and powerful XML meta-data rule-based language and system for developing a use-interface for configuring, monitoring and provisioning a telecommunications system is provided. The language is based on rules that define configuration objects and relationships. The rules are organized into files that define the individual objects used to configure the telecommunications system. The rules are interpreted at run-time to instruct the system to present appropriate user-interface controls to create, edit, and manipulate the objects. The rules will direct the specific editor for objects' properties, sometimes consisting of edit controls, combo box controls, multiple selection controls, or dialog boxes for IP addresses, point codes, or dates. The rules can enforce dependencies and cardinalities, as well as display customized data tables across different objects. This powerful language has the capability of being updated while deployed to allow object definition updates without taking the telecommunications system down and re-compiling or re-installing software.