Dana B Lee

US Patent:

50975285, Mar 17, 1992

Filed:

Feb 25, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/660763

Inventors:

Suresh K. Gursahaney - Gaithersburg MD
Daniel J. Helm - McLean VA
Dana R. Lee - Laurel MD
Richard J. Madrid - Gaithersburg MD
Valerie S. McKenzie - Germantown MD
Miller Steven K. - Germantown MD

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04M 157
H04M 164
H04M 350

US Classification:

379 67

Abstract:

A system is disclosed for providing an automatic interface between a host based, menu driven application program and a telephone network. The system includes a host access table stored in a memory in the workstation, containing operational commands. An interface program stored in the workstation memory executes the commands in the host access table, to perform interfacing functions between the host application program and the telephone network.

US Patent:

6192413, Feb 20, 2001

Filed:

Jul 30, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/922273

Inventors:

Dana R. Lee - Laurel MD
Richard J. Madrid - Gaithersburg MD
Suresh K. Gursahaney - Gaithersburg MD

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15173

US Classification:

709238

Abstract:

A method and system are disclosed for receiving messages at a communications node from a communications network, which are directed to selected process queues within the communications node. The method makes use of a router table stored in the communications node, to direct incoming messages to selected process queues. The method provides flexibility in changing the configuration of a node or the configuration of a network, without altering communications management software which manages the exchange of messages between a communications node and the network.