Robert A Reeves

US Patent:

7111035, Sep 19, 2006

Filed:

Dec 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/036140

Inventors:

Stanley A. McClellan - Allen TX, US
Robert L. Reeves - Plano TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709201, 709245, 709228, 709230, 709231

Abstract:

The present disclosure addresses a system and method for failure tolerant communications using a transmission control protocol, preferably SCTP. In a preferred embodiment, an association is created between two instances of SCTP, where each instance is an endpoint. While an SCTP association provides for multiple IP addresses providing for multiple paths between the instances, it expressly does not provide for failover of the node occupied by the instance itself. The preferred embodiment provides a duplicate instance of SCTP on a separate node in the cluster which provides a hot back-up to the primary instance. The duplicate instance is maintained by replicating the state information for the association to keep the duplicate instance relatively synchronized with the primary instance.

US Patent:

20060040650, Feb 23, 2006

Filed:

Aug 23, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/924149

Inventors:

Paul Schepers - Frisco TX, US
Alan Gerhardt - Pittsburg TX, US
Warner Hines - Southlake TX, US
Robert Reeves - Plano TX, US
Mark Evans - Plano TX, US
Raymond Parker - Carrollton TX, US

International Classification:

H04Q 7/00

US Classification:

455419000

Abstract:

Networks, methods, and devices are provided for handling service logic program (SLP) instances. One method embodiment includes managing SLP instances in a multiple service logic execution environment (multi-SLEE). The method includes, for each SLEE in the multi-SLEE, saving SLEE instance information to a memory in association with creating an SLP instance to invoke a specialized resource function (SRF). The method further includes, upon a SLEE receiving a message from a SRF dialog, performing a look up of SLEE instance information using a dispatcher on the SLEE.

US Patent:

20060083367, Apr 20, 2006

Filed:

Oct 19, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/969378

Inventors:

Paul Schepers - Frisco TX, US
Mark Evans - Plano TX, US
Alan Gerhardt - Pittsburg TX, US
Warner Hines - Southlake TX, US
Raymond Parker - Carrollton TX, US
Robert Reeves - Plano TX, US

International Classification:

H04M 7/00

US Classification:

379220010, 379221080

Abstract:

Networks, methods, and devices are provided for handling transaction capabilities application part (TCAP) messages. One device embodiment includes a computing device in a communication network having program instructions storable in a memory and executable by a processor. The program instructions receive a protocol identifier from within a transaction capabilities application part (TCAP) message to identify a particular protocol in which to route the TCAP message. In this embodiment, the instructions also route the TCAP message to the particular protocol.

US Patent:

20060094413, May 4, 2006

Filed:

Nov 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/978665

Inventors:

Mark Evans - Plano TX, US
Alan Gerhardt - Pittsburg TX, US
Warner Hines - Southlake TX, US
Raymond Parker - Carrollton TX, US
Robert Reeves - Plano TX, US
Paul Schepers - Frisco TX, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/00

US Classification:

455418000

Abstract:

Networks, methods, and devices are provided for handling a session in a telecommunications network. One method embodiment includes receiving a service request to a network device. The service request is associated with a service application. The method includes identifying a protocol type to handle the session based on a database look up. The method includes instantiating a program on the network device appropriate to the protocol type based on identifying the protocol type.

US Patent:

20060095890, May 4, 2006

Filed:

Nov 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/978666

Inventors:

Robert Reeves - Plano TX, US
Mark Evans - Plano TX, US
Alan Gerhardt - Pittsburg TX, US
Warner Hines - Southlake TX, US
Raymond Parker - Carrollton TX, US
Paul Schepers - Frisco TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717100000

Abstract:

Programs, methods and devices are provided for detecting object corruption in a program. One embodiment includes a computing device having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory includes a program having an embedded detection object associated with a class definition in the program. The detection object contains a predefined data string that can be tested when an object is destroyed.

US Patent:

20060101398, May 11, 2006

Filed:

Nov 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/978324

Inventors:

Paul Schepers - Frisco TX, US
Mark Evans - Plano TX, US
Alan Gerhardt - Pittsburg TX, US
Warner Hines - Southlake TX, US
Raymond Parker - Carrollton TX, US
Robert Reeves - Plano TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 9/46

US Classification:

717120000, 718100000, 717136000

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and devices are provided for program output routine management. One method embodiment provides for output routine management in a program. The method includes associating a first identifier with a first type of program output routine and associating a second identifier with a second type of program output routine. The method includes removing the first type of program output routine from the program before the program is deployed in a run time environment.

US Patent:

20060101415, May 11, 2006

Filed:

Nov 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/978667

Inventors:

Mark Evans - Plano TX, US
Alan Gerhardt - Pittsburg TX, US
Warner Hines - Southlake TX, US
Robert Reeves - Plano TX, US
Raymond Parker - Carrollton TX, US
Paul Schepers - Frisco TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717128000

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and devices are provided for tracing a program such as a service logic program (SLP). One method embodiment includes accessing a conditional associated with a trace category and testing the conditional before making a tracing system call.

US Patent:

20060123431, Jun 8, 2006

Filed:

Dec 6, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/006204

Inventors:

Paul Schepers - Frisco TX, US
Mark Evans - Plano TX, US
Alan Gerhardt - Pittsburg TX, US
Warner Hines - Southlake TX, US
Raymond Parker - Carrollton TX, US
Robert Reeves - Plano TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

719320000

Abstract:

Networks, methods, and devices are provided for SLP instance connection. One method embodiment includes managing SLP instances in a multi-SLEE. The method includes instantiating a first SLP to handle a session with a network based application. A second SLP is instantiated to handle an intelligent peripheral (IP) for use with the network based application. The method includes establishing a connection between the second SLP and the first SLP.