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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2001
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);
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);
AT&T Corp., New York, NY (US);
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.