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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:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Stephen R. Whynot, Richardson, TX (US);
Paul D. Defrain, Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Stephen R. Whynot, Richardson, TX (US);
Paul D. DeFrain, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, Quebec, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus, method, and computer program manage resources in a communication system. The apparatus, method, and computer program determine an amount of resources provided by at least one central processing unit and a present communication session load placed on the central processing unit. The apparatus, method, and computer program then use the amount of available resources and the present communication session load to accept or reject requests for communication sessions.