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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:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Harry Edward Mussman, Bedford, MA (US);
James D. O'brien, Jr., Somerville, MA (US);
Elliot Eichen, Arlington, MA (US);
Lee Goodman, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Inventors:
Harry Edward Mussman, Bedford, MA (US);
James D. O'Brien, Jr., Somerville, MA (US);
Elliot Eichen, Arlington, MA (US);
Lee Goodman, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Routing calls through networks includes a device configured to support a first protocol for initiation, maintenance, and termination of a communication session between call endpoints, and to support a second protocol for resolving endpoint addresses for the communication session.