US Patent No: 5,923,659

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Telecommunications network

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Abstract

A system and method for controlling on a worldwide basis two or more telecommunications networks which are themselves capable of exercising a form of common channel signaling network control. The system uses an architecture in which a destination telecommunications network having common channel signaling control is connected to an originating telecommunications network having common signaling control through a call set up and control methodology which provides ad hoc connection between the two spaced telecommunication networks and common channel signaling networks via an unrelated world wide data network which preferably constitutes the Internet.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
BELL ATLANTIC NETWORK SERVICES, INC.ARLINGTON, VA126

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Curry, James E Herndon, VA 28 2146
Farris, Robert D Sterling, VA 134 9895

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