Inventor
SPRAGUE DAVID MICHAEL
US32 patents
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TEKELEC US
16 patentsUS6324183B1Nov 27, 2001
Systems and methods for communicating messages among signaling system 7 (SS7) signaling points (SPs) and internet protocol (IP) nodes using signal transfer points (STPS)
TEKELEC US174 citations98
US7050456B1May 23, 2006
Methods and systems for communicating signaling system 7 (SS7) user part messages among SS7 signaling points (SPs) and internet protocol (IP) nodes using signal transfer points (STPs)
TEKELEC US29 citations96
US7002988B1Feb 21, 2006
Methods and systems for communicating SS7 messages over packet-based network using transport adapter layer interface
TEKELEC US40 citations96
US6967956B1Nov 22, 2005
Methods and systems for providing message translation, accounting and routing service in a multi-protocol communications network environment
TEKELEC US100 citations96
US7616659B2Nov 10, 2009
Methods and systems for communicating SS7 messages over packet-based network using transport adapter layer interface
TEKELEC US14 citations92
US7573905B2Aug 11, 2009
Methods and systems for communicating SS7 messages over packet-based network using transport adapter layer interface (TALI)
TEKELEC US11 citations92
US7525997B2Apr 28, 2009
Methods and systems for communicating SS7 messages over packet-based network using transport adapter layer interface
TEKELEC US13 citations92
US7327670B2Feb 5, 2008
Method for reliably recovering signaling system seven (SS7) user part message packets in response to a socket failure
TEKELEC US22 citations92
US7242695B2Jul 10, 2007
System for communicating signaling system 7 messages over an internet protocol network
TEKELEC US17 citations92
US7190702B2Mar 13, 2007
Method for encapsulating a signaling system seven (SS7) user part message in an internet protocol (IP) packet for transmission over an IP network
TEKELEC US19 citations92
US7113581B2Sep 26, 2006
Methods and systems for providing dynamic routing key registration
TEKELEC US53 citations92
US7031340B2Apr 18, 2006
Method for processing an internet protocol (IP) encapsulated signaling system seven (SS7) user part message utilizing a signal transfer point (STP)
TEKELEC US20 citations92
US7136477B2Nov 14, 2006
Methods and systems for providing end office support in a signaling network
TEKELEC US23 citations89
US7839889B2Nov 23, 2010
Methods and systems for communicating signaling system 7 (SS7) user part messages among SS7 signaling points (SPs) and internet protocol (IP) nodes using signal transfer points (STPs)
TEKELEC US4 citations73
US7295579B2Nov 13, 2007
Methods and systems for communicating signaling information using a normalized signaling protocol
TEKELEC US6 citations62
US7155505B1Dec 26, 2006
Methods and systems for ticket voucher flow control in response to signaling link failure
TEKELEC US2 citations61
CRAIG JEFFREY ALAN
6 patentsUS8601073B2Dec 3, 2013
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for source peer capacity-based diameter load sharing
CRAIG JEFFREY ALAN29 citations95
US8483233B2Jul 9, 2013
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing local application routing at a diameter node
CRAIG JEFFREY ALAN23 citations95
US8478828B2Jul 2, 2013
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for inter-diameter-message processor routing
CRAIG JEFFREY ALAN28 citations95
US8578050B2Nov 5, 2013
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing peer routing at a diameter node
CRAIG JEFFREY ALAN51 citations93
US9088478B2Jul 21, 2015
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for inter-message processor status sharing
CRAIG JEFFREY ALAN10 citations92
US8527598B2Sep 3, 2013
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for answer-based routing of diameter request messages
CRAIG JEFFREY ALAN14 citations92
TEKELEC INC
4 patentsUS8799391B2Aug 5, 2014
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for inter-diameter-message processor routing
TEKELEC INC12 citations91
US8996636B2Mar 31, 2015
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for answer-based routing of diameter request messages
TEKELEC INC0 citations61
US9148388B2Sep 29, 2015
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for performing enhanced service routing
TEKELEC INC3 citations58
US9647936B2May 9, 2017
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for routing diameter messages at a diameter signaling router
TEKELEC INC0 citations35
ORACLE INT CORP
2 patentsUS9515932B2Dec 6, 2016
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for conducting priority and compliance based message traffic shaping
ORACLE INT CORP1 citations49
US10102087B2Oct 16, 2018
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for detecting and managing suspect subscriber bindings
ORACLE INT CORP1 citations44