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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8041010 | Splitter card with integral test access A splitter card having integral test access devices. The splitter card allows test access to be readily provided at any location where splitter cards are typically mounted (e.g., a splitter chassis). ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7974386 | Methods and systems for testing new network element failure rate Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for testing failure rate of newly installed network elements within a predetermined amount of time prior to customer use of the network elements are provided. An order report including information regarding one or more n... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7760858 | Splitter system and test access A splitter unit including a chassis containing splitter cards. The splitter unit includes a central processing unit mounting location. The splitter unit also includes test access devices that are inactive when the central processing unit mounting location is vacant.... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7643616 | Method for testing an assigned location routing number (LRN) A method for testing an assigned Location Routing Number (LRN) that is assigned to a first switch is provided according to the invention. The method includes in the first switch generating a LRN test telephone call to a second switch. The LRN test telephone call is ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7636424 | Method and system for selectively displaying alarms in a communications network A method and system for processing network trouble alerts is provided. A most important alert is presented, with the ability to view other status indications related to it. The method includes receiving a status indication, identifying a network resource associated ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7463722 | Splitter system with test access A splitter unit including a chassis containing splitter cards. The splitter unit includes a central processing unit mounting location. The splitter unit also includes test access devices that are inactive when the central processing unit mounting location is vacant.... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7440566 | Internet protocol compliant private branch electronic exchange and a method for redundantly configuring terminal interfaces The IP-PBX includes a multimedia gateway controller in which a call control data master table stores call control data for all terminals falling under the control of the IP-PBX. In the event of failure of a PH accommodating IP phones and the like via the LAN, the mu... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433323 | Remote testing of high speed data and voice communication networks Faults or degradation of performance of a voice/data communication network (2) are identified without the need to dispatch service personnel by selectively testing isolated sections of the communication network. For some of these tests, the communication netw... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7420963 | Method and apparatus for testing emergency response service in a telephony environment A test emergency response location (ERL) is used to exercise an emergency response (ER) service. The test ERL does not have any connections to the real external PSAP or OSAN and only routes the call to synthetic phones or agents. A 911 call is intercepted and routed... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7403771 | Telecom equipment with memory Embodiments of telecommunications equipment with a memory device are presented herein. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7388946 | System and method for evaluating the quality of service in an IP telephony network using call forwarding Methods and systems are described for verifying communications paths on a network. A test signal is forwarded between network nodes to evaluate quality of service in an IP telephony system. A test call is generated by a call initiator, communicated to one or more ne... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7369977 | System and method for modeling timeouts in discrete event execution A system and method models regional timeout functionality in a discrete event execution environment. A timeout function is initiated associated with an entity upon occurrence of a start condition and terminated or reset upon reaching an end condition. The timeout fu... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363529 | Automated DSL network testing software tool A DSL network testing tool [110] tests multiple elements 9141, 143] in a DSL circuit. The testing tool may operate in either a single circuit test mode or a batch mode. In batch test mode, the network testing tool receives multiple DSL phone numbers an... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360153 | Method and apparatus for importing digital switching system data into a spreadsheet program A method and apparatus for importing digital switching system data into a spreadsheet program. Via the switch data examiner of the present invention, raw data from a digital switch/switching system such as the 5ESS® is converted by the switch data examiner to a for... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356376 | Work when ready load balancing using critical dates A method of balancing workload using critical dates and including the following steps: (a) assigning a promised delivery date to orders received from customers; (b) identifying one or more tasks associated with each of the orders; (c) assigning an expedited date or ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353160 | Method for controlling sequential object-oriented system-simulations In a method for controlling sequential object-oriented system-simulations, presentation of an object of a group of objects to an instance-to-class is carried out in the following manner. The instance is produced by adjusting at least one parameter in the part of a s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350012 | Method and system for providing fault tolerance in a network A configurable switching fabric port is disclosed having, in a particular configuration. A first interface that employs port interface resources and leaves at least one interface resource dormant and a second interface utilizing the dormant resource. One particular ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7339891 | Method and system for evaluating wireless applications The present invention provides a method and system for evaluating wireless applications utilizing a test console, an application model builder, a test repository manager, a simulator, a test controller, test agents, and a comparator in order to test the performance ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340039 | Method for providing digital loop carrier data for use in a central office The present invention provides a digital loop carrier (“DLC”) information system that provides information for use in a central office. The DLC information system includes four related databases. A DLC system database provides information about DLC systems, a mu... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7302045 | System and method for monitoring time-related connection data detected by a network node A method and system for verifying the connection-related communications data registered by a network node, where the connection-related communications data are used for the calculation of charges includes establishing at least one predetermined test communication co... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7286802 | Wireless simulator There is disclosed a simulator for mobile terminals within the context of a wireless network, for the purpose of testing the basestations. Channel impairments are effect during baseband processing. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7277700 | System and method for emulating a telephony driver A system and method for emulating a telephone driver of a mobile device to assist in the development and testing of mobile telephony applications is described. An emulated telephony driver maintains internal states of a wireless network and characteristics of the mo... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268294 | Adaptor; controller and plug receptacle for electronic device In a system which includes adaptors a controller and plug receptacles connected to electronic devices, an adaptor that can store identification information about electronic devices is connected to an electronic device, and the plug receptacle side to which the elect... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7260184 | Test system and method for scheduling and running multiple tests on a single system residing in a single test environment A test system and method for scheduling and running multiple tests on a single system residing in a single test environment. The test system comprises a processor operable to receive a request to run a selected test on the system at a selected start time, and determ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257629 | Method and apparatus for providing back-up capability in a communication system Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, apparatus, means, and computer program code for facilitating or providing a back-up capability in a communication system and for improving availability and reliability of a distributed communication syst... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251754 | Fault management system for a communications network A fault management system is directed to the access network part of a communications network where terminating lines in the form of pairs of copper wires extend from a local switch through a series of nodes to terminal equipment provided for user of the network. Eac... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7245702 | Method and apparatus for determining and reporting the operational status of an integrated services hub The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for determining and reporting the operational status of an integrated services hub. The AC power supply and wide area network connection of the integrated services hub are monitored, and a signal is sent to a us... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243040 | Web-based circuit-testing system and method A method, system, and medium are provided for automated circuit testing. The system is adapted for use by human and automated clients. It enables for the testing of circuits which are associated with a particular central office switch, or other computing or telecomm... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240245 | Fault management system for a communications network A fault management system is operated for an access network which forms part of a communications network. In the access network, terminating lines in the form of pairs of copper wires extend from a local switch through a series of nodes to terminal equipment provide... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234131 | Peer review evaluation tool A method for peer review evaluation of a product during a development stage comprises creating an evaluation header including selection of a moderator for a peer review team. The evaluation continues by identifying team members and distributing artifacts to complete... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7227837 | Fault tolerant virtual tandem switch A system and method for reducing and surviving failures in a voice trunking over ATM (VTOA) environment includes an ATM network having a plurality of interconnected ATM switches. The VTOA system also includes a CS-IWF complex having a plurality of interconnected CS-... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221938 | System and method for multi-modal monitoring of a network A system and method for multi-modal monitoring of a network are disclosed. In one embodiment of a system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure, a network management engine may be capable of issuing a request to a monitored network device and to receive n... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7206384 | System and method for automating communications system software upgrades A telecommunications system includes a switch having a controller implementing software to control switching operation and a memory for storing a database of software upgrade risk factors. The software upgrade risk factors define whether a software upgrade is to be ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197428 | Method for performance monitoring and modeling The present invention provides a method for modeling the performance of a system comprising computer software operating on computer hardware. In accordance with the present invention, system performance is modeled by fitting non-linear curves to data points for syst... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194068 | Autonomous voice responder unit A system operatively connected to a network and method thereof includes a voice quality tester (VQT) to generate a calling signal and an automated voice responder unit (VRU) to receive the calling signal. The autonomous VRU and the VQT include a first task list and ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7177396 | Apparatus for management and remote control of electrical characteristics of wire pairs connected to a telephone exchange An apparatus for the management and the remote and/or automatic control of electric characteristics and signal transmissivity of the metallic line pairs connected to a telephone exchange, including measurement means and means able to connect said measurement means t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177267 | Hardware monitoring and configuration management A transmission system is provided. The system includes a hardware monitor adapted to collect performance information about associated hardware components, a system information database adapted to refresh based on the collected performance information and to generate... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7178063 | Method and apparatus for ordering test cases for regression testing A method and apparatus for ordering test cases for regression testing in a regression test system. The regression testing may include executing ordered test cases identified and ordered according to preferences. Each prospective test case may be assigned a result re... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174002 | Method and apparatus for ascertaining the capacity of a network switch Performance parameters of a switch may be ascertained by observing its behavior during a brief interval of high call volume. This may be achieved by accumulating call messages on a queue before allowing them to be processed together as a group. Without increasing th... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7164758 | System, evaluation device and method for verifying connection-related communication data determined by a digital exchange A system and method for ensuring that a digital switching exchange is able to properly collect data on the charges incurred for pay connections by providing a verification of the accuracy of the communications data records generated by the digital switching exchange... | 01/16/2007 |
