Martin M Garrity

US Patent:

6584082, Jun 24, 2003

Filed:

Jan 15, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/232266

Inventors:

Edward D. Willis - Plano TX
James L. Howser - Rowlett TX
Martin M. Garrity - Englewood CO
John C. Heneghan - Colorado Springs CO

Assignee:

WorldCom, Inc. - Clinton MS

International Classification:

H04B 7185

US Classification:

370316, 370326, 370487, 455 302, 455422, 455426

Abstract:

Calls are routed in a hybrid telecommunications system including a switched communications network and a packet transmission network. A gateway server provides file transfer services in response to a user initiating a call. Calls and data are routed over a hybrid network including a satellite facility. The satellite facility receives data streams at a stream gateway, receives data files and stores and forwards the data files to file gateways as directed by a scheduling service according to the subscriber and the data. All data is multiplexed with authentication and session information and transmitted through orbiting satellite links or the Internet to a receiving facility. Transmission status is returned to the transmitting facility and the data is retransmitted accordingly. The receiving facility decodes the satellite transmission data and transmits the data to client device(s) as directed by a scheduling service according to the subscriber and the data.

US Patent:

6745237, Jun 1, 2004

Filed:

Jan 15, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/007622

Inventors:

Martin Michael Garrity - Englewood CO
John Coyle Heneghan - Colorado Springs CO
James L. Howser - Rowlett TX
Heinrick Sinnreich - Richardson TX
Edward D. Willis - Plano TX

Assignee:

MCI Communications Corporation - Washington DC

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

709219, 709226, 709223

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for managing delivery of data, also referred to as âcontentâ, by a data processing system in a communications system in which a number of content providers and content consumers are located within the communications system. The data processing system receives a request to accept delivery of content at the data processing system, wherein the request originates from a requesting content provider. A determination is made as to when the content may be received from the requesting content provider and when the content may be transmitted to content consumers based on contents already scheduled to be delivered from the number of content providers. Delivery of the content from the requesting content provider is accepted based on a determination of when the content may be received and when the content may be transmitted.

US Patent:

62302051, May 8, 2001

Filed:

Nov 16, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/441305

Inventors:

Martin Michael Garrity - Englewood CO
John Coyle Heneghan - Colorado Springs CO
James L. Howser - Rowlett TX
Heinrick Sinnreich - Richardson TX
Edward D. Willis - Plano TX

Assignee:

MCI Communications Corporation - Washington DC

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

709231

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for managing delivery of data, also referred to as "content", by a data processing system in a communications system in which a number of content providers and content consumers are located within the communications system. The data processing system receives a request to accept delivery of content at the data processing system, wherein the request originates from a requesting content provider. A determination is made as to when the content may be received from the requesting content provider and when the content may be transmitted to content consumers based on contents already scheduled to be delivered from the number of content providers. Delivery of the content from the requesting content provider is accepted based on a determination of when the content may be received and when the content may be transmitted.