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Patent US6327270 - Telecommunications apparatus, system, and method with an enhanced signal ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe present invention is an apparatus, system, and method for converting point codes in a signal transfer point in a telecommunications signaling system. The STP converts point codes which designate the origination and destination signaling points for the message. The conversion is based on information...http://www.google.com/patents/US6327270?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6327270 - Telecommunications apparatus, system, and method with an enhanced signal transfer pointAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6327270 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/116,868Publication dateDec 4, 2001Filing dateJul 16, 1998Priority dateSep 8, 1995Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2231203A1, CA2231203C, CN1153385C, CN1196851A, DE69634821D1, DE69634821T2, EP0848871A2, EP0848871A4, EP0848871B1, US5926482, US6249529, US6577626, US7471698, US20020031145, US20030189941, WO1997011563A2, WO1997011563A3Publication number09116868, 116868, US 6327270 B1, US 6327270B1, US-B1-6327270, US6327270 B1, US6327270B1InventorsJospeh Michael Christie, Albert Daniel Duree, Michael Joseph Gardner, William Lyle WileyOriginal AssigneeSprint Communications Company, L. P.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (166), Non-Patent Citations (137), Referenced by (33), Classifications (48), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetTelecommunications apparatus, system, and method with an enhanced signal transfer point
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