US6169994B1
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Method for creating and modifying similar and dissimilar databases for use in hardware equipment configurations for telecommunication systems
Assignee: Nokia of America Corp
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Filing: 1998-04-02
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Granted: 2001-01-02
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Expires: 2018-04-02
Abstract
Abstract This invention uses a computer program to mine preexisting hardware equipment configuration data located in a variety of preexisting source hardware equipment configuration databases. The computer program either creates a new hardware equipment configuration database from parts of existing hardware equipment configuration databases or modifies an existing hardware equipment configuration database. The computer program replaces the current system's reliance upon manual data entry by data engineers to configure the operation of a new telecommunication switch or replace the software in a telecommunication switch that was damaged or requires a new hardware equipment configuration data configuration. This invention provides accurate and timely customer information, significantly decreases the time interval for engineering a new database, decreases the research and data entry time, decreases the interval for lab planning and project management, improves hardware equipment configuration database integrity, provides a cleaner hardware equipment configuration database, reuses existing hardware equipment configuration data eliminating double data entry, reuses some existing software code, and uses preexisting office data administration tools and provides a platform for future growth and expandability. By accomplishing these tasks, the telecommunication switch manufacturer or telecommunication switch operator saves time, money and decreases time-to-market product and service schedules.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph Francis Lennert
- 👤 Jeffrey W. Lev
- 👤 William T. Mahaney
- 👤 Charlene Ros
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 05:12
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L41/00; H04L41/08; H04L41/085; H04L41/0853; H04L41/0856; H04L41/0803; H04L41/0806; H04L41/084; H04L41/0846; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/42; H04Q3/54; H04Q3/545; H04Q3/54508; H04Q3/54533; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/13003; H04Q2213/1305; H04Q2213/13093; H04Q2213/13103; H04Q2213/13109; H04Q2213/1316; H04Q2213/13174; H04Q2213/13216; H04Q2213/1336; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99943; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945; Y10S707/99948
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A process for configuring a hardware equipment in a database program comprising the steps of: searching at least one source database for switching processor data fields; selecting switching processor data from the switching processor data fields; the switching processor data is selected from a group consisting of message switch, memory equipment, processor equipment, and power supply equipment data; identifying the switching processor data in the at least one source database; creating an index of the message switch, the memory equipment, the processor equipment, and the power supply equipment data from the identification of the switching processor data in the at least one source database; copying the switching processor data from the at least one source database to a new database; and matching subscribers to the switching processor data in the new database.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
A process for configuring a hardware equipment in a database program comprising the steps of: searching at least one source database for switching processor data fields; selecting switching processor data from the switching processor data fields; the switching processor data is selected from a group consisting of message switch, memory equipment, processor equipment, and power supply equipment data; identifying the switching processor data in the at least one source database; creating an index of the message switch, the memory equipment, the processor equipment, and the power supply equipment data from the identification of the switching processor data in the at least one source database; copying the switching processor data from the at least one source database to a new database; and matching subscribers to the switching processor data in the new database.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process for configuring the hardware equipment in a database program described in claim 1 , where the switching processor data includes peripheral data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process for configuring the hardware equipment in a database program described in claim 1 , where the peripheral data includes packet handling equipment data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process for configuring the hardware equipment in a database program described in claim 1 , where the peripheral data includes digital facility interface data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process for configuring the hardware equipment in a database program described in claim 1 , where the peripheral data includes analog facility interface data.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process for configuring the hardware equipment in a database program described in claim 1 , where the peripheral data includes announcement hardware platform data.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process for configuring the hardware equipment in a database program described in claim 1 , where the peripheral data includes echo cancellation data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process for configuring the hardware equipment in a database program described in claim 1 , where the peripheral hardware data elements are subscriber line interface data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process for configuring the hardware equipment in a database program described in claim 8 , where the subscriber line interface data supports xDSL traffic.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process for configuring the hardware equipment in a database program described in claim 8 , where the subscriber line interface data supports ISDN traffic.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process for configuring the hardware equipment in a database program described in claim 8 , where the subscriber line interface data supports POTS traffic.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
211 words
A process for configuring a hardware equipment in a database program comprising the steps of: selecting a hardware equipment database engineering computer program; selecting characteristics desired in a new hardware equipment data directory structure; selecting a location for the new hardware equipment data directory structure; creating the hardware equipment data directory structure for storage of new hardware equipment data such that the hardware equipment data directory structure is capable of receiving new data copied from the at least one source database; selecting from the at least one source database source hardware equipment data for copying into the hardware equipment data directory structure; creating an index of data elements for the at least one source database; creating an index of the source hardware equipment data contained in the selected at least one source database; converting the source hardware equipment data from binary formatted data to an ASCII formatted data; copying the ASCII formatted data into a memory structure; evolving the ASCII formatted data if the ASCII formatted data is not the same; determining if the ASCII formatted data is the same version or release; merging the ASCII formatted data; converting the ASCII formatted data to the binary formatted data; and loading the binary formatted data into the hardware equipment data directory structure.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
211 words
A process for configuring a hardware equipment in a database program comprising the steps of: selecting a hardware equipment database engineering computer program; selecting characteristics desired in a new hardware equipment data directory structure; selecting a location for the new hardware equipment data directory structure; creating the hardware equipment data directory structure for storage of new hardware equipment data such that the hardware equipment data directory structure is capable of receiving new data copied from the at least one source database; selecting from the at least one source database source hardware equipment data for copying into the hardware equipment data directory structure; creating an index of data elements for the at least one source database; creating an index of the source hardware equipment data contained in the selected at least one source database; converting the source hardware equipment data from binary formatted data to an ASCII formatted data; copying the ASCII formatted data into a memory structure; evolving the ASCII formatted data if the ASCII formatted data is not the same; determining if the ASCII formatted data is the same version or release; merging the ASCII formatted data; converting the ASCII formatted data to the binary formatted data; and loading the binary formatted data into the hardware equipment data directory structure.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process for configuring the hardware equipment in a database program described in claim 12 , further comprising of the step of locating the database program on one machine.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process for configuring the hardware equipment in a database program described in claim 12 , further comprising of the step of locating the database program on multiple machines virtually connected via a network file share capability.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
55 words
The process for configuring the hardware equipment in a database program described in claim 12 , further comprising of the steps of locating the database program on multiple machines virtually connected via a network file share capability allowing all the virtual machines to appear as one machine and containing the at least one source database.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process for configuring the hardware equipment in a database program described in claim 12 , further comprising of the step synchronizing at least two source databases with the same versions.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process for configuring the hardware equipment in a database program described in claim 12 , further comprising of the step of checking the location of the hardware equipment data directory structure for preexisting data.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process for configuring the hardware equipment in a database program described in claim 12 , where the at least one source database has access utilities.
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