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Integrated proxy interface for web based alarm management tools
Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc
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Filing: 1998-09-24
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Granted: 2002-10-29
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Expires: 2018-09-24
Abstract
Abstract A Web-based fault and alarm management tool that enables customers to monitor and analyze the performance of their voice and data network via a graphical user interface is provided. The tool provides customers an Internet/Intranet access to near real-time alarms, events, and performance statistics and configuration reports corresponding to their switched network, including voice network, broadband, dedicated point-to-point circuits, and signaling services, for enabling customers to make informed network management decisions. A Web-based fault and alarm management infrastructure which enables the secure initiation, acquisition, and presentation of customer reports relating to network management via a Web browser on any computer is also provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Christine M. Ditmer
- 👤 James DeGraf-Johnson
- 👤 Paul Glenn Franklin
- 👤 William C. Holford
- 👤 Randall W. King
- 👤 Patrick W. Pirtle
- 👤 Kenneth Joseph Qualls
- 👤 Diane J. Wells
- 👤 Edward Ronald Zack, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:43
CPC Classifications
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Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A Web-based event monitoring system for communicating information relating to voice and data network from an enterprise to a customer at a client workstation, the system comprising: a client browser application located at the client workstation for enabling interactive Web-based communications with the event monitoring system and providing an integrated interface to the enterprise; a device for deriving performance alarms based on performance statistics collected on the performance of the voice and data network; a server device for receiving and storing the performance statistics and the derived alarms from the device for deriving; and a presentation device for enabling the customer to define and display reports associated with the derived alarms and the performance statistics at the client workstation, the presentation device further receiving the alarms as they are derived from the server device and presenting the alarms to the customer at the client workstation, wherein the customer is enabled to receive and view the alarms and the performance statistics relating to the voice and data network to which the customer has subscribed, at the client workstation via the integrated interface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A Web-based event monitoring system for communicating information relating to voice and data network from an enterprise to a customer at a client workstation, the system comprising: a client browser application located at the client workstation for enabling interactive Web-based communications with the event monitoring system and providing an integrated interface to the enterprise; a device for deriving performance alarms based on performance statistics collected on the performance of the voice and data network; a server device for receiving and storing the performance statistics and the derived alarms from the device for deriving; and a presentation device for enabling the customer to define and display reports associated with the derived alarms and the performance statistics at the client workstation, the presentation device further receiving the alarms as they are derived from the server device and presenting the alarms to the customer at the client workstation, wherein the customer is enabled to receive and view the alarms and the performance statistics relating to the voice and data network to which the customer has subscribed, at the client workstation via the integrated interface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the presentation device further notifies the customer according to a predetermined user notification protocol when the alarms are received from the server device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the user notification protocol includes notification via paging.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the user notification protocol includes notification via e-mail.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the user notification protocol includes notification via fax.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the server device polls the presentation device to deliver the derived alarms via the integrated interface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the presentation device further allows customers to define and enter via the integrated interface, network performance thresholds specifying reporting of specific network behavior, wherein the network alarms and performance statistics are filtered according to the customer-defined threshold and presented to the customer at the client workstation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the presentation device further allows the customer to define and enter via the integrated interface troubleshooting procedures for specific alarms or circuits pertaining to the voice and data network.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the systems further comprises a device for automatically launching the trouble shooting procedure when the customer receives and acknowledges the alarm associated with the trouble shooting procedure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the voice and data network includes voice grade circuits.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the voice and data network includes point-to-point private lines.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the data includes ISDN lines.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the performance statistics includes data relating to switched network throughput.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the performance statistics includes data relating to switched network latency.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the client browser application is initiated in a Web browser.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the presentation device further includes a graphical user interface and may be launched directly from the client browser application.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the presentation device further includes a graphical user interface and may be launched directly from a Web browser window.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the system further includes a report viewer device for enabling display of reports in accordance with customer input, the customer input indicating reporting views selected from graphical, tabular, and spreadsheet views.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the report viewer device further enables simultaneous multiple graph reporting views.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the graphical view includes a drill down view within a customer's premise equipment for viewing a breakdown of the customer's equipment, the breakdown including individual channels within each circuit.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
88 words
A method for communicating information relating to a customer's voice and data network from an enterprise to a customer via an integrated Web-based interface, the method comprising: providing a client browser application located at a client workstation for enabling interactive Web-based communications between the customer and the integrated interface; receiving and storing at the enterprise, the performance statistics collected from the voice and data network; calculating and deriving alarms from the performance statistics based on predefined thresholds; presenting the derived alarms to the customer at the client workstation.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
88 words
A method for communicating information relating to a customer's voice and data network from an enterprise to a customer via an integrated Web-based interface, the method comprising: providing a client browser application located at a client workstation for enabling interactive Web-based communications between the customer and the integrated interface; receiving and storing at the enterprise, the performance statistics collected from the voice and data network; calculating and deriving alarms from the performance statistics based on predefined thresholds; presenting the derived alarms to the customer at the client workstation.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 21 , wherein the method further comprises enabling the customer at the client workstation to define and modify the predefined thresholds via the client browser application.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method according to claim 21 , wherein the method further comprises presenting to the customer at the client workstation customized reports based on the performance statistics collected from the voice and data network in near real-time.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 21 , wherein the method further comprises notifying customers via paging service when the alarms are received.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 21 , wherein the method further comprises notifying customers via fax service when the alarms are received.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 21 , wherein the method further comprises notifying customers via e-mail when the alarms are received.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 21 , wherein the method further comprises launching a trouble shooting procedure associated with the alarm when the customer acknowledges the alarm presented at the client workstation.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 27 , wherein the method further comprises enabling t he customer to define the trouble shooting procedure associated with an alarm.
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