Myron E Harper

US Patent:

20020101851, Aug 1, 2002

Filed:

Nov 29, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/725156

Inventors:

John Blake - Edgewater MD, US
Myron Harper - Burtonsville MD, US
Stephen Martin - Millersville MD, US

International Classification:

H04L012/66

US Classification:

370/352000, 370/437000

Abstract:

A system and method overlay of advanced digital technology onto the installed feeder and distribution cable portion of the outside plant to obtain additional voice circuits. Interface equipment proximate existing drop wire interface points converts digitized voice circuits back to analog signaling together with appropriate POTS signaling and power connections. The interface equipment is centrally powered along with other portions of the outside plant so that operation is independent of customer and commercial power sources. Power may be provided by batteries located at the associated central office or by locally provisioned, non-interruptible, battery-backed-up power sources. The existing switched telephone network includes central offices connected by interoffice facility trunks, each central office providing service to nearby subscribers connected by local loop facilities. These local loop facilities include a feeder/distribution system connecting the central offices to respective serving area interfaces and local drops connecting respective subscriber to the serving area interfaces. The capabilities of the feeder/distribution facilities are enhanced and expanded to accommodate additional subscribers by (re) configuring the feeder/distribution system to provide multiple digital subscriber lines between the central offices and the serving area interfaces or terminals using respective digital subscriber line circuits. The digital subscriber line circuits are terminated at respective Packet Voice Devices located at remote DSLAM terminals serving SAIs or mounted at serving terminals; and subscriber lines are assigned to individual channels of each of the digital subscriber line circuits.

US Patent:

58811311, Mar 9, 1999

Filed:

Jun 27, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/884616

Inventors:

Robert D. Farris - Sterling VA
Myron E. Harper - Burtonsville MD

Assignee:

Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. - Arlington VA

International Classification:

H04M 124
H04M 308
H04M 322

US Classification:

379 27

Abstract:

An administration system for a public switched telephone network (PSTN) includes a service order processing system receiving a service request from a customer requesting service for a customer location, and determining whether the service request is provisionable responsive to the service request and predetermined criteria. When the service order processing system determines that the service request is provisionable, automatically provisioning customer facilities including at least one of a domain name, a user name, a customer network address, and an electronic mail address, to execute the service request based upon information stored by the service order processing system. The information includes customer identification data and customer facility data, and the information is maintained by the service order processing system without substantially altering the customer facility data.

US Patent:

54917425, Feb 13, 1996

Filed:

Jan 20, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/376201

Inventors:

Myron E. Harper - Burtonsville MD
Sharon L. Robson - Silver Spring MD
Connie W. Combs - Leesburg VA

Assignee:

Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. - Arlington VA

International Classification:

H04M 342

US Classification:

379201

Abstract:

An administration system for a public switched telephone network (PSTN) includes a first automatic service order processing system which receives a service request from a customer requesting service. When the service request is eligible, the first automatic service order processing system automatically provisions first customer facilities to execute the service request based upon first information stored by the first automatic service order processing system, the first information including customer identification data and customer facility data. The first information is maintained by the first automatic service order processing system without altering the customer facility data when a disconnect request is received from the customer. When the service request is not eligible, the first automatic service order processing system generates a provisioning request. The administration system also includes a second automatic service order processing system which receives the provisioning request from the first automatic service order processing system and automatically provisions second customer facilities to execute the service request.

US Patent:

54168333, May 16, 1995

Filed:

Nov 16, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/152360

Inventors:

Myron E. Harper - Burtonsville MD
Sharon L. Robson - Silver Spring MD
Connie W. Combs - Leesburg VA

Assignee:

Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. - Arlington VA

International Classification:

H04M 342

US Classification:

379201

Abstract:

An administration system for a switched telephone network which includes an attendant station for receiving service requests, a Service Order Processing (SOP) system for creating and distributing service orders for processing by downstream processing systems, and Adjunct Processor (AP) having storage for storing data including Living Unit (LU) data, network facility data and Telephone Number (TN) data, the foregoing system being used to perform the steps of receiving a request for service at the attendant station, determining the reason for the request and customer information, using the customer information to determine from the AP the facility and services available, selecting a TN from the AP, determining if the service request is eligible for handling by the AP, if not eligible issuing a service order and processing it in the current fashion, if eligible initiating processing by the AP, determining in the AP whether Work and Force Administration (WFA) action is necessary, and if so, preparing and dispatching a message to WFA, determining in the AP whether a Memory Administration System (MAS) is involved and, if so, creating a Translation Packet (TP) and sending the TP to the MAS, creating a Recent Change (RC) message in response to the TP and dispatching the message to the switch, updating the data in the AP in response to confirmation of completion of the WFA action and the switch translation, generating and dispatching a completion message from the AP to the SOP, and preparing a completed service order for distribution and distributing the same.

US Patent:

59533897, Sep 14, 1999

Filed:

Feb 20, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/803113

Inventors:

Richard O. Pruett - Herndon VA
William C. Casey - Chantilly VA
Myron E. Harper - Burtonsville MD

Assignee:

Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. - Arlington VA

International Classification:

H04M 124

US Classification:

379 9

Abstract:

In an administration system for a public switched telephone network, a method of provisioning and maintaining the working status of customer network facilities is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a service request from a customer at a living unit requesting service, and determining whether the service request from the living unit is eligible for processing by the adjunct processor. When the service request is eligible, the method automatically provisions customer equipment to execute the service request based upon information including customer identification data and customer facilities. The information is generally maintained without altering the customer facilities when a subsequent disconnect request is received from the customer. The method also includes one or more of receiving a customer request, retrieving related customer profile information, obtaining a description of the customer trouble and entering a trouble type associated therewith, building a trouble report, testing the communication line and generating test results. The method also includes the steps of grouping related open work requests and proactively determined troubles with the trouble report based on grouping rules, and building a work load for a technician.

US Patent:

56446195, Jul 1, 1997

Filed:

Jun 6, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/467646

Inventors:

Robert D. Farris - Sterling VA
Myron E. Harper - Burtonsville MD

Assignee:

Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. - Arlington VA

International Classification:

H04M 322

US Classification:

379 27

Abstract:

An administration system for a public switched telephone network (PSTN) includes a service order processing system receiving a service request from a customer requesting service for a customer location, and determining whether the service request is provisionable responsive to the service request and predetermined criteria. When the service order processing system determines that the service request is provisionable, automatically provisioning customer facilities to execute the service request based upon information stored by the service order processing system. The information includes customer identification data and customer facility data, and the information is maintained by the service order processing system without substantially altering the customer facility data. The administration system also includes a verification system responsively connected to the service order processing system and verifying that the customer facilities provisioned by the service order processing system are correct.