Patents by Inventor Michael C. Kopycinski

Michael C. Kopycinski has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Provisioning workflow management methods and systems
    Patent number: 8645854
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes associating one or more workflow tasks with each of a plurality of universal workflow steps, the one or more workflow tasks being specific to a provisioning workflow that corresponds to a first type of network circuit, receiving a request to provision a network circuit of the first type, displaying, in response to the request, graphical depictions of the universal workflow steps in a graphical user interface, determining a completion status of each of the universal workflow steps based on a completion status of each of the one or more workflow tasks associated with each of the universal workflow steps, and graphically indicating in the graphical user interface the completion status of each of the universal workflow steps. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Kopycinski, Charlie H. Helmlinger, Todd Kercher, Michael B. Friedman
  • Provisioning Workflow Management Methods and Systems
    Publication number: 20110179371
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes associating one or more workflow tasks with each of a plurality of universal workflow steps, the one or more workflow tasks being specific to a provisioning workflow that corresponds to a first type of network circuit, receiving a request to provision a network circuit of the first type, displaying, in response to the request, graphical depictions of the universal workflow steps in a graphical user interface, determining a completion status of each of the universal workflow steps based on a completion status of each of the one or more workflow tasks associated with each of the universal workflow steps, and graphically indicating in the graphical user interface the completion status of each of the universal workflow steps. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Michael C. Kopycinski, Charlie H. Helmlinger, Todd Kercher, Michael B. Friedman