Patents Assigned to Verizon North, LLC
  • Patent number: 9418351
    Abstract: A system configured to receive a request to perform a survey on a piece of equipment associated with a network; and present, for display, a user interface that allows a user, of the user device, to enter equipment information, associated with the piece of equipment, where the equipment information includes information that uniquely identifies the piece of equipment, information associated with a location of the piece of equipment, or information that identifies ownership of the piece of equipment . The system is also configured to receive, via the user interface, the equipment information; and transmit the equipment information to a server device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Verizon North, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Carr, Mohsin A. Karim, Warren Thompson, Mike R. Blasius, Jonathan Allen, David Jones, Neil Tolentino, Fahd Bhatty, Awais Iqbal
  • Patent number: 8510150
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes a fiber to the premises (“FTTP”) network modeling system assigning a cost factor to each of a plurality of street segments within a geospatial polyline map of a fiber optic network service area, receiving input representative of a geospatial location of each of a plurality of FTTP demand sites, automatically determining a least cost path along one or more of the street segments for each of the FTTP demand sites to a central office included in the FTTP network in accordance with the assigned cost factors, automatically determining a demand associated with each street segment included in the plurality of street segments; and automatically determining a geospatial location and a size of a plurality of fiber distribution hubs to be included in the FTTP network. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon North LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Blasius, Jonathan Allen
  • Publication number: 20130159862
    Abstract: A system configured to receive a request to perform a survey on a piece of equipment associated with a network; and present, for display, a user interface that allows a user, of the user device, to enter equipment information, associated with the piece of equipment, where the equipment information includes information that uniquely identifies the piece of equipment, information associated with a location of the piece of equipment, or information that identifies ownership of the piece of equipment . The system is also configured to receive, via the user interface, the equipment information; and transmit the equipment information to a server device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicants: Verizon Patent and Licensing, Inc., Verizon North, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. CARR, Mohsin A. KARIM, Warren THOMPSON, Mike R. BLASIUS, Jonathan ALLEN, David JONES, Neil TOLENTINO, Fahd BHATTY, Awais IQBAL