Patents by Inventor Adam S. Benz

Adam S. Benz 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).

  • Network element terminal data interface system and method
    Patent number: 7127527
    Abstract: A NETWORK ELEMENT TERMINAL DATA INTERFACE (NETDI) system and method incorporating a terminal user interface which permits manipulation of network elements using a hardware-specific control language is disclosed. The present invention teaches automatic generation of on-line help directly from I/O manual specifications and translation of operator commands into network element specific protocols via the use of a network element database and associated XML repository. Various preferred embodiments of the present invention incorporate the use of TL1 composer/parsers to permit the automatic generation of Translation Language 1 interfaces between an operator console and a wide variety of telecommunication network elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Amber D. Greenwalt, Randy J. Ellis, Adam S. Benz, Robert G. Utterback, Christopher D. Atkins, Deborah L. Maznaritz, Timothy P. Brown, Zhejing Luo, Bryan J. McGlade