Patents by Inventor Benjamin C. Cohen

Benjamin C. Cohen 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).

  • Application program interface for automating high speed network access ordering and provisioning processes
    Patent number: 7281046
    Abstract: An application program interface system and method for automating high speed network access ordering and provisioning processes, particularly involving business to business interactions, such as automating interactions between ISPs and ILEC/CLECs for xDSL service ordering and provisioning processes, are disclosed. The method for automating communications between service providers in connection with providing a high speed network access service generally comprises electronically receiving a request message relating to the high speed network access service from a service provider via a network, processing the request message from the service provider using a computer system to automatically generate a response message to the request message, and electronically transmitting the response message to the service provider via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Covad Communications Company
    Inventors: Vinu Sunderasan, Umesh Bellur, Joel Yang, Benjamin C. Cohen, Krishna S. Garimella