Patents by Inventor Charles Richard Grafton

Charles Richard Grafton 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).

  • Diversity monitoring for communication network circuits
    Patent number: 8897167
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for monitoring circuit diversity within a communications network. Information is gathered regarding circuits within the communications network. Diversity rules for the circuits are received. The diversity rules may limit the sharing of network resource between primary and secondary circuit pairs. The information regarding the circuits is analyzed to identify violations of the diversity rules. A report on the violations of the diversity rules is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Jacqueline S. Simmons, Christopher O. Brown, Charles Richard Grafton, Anil Tagore Gundugollu
  • Diversity Monitoring for Communication Network Circuits
    Publication number: 20130315073
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for monitoring circuit diversity within a communications network. Information is gathered regarding circuits within the communications network. Diversity rules for the circuits are received. The diversity rules may limit the sharing of network resource between primary and secondary circuit pairs. The information regarding the circuits is analyzed to identify violations of the diversity rules. A report on the violations of the diversity rules is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Jacqueline S. Simmons, Christopher O. Brown, Charles Richard Grafton, Anil Tagore Gundugollu
  • Diversity monitoring for communication network circuits
    Patent number: 8503314
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for monitoring circuit diversity within a communications network. Information is gathered regarding circuits within the communications network. Diversity rules for the circuits are received. The diversity rules may limit the sharing of network resource between primary and secondary circuit pairs. The information regarding the circuits is analyzed to identify violations of the diversity rules. A report on the violations of the diversity rules is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Jacqueline S. Simmons, Christopher O. Brown, Charles Richard Grafton, Anil Tagore Gundugollu
  • Diversity Monitoring For Communication Network Circuits
    Publication number: 20110069623
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for monitoring circuit diversity within a communications network. Information is gathered regarding circuits within the communications network. Diversity rules for the circuits are received. The diversity rules may limit the sharing of network resource between primary and secondary circuit pairs. The information regarding the circuits is analyzed to identify violations of the diversity rules. A report on the violations of the diversity rules is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Jacqueline S. Simmons, Christopher O. Brown, Charles Richard Grafton, Anil Tagore Gundugollu