Patents by Inventor Derek Whitney Hardnett

Derek Whitney Hardnett 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).

  • Method and system for verifying repairs in a telecommunication network
    Patent number: 8305904
    Abstract: A method is provided for verifying repairs in a communication system. In an embodiment, a service network receives a notification from an access network for a completed repair at the access network. The service network comprises a service node and the service network exchanges information with the service node through the access network. The service network retrieves a set of attributes from the notification and determines an identity of the service node using the set of attributes. A repair verification test is executed for the completed repair where the repair verification test is based upon the service node. Further, an outcome is determined for the completed repair based upon the repair verification test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Dennis L. Bentley, Wayne Alexander Thompson, Brian Kirk Lair, Derek Whitney Hardnett, Gary Lee Lang, Richard Charles Ahlstrom