Patents by Inventor Donald Joseph Nelson

Donald Joseph Nelson 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).

  • Patent number: 7221912
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for centralized control of operations, administration, maintenance and provisioning (OAMP) for a system comprising sub network elements and sub-elements from a plurality of vendors having different OAMP interfaces. The messages to and from the sub network elements are translated into a standard format for display at a centralized control terminal. Advantageously, a system administrator can control the network without having to have detailed knowledge of the OAMP interface of each element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Joseph Nelson, Vipul V. Patel, Chetan J. Tanna