Patents by Inventor Eric A. BARBER

Eric A. BARBER 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).

  • Methods and systems automatically implementing resets in a network based on network impact and an associated time
    Patent number: 12701442
    Abstract: An incident management system comprises a reset application and a network impact application. The network impact application is configured to determine a reset time at which to perform a reset at the network element based on a network impact rule, wherein the network impact rule indicates an optimal time to perform the reset at the network element based on a load at the network element at various times, and compare a network impact level of the incident at the network element with a network impact level of performing the reset at the network element. When the network impact level of the incident at the network element is less than the network impact level of performing the reset at the network element, the reset application is configured to determine a second reset to perform at the network element in an attempt to resolve the incident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Eric A. Barber, William B. Durrough, Brian D. Lushear, Julie A. Springer
  • Methods and Systems Automatically Implementing Resets in a Network Based on Network Impact and an Associated Time
    Publication number: 20250338150
    Abstract: An incident management system comprises a reset application and a network impact application. The network impact application is configured to determine a reset time at which to perform a reset at the network element based on a network impact rule, wherein the network impact rule indicates an optimal time to perform the reset at the network element based on a load at the network element at various times, and compare a network impact level of the incident at the network element with a network impact level of performing the reset at the network element. When the network impact level of the incident at the network element is less than the network impact level of performing the reset at the network element, the reset application is configured to determine a second reset to perform at the network element in an attempt to resolve the incident.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Inventors: Eric A. BARBER, William B. DURROUGH, Brian D. LUSHEAR, Julie A. SPRINGER