Patents by Inventor James D. Fortner

James D. Fortner 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 providing alarm reporting in a managed network services environment
    Patent number: 7525422
    Abstract: An approach for alarm reporting is provided. An alarm from a first alarm feed and an alarm from a second alarm feed are received. A merged alarm is generated to provide a consistent view of an event corresponding to the alarm from the first alarm feed and the alarm from the second alarm feed. The merged alarm is stored for retrieval by a reporting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLC
    Inventors: Reid J. Bishop, James D. Fortner, Jonathan L. Spieker, Christopher L. White