Patents by Inventor Linda A. Stephens

Linda A. Stephens 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, system, and computer-readable media for facility integrity testing
    Patent number: 8788230
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for facility integrity testing. According to embodiments, a method for populating a watch list with circuits of a communications network to be monitored for repeat failures is provided. According to the method, a trouble ticket associated with one of the circuits and a trouble code and analysis code (TC/AC) combination associated with the trouble ticket is retrieved. Whether the trouble ticket meets a watch list criterion is determined. In response to determining that the trouble ticket meets the watch list criterion, the trouble ticket and the TC/AC combination are added to the watch list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony Scott Dobbins, Murray E. Nuckols, Linda A. Stephens
  • Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for facility integrity testing
    Patent number: 8423310
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for facility integrity testing. According to embodiments, a method for populating a watch list with circuits of a communications network to be monitored for repeat failures is provided. According to the method, a trouble ticket associated with one of the circuits and a trouble code and analysis code (TC/AC) combination associated with the trouble ticket is retrieved. Whether the trouble ticket meets a watch list criterion is determined. In response to determining that the trouble ticket meets the watch list criterion, the trouble ticket and the TC/AC combination are added to the watch list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony Scott Dobbins, Murray E. Nuckols, Linda A. Stephens
  • Methods, Systems, and Computer-Readable Media for Facility Integrity Testing
    Publication number: 20120257728
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for facility integrity testing. According to embodiments, a method for populating a watch list with circuits of a communications network to be monitored for repeat failures is provided. According to the method, a trouble ticket associated with one of the circuits and a trouble code and analysis code (TC/AC) combination associated with the trouble ticket is retrieved. Whether the trouble ticket meets a watch list criterion is determined. In response to determining that the trouble ticket meets the watch list criterion, the trouble ticket and the TC/AC combination are added to the watch list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony Scott Dobbins, Murray E. Nuckols, Linda A. Stephens
  • Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for facility integrity testing
    Patent number: 8229692
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for facility integrity testing. According to embodiments, a method for populating a watch list with circuits of a communications network to be monitored for repeat failures is provided. According to the method, a trouble ticket associated with one of the circuits and a trouble code and analysis code (TC/AC) combination associated with the trouble ticket is retrieved. Whether the trouble ticket meets a watch list criterion is determined. In response to determining that the trouble ticket meets the watch list criterion, the trouble ticket and the TC/AC combination are added to the watch list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony Scott Dobbins, Murray E. Nuckols, Linda A. Stephens
  • Methods, Systems, and Computer-Readable Media for Facility Integrity Testing
    Publication number: 20100042571
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for facility integrity testing. According to embodiments, a method for populating a watch list with circuits of a communications network to be monitored for repeat failures is provided. According to the method, a trouble ticket associated with one of the circuits and a trouble code and analysis code (TC/AC) combination associated with the trouble ticket is retrieved. Whether the trouble ticket meets a watch list criterion is determined. In response to determining that the trouble ticket meets the watch list criterion, the trouble ticket and the TC/AC combination are added to the watch list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Anthony Scott Dobbins, Murray E. Nuckols, Linda A. Stephens
  • Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for facility integrity testing
    Patent number: 7627444
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for facility integrity testing. According to embodiments, a method for populating a watch list with circuits of a communications network to be monitored for repeat failures is provided. According to the method, a trouble ticket associated with one of the circuits and a trouble code and analysis code (TC/AC) combination associated with the trouble ticket is retrieved. Whether the trouble ticket meets a watch list criterion is determined. In response to determining that the trouble ticket meets the watch list criterion, the trouble ticket and the TC/AC combination are added to the watch list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Anthony Scott Dobbins, Murray E. Nuckols, Linda A. Stephens
  • Methods, Systems, and Computer-Readable Media for Facility Integrity Testing
    Publication number: 20090041204
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for facility integrity testing. According to embodiments, a method for populating a watch list with circuits of a communications network to be monitored for repeat failures is provided. According to the method, a trouble ticket associated with one of the circuits and a trouble code and analysis code (TC/AC) combination associated with the trouble ticket is retrieved. Whether the trouble ticket meets a watch list criterion is determined. In response to determining that the trouble ticket meets the watch list criterion, the trouble ticket and the TC/AC combination are added to the watch list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Anthony Scott Dobbins, Murray E. Nuckols, Linda A. Stephens