Patents by Inventor Rita Scherer

Rita Scherer 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).

  • Publication number: 20080097780
    Abstract: A network administration system includes an Internet-based repair (eRepair) subsystem that is configured to accept customer trouble reports related to a network and to provide customer trouble report status information to customers. The administration system also includes a Work Force and Administration-Control (WFA/C) subsystem that is configured to manage repair services that are performed on the network in response to the customer trouble reports. A repair status update system, method and/or computer program product is configured to automatically send a status change message from the WFA/C subsystem to the eRepair subsystem upon occurrence of a change in a status of a customer trouble report in the WFA/C subsystem as a result of repair services that are performed on the network. The customer trouble report status information is updated in response to receipt of the status change message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Boetje, Rita Scherer
  • Publication number: 20070133755
    Abstract: Processes and systems are disclosed for creating and for managing trouble tickets and work orders. One embodiment includes communicating with a communications network and receiving a request to create a trouble ticket. The trouble ticket is created to investigate a problem with a communications system. The trouble ticket is assigned a work item number, with the work item number including a telephone number experiencing the problem with the communications system. The trouble ticket is tracked, from initial creating to final closure, using the assigned work item number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: David Jean, Judy Marcopulos, Rita Scherer
  • Publication number: 20060182230
    Abstract: A network administration system includes an Internet-based repair (eRepair) subsystem that is configured to accept customer trouble tickets related to a network and to provide customer trouble ticket status information to customers. The administration system also includes a Work Force and Administration-Control (WFA/C) subsystem that is configured to manage repair services that are performed on the network in response to the customer trouble tickets. A repair status update system, method and/or computer program product is configured to automatically push a status change message from the WFA/C subsystem to the eRepair subsystem upon occurrence of a change in a status of a customer trouble ticket in the WFA/C subsystem as a result of repair services that are performed on the network. The customer trouble ticket status information is updated in response to receipt of the status change message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Boetje, Rita Scherer