Patents by Inventor Timothy L. Powers

Timothy L. Powers 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).

  • Manager-directed method for event pressure reduction
    Patent number: 6832086
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for utilizing existing systems and components in a cellular network for managing network functionality to reduce event pressure between managers and agents. In accordance with the preferred embodiments of the invention, a filter, an event counter module, and a performance measurement module, all residing on the agent, perform event notification filtering, counting, and thresholding in the agent. In accordance with the preferred embodiments, only an alarm is sent to the manager from the agent if event notifications exceed a threshold that is established by the manager on the agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy L. Powers, Robert A. Patzer