Patents by Inventor Von A. Cooley

Von A. Cooley 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).

  • Patent number: 6285688
    Abstract: A system and method for managing a telecommunications network. The system and method employs a network management architecture that provides an overlay in which network management functions are performed. The network management architecture includes a workstation function that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for a user to interact with an object model of the physical telecommunications network, a telecommunications network management subsystem that provides an object model of the network including object models of network equipment and connectivity between the equipment, a database subsystem that stores “current” and “future” views of the network, and an object request broker that translates objects from a first object-oriented paradigm to a second object-oriented paradigm for use by the GUI. The network management architecture facilitates network design by determining network performance metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Scott Henderson, Wayne B. Perry, Thomas Dennie Franklin, Ed J. Sanders, Jr., Von A. Cooley
  • Patent number: 6259679
    Abstract: A system and method for managing a telecommunications network. The system and method employs a network management architecture that provides an overlay in which network management functions are performed. The network management architecture includes a workstation function that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for a user to interact with an object model of the physical telecommunications network, a telecommunications network management subsystem that provides an object model of the network including object models of network equipment and connectivity between the equipment, a database subsystem that stores “current” and “future” views of the network, and an object request broker that translates objects from a first object-oriented paradigm to a second object-oriented paradigm for use by the GUI. The network management architecture facilitates network design by determining network performance metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Scott Henderson, Wayne B. Perry, Thomas Dennie Franklin, Ed J. Sanders, Jr., Von A. Cooley
  • Patent number: 6058103
    Abstract: A system and method for managing a telecommunications network. The system and method employs a network management architecture that provides an overlay in which network management functions are performed. The network management architecture includes a workstation function that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for a user to interact with an object model of the physical telecommunications network, a telecommunications network management subsystem that provides an object model of the network including object models of network equipment and connectivity between the equipment, a database subsystem that stores "current" and "future" views of the network, and an object request broker that translates objects from a first object-oriented paradigm to a second object-oriented paradigm for use by the GUI. The network management architecture facilitates network design by determining network performance metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Scott Henderson, Wayne B. Perry, Thomas Dennie Franklin, Ed J. Sanders, Jr., Von A. Cooley
  • Patent number: 5726979
    Abstract: A system and method for managing a telecommunications network. The system and method employs a network management architecture that provides an overlay in which network management functions are performed. The network management architecture includes a workstation function that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for a user to interact with an object model of the physical telecommunications network, a telecommunications network management subsystem that provides an object model of the network including object models of network equipment and connectivity between the equipment, a database subsystem that stores "current" and "future" views of the network, and an object request broker that translates objects from a first object-oriented paradigm to a second object-oriented paradigm for use by the GUI. The network management architecture facilitates network design by determining network performance metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: MCI Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Scott Henderson, Wayne B. Perry, Thomas Dennie Franklin, Ed J. Sanders, Jr., Von A. Cooley