Apparatus and method for facilitating service management of communications services in a communications network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8139742
APP PUB NO 20070121850A1
SERIAL NO

11535103

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A service order management system provisions service orders in a communications network having multiple network elements. The service order management system includes an order manager and an interface. The order manager, which receives requests representative of service orders for at least one communications service from dissimilar service order sources, includes an input process and an output process which determine, at least in part, service implementing information provided to the network elements to implement the at least one communications service. The interface is configured to interface the service order management system with the dissimilar service order sources.

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  • AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bowling, William Florissant, US 1 3
Clark, Mary Florissant, US 7 175
Gilmore, Terry Glen Carbon, US 3 251
Klos, Timothy High Ridge, US 1 3
Leet, Randall Eureka, US 3 158
Martens, Gary Florissant, US 4 261
Merz, Sue St. Charles, US 3 251
Sexton, Mark St. Louis, US 10 165
Vallely, John Florissant, US 3 158
Vieth, Terry Columbia, US 3 251

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