At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p.

At+t Corp.

Saeid Shariati

Hossein Eslambolchi

John McCanuel

Roger B Aboujaoude

Michael L Morris

Robert M Best

Prakash Vasa

A method allows access to a set of secure databases and database applications over an untrusted network without replicating the secure database. The method involves authenticating a user using a first authentication application. When the user is verified, then the user's credentials are directed to a second authentication application associated with a secure database based on a first set of user settings retrieved for the user. The second authentication application, based on a second set of user settings, grants the user access to the secure database and database applications associated with the secure database.

Database application security

Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method, comprising storing, within a telecommunications network, contact information for each of a plurality of contacts, the contact information for at least one of the plurality of contacts comprising a telephone availability status; and updating the telephone availability status for said at least one of the plurality of contacts.

Methods, systems, and devices for providing contact information

A method of modifying a network service comprising, identifying a service to be modified, determining services affected by the identified service; and performing a modification of the service level of at least the identified service, wherein the modification of the service level comprises a logical interruption of at least the identified service.

Restrict restore function for network service providers

A method of balancing workload using critical dates and including the following steps: (a) assigning a promised delivery date to orders received from customers; (b) identifying one or more tasks associated with each of the orders; (c) assigning an expedited date or a customer requested date to each of the tasks of some of the orders; (d) determining a work start date for each of the one or more tasks in each of the orders; (e) assigning a first priority to tasks having a work start date D; (f) assigning a second priority to tasks scheduled to begin on day D+n and having the expedited date; (g) assigning a third priority to tasks scheduled to begin on day D+n and having the customer requested date; (h) setting n equal to a value of 1; (i) working on tasks during a work shift based on order of priority, wherein work on a lower priority task is not commenced until work on all tasks with higher priorities has been completed; (j) increasing n by an increment of 1; and (k) repeating steps (g), (h), (i), (j) and (k) until the work shift for day D has ended.

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Basking Ridge, NJ, United States of America

Saeid Shariati