The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
May. 15, 2007
Applicants:
Nam Nguyen, Sa Jose, CA (US);
James Forsyth, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Paul A. Tomalenas, Alamo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 15/177 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing a network is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network device having a controller element to modify a communication parameter of the network device based on a policy of the communication system, wherein the policy is generated based at least in part on a client request to modify the communication system and a policy template retrieved according to a policy identification communicated over the Internet by an operations support system. Additional embodiments are disclosed.