Patent ID: 7519709
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of creating a network architecture planning tool, comprising: receiving a request to create a network architecture planning tool, wherein the network architecture planning tool is a sequence of steps to install equipment into a portion of the public switched telephone network; receiving at a host computer system a request from a user computer to display a first object template, wherein the object template is programmed to collect information relating to a user-defined object usable in the network architecture planning process; transmitting an electronic file comprising the object template to a user computer; receiving at the host computer system information defining a first object, wherein the first object represents a first step in the network architecture planning tool, and wherein the first object includes a link to a next object; receiving at the host computer system a request from a user computer to display at least a second object template; transmitting an electronic file comprising the at least a second object template to the user computer; receiving at the host computer system information defining at least a second object relating to a network, wherein at least a second object represents a second step in the network architecture planning tool; storing the information defining the first object and the information defining at least the second object, wherein the first object, the next object, and the second object comprise program elements usable to construct planning tools; and thereafter using the first object and the second object as steps in a network architecture planning process, wherein the network architecture planning process relates to a modification to the portion of the public switched telephone network.