Patent ID: 6549940
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for accessing communication circuits information and customer data information comprising:accessing a communications facility information system by a user; providing a graphical user interface to the user for use of the communications facility information system, the graphical user interface providing a main menu for the communications facility information system after the user accesses the communications facility information system, the main menu providing the user with options of selecting one of a circuit/facility subsystem and a SONET subsystem, the selection of circuit/facility subsystem providing the user with options of selecting one of carrier circuit, facility reroute, customer, and cable; inputting search criteria to the communications facility information system by the user, the search criteria related to at least one of equipment data and customer data, the graphical user interface providing input areas for the user to enter the search criteria; searching at least one database for at least one of the communication circuits information and the customer data information related to the search criteria; and displaying a result of the searching, the result comprising at least one of the communication circuits information and the customer data information related to the search criteria, and the result further comprising a circuit id of a carrier circuit and user options of reroute, hierarchy, cable, standard report, and custom report if carrier circuit is selected and the user entered at least one of a system id, facility id, A location, and Z location as the search criteria.