Real time web-based system to manage trouble tickets for efficient handling
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1. A system comprising:
- a processor;
a computer readable medium accessible to the processor;
a computer program embedded in the computer readable medium, the computer program comprising;
instructions to access a data base having a plurality of trouble tickets, each trouble ticket in the plurality of trouble tickets having a field for a type of trouble in a communication network;
instructions to categorize the trouble tickets in the plurality of trouble tickets into at least one predefined group; and
instructions to provide access to the trouble tickets in the plurality of trouble tickets by the at least one categorized group.
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Abstract
A method of directing a trouble ticket includes receiving a trouble ticket via a web interface, characterizing the trouble ticket by group (i.e., assigning the trouble ticket to a group), and directing the trouble ticket to a maintenance center technician who is a specialist in the type of problems indicated by the group. The method may be performed by a computer system in response to a set of instructions stored on a computer-readable medium.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a processor;
a computer readable medium accessible to the processor;
a computer program embedded in the computer readable medium, the computer program comprising;
instructions to access a data base having a plurality of trouble tickets, each trouble ticket in the plurality of trouble tickets having a field for a type of trouble in a communication network;
instructions to categorize the trouble tickets in the plurality of trouble tickets into at least one predefined group; and
instructions to provide access to the trouble tickets in the plurality of trouble tickets by the at least one categorized group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 20)
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8. A method of managing a plurality of trouble tickets, comprising:
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receiving the trouble tickets in the plurality of trouble tickets via a web interface;
characterizing each trouble ticket in the plurality of trouble tickets into a group selected from a set of groups; and
directing the trouble tickets in the plurality of trouble tickets for use by a user in accordance with the characterizing over the internet. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable medium having a set of instructions operative to cause a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
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receiving a trouble ticket via a web interface;
characterizing the trouble ticket by group, including assigning the trouble ticket to a group; and
directing the trouble ticket to a user in accordance with the characterizing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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