System and method for generating reports in a telecommunication system
First Claim
1. In a computer system having a client/server architecture, a method for generating reports based on information in telecommunications provisioning and inventorying databases, the method comprising:
- one of a plurality of servers on a network presenting a user at a client end with a page offering parameters for formulating a first report containing information regarding one or more telephone numbers in a particular catalogue of telephone numbers stored in a database corresponding to the server, and scheduling the running and delivery of the first report;
the server presenting the user with a page offering parameters for formulating another report containing information regarding one or more telephone numbers in another particular catalogue of telephone numbers stored in a database corresponding to another server in the plurality of servers, and scheduling the running and delivery of the other report;
the user selecting parameters upon which the first report is to be formulated and scheduled;
the user selecting parameters upon which the other report is to be formulated and scheduled; and
the server interfacing with its corresponding database to retrieve information designated by the selected parameters upon which this first report is to be formulated and scheduled and generating the first report in accordance with the selected parameters.
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Abstract
In a computer system having a client/server architecture, a method is provided for generating reports based on information in a telecommunications provisioning and inventorying database (42). The method includes a server (50) presenting a user at a client end (10) with a page (56) offering parameters for formulating a report and scheduling the running and delivery of the report; the user selecting parameters upon which the report is to be formulated and scheduled; and the server (50) interfacing with the database (42) to retrieve information designated by the selected parameters and generating the report in accordance with the selected parameters.
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20 Claims
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1. In a computer system having a client/server architecture, a method for generating reports based on information in telecommunications provisioning and inventorying databases, the method comprising:
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one of a plurality of servers on a network presenting a user at a client end with a page offering parameters for formulating a first report containing information regarding one or more telephone numbers in a particular catalogue of telephone numbers stored in a database corresponding to the server, and scheduling the running and delivery of the first report;
the server presenting the user with a page offering parameters for formulating another report containing information regarding one or more telephone numbers in another particular catalogue of telephone numbers stored in a database corresponding to another server in the plurality of servers, and scheduling the running and delivery of the other report;
the user selecting parameters upon which the first report is to be formulated and scheduled;
the user selecting parameters upon which the other report is to be formulated and scheduled; and
the server interfacing with its corresponding database to retrieve information designated by the selected parameters upon which this first report is to be formulated and scheduled and generating the first report in accordance with the selected parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A plurality of servers for generating reports based on information in a plurality of corresponding telecommunications provisioning and inventorying databases, each database corresponding to a server and storing a particular catalogue of telephone numbers and data regarding those telephone numbers, each server being on a network utilizing a client/server architecture and being operable to:
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communicate with a user at a client end;
present the user with a page offering parameters for formulating a first report containing information regarding one or more telephone numbers in the particular catalogue of telephone numbers stored in the server'"'"'s corresponding database, and scheduling the running and delivery of the first report;
present the user with a page offering parameters for formulating another report containing information regarding one or more telephone numbers in another particular catalogue of telephone numbers stored in a database corresponding to another server in the plurality of servers, and scheduling the running and delivery of the other report;
receive parameters, from the user, upon which the first report is to be formulated and scheduled;
receive parameters, from the user, upon which the other report is to be formulated and scheduled; and
interface with its corresponding database to retrieve information designated by the selected parameters upon which the first report is to be formulated and scheduled and generate the first report in accordance with the selected parameters. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. Computer code running on a server for generating reports based on information in telecommunications provisioning and inventorying databases, the server being on a network utilizing a client/server architecture, the code including:
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code for communicating with a user at a client end;
code for presenting the user with a page offering parameters for formulating a first report containing information regarding one or more telephone numbers in a particular catalogue of telephone numbers stored in a database corresponding to the server, and scheduling the running and delivery of the first report;
code for presenting the user with a page offering parameters for formulating another report containing information regarding one or more telephone numbers stored in a database corresponding to another server on the network, and scheduling the running and delivery of the other report;
code for receiving parameters, from the user, upon which the first report is to be formulated and scheduled;
code for receiving parameter, from the user, upon which the other report is to be formulated and scheduled; and
code for interfacing with the database corresponding to the server to retrieve information designated by the selected parameters upon which the first report is to be formulated and scheduled and generating the first report in accordance with the selected parameters. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of a client ordering and scheduling reports from a server for generating reports based on information in telecommunications provisioning and inventorying databases, the server being on a network utilizing a client/server architecture, the method comprising:
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contacting a network address of the server;
in response to receipt from the server of a page offering a selection of parameters for formulating and scheduling a first report containing information regarding one or more telephone numbers in a particular catalogue of telephone numbers stored in a database corresponding to the server, selecting parameters;
in response to receipt from the server of a page offering a selection of parameters for formulating and scheduling another report containing information regarding one or more telephone numbers in a particular catalogue of telephone numbers stored in a database corresponding to another server on the network, selecting parameters;
receiving the first report and the other report in accordance with the scheduling parameters. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An apparatus for generating reports based on information in a telecommunications provisioning and inventorying database, the apparatus operating as a server on a network utilizing a client/server architecture, the apparatus comprising:
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means for communicating with a user at a client end;
means for presenting the user with a page offering parameters for formulating a first report containing information regarding one or more telephone numbers in a particular catalogue of telephone numbers stored in a database corresponding to the server, and scheduling the running and delivery of the first report;
means for presenting the user with a page offering offering parameters for formulating another report containing information regarding one or more telephone numbers in a particular catalogue of telephone numbers stored in a database corresponding to another server on the network, and scheduling the running and delivery of the other report;
means for receiving parameters, from the user, upon which the first report is to be formulated and scheduled;
means for receiving parameters, from the user, upon which the other report is to be formulated and scheduled; and
means for interfacing with the database to retrieve information designated by the selected parameters upon which the first report is to be formulated and scheduled and generating the first report in accordance with the selected parameters. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, operating as a client on a network having a client/server architecture, for ordering and scheduling reports from a server on the network that generates reports based on information in a telecommunications provisioning and inventorying database, the apparatus comprising:
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means for contacting a network address of the server;
means for, in response to receipt from the server of a page offering a selection of parameters for formulating and scheduling a first report containing information regarding one or more telephone numbers in a particular catalogue of telephone numbers stored in a database corresponding to the server, selecting parameters;
means for, in response to receipt from the server of a page offering a selection of parameters for formulating a scheduling another report containing information regarding one or more telephone numbers in a particular catalogue of telephone numbers stored in a database corresponding to another server on the network, selecting parameters, and;
means for receiving the first report and the other report in accordance with the scheduling parameters. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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