Geographic management system
First Claim
1. A time series viewer operable using a processor and configured to generate a plurality of time sequenced maps within a selectable time period, each time sequenced map comprising:
- at least one geographic element;
at least one network element in relation to the geographic element; and
at least one performance element corresponding to the at least one network element;
wherein, a first one of the time sequenced maps comprises the performance element having a first performance characteristic for a performance attribute for a first point in time; and
wherein, a second one of the time sequenced maps comprises the performance element having a second performance characteristic for the performance attribute for a second point in time.
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Abstract
A geographic management system (GMS) comprises a web server, a database server, and a map server. A user browser connected to the GMS transmits a search criteria to the web server. The web server transmits the search criteria to the map server. The map server geocodes the search criteria, obtains network data and geospatial data from the database server corresponding to the geocode, and transmits the geocode, the network data, and the geospatial data to the web server. The web server transmits the geocode, the network data, and the geospatial data to the user browser. The network data and the geospatial data are displayed on the user browser as a map displaying network elements of a telecommunication network relative to other network elements, geographic elements, and customers. One or more of the network elements have associated performance elements or sectored performance elements that display performance characteristics or sectored performance characteristics that signify performance attributes associated with the network element. The user browser can navigate through other network data and geospatial data by selecting network elements on the map or by selecting navigation tools or navigation tabs displayed in conjunction with the map.
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48 Claims
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1. A time series viewer operable using a processor and configured to generate a plurality of time sequenced maps within a selectable time period, each time sequenced map comprising:
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at least one geographic element;
at least one network element in relation to the geographic element; and
at least one performance element corresponding to the at least one network element;
wherein, a first one of the time sequenced maps comprises the performance element having a first performance characteristic for a performance attribute for a first point in time; and
wherein, a second one of the time sequenced maps comprises the performance element having a second performance characteristic for the performance attribute for a second point in time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A time series viewer operable using a processor, wherein:
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the time series viewer is configured to generate a plurality of time sequenced maps to depict a performance of a network over a selectable time period, each time sequenced map comprising;
a plurality of geographic elements;
a plurality of network elements in relation to the geographic elements; and
a plurality of performance elements, each corresponding to at least one network element and each having a performance characteristic for a corresponding performance attribute;
each time sequenced map corresponds to a specific point in time within the selectable time period; and
each performance characteristic of each performance element generated for the time sequenced map at the specific point in time corresponds to the corresponding performance attribute at the specific point in time. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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16. A method for viewing data over a time period using a processor comprising:
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generating a plurality of time sequenced maps to depict a performance of a network over a selectable time period, each time sequenced map comprising;
a plurality of geographic elements;
a plurality of network elements in relation to the geographic elements; and
a plurality of performance elements, each corresponding to at least one network element and each having a performance characteristic for a corresponding performance attribute;
wherein each time sequenced map corresponds to a specific point in time within the selectable time period; and
wherein each performance characteristic of each performance element generated for the time sequenced map at the specific point in time corresponds to the corresponding performance attribute at the specific point in time. - View Dependent Claims (15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A viewer operable using a processor and configured to generate data for a period of time comprising:
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a first process configured to manage data for a system; and
a second process configured to materialize a graphical interface and to sequentially generate for display for the graphical interface a plurality of time sequenced images for corresponding sequential points in time within a selectable period of time, each time sequenced image comprising at least one display element representative of the data for the system and at least one performance element for the display element, the at least one performance element having a performance characteristic for a performance attribute;
wherein the performance characteristic for each time sequenced image depicts a level of the performance attribute at the corresponding sequential point in time. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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- 31. The viewer of claim 27 further comprising at least one control selected from a group consisting of a speed control slider configured to enable increasing and decreasing a speed at which the time sequenced images are generated, a pause configured to enable pausing generation of the time sequenced images, a stop configured to enable stopping generation of the time sequenced images, a play configured to enable starting generation of the time sequenced images, a forward configured to enable generation of the time sequenced images at a forward point in time, a reverse configured to enable generation of the time sequenced images at a reversed point in time, and a slider configured to enable generation of the time sequenced images at a selected point in time.
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31-1. A method for viewing data over a time period using a processor comprising:
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materializing a graphical interface; and
sequentially generating for display for the graphical interface a plurality of time sequenced images for corresponding sequential points in time within a selectable period of time, each time sequenced image comprising at least one display element representative of data for a system and at least one performance element for the display element, the performance element having a performance characteristic for a performance attribute;
wherein the performance characteristic for each time sequenced image depicts a level of the performance attribute at the corresponding sequential point in time.
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37. A system for managing a network using a processor comprising:
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a database process configured to manage network data;
a geocoding process configured to receive a search criteria, to geocode the search criteria, and to obtain from the database process network data within a range of the geocode; and
a communication process configured to receive the search criteria, to communicate search criteria data with the geocoding process, to receive the network data from the geocoding process, and to generate the network data for display to depict a plurality of time sequenced images, each time sequenced image corresponding to a point in time and comprising at least one network element and at least one performance element corresponding to the at least one network element, each time sequenced image depicting a performance characteristic for the at least one performance element, the performance characteristic representative of a level of a performance attribute associated with the network element at the corresponding point in time. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for viewing data over a time period using a processor comprising
receiving a search criteria; -
determining a geocode for the search criteria;
obtaining network data within a range of the geocode for a plurality of points in time within a selectable period of time;
generating the network data for display to depict a plurality of time sequenced images, each time sequenced image corresponding to a point in time and comprising at least one network element and at least one performance element corresponding to the at least one network element, each time sequenced image depicting a performance characteristic for the at least one performance element, the performance characteristic representative of a level of a performance attribute associated with the network element at the corresponding point in time. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A system for viewing data over a time period, the system operable using a processor and configured to generate elements for display comprising:
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a plurality of time sequenced images, each time sequenced image corresponding to a point in time within the time period, each time sequenced image comprising;
at least one display element representative of business data; and
at least one performance element corresponding to the at least one display element and having a performance characteristic for a performance attribute;
wherein the performance characteristic of the at least one performance element is generated for a specific time sequenced image for a specific point in time and corresponds to a level of the performance attribute at the specific point in time.
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48. A method for viewing data over a time period using a processor comprising:
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generating a first image sequenced for a first point in time within a selected time period, the first image comprising;
at least one display element representative of business data; and
at least one performance element corresponding to the at least one display element and having a first performance characteristic for a performance attribute, the first performance characteristic corresponding to the performance attribute at the first point in time; and
generating a second image sequenced for a second point in time within the selected time period, the second image comprising;
the at least one display element; and
the at least one performance element corresponding to the at least one display element and having a second performance characteristic for the performance attribute, the second performance characteristic corresponding to the performance attribute at the second point in time.
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Specification