Alarm data delivery method

US6965309B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• AT&T CORP. · US

Inventors

• Peter P. Bleznyk · Roswell, US
• John Steven Engelmann · Roswell, US
• Hossein Eslambolchi · Los Altos Hills, US
• Charles C. Giddens · Conyers, US
• David H. Lu · Morganville, US
• Kenneth J. Smith · Somerville, US
• Anthony M. Srdar · Gainesville, US
• Harold Jeffrey Stewart · Alpharetta, US
• John Vincent Wilson · Heart's Delight-Islington, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 8, 2003
• Grant date: Nov 15, 2005
• Expiry date: Sep 6, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08B21/185
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a method is presented for displaying power and heat faults that occur in a network. A server initiates a variety of power alarm display methods. Each method is directed at receiving specific types of power alarm information and displaying or inhibiting the display of this information on a wallboard. The methods operate simultaneously and update the wallboard with power alarm information in near real time. Further, the methods continue to operate and update the display of the power alarm information when tickets associated with the alarms are received or when an operator acknowledges the alarm.