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Connection manager and methods of connection management

US8782247B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

27Claims

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

Hunter Sinclair · Cedar Park, US
Adam Klein · Cedar Park, US
James Grantges · Georgetown, US
John Crane · Minnetonka, US
Yoklim Law · Austin, US
Nicholas Macron · Cedar Park, US
Nishant Jain · Savanuru, IN
David G. Richard · Livingston, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 9, 2003
Grant date	Jul 15, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 1, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/75
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure is directed to a connection manager that includes a dialer configured to interact with a modem to provide a connection to a service provider. The connection manager includes a graphical user interface and an advice window. The graphical user interface is configured to manipulate parameters associated with the connection. The graphical user interface includes a form component. The advice window is responsive to user actions associated with the form component.

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