Claims
- 1. A method of planning a network architecture, comprising:
receiving at a host computer system a request from a user computer to initiate a network architecture planning process; in response to the request, transmitting an electronic file comprising a first display screen to the user computer, wherein the first display screen comprises a question relating to a parameter of the network architecture; receiving at the host computer system a first response to the question; transmitting at least a second electronic file comprising a second display screen to the user computer, wherein the second display screen comprises context-sensitive content based on at least one previous response; receiving at the host computer system at least a second response to the at least a second display screen; determining at least a first action based on the first response and the at least a second response; and transmitting information relating to the at least a first action for display at the user computer.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting at least a second electronic file comprising a second display screen comprises performing a calculation based on the first response to determine the context-sensitive content of the second display screen.
- 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the network architecture relates to a portion of the public switched telephone network.
- 4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising validating the first response.
- 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least a first action comprises adding at least one configuration item related to the network architecture to a list of configuration items.
- 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least a first action comprises contacting an individual for information relating to the network architecture.
- 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least a first action comprises obtaining educational information relating to the network architecture.
- 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the educational information is located on a web site and the information relating to the action comprises a URL for the web site.
- 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least a first action comprises completing a form relating to the network architecture.
- 10. A system for planning a network architecture, comprising:
a host computer system; and a network that communicably couples the host computer system to at least one user computer; wherein the host computer system is programmed to:
receive a request from the user computer to initiate a network architecture planning process; transmit an electronic file comprising a first display screen to the user computer, wherein the first display screen comprises a question relating to a parameter of the network architecture; receive at the host computer system a first response to the question; transmit an electronic file comprising at least a second display screen to the user computer, wherein the second display screen comprises context-sensitive content based on at least one previous response; receive at the host computer system at least a second response to the at least a second display screen; determine at least a first action based on the first response and the at least a second response; and transmit information relating to the at least a first action for display at the user computer.
- 11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the network architecture relates to a portion of the public switched telephone network.
- 12. The system according to claim 10, wherein the host computer system is further programmed to validate the first response.
- 13. The system according to claim 10, wherein the at least a first action comprises adding at least one configuration item related to the network architecture to a list of configuration items.
- 14. The system according to claim 10, wherein the at least a first action comprises contacting an individual for information relating to the network architecture.
- 15. The system according to claim 10, wherein the at least a first action comprises obtaining educational information relating to the network architecture.
- 16. The system according to claim 15, wherein the educational information is located on a web site and the information relating to the at least a first action comprises a URL for the web site.
- 17. The system according to claim 10, wherein the at least a first action comprises completing a form relating to the network architecture.
- 18. A method of planning, comprising:
receiving at a host computer system a request to initiate a planning process; transmitting to a user computer an electronic file comprising at least a first object, wherein the at least a first object requests a response; receiving at the host computer system a first response from the user computer; determining at least a next object; transmitting an electronic file comprising the at least a next object to the user computer; receiving a next response; and listing at least a first action relating to the first response and the next response.
- 19. The method of claim 18, further comprising storing the first response and the at least a second response.
- 20. The method according to claim 18, wherein the at least a first action comprises adding at least one configuration item related to the planning process to a list of configuration items.
- 21. The method according to claim 18, wherein the at least a first action comprises contacting an individual for information relating to the planning process.
- 22. The method according to claim 18, wherein the at least a first action comprises obtaining educational information relating to the planning process.
- 23. The method according to claim 22, wherein the educational information is located on a web site and the at least a first action comprises a URL for the web site.
- 24. The method according to claim 18, wherein the at least a first action comprises completing a form relating to the planning process.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a non-provisional of provisional U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 60/379,571, entitled “SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING NETWORK PLANNING ARCHITECTURES, LABELS AND CONFIGURATIONS” (Attorney Docket No. 020366-087000) filed on May 9, 2002 by Tammy Brown, which application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes.
[0002] This application is related to commonly assigned and concurrently filed U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, entitled “SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING NETWORK ARCHITECTURE PLANNING TOOLS” (Attorney Docket No. 020366-087010) filed on ______ by Tammy S. Brown, and to commonly assigned and concurrently filed U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, entitled “SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ARCHUVING NETWORK PLANNING PROCESSES” (Attorney Docket No. 020366-087030) filed on ______ by Tammy S. Brown, which applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety for all purposes.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60379571 |
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