IP Library Granted Patent US 11,109,124
Granted Patent B1
US 11,109,124 · App. 15/937,236 · Granted Aug 31, 2021

System for signal management

Inventors: David Stoner (Decatur, AL); Chrissy Kay Cleveland (Decatur, AL); Jeffrey Machamer (Huntsville, AL); Thomas A Siniard (Decatur, AL); Joseph Robichaud (Chattanooga, TN)
Assignee: 3-GIS
H04Q11/0066H04B10/0771H04Q2011/0081
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Patent No.
US 11,109,124
App. No.
15/937,236
Granted
Aug 31, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method of maintaining functioning relationships between geospatial features and standalone tables for rendering, editing, and managing a geospatial representation of a complete signal path comprises: Creating a structure, Placing equipment that associates to the structure, Placing cable and connect to port on fiber equipment, Determining type of connection, Determining type of equipment connection, and Creating record of the signal path.

Claims (22)

1. A method of maintaining functioning relationships between geospatial features and standalone tables for rendering, editing, and managing a geospatial representation of a complete signal path, the method comprising:

transmitting a signal through an optical network creating unique attributes as the signal traverse through the optical network;

receiving the traversed signal, and based on the created unique attributes of the received signal:

creating a structure,

placing equipment that associates to the structure,

placing cable and connect to port on fiber equipment,

determining type of connection,

determining type of equipment connection,

creating an editable record of the signals that are unique and defined by a single record in a signal table for each of the connections to equipments;

creating a geospatial representation of a complete signal path between equipments; and,

displaying the editable record and the geospatial representation of a complete signal path between equipments on a manipulatable geospatial computing device.

2. The method of claim 1 including

Creating a map of the features of the record associated with the signal path.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geospatial features of a signal path can be displayed as multiple standalone tables in a single screen shot.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the geospatial features of the signal path are displayed in one or more stand alone tables.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the record is updated to indicate different signals from source to end, splicing of signals, and/or breaks in the signal path.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the record of the signal path includes equipment and devices used.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the record of the signal path includes fibers, cables, the signals on each fiber, and the fibers within a cable.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein building footprints and splice closures are included in the record.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein assembly, fiber equipment, splices, and attachments are equipments containing a collection of ports.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal has a source portion and an end portion, the source portion of the signal and the end portion of the signal being defined in a signal table such that the geospatial features are identified distinctly between the source portion and the end portion.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signals are tracked on each fiber of the cable.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2023
From: KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: SSP MIDCO, LLC; SSP INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC; SSP-WIND LAKE, LLC; SSP INNOVATIONS, LLC; TADPOLE CARTESIA, INC.; 3-GIS, LLC
Reel/Frame 064302/0848 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 7, 2023
From: 3-GIS, LLC
To: PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 064279/0106 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2020
From: SSP MIDCO, LLC; SSP INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC; SSP-WIND LAKE, LLC; SSP INNOVATIONS, LLC; TADPOLE CARTESIA, INC.; 3-GIS, LLC
To: KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 054754/0785 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NATURE OF CONVEYANCE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054464 FRAME: 0326. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 4, 2020
From: STONER, DAVID; CLEVELAND, CHRISSY KAY; MACHAMER, JEFFREY; SINIARD, THOMAS; ROBICHAUD, JOSEPH
To: 3-GIS, LLC
Reel/Frame 054588/0047 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2020
From: STONER, DAVID; CLEVELAND, CHRISSY KAY; MACHAMER, JEFFREY; SINIARD, THOMAS A; ROBICHAUD, JOSEPH
To: 3-GIS, LLC
Reel/Frame 054488/0294 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2020
From: STONER, DAVID; CLEVELAND, CHRISSY KAY; MACHAMER, JEFFREY; SINIARD, THOMAS; ROBICHAUD, JOSEPH
To: 3-GIS, LLC
Reel/Frame 054464/0326 →
Continuity (1)
Division 14943603 · Nov 17, 2015