Graphical user interface for providing and facilitating user for searching and accessing information with options of selecting one of carrier circuit, facility reroute, customer and cable

A method for accessing communication circuits information and customer data information comprising:

• accessing a communications facility information system by a user;
• providing a graphical user interface to the user for use of the communications facility information system, the graphical user interface providing a main menu for the communications facility information system after the user accesses the communications facility information system, the main menu providing the user with options of selecting one of a circuit/facility subsystem and a SONET subsystem, the selection of circuit/facility subsystem providing the user with options of selecting one of carrier circuit, facility reroute, customer, and cable;
• inputting search criteria to the communications facility information system by the user, the search criteria related to at least one of equipment data and customer data, the graphical user interface providing input areas for the user to enter the search criteria;
• searching at least one database for at least one of the communication circuits information and the customer data information related to the search criteria;
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• displaying a result of the searching, the result comprising at least one of the communication circuits information and the customer data information related to the search criteria, and the result further comprising a circuit id, status, vacant channel id, circuit route, and number of offices if facility reroute is selected and the user entered at least one of a system id, facility id, A location, Z location, circuit id, avoid location, and number of offices as the search criteria.

A method for accessing communication circuits information and customer data information comprising:

• accessing a communications facility information system by a user;
• providing a graphical user interface to the user for use of the communications facility information system, the graphical user interface providing a main menu for the communications facility information system after the user accesses the communications facility information system, the main menu providing the user with options of selecting one of a circuit/facility subsystem and a SONET subsystem, the selection of circuit/facility subsystem providing the user with options of selecting one of carrier circuit, facility reroute, customer, and cable;
• inputting search criteria to the communications facility information system by the user, the search criteria related to at least one of equipment data and customer data, the graphical user interface providing input areas for the user to enter the search criteria;
• searching at least one database for at least one of the communication circuits information and the customer data information related to the search criteria;
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• displaying a result of the searching, the result comprising at least one of the communication circuits information and the customer data information related to the search criteria, and the result further comprising a customer name, customer address, ACNA, circuit id, MCN, contact name, and contact number if customer is selected and the user entered at least one of customer name and customer address as the search criteria.

A method for accessing communication circuits information and customer data information comprising:

• accessing a communications facility information system by a user;
• providing a graphical user interface to the user for use of the communications facility information system, the graphical user interface providing a main menu for the communications facility information system after the user accesses the communications facility information system, the main menu providing the user with options of selecting one of a circuit/facility subsystem and a SONET subsystem, the selection of circuit/facility subsystem providing the user with options of selecting one of carrier circuit, facility reroute, customer, and cable;
• inputting search criteria to the communications facility information system by the user, the search criteria related to at least one of equipment data and customer data, the graphical user interface providing input areas for the user to enter the search criteria;
• searching at least one database for at least one of the communication circuits information and the customer data information related to the search criteria;
• and
• displaying a result of the searching, the result comprising at least one of the communication circuits information and the customer data information related to the search criteria,
• wherein options of interoffice circuits, exchange circuits, lookup by customer, and lookup by circuit are presented to the user if cable listing is selected.

A method for accessing communication circuits information and customer data information comprising:

• accessing a communications facility information system by a user;
• providing a graphical user interface to the user for use of the communications facility information system, the graphical user interface providing a main menu for the communications facility information system after the user accesses the communications facility information system, the main menu providing the user with options of selecting one of a circuit/facility subsystem and a SONET subsystem;
• inputting search criteria to the communications facility information system by the user, the search criteria related to at least one of equipment data and customer data, the graphical user interface providing input areas for the user to enter the search criteria;
• searching at least one database for at least one of the communication circuits information and the customer data information related to the search criteria;
• and
• displaying a result of the searching, the result comprising at least one of the communication circuits information and the customer data information related to the search criteria, and the result further comprising an A end, Z end, cable id, CAC, level, node A, node Z, SCID, and topology, if SONET is selected, and the user has entered at least one of a cable id, CAC, circuit id, circuit layout order, SCID, and rack id.