Method and apparatus for providing shared services
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
InventorsMarian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
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Abstract
The present invention enables an overlay capability to be invoked on network systems and elements that are designed to support multiple customer bases. Depending on the registered identification of the user, screens and other user interfaces that provide access to functions can be overlaid on the network component and segmented along customer classifications.
Claims20
A method for providing shared services in a communication network, comprising:
- identifying, by a processor, a service that is provided to a consumer segment via a consumer segment specific service resource;
- identifying, by the processor, a service that is provided to a business segment via a business segment specific service resource;
- and
- identifying, by the processor, a common resource from the consumer segment specific service resource and the business segment specific service resource that is to be used for supporting the service for the consumer segment and the service for the business segment, wherein the common resource comprises a network element of the communication network.
A tangible computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing shared services in a communication network, the operations comprising:
- identifying a service that is provided to a consumer segment via a consumer segment specific service resource;
- identifying a service that is provided to a business segment via a business segment specific service resource;
- and
- identifying a common resource from the consumer segment specific service resource and the business segment specific service resource that is to be used for supporting the service for the consumer segment and the service for the business segment, wherein the common resource comprises a network element of the communication network.
An apparatus for providing shared services in a communication network, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- identifying a service that is provided to a consumer segment via a consumer segment specific service resource;
- identifying a service that is provided to a business segment via a business segment specific service resource;
- and
- identifying a common resource from the consumer segment specific service resource and the business segment specific service resource that is to be used for supporting the service for the consumer segment and the service for the business segment, wherein the common resource comprises a network element of the communication network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.