ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,509, issued on May 27, was assigned to Promptlink Communications Inc. (Oceanside, Calif.).

"Network management" was invented by Foad Towfiq (Oceanside, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various techniques include identifying impairments in networks, prioritizing the impairments, and prioritizing fixing the impairments to reduce negative impacts on network customers."

The patent was filed on June 28, 2023, under Application No. 18/215,730.

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