Patents by Inventor Benoît Fabre

Benoît Fabre has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of selecting transmission paths and a communication network using the method
    Patent number: 7330436
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of determining or selecting a path for transmitting data in packets in an Internet Protocol communication network and a communication network using the method. The method comprises predetermining a limited number of paths by repeatedly applying a single criterion selection method to all of the paths in the network concerned, using different first criteria, and then determining one or more given paths from said limited number of predetermined paths by comparing them with each other on the basis of two or more conditional criteria and then classifying them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Benoît Fabre, Zoely Canela, Claire-Sabine Randriamasy
  • Method of selecting transmission paths and a communication network using the method
    Publication number: 20030021233
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of determining or selecting a path for transmitting data in packets in an Internet Protocol communication network and a communication network using the method. The method comprises predetermining a limited number of paths by repeatedly applying a single criterion selection method to all of the paths in the network concerned, using different first criteria, and then determining one or more given paths from said limited number of predetermined paths by comparing them with each other on the basis of two or more conditional criteria and then classifying them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: ALCATEL
    Inventors: Benoit Fabre, Zoely Canela, Claire-Sabine Randriamasy
  • Method of planning satellite requests by constrained simulated annealing
    Patent number: 6405186
    Abstract: An iterative method enabling a request plan to be established for an observation satellite. A plan consists in a succession of requests which are associated with pluralities of opportunities for satisfying said requests. The plan must also comply with a plurality of constraints. Each iteration k of the iterative method is made up of the following steps: new opportunity is selected; a provisional plan is derived from the preceding plan k-1 as calculated in-the preceding iteration, and from the new opportunity; provisional plan is verified for compliance with said plurality of constraints; the quality of said provisional plan is evaluated; and it is determined whether the provisional plan should be confirmed as plan k as a function of the quality of said provisional plan and of the quality of said preceding plan k-1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Benoît Fabre, Fabrice Noreils, Marie Berger