Patents by Inventor Derek Doran

Derek Doran 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).

  • Patent number: 9424121
    Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method of determining the root cause of service degradation in a network, the method including determining a window of time; determining one or more abnormal Key Quality Indicators (KQIs) in the window; determining one or more abnormal Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in the window; calculating a conditional probability that each of one or more KPIs is abnormal when a Key Quality Indicator (KQI) is normal; calculating a conditional probability that the each of one or more KPIs is abnormal when the KQI is abnormal; calculating a score for each KPI based upon a divergence of a Beta distribution for the conditional probability that each of one or more KPIs is abnormal when a KQI is normal and a Beta distribution for the conditional probability that the each of one or more KPIs is abnormal when the KQI is abnormal; and generating a representative root-cause list based upon the score for each KPI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Dan Kushnir, Ahmet Akyamac, Veena Mendiratta, Huseyin Uzunalioglu, Derek Doran
  • Publication number: 20160162346
    Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method of determining the root cause of service degradation in a network, the method including determining a window of time; determining one or more abnormal Key Quality Indicators (KQIs) in the window; determining one or more abnormal Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in the window; calculating a conditional probability that each of one or more KPIs is abnormal when a Key Quality Indicator (KQI) is normal; calculating a conditional probability that the each of one or more KPIs is abnormal when the KQI is abnormal; calculating a score for each KPI based upon a divergence of a Beta distribution for the conditional probability that each of one or more KPIs is abnormal when a KQI is normal and a Beta distribution for the conditional probability that the each of one or more KPIs is abnormal when the KQI is abnormal; and generating a representative root-cause list based upon the score for each KPI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Dan Kushnir, Ahmet Akyamac, Veena Mendiratta, Huseyin Uzunalioglu, Derek Doran
  • Patent number: 9159077
    Abstract: A method for deriving a composite tie metric for an edge between nodes of a telecommunication call graph includes receiving descriptive data with original values for descriptive attributes associated with a telecommunication call graph formed by edges between nodes. Each edge relates to two nodes. Each original value relates to an edge and a descriptive attribute forming an edge-attribute pair for the corresponding original value. The descriptive data is stored in a local storage device. Scaling factors for each descriptive attribute are determined taking into account a distribution of the original values for the corresponding descriptive attribute and a common base for the descriptive attributes. Weighting factors are determined for each descriptive attribute. The composite tie metric is computed for an edge based on the original value, scaling factor, and weighting factor for the descriptive attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Veena B. Mendiratta, Derek Doran, Chitra Phadke, Huseyin Uzunalioglu, Dan Kushnir
  • Patent number: 8804929
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a subscriber churn prediction includes receiving call detail records from a network operator detailing communication between subscribers of the network operator and determining tie-strengths between subscribers based on the call detail records. The system and method further includes generating a net churn influence accumulated at each subscriber from the tie-strengths by propagating churner influence between subscribers due to churn events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Chitra A. Phadke, Huseyin Uzunalioglu, Veena B. Mendiratta, Dan Kushnir, Derek Doran
  • Publication number: 20140119522
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a subscriber churn prediction includes receiving call detail records from a network operator detailing communication between subscribers of the network operator and determining tie-strengths between subscribers based on the call detail records. The system and method further includes generating a net churn influence accumulated at each subscriber from the tie-strengths by propagating churner influence between subscribers due to churn events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
    Inventors: Chitra A. Phadke, Huseyin Uzunalioglu, Veena B. Mendiratta, Dan Kushnir, Derek Doran
  • Publication number: 20130066933
    Abstract: A method for deriving a composite tie metric for an edge between nodes of a telecommunication call graph includes receiving descriptive data with original values for descriptive attributes associated with a telecommunication call graph formed by edges between nodes. Each edge relates to two nodes. Each original value relates to an edge and a descriptive attribute forming an edge-attribute pair for the corresponding original value. The descriptive data is stored in a local storage device. Scaling factors for each descriptive attribute are determined taking into account a distribution of the original values for the corresponding descriptive attribute and a common base for the descriptive attributes. Weighting factors are determined for each descriptive attribute. The composite tie metric is computed for an edge based on the original value, scaling factor, and weighting factor for the descriptive attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.
    Inventors: Veena B. Mendiratta, Derek Doran, Chitra Phadke, Huseyin Uzunalioglu, Dan Kushnir