Patents by Inventor Kevin Cutler
Kevin Cutler 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).
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Patent number: 9449301Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: determining, at a policy and charging rules node, that the policy and charging rules node should perform a policy decision; comparing a criteria portion of at least one rule of a plurality of rules to a set of context information; identifying a rule of the plurality of rules that matches the set of context information; determining that a result portion of the identified rule includes a reference to a first managed object; and using the first managed object as at least part of a result of the policy decision.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Kevin Cutler, Katha Kulasingam
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Publication number: 20140335842Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a subscriber interface node of providing a service to a subscriber. The method may include: defining a service having an execution flow comprising a plurality of predefined operations; defining a plurality of tasks, each task occurring within one of the predefined operations and comprising a service call to a role of a plug-in representing an external service provider; and executing the operations in the predefined order according to the defined tasks.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2013Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: Alcatel-Lucent Canada Inc.Inventors: Katha KULASINGAM, Justin M. NEWCOMB, Kevin CUTLER
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Patent number: 8838791Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving, at the session management node, an initial request message, the initial request message including at least one subscription identifier; determining that the session management node does not have access to a subscription record associated with the at least one subscription identifier; generating a transient subscription record based on the initial request message; and processing the initial request message based on the initial request message and the transient subscription record.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Kevin Cutler, Xu Chen, Kalyan Siddam
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Patent number: 8594621Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method for determining the usage of a subscriber to mobile and fixed line services including: receiving subscriber usage information from a fixed line network; receiving subscriber usage information from a mobile network; computing a usage metric based upon the received subscriber usage information from the fixed line network and the mobile network and rating factor information; comparing the usage metric to a predetermined usage threshold; determining a usage policy action; and transmitting a usage policy action message.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2011Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Fan Mo, Kevin Cutler, Hamdy Farid
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Patent number: 8588106Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) for scheduling the operation of the PCRN, the method including: selecting a type of PCRN action to carry out; determining an update time; determining an applicable PCRN action based upon the update time and a timeframe associated with the applicable PCRN action; and performing the applicable PCRN action.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: James Paul, Kevin Cutler, Hamdy Farid
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Publication number: 20130084826Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method for determining the usage of a subscriber to mobile and fixed line services including: receiving subscriber usage information from a fixed line network; receiving subscriber usage information from a mobile network; computing a usage metric based upon the received subscriber usage information from the fixed line network and the mobile network and rating factor information; comparing the usage metric to a predetermined usage threshold; determining a usage policy action; and transmitting a usage policy action message.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT CANADA INC.Inventors: Fan Mo, Kevin Cutler, Hamdy Farid
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Publication number: 20120263074Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) for scheduling the operation of the PCRN, the method including: selecting a type of PCRN action to carry out; determining an update time; determining an applicable PCRN action based upon the update time and a timeframe associated with the applicable PCRN action; and performing the applicable PCRN action.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2011Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: ALCATEL LUCENT CANADA INC.Inventors: James Paul, Kevin Cutler, Hamdy Farid
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Publication number: 20120221723Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving, at the session management node, an initial request message, the initial request message including at least one subscription identifier; determining that the session management node does not have access to a subscription record associated with the at least one subscription identifier; generating a transient subscription record based on the initial request message; and processing the initial request message based on the initial request message and the transient subscription record.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2011Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT CANADA INC.Inventors: Kevin Cutler, Xu Chen, Kalyan Siddam
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Publication number: 20120221693Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following; receiving, at the session management node, an event notification; retrieving an object associated with the event, wherein the object includes an authorized value for a particular attribute; determining, based on the event notification, that the object should be temporarily modified; determining, based on the event notification, an adjusted value for the particular attribute; inserting the adjusted value for the particular attribute into the object without modifying the authorized value for a particular attribute; and reauthorizing at least one session based on the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2011Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: ALCATLEL-LUCENT CANADA INC.Inventors: Kevin Cutler, Haiqing Ma, Hamdy Farid
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Publication number: 20110320622Abstract: The invention is directed to managing a subscriber session, particularly an Internet Protocol connectivity access network (IP-CAN) session in the context of LTE networks, responsive to a change in circumstances related to the subscriber such as a change in subscriber profile information, an event trigger, or a usage management trigger. According to embodiments of the invention, such management includes receiving an indication of a change in circumstances relating to a subscriber; identifying a session related to the change; determining if taking an action related to the session is desirable; and taking the action in accordance with the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: Alcatel-Lucent Canada, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Cutler, Ajay Kirit Pandya, Fan Mo
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Publication number: 20110276530Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: determining, at a policy and charging rules node, that the policy and charging rules node should perform a policy decision; comparing a criteria portion of at least one rule of a plurality of rules to a set of context information; identifying a rule of the plurality of rules that matches the set of context information; determining that a result portion of the identified rule includes a reference to a first managed object; and using the first managed object as at least part of a result of the policy decision.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: Alcatel-Lucent Canada Inc.Inventors: Kevin Cutler, Katha Kulasingam