Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Gnesda

Nicholas J. Gnesda 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 and apparatus for policy-based charging for telecommunications services
    Patent number: 6721554
    Abstract: The present invention bills a call in accordance with a measured quality of service (QoS) level afforded by the call and specified in a service level agreement. The measured quality of service is determined from a collection of measurements associated with the call. An adjustment factor is determined by a subscriber class of service and the measured quality of service. The adjustment factor is utilized by a billing processor in rating the call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Gnesda, Kenneth Frank Smolik, Jeffrey Arthur Zahnle
  • Method and apparatus for policy-based charging for telecommunications services
    Publication number: 20020072333
    Abstract: The present invention bills a call in accordance with a measured quality of service (QoS) level afforded by the call and specified in a service level agreement. The measured quality of service is determined from a collection of measurements associated with the call. An adjustment factor is determined by a subscriber class of service and the measured quality of service. The adjustment factor is utilized by a billing processor in rating the call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Gnesda, Kenneth Frank Smolik, Jeffrey Arthur Zahnle