Patents by Inventor Russ Freen
Russ Freen 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: 9203629Abstract: Systems and methods for providing user-centric device-based data communications cost monitoring and controls. In an embodiment, the method operates by sending a registration request associated with a subscriber session, determining current data usage associated with the subscriber, and sending data usage thresholds. The method further comprises sending quotas associated with the subscriber session after collecting data usage information associated with the subscriber session. The method receives a notification at the subscriber's mobile device when a pre-determined quota is exceeded during the subscriber session to control data usage. The system communicates with a usage policy server and a usage policy application. The usage policy application allows a subscriber to alter terms and service tiers of a subscription.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2010Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Bridgewater Systems Corp.Inventors: Parham Momtahan, Russ Freen, D. Mark Jones
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Patent number: 9088973Abstract: A radio spectrum management system is provided. In an embodiment, the radio spectrum management system includes a radio spectrum gateway, a radio spectrum management server and a radio spectrum policy decision server. The radio spectrum gateway is coupled to a radio access network that receives bandwidth requests from subscriber devices and provides bandwidth allocation decisions to the radio access network. The radio spectrum management server receives bandwidth requests from the radio spectrum gateway and provides bandwidth allocation decisions to the radio spectrum gateway based on radio resources and bandwidth policy decisions. The radio spectrum policy management server provides bandwidth policy decisions to the radio spectrum server. The bandwidth policy decisions are generated based on consideration of subscriber and/or application service provider characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Bridgewater Systems Corp.Inventors: Russ Freen, Eamonn Garry, Tyler Nelson, Parham Momtahan
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Patent number: 8676211Abstract: Systems and methods for network congestion management thru selective network access among wireless cells and wireless hotspots are provided. In an embodiment of the present invention, a method to transmit a connection policy decision to a wireless communications device that is connected to a cellular wireless network whether to access a wireless hotspot is provided. The method includes determining a wireless cell location of the wireless communications device, generating a connection policy decision to determine whether the wireless communication device should access a wireless hotspot based on the wireless cell location and wireless hotspot availability, and transmitting the connection policy decision to the wireless communications device.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Bridgewater Systems Corp.Inventors: D. Mark Jones, Russ Freen
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System and methods for carrier-centric mobile device data communications cost monitoring and control
Patent number: 8577329Abstract: Systems and methods for providing carrier-centric data communications cost monitoring and controls are provided. In an embodiment, the method operates by receiving a registration request associated with a subscriber session, determining current data usage associated with the subscriber, and receiving data usage thresholds. The method further comprises receiving quotas associated with the subscriber session and collecting data usage information associated with the subscriber session. The method sends a notification to the subscriber when a pre-determined quota is exceeded during the subscriber session and controls data usage. The cost monitoring and control system comprises a usage policy server and a usage policy application. The usage policy application allows a carrier to offer alterations to terms of a subscription.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2010Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Bridgewater Systems Corp.Inventors: Parham Momtahan, Russ Freen, D. Mark Jones -
Patent number: 8363546Abstract: A radio spectrum management system is provided. In an embodiment, the radio spectrum management system includes a radio spectrum gateway, a radio spectrum management server and a radio spectrum policy decision server. The radio spectrum gateway is coupled to a radio access network that receives bandwidth requests from subscriber devices and provides bandwidth allocation decisions to the radio access network. The radio spectrum management server receives bandwidth requests from the radio spectrum gateway and provides bandwidth allocation decisions to the radio spectrum gateway based on radio resources and bandwidth policy decisions. The radio spectrum policy management server provides bandwidth policy decisions to the radio spectrum server. The bandwidth policy decisions are generated based on consideration of subscriber and/or application service provider characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2007Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Bridgewater Systems Corp.Inventors: Russ Freen, Eamonn Garry, Tyler Nelson, Parham Momtahan
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System and Methods for Carrier-Centric Mobile Device Data Communications Cost Monitoring and Control
Publication number: 20130023230Abstract: Systems and methods for providing carrier-centric data communications cost monitoring and controls are provided. In an embodiment, the method operates by receiving a registration request associated with a subscriber session, determining current data usage associated with the subscriber, and receiving data usage thresholds. The method further comprises receiving quotas associated with the subscriber session and collecting data usage information associated with the subscriber session. The method sends a notification to the subscriber when a pre-determined quota is exceeded during the subscriber session and controls data usage. The cost monitoring and control system comprises a usage policy server and a usage policy application. The usage policy application allows a carrier to offer alterations to terms of a subscription.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2010Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: Bridgewater Systems Corp.Inventors: Parham MOMTAHAN, Russ Freen, D. Mark Jones -
Publication number: 20120034922Abstract: Systems and methods for network congestion management thru selective network access among wireless cells and wireless hotspots are provided. In an embodiment of the present invention, a method to transmit a connection policy decision to a wireless communications device that is connected to a cellular wireless network whether to access a wireless hotspot is provided. The method includes determining a wireless cell location of the wireless communications device, generating a connection policy decision to determine whether the wireless communication device should access a wireless hotspot based on the wireless cell location and wireless hotspot availability, and transmitting the connection policy decision to the wireless communications device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Inventors: D. Mark Jones, Russ Freen
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Publication number: 20110276442Abstract: Systems and methods for providing user-centric device-based data communications cost monitoring and controls. In an embodiment, the method operates by sending a registration request associated with a subscriber session, determining current data usage associated with the subscriber, and sending data usage thresholds. The method further comprises sending quotas associated with the subscriber session after collecting data usage information associated with the subscriber session. The method receives a notification at the subscriber's mobile device when a pre-determined quota is exceeded during the subscriber session to control data usage. The system communicates with a usage policy server and a usage policy application. The usage policy application allows a subscriber to alter terms and service tiers of a subscription.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: Bridgewater Systems Corp.Inventors: Parham Momtahan, Russ Freen, D. Mark Jones
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System and Methods for Carrier-Centric Mobile Device Data Communications Cost Monitoring and Control
Publication number: 20110275344Abstract: Systems and methods for providing carrier-centric data communications cost monitoring and controls are provided. In an embodiment, the method operates by receiving a registration request associated with a subscriber session, determining current data usage associated with the subscriber, and receiving data usage thresholds. The method further comprises receiving quotas associated with the subscriber session and collecting data usage information associated with the subscriber session. The method sends a notification to the subscriber when a pre-determined quota is exceeded during the subscriber session and controls data usage. The cost monitoring and control system comprises a usage policy server and a usage policy application. The usage policy application allows a carrier to offer alterations to terms of a subscription.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: Bridgewater Systems Corp.Inventors: Parham MOMTAHAN, Russ Freen, D. Mark Jones -
Publication number: 20080117869Abstract: A radio spectrum management system is provided. In an embodiment, the radio spectrum management system includes a radio spectrum gateway, a radio spectrum management server and a radio spectrum policy decision server. The radio spectrum gateway is coupled to a radio access network that receives bandwidth requests from subscriber devices and provides bandwidth allocation decisions to the radio access network. The radio spectrum management server receives bandwidth requests from the radio spectrum gateway and provides bandwidth allocation decisions to the radio spectrum gateway based on radio resources and bandwidth policy decisions. The radio spectrum policy management server provides bandwidth policy decisions to the radio spectrum server. The bandwidth policy decisions are generated based on consideration of subscriber and/or application service provider characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2007Publication date: May 22, 2008Inventors: Russ Freen, Eamonn Garry, Tyler Nelson, Parham Momtahan
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Patent number: 5959985Abstract: A multi-network environment comprises a plurality of different digital networks, a network manager associated with each network, a system manager at each customer premises for requesting a desired service, a customer agent for implementing instructions received from the customer agent, and a call processing unit associated with each network for implementing instructions received from a customer agent to route a call through the networks.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 1997Date of Patent: September 28, 1999Assignee: Newbridge Networks CorporationInventors: Russ Freen, Vish Raju
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Patent number: 5953347Abstract: An integrated network management system for multiple networks of different topology domains employs hierarchical pass-through routing and multi-network service management through the network.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 1997Date of Patent: September 14, 1999Assignees: CrossKeys Systems Corporation, Newbridge Networks CorporationInventors: Norman Wong, Doug Bellinger, Russ Freen, Vish Raju, Wade Neville