Patents Assigned to Amdocs Software System Limited
  • Patent number: 9374474
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for detecting duplicated telecommunications events in a consumer telecommunications network. In use, a first telecommunications event and associated first event data are received. One or more fields of data are extracted from the first event data. Additionally, a single data string is generated from the extracted one or more fields of data. Further, a hash function is utilized to create a first event signature corresponding to the single data string from the extracted one or more fields of data. In addition, a first event signature hint is extracted from the first event signature, the first event signature hint including a portion of the first event signature. Furthermore, it is determined whether the first event signature hint exists in a signature hint hash table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Victoria Boriskovsky, Vladimir Polonsky, Omer Shani, Nir Cohen
  • Patent number: 9369467
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for providing generic access to web content on a mobile device. In use, a request for requested web content is received from a web runtime component associated with a mobile device, the requested web content corresponding to a particular user of the mobile device. Additionally, it is determined whether the particular user is permitted to access the requested web content. Further, the requested web content is retrieved from one or more network based servers associated with the requested web content, in response to determining that the particular user is permitted to access the requested web content. In addition, one or more instructions for modifying the retrieved requested web content are executed, thereby generating modified web content. Furthermore, the modified web content is sent to the web runtime component for rendering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Emmanuel Rohee, Pierre-Erwann Gouesbet, Cedric Gegout
  • Patent number: 9349111
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for calculating risk associated with a software testing project. In use, a plurality of inputs associated with at least one software testing project are received. Additionally, risk elements are identified utilizing the plurality of inputs. Further, a weight is assigned to each of the identified risk elements, the weight capable of being adjusted based on user feedback. Moreover, an overall risk is calculated for the at least one software testing project based on the identified risk elements and assigned weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventor: Sharon Elgarat
  • Patent number: 9344584
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for dynamically applying session control triggers to communication sessions. In use, a request associated with a communication session for an entity is received. Additionally, at least one attribute associated with the entity is identified, in response to the request. Furthermore, it is determined whether at least one trigger implementing session control is to be set for the communication session, based on the at least one attribute. Moreover, the request is processed, based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Daniel Gluzman, Zur Yahalom, Gal Eshet, Omer Shani
  • Patent number: 9338307
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for utilizing an alternative Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) node in a consumer telecommunications system. In use, an Sy session for a subscriber of a consumer telecommunications network is established, the Sy session being between a first PCRF node and an Online Charging System (OCS) node of the consumer telecommunications network. Additionally, the first PCRF node specifies an alternative PCRF node. Further, information associated with the Sy session is maintained at the alternative PCRF node. In addition, the first PCRF node is monitored and it is determined whether the first PCRF node is responsive to communication therewith. Responsive to determining that first PCRF node is not responsive to communication therewith, the Sy session is continued between the OCS node and the alternative PCRF node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander Foottit, Yong Li, Elizabeth Janet Keddy
  • Patent number: 9329857
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for generating a configuration data tree associated with a plurality of source files. In use, a load of a configuration data tree associated with a plurality of source files is initiated. Further, different versions of the plurality of source files are identified. Additionally, the different versions of the plurality of source files are merged to produce a single configuration data tree, wherein one node in the single configuration data tree is capable of representing a plurality of nodes associated with the different versions of the plurality of source files. Moreover, displayable data associated with the single configuration data tree is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventor: Alexander Troyanovsky
  • Patent number: 9332135
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for managing a shared quota for a plurality of network subscribers in a consumer telecommunications network. In use, an Sy interface session is established for a subscriber of a consumer telecommunications network, the Sy interface session being between a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) node and an Online Charging System (OCS) node of the consumer telecommunications network. Further, it is determined whether the subscriber is associated with any multi-subscriber shared usage counters on the consumer telecommunications network. Responsive to determining that the subscriber is associated with at least one multi-subscriber shared usage counter on the consumer telecommunications network, a reference to the at least one multi-subscriber shared usage counter is provided to the PCRF node by the OCS node. Additionally, the OCS node monitors the at least one multi-subscriber shared usage counter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander Foottit, Yong Li, Elizabeth Janet Keddy
  • Patent number: 9323423
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for displaying tasks as interactive thumbnails for interaction therewith by a user. In use, a plurality of tasks are identified. Additionally, for each of the tasks, an interactive thumbnail is generated which is representative of the task. Furthermore, the thumbnails are displayed for interaction therewith by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventor: Dov Rosner
  • Patent number: 9323849
    Abstract: Content such as user interface items provided to a user during a session of an interactive application is personalized. One or more environmental context attribute values for the session are determined. Responsive to a request for content, for at least one item of the content, each of the environmental context attribute values are mapped to respective values indicating a users level of interest in the item for the environmental context attribute values. Content is retrieved from a content database and the content is personalized as a function of the users level of interest in the item for the environmental context attribute values before being returned to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Paul Cotter, Barry Joseph Smyth, Nigel David Hanby
  • Patent number: 9319534
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for automatically generating personalized offers for a consumer in a telecommunication consumer network. In use, a telecommunication consumer network is automatically and continuously monitored to automatically maintain a record of patterns of consumer usage of mobile devices on the telecommunication consumer network. Additionally, the record of patterns of consumer usage of mobile devices on the consumer network is utilized to automatically generate at least one personalized offer to at least one consumer on the telecommunication consumer network, the personalized offer being associated with consumer services that are suitable for a pattern of usage of at least one mobile device associated with the at least one consumer on the telecommunication consumer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems, Limited
    Inventor: Eyal Almog
  • Patent number: 9311455
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program are provided for distributing payment to digital content owners. In use, usage of digital content is identified, utilizing a source of the usage of the digital content. Further, a record of the usage of the digital content is transmitted to a central collection system, for use in distributing payment to an owner of the digital content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventor: Tal Givoly
  • Patent number: 9306867
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for managing distribution of a finite amount of resources. In use, a quota is received from a first repository, the quota including a portion of a finite amount of resources. Additionally, a plurality of requests is received from a plurality of entities, where each of the plurality of requests is requesting one or more of the resources. Further, the one or more of the resources are conditionally provided to the plurality of entities, in response to the plurality of requests. Further still, it is determined whether a predetermined amount of resources exist. Also, an additional quota is conditionally requested from the first repository, based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventor: Omer Shani
  • Patent number: 9304763
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for big data integration and configuration. In use, a plurality of components associated with a big data solution are defined in a domain specific language utilizing one or more code generation tools. Additionally, relevant artifacts for the plurality of components associated with the big data solution are generated. Further, the relevant artifacts are packaged into a manifest, the manifest including elements required to support at least one business process. In addition, environment dependent variables of the manifest are replaced with target values associated with a target big data environment to which the manifest is to be deployed. Moreover, the manifest is deployed into operation in the target big data environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Arnon Rotem-Gal-Oz, Nir Pedhazur
  • Patent number: 9307085
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for predicting at least one reason for a current call received from a customer. In operation, information associated with at least one transaction corresponding to at least one customer is identified. Additionally, relevant data associated with the at least one customer is determined, based on the at least one transaction. Further, at least one reason for a current customer call received from the at least one customer is predicted, based on the relevant data associated with the at least one customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Craig Dean Hanson, Greg Verego, Joseph Patrick O'Hara
  • Patent number: 9305299
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for proactively identifying and addressing customer needs. In use, at least one customer need for at least one customer is predicted, based, at least in part, on information associated with the one or more detected customer care request triggering events, information associated with the one or more customer care interactions, and information associated with the one or more after-effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Craig Dean Hanson, Joseph Patrick O'Hara, Shanmugam Chinnappa Gounder
  • Patent number: 9301315
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for transmitting network communications at a point in time automatically determined based on communication rates. In use, a communication to be transmitted over a network is identified, utilizing a device. Additionally, a point in time at which to transmit the communication over the network is automatically determined by the device, utilizing at least one rate for the communication. Further, transmission of the communication over the network is initiated at the determined point in time, utilizing the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Debabrata Patro, Anshoo Gaur, Menachem Domb
  • Patent number: 9294631
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for identification of common root causes with sequential patterns. In use, a plurality of customer event sequences are identified. Additionally, the plurality of customer event sequences are grouped into a hierarchical framework of patterns. Further, a root-cause analysis (RCA) is performed for the customer event sequences utilizing the hierarchical framework of patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Peter John Cogan, John Henry Hannon, Michael Richard Kerrigan
  • Patent number: 9292400
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for determining a network for a user. In use, a network-related event associated with a user is identified. Additionally, a score is calculated for the user, in response to the identification of the event. Further, a network is determined for the user, based on the score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Nir Rapaport, Ronen David
  • Patent number: 9286489
    Abstract: A flexible, modifiable, and sophisticated rules processing engine includes a user interface through which customers may design and modify a wide range of rules. The customer may thereby setup rules that determine any action, template, or other resultant appropriate to or for their input data. Consequently, the customer may develop sophisticated processing patterns tailored to their own input data, without the time and expense associated with obtaining a custom solution from a software vendor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Maxine Campbell, Cindy Irby, Greg Verego
  • Patent number: 9286055
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for aggregating fragments of data objects from a plurality of devices. In use, a first data fragment associated with a first data object to be migrated from at least one first device associated with a legacy code to a second device associated with a target code is received, the first data fragment including at least a first portion of the first data object. Additionally, it is determined that the first data fragment is one of a plurality of data fragments that comprise the first data object. In response to determining that the first data fragment is one of a plurality of data fragments that comprise the first data object, the first data fragment is stored in a memory. Further, the memory is monitored to determine whether all of the plurality of data fragments that comprise the first data object are present in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Christopher James George, Stephen Palmer, Ulf Mathias Landby