Patents Assigned to Development Limited
  • Patent number: 9660929
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for segregated policy decision making in the context of network function virtualization orchestration in a communication network. In use, at least one orchestration task is identified to be performed by a Network Function Virtualization Orchestrator (NFV-O) associated with a communication network. Additionally, the at least one orchestration task is assigned to be performed by a network service planning module, the network service planning module functioning to assure the at least one orchestration task is acceptable based on an orchestration template. Further, a policy decision module is queried with contextual information associated with the at least one orchestration task, the policy decision module functioning to assure one or more business goals are considered based on the contextual information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignees: Amdocs Software Systems Limited, Amdocs Development Limited
    Inventor: Shai Herzog
  • Patent number: 9660868
    Abstract: A network management system for management of a communications network is disclosed. The system comprises an inventory database storing a network inventory comprising information representative of network resources of the communications network. The system comprises means for receiving a change request specifying a modification to be made to the network, and an inventory update component adapted to modify the network inventory in response to the change request. The system also includes an implementation component adapted to access the inventory database, identify modifications made to the network inventory, and transmit configuration data to the network to implement the inventory modifications in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignees: Amdocs Software Systems Limited, Amdocs Development Limited
    Inventors: Richard Mishra, Markus Buchner, Johnston Harden Graham Glendinning, Manfred Geyer, Adan K. Pope, David Roy Ettle
  • Patent number: 9646350
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing operations on network files including captured billing event information. In use, at least one network file is generated in response to a data capture command associated with a communications network, the at least one network file including information associated with a plurality of billing events corresponding to the communication network. Additionally, user input is received to perform at least one operation corresponding to the at least one network file, the at least one operation including at least one of: editing the at least one network file; filtering the at least one network file, based on configurable criteria; replaying at least a portion of the plurality of billing events included in the at least one network file; and generating an event template utilizing at least a portion of the information associated with the plurality of billing events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignees: Amdocs Software Systems Limited, Amdocs Development Limited
    Inventors: Amit Agarwal, Eyal Rot, Yael Cohen, Sanjay Bhatia
  • Patent number: 9645830
    Abstract: A configuration arrangement includes a first interface configured to receive configuration information from a master configuration function and a second interface configured to provide at least one output to one or more entities to be configured. Configuration circuitry operates responsive to the configuration information to provide the at least one output, wherein that output controls the configuration of the one or more entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
    Inventor: Gavin Probyn
  • Patent number: 9646269
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for centralized guided testing. In use, at least one software testing project is identified. Additionally, data associated with the at least one software testing project is accessed from at least one of a plurality of knowledge repositories that are capable of being dynamically and constantly updated, the plurality of knowledge repositories including: at least one first repository including official testing methodology associated with a plurality of testing processes; at least one second repository including test project management information; at least one third repository including test knowledge information provided by users; and at least one fourth repository including historical testing project information and ongoing testing project information. Further, the data associated with the at least one software testing project is presented utilizing at least one user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignees: Amdocs Software Systems Limited, Amdocs Development Limited
    Inventors: Talmon Ben-Cnaan, Ighal Szyk, Sharon Elgarat, Assaf Ben David, Pankaj Baishya
  • Patent number: 9645899
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a system, method, and computer program product for recovering from a network failure in a communication network using network function virtualization (NFV-based network), the method including: selecting a first network component of the NFV-based network, detecting at least one probable failure of the first network component, identifying at least one virtual network function (VNF) instance using the first network component, selecting a second network component to be used by same VNF for replacing the VNF instance in the first network component when the first network component is faulty, and securing at least one resource of the second network component for the VNF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignees: Amdocs Software Systems Limited, Amdocs Development Limited
    Inventors: Eyal Felstaine, Ofer Hermoni, Nimrod Sandlerman
  • Patent number: 9648443
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for device management. In use, a first profile associated with a first device is identified. A second profile for a second device is then identified, based on the identification of the first profile associated with the first device. To this end, the second profile is communicated to the second device, for use in connection with management of the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Amdocs Development Limited
    Inventors: Yuval Yakov Mayron, Shimon Shay Elnatan, Matan Hadadi
  • Patent number: 9636409
    Abstract: Covalent conjugates of an ?,?-disubstituted glycine ester and a modulator of the activity of a target intracellular enzyme or receptor, wherein the ester group of the conjugate is hydrolysable by one or more intracellular carboxylesterase enzymes to the corresponding acid and the ?,?-disubstituted glycine ester is conjugated to the modulator at a position remote from the binding interface between the inhibitor and the target enzyme or receptor pass into cells and the active acid hydrolysis product accumulates within the cells, as in the following compound:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Limited
    Inventors: Alan Hastings Drummond, Alan Hornsby Davidson, David Festus Charles Moffat, Alastair David Graham Donald, Stephen John Davies
  • Patent number: 9639063
    Abstract: A time to digital converter includes a sample module operable to sample an input signal at multiple different instances of time. A transition detection module, formed of comparison elements, processes the sampled input signal at successive time instances so as to detect transitions in the input signal in terms of time. An output module generates detected transitions in the input signal on multiple parallel outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
    Inventors: Neale Dutton, Robert K. Henderson, Salvatore Gnecchi
  • Patent number: 9635162
    Abstract: A mobile communications device includes an antenna, a navigation pad and a signal processor. The antenna, navigation pad, and signal processor cooperate to encode and transmit motion signals from the navigation pad to a computer so that the mobile communications device functions as a pointing device for the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
    Inventor: Jeffrey Raynor
  • Patent number: 9626417
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided where non-convertible lines in a database that that are comprised of characters that are not recognized by a codepage of the database are identified as result of a predefined assessment and are then exported from the database. The exported non-convertible lines are automatically converted to convertible lines by using a mapping table, and the non-convertible lines are deleted from the database. After deleting the non-convertible lines, a predefined conversion command is executed on the database, thereby converting all characters of the database from an ISO format to a UTF8 format, and then the convertible lines are imported into the database utilizing a predefined import utility that automatically converts all characters of the convertible lines, once inserted into the database, from the ISO format to the UTF8 format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: Amdocs Software Systems Limited, Amdocs Development Limited
    Inventor: David Sofer
  • Patent number: 9624219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of Formula (I) having pharmacological activity, processes for its preparation, pharmaceutical compositions and their use in the treatment of certain parasitic certain parasitic protozoal infections such as malaria, in particular infection by Plasmodium falciparum. (S)—N-(2-fluoropyridin-4-yl)-3-methyl-2-(5-methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2-dihydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3(4H)-yl)butanamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Limited
    Inventors: Jose-Miguel Coteron Lopez, Esther Pilar Fernandez Velando, Jorge Fernandez-Molina, Maria Luisa Leon-Diaz, David Matthew Wilson
  • Patent number: 9624202
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the formula: wherein X, Y, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, R5, RA, m, A. L, and B are as defined herein, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Limited
    Inventor: Jae U. Jeong
  • Patent number: 9612330
    Abstract: One or more embodiments are directed to a device comprising: a body having a cavity, an opaque structure, and an aperture in the body that places the cavity in fluid communication with an environment external to the body. A photon emitter is located in the cavity below the aperture and configured to emit photons through the aperture to the environment external to the body. A photon receiver is located in the cavity below the opaque structure of the body and configured to receive photons that are each reflected from both an object that is spaced apart from the body in the environment external to the body and from a surface of the opaque structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
    Inventors: Pierre-Jean Parodi-Keravec, Marc Drader
  • Patent number: 9615206
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for determining geo-location of one or multiple User Equipment, that belong to the same subscriber subscription, that collectively are in simultaneous communication with a Cellular network and a Wi-Fi network. In use, it is determined that a subscriber utilizing at least one User Equipment is in simultaneous communication with at least one Cellular network and at least one Wi-Fi network. Cellular network measurement data associated with the at least one User Equipment is received. Additionally, Wi-Fi network measurement data associated with the at least one User Equipment is received. Further, the Cellular network measurement data and the Wi-Fi network measurement data are correlated to generate correlated measurement data associated with the at least one User Equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Amdocs Development Limited
    Inventors: Ashley Lewis Woods, Stephen John Plain, Sapan Goel
  • Patent number: 9604485
    Abstract: The present invention relates to devices and apparatus for detecting contact and optionally its duration and/or recording the level of pressure and/or its duration and/or recording the level of shear force and/or its duration. In particular, certain embodiments of the present invention relate to devices which comprise an element comprising a hydrophobic material and a color-forming material dispersed in at least a portion of the hydrophobic material. Certain embodiments of the present invention relates to materials comprising a solid dispersion of a color-forming material in an elastomeric hydrophobic material. The solid dispersion may take the form of a molecular dispersion or a partial molecular dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Active Device Development Limited
    Inventor: Bryan Greener
  • Patent number: 9604938
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the formula (Formula I)): wherein R1, R2, R3 and Z are as defined herein, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Limited
    Inventors: Michael Jonathan Bury, Linda N. Casillas, Adam K. Charnley, Michael P. Demartino, Xiaoyang Dong, Patrick M. Eidam, Pamela A. Haile, Robert W. Marquis, Jr., Joshi M. Ramanjulu, Joseph J. Romano, Ami Lakdawala Shah, Robert R. Singhaus, Jr., Gren Wang
  • Patent number: 9604963
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the formula: wherein R1, R2, R3 and Z are as defined herein, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Limited
    Inventors: Michael Jonathan Bury, Linda N. Casillas, Adam Kenneth Charnley, Pamela A. Haile, Robert W. Marquis, Jr., John F. Mehlmann, Joseph J. Romano, Robert R. Singhaus, Jr., Gren Z. Wang
  • Publication number: 20170082862
    Abstract: A diffractive optical element (DOE) is designed to implement both a collimation function with respect to an input divergent beam and a beam shaping function with respect to an output divergent beam. The phase designs of the collimation function and the beam shaping function are independently produced in the phase domain. These phase designs are then combined using a phase angle addition of the individual functions and wrapped between 0 and 2? radians. The diffractive surface of the DOE is then defined from the wrapped phase angle addition of the individual functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limite
    Inventor: James Peter Drummond Downing
  • Patent number: 9594792
    Abstract: A method, data structure and computer program are provided. A file is stored in a first memory. A duplicate of at least a part of the file is stored in the first memory. A processor is reset based on the duplicate of at least a part of the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
    Inventors: Stuart Hodgson, Peter Stieglitz