Patents by Inventor Douglas Sturm

Douglas Sturm 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 providing call admission control in packet networks
    Publication number: 20060007913
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing call admission control in a packet network such as an internet protocol (IP) network are provided. More particularly, a terminating endpoint of a logical connection on a packet network, e.g. an IP network, is provided with the ability to make a decision on whether to accept or reject an incoming call based on quality of service (QoS) indicator based on QoS metrics. These metrics indicate quality of service levels for specific logical connections and are accumulated over specified time periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Douglas Botkin, Steven Makowski, Marc Blumberg, Mark Bradac, Edward Clark, Joseph Kott, Donald McBride, Alan Matten, Charles Rydholm, Douglas Sturm, Jose Suarez, Peng Zhang
  • Transmission of maintenance information of an active packet connection through employment of packets communicated over the active packet connection
    Publication number: 20050220028
    Abstract: A maintenance component of an apparatus in one example employs one or more packets that are communicated over an active packet connection to evaluate the active packet connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Douglas Botkin, Mark Bradac, Edward Clark, Joseph Kott, Steven Makowski, Alan Matten, Douglas Sturm, Peng Zhang