Patents by Inventor Gerard Foschini

Gerard Foschini 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 of operating a network using differentiated pricing and a network configured to operate using differentiated pricing
    Patent number: 9225848
    Abstract: The method of operating a network includes receiving a measurement of total traffic intensity, receiving an expected quality of service associated with a packet, and assigning the packet to one of two or more priority queues based on the measurement of total traffic intensity and the expected quality of service, the two or more priority queues having different delay metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Chris Ng, Marcos Tavares, Reinaldo Valenzuela, Gerard Foschini
  • METHOD OF OPERATING A NETWORK USING DIFFERENTIATED PRICING AND A NETWORK CONFIGURED TO OPERATE USING DIFFERENTIATED PRICING
    Publication number: 20150043347
    Abstract: The method of operating a network includes receiving a measurement of total traffic intensity, receiving an expected quality of service associated with a packet, and assigning the packet to one of two or more priority queues based on the measurement of total traffic intensity and the expected quality of service, the two or more priority queues having different delay metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.
    Inventors: Chris NG, Marcos TAVARES, Reinaldo VALENZUELA, Gerard FOSCHINI
  • Wireless communication systems, relay systems and methods of relaying data
    Patent number: 8811246
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes at least one first relay configured to forward data received from at least one of a plurality of base stations, and to reduce intra-cell interference between a plurality of sectors of the plurality of base stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Antonia Tulino, Gerard Foschini, Reinaldo A. Valenzuela
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SMOOTHING TRAFFIC LEVEL PEAKS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140024336
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the method includes determining serving time instants for serving each of a plurality of data requests received during a time period such that at least one peak data traffic load for the time period is reduced to a value less than or equal to a target data traffic load. The method further includes determining a magnitude of a difference between a time instant in which a data request is received and the corresponding serving time instant. The method further includes setting a subscriber price for the time instant in which the data request is received based on the determined magnitude. The method further includes offering the subscriber price to at least one subscriber in order that the at least one subscriber may one of delay and advance at least one data request by at least one time instant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.
    Inventors: Marcos Tavares, Chris Ng, Reinaldo Valenzuela, Gerard Foschini
  • WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, RELAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF RELAYING DATA
    Publication number: 20130182634
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes at least one first relay configured to forward data received from at least one of a plurality of base stations, and to reduce intra-cell interference between a plurality of sectors of the plurality of base stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.
    Inventors: Antonia Tulino, Gerard Foschini, Reinaldo A. Valenzuela