Patents by Inventor Ioannis Sapountzis
Ioannis Sapountzis 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: 11671803Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a Control Plane (CP) function for handling a credit pool comprising granted service units to be used by multiple services. The multiple services are grouped in at least one first Rating Group (RG). The CP function creates an individual Usage Reporting Rule (URR) for each of the at least one first RG. Each individual URR comprises a first credit pool threshold. The CP function provides the individual URRs to a User Plane (UP) function. The CP function creates a Usage Reporting Rule for the Credit Pool (URR CRPL). The URR CRPL comprises instructions to the UP function to aggregate service unit usage for all individual URRs for all first RGs. The URR CRPL further comprises the first credit pool threshold. The CP function provides the URR CRPL to the UP function.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Yong Yang, Ioannis Sapountzis, Jiehong Yang
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Publication number: 20220272202Abstract: A method performed in a CP node. The method comprises setting a TQM in a URR to which its corresponding SDFs are applicable for envelope reporting, setting at least one reporting trigger in the URR, to instruct the UP function to generate a usage report upon closure of an envelope, setting a measurement method in the URR, to instruct the UP function to collect usage of volume, time and/or event, sending the set URR to the UP function, receiving one or more usage reports from the UP function, in response to the sent URR, wherein the received usage report(s) comprises at least a usage report trigger set to envelope closure, determining a starting time and/or an ending time for each envelope, based on the received usage report(s), and storing each envelope, with the determined starting time and/or ending time, for online or offline charging.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Yong Yang, Ioannis Sapountzis, Jiehong Yang
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Patent number: 11277523Abstract: A method for supporting envelope reporting in a radio communication network having a control plane, CP, function separated from a user plane, UP, function, is presented.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2017Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Yong Yang, Ioannis Sapountzis, Jiehong Yang
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Publication number: 20210314747Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a Control Plane (CP) function for handling a credit pool comprising granted service units to be used by multiple services. The multiple services are grouped in at least one first Rating Group (RG). The CP function creates an individual Usage Reporting Rule (URR) for each of the at least one first RG. Each individual URR comprises a first credit pool threshold. The CP function provides the individual URRs to a User Plane (UP) function. The CP function creates a Usage Reporting Rule for the Credit Pool (URR CRPL). The URR CRPL comprises instructions to the UP function to aggregate service unit usage for all individual URRs for all first RGs. The URR CRPL further comprises the first credit pool threshold. The CP function provides the URR CRPL to the UP function.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Yong Yang, Ioannis Sapountzis, Jiehong Yang
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Patent number: 11070959Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a Control Plane (CP) function (401) for handling a credit pool comprising granted service units to be used by multiple services. The multiple services are grouped in at least one first Rating Group (RG). The CP function (401) creates an individual Usage Reporting Rule (URR) for each of the at least one first RG. Each individual URR comprises a first credit pool threshold. The CP function provides the individual URRs to a User Plane (UP) function (405). The CP function (401) creates a Usage Reporting Rule for the Credit Pool (URR CRPL). The URR CRPL comprises instructions to the UP function (405) to aggregate service unit usage for all individual URRs for all first RGs. The URR CRPL further comprises the first credit pool threshold. The CP function (401) provides the URR CRPL to the UP function (405).Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Yong Yang, Ioannis Sapountzis, Jiehong Yang
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Publication number: 20210136235Abstract: A method for supporting envelope reporting in a radio communication network having a control plane, CP, function separated from a user plane, UP, function, is presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2017Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Yong YANG, Ioannis SAPOUNTZIS, Jiehong YANG
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Publication number: 20210092641Abstract: A packet core system includes a User Plane, UP, a Control Plane, CP and an Online Charging System, OCS. The UP and CP are split, and the UP and CP allow communication over one or more SX interfaces. The UP is adapted for initially receiving a message such as a Sx/PFCP Session Establishment Request from the CR and responding with a message such as a Sx/PFCP Session Establishment Response to the CP, and receiving a message such as a Sx/PFCP Session Modification Request from the CP and responding with message such as a Sx/PFCP Modification Response to the CP. At least one of the Sx/PFCP Session Establishment Request and the SX/PFCP Session Modification Request includes a Generic Buffering Information Element indicating a generic buffering action.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2019Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Yong YANG, Anders P. LARSSON, Ioannis SAPOUNTZIS, Jiehong YANG
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Publication number: 20200404467Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a Control Plane (CP) function (401) for handling a credit pool comprising granted service units to be used by multiple services. The multiple services are grouped in at least one first Rating Group (RG). The CP function (401) creates an individual Usage Reporting Rule (URR) for each of the at least one first RG. Each individual URR comprises a first credit pool threshold. The CP function provides the individual URRs to a User Plane (UP) function (405). The CP function (401) creates a Usage Reporting Rule for the Credit Pool (URR CRPL). The URR CRPL comprises instructions to the UP function (405) to aggregate service unit usage for all individual URRs for all first RGs. The URR CRPL further comprises the first credit pool threshold. The CP function (401) provides the URR CRPL to the UP function (405).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2017Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Yong Yang, Ioannis Sapountzis, Jiehong Yang
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Patent number: 9676762Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) wherein A, B, X, R1 to R3 are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and their use for preparing a medicament having the above-mentioned properties.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2016Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHInventors: Heinz Stadtmueller, Ioannis Sapountzis
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Publication number: 20160362404Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) wherein A, B, X, Rl to R3 are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterised by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and their use for preparing a medicament having the above-mentioned properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHInventors: Heinz STADTMUELLER, Ioannis SAPOUNTZIS
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Publication number: 20150376141Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) wherein A, B, X, R1 to R3 are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterised by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and their use for preparing a medicament having the above-mentioned properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Heinz STADTMUELLER, Ioannis SAPOUNTZIS
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Publication number: 20140371205Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) wherein A, B, X, R1 to R3 are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterised by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and their use for preparing a medicament having the above-mentioned properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHInventors: Heinz STADTMUELLER, Ioannis SAPOUNTZIS
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Patent number: 8889665Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1), wherein the groups R1 to R3 and L are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterised by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and their use for preparing a medicament having the above-mentioned properties.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2008Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHInventors: Ioannis Sapountzis, Peter Ettmayer, Christian Klein, Andreas Mantoulidis, Steffen Steurer, Irene Waizenegger
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Patent number: 8846689Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) wherein A, B, X, R1 to R3 are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and their use for preparing a medicament having the above-mentioned properties.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHInventors: Heinz Stadtmueller, Ioannis Sapountzis
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Patent number: 8785464Abstract: The present invention includes compounds of general formula (1) wherein A, X, R1 and R2 are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and their use for preparing a medicament having the above-mentioned properties.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHInventors: Heinz Stadtmueller, Bodo Betzemeier, Ioannis Sapountzis
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Publication number: 20140051674Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) wherein B, R1 to R5, Rx, m and n are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterised by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and their use in such treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Ioannis SAPOUNTZIS, Daniel KUHN, Heinz STADTMUELLER
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Publication number: 20140038993Abstract: The present invention includes compounds of general formula (1) wherein A, X, R1 and R2 are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterised by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and their use for preparing a medicament having the above-mentioned properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHInventors: Heinz STADTMUELLER, Bodo BETZEMEIER, Ioannis SAPOUNTZIS
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Patent number: 8466155Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formulae (1a) and (1b) wherein the groups R1 to R5, A, Q, m, n, p and q are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterised by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and their use as medicaments.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHInventors: Heinz Stadtmueller, Ioannis Sapountzis
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Patent number: 8461147Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) wherein A, B, R1-R3, Rx and n are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and their use for preparing a medicament having the above-mentioned properties.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2008Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHInventors: Ioannis Sapountzis, Juergen Braunger, Daniel Kuhn
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Patent number: 8410126Abstract: Compounds of general formula (1) wherein A, B, R1 to R5, Rx m, n and p are defined as described in the specification, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, pharmaceutical preparations which contain such compounds and the use thereof [as] medicaments.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHInventors: Ioannis Sapountzis, Daniel Kuhn, Heinz Stadtmueller