Patents by Inventor Joel D. Dalsky

Joel D. Dalsky 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).

  • Patent number: 10917313
    Abstract: A method and system for managing at least one service level of a service provided by a service provider to a customer of the service provider under a service level agreement. The service level agreement is a contract between the service provider and the customer. Measurement data and at least one adjudication element associated with a service level of the at least one service level are adjudicated in accordance with the at least one adjudication element such that the adjudication generates a respective adjudicated data point for each data point of the measurement data. The measurement data includes at least one data point measured on a respective resource that provides the service. A modification history chain is generated by: initially establishing the modification history chain as being empty; and adding an identification of each adjudicated element applied to each data point of the measurement data to the modification history chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Berthaud, Melissa Buco, Rong N. Chang, Joel D. Dalsky, Shih-Chung Fang, Laura Z. Luan, Lee Tsiao, Christopher Ward
  • Publication number: 20170272334
    Abstract: A method and system for managing at least one service level of a service provided by a service provider to a customer of the service provider under a service level agreement. The service level agreement is a contract between the service provider and the customer. Measurement data and at least one adjudication element associated with a service level of the at least one service level are adjudicated in accordance with the at least one adjudication element such that the adjudication generates a respective adjudicated data point for each data point of the measurement data. The measurement data includes at least one data point measured on a respective resource that provides the service. A modification history chain is generated by: initially establishing the modification history chain as being empty; and adding an identification of each adjudicated element applied to each data point of the measurement data to the modification history chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Berthaud, Melissa Buco, Rong N. Chang, Joel D. Dalsky, Shih-Chung Fang, Laura Z. Luan, Lee Tsiao, Christopher Ward
  • Publication number: 20170250878
    Abstract: A method and system for managing at least one service level of a service provided by a service provider to a customer of the service provider under a service level agreement. The service level agreement is a contract between the service provider and the customer. Measurement data and at least one adjudication element associated with a service level of the at least one service level are retrieved in an electronic format. The measurement data and the at least one adjudication element are stored in a datastore. The measurement data includes at least one data point measured on a respective resource that provides the service. The retrieved measurement data are adjudicated for the service level in accordance with the at least one adjudication element such that the adjudication generates a respective adjudicated data point for each data point of the measurement data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Berthaud, Melissa Buco, Rong N. Chang, Joel D. Dalsky, Shih-Chung Fang, Laura Z. Luan, Lee Tsiao, Christopher Ward
  • Patent number: 9749194
    Abstract: A method and system for managing at least one service level of a service provided by a service provider to a customer of the service provider under a service level agreement. The service level agreement is a contract between the service provider and the customer. Measurement data and at least one adjudication element associated with a service level of the at least one service level are retrieved in an electronic format. The measurement data and the at least one adjudication element are stored in a datastore. The measurement data includes at least one data point measured on a respective resource that provides the service. The retrieved measurement data are adjudicated for the service level in accordance with the at least one adjudication element such that the adjudication generates a respective adjudicated data point for each data point of the measurement data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Berthaud, Melissa Buco, Rong N. Chang, Joel D. Dalsky, Shih-Chung Fang, Laura Z. Luan, Lee Tsiao, Christopher Ward
  • Patent number: 8438117
    Abstract: A method and system for managing a service level of a service provided by a service provider to a customer under a service level agreement. The actual measurement data is adjudicated to correct the measurement data in accordance with at least one adjudication element that provides information relating to how to correct the measurement data. The adjudicated measurement data is transformed into operational data by being reorganized into one or more groups of data. The operational data is evaluated by applying a formula to the operational data, resulting in the operational data being configured for being subsequently qualified. The operational data is qualified by comparing the evaluated operational data with specified service level targets for at least one service level period and identifying operational data points meeting and/or not meeting the specified service level targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Berthaud, Melissa Buco, Rong N. Chang, Joel D. Dalsky, Shih-Chung Fang, Laura Zaihua Luan, Lee Tsiao, Christopher Ward
  • Patent number: 7555408
    Abstract: A method and system for managing a service level of a service provided by a service provider to a customer under a service level agreement. The measurement data is transformed into operational data. The operational data is evaluated through use of a formula represented as a tree, resulting in the evaluated operational data populating the nodes of the tree as the tree is traversed from the root node to leaf nodes. The evaluated operational data at the nodes includes a top result and intermediate results. The top result is qualified by being compared with specified service level targets for at least one service level period during which the service has been performed. The intermediate results are qualified by being compared with generated new service level targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Berthaud, Joel D. Dalsky
  • Patent number: 5452350
    Abstract: A method is described for routing calls outside of a carriers network based on characteristics of the call, the attributes of the caller, the status of subscriber-provided resource, and the status of network telephone provided facilities. Information about the call and the caller's identification is sent from the public switched telephone network to a subscriber call routing processor. The carrier is directed by the routing processor to route the call to the subscriber's resource best able to handle the call. Information about the call and the business relationship the caller has with the subscriber is used by the routing processor to determine which type of resource is needed to handle the call. The routing processor then chooses the particular resource of that type to which the call is to be routed based on the current status of the resource, the status of the network-provided facilities, and the criteria established by the subscriber for selecting between alternative resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignee: Advantis
    Inventors: Henry S. Reynolds, Edward F. Bonkowski, Joel D. Dalsky, Dean R. Pannell, Joyce J. Schmidt