Patents by Inventor Mark Andrew Read

Mark Andrew Read 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).

  • Monitoring network usage
    Patent number: 8407348
    Abstract: A method of determining whether a user has complied with a service level agreement (SLA) with a network operator, comprising collecting a set of data values representative of the user's service usage and comparing the set of data values to the service level agreement. The data values collected provide the operator with sufficient information so that it can determine whether a SLA is being complied with and to plan provision of network services. A method of monitoring a user's usage of a network service and a service usage indicator is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Steve Taylor Chapman, Mark Andrew Read
  • MONITORING NETWORK USAGE
    Publication number: 20110289211
    Abstract: A method of determining whether a user has complied with a service level agreement (SLA) with a network operator, comprising collecting a set of data values representative of the user's service usage and comparing the set of data values to the service level agreement. The data values collected provide the operator with sufficient information so that it can determine whether a SLA is being complied with and to plan provision of network services. A method of monitoring a user's usage of a network service and a service usage indicator is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Steve Taylor Chapman, Mark Andrew Read
  • Monitoring network usage
    Patent number: 8015291
    Abstract: A method of determining whether a user has complied with a service level agreement (SLA) with a network operator, comprising collecting a set of data values representative of the user's service usage and comparing the set of data values to the service level agreement. The data values collected provide the operator with sufficient information so that it can determine whether a SLA is being complied with and to plan provision of network services. A method of monitoring a user's usage of a network service and a service usage indicator is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Steve Taylor Chapman, Mark Andrew Read
  • Monitoring Network Usage
    Publication number: 20090222556
    Abstract: A method of determining whether a user has complied with a service level agreement (SLA) with a network operator, comprising collecting a set of data values representative of the user's service usage and comparing the set of data values to the service level agreement. The data values collected provide the operator with sufficient information so that it can determine whether a SLA is being complied with and to plan provision of network services. A method of monitoring a user's usage of a network service and a service usage indicator is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Steve Taylor Chapman, Mark Andrew Read