Patents by Inventor Niels Bouten

Niels Bouten 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 for controlling on-demand service provisioning
    Patent number: 10581703
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for controlling on-demand service provisioning in a network, wherein the network comprises resources for providing a service. In the method, a service request is intercepted. At least one network function, indicated as a first network function, required for the service associated with the service request is determined. Then, the first network function is instantiated on a resource in the network for executing the service in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V., NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO, IMEC VZW, UNIVERSITEIT GENT
    Inventors: Rudolf Strijkers, Shuang Zhang, Jeroen Famaey, Niels Bouten
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ON-DEMAND SERVICE PROVISIONING
    Publication number: 20170346704
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for controlling on-demand service provisioning in a network, wherein the network comprises resources for providing a service. In the method, a service request is intercepted. At least one network function, indicated as a first network function, required for the service associated with the service request is determined. Then, the first network function is instantiated on a resource in the network for executing the service in the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Rudolf Strijkers, Shuang Zhang, Jeroen Famaey, Niels Bouten