Patents by Inventor Richard Smolucha

Richard Smolucha 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).

  • Service configuration management system and method
    Patent number: 8781845
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a method for service configuration management. One embodiment of the present invention includes providing a configuration question and capturing an answer to the question. The embodiment also includes linking the answer to a requirement, tracing the requirement to a potential solution, and storing integrated information. Further, the integrated information of the embodiment includes the requirement, the potential solution, and a link between the requirement and the potential solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernard Burg, Kannan Govindarajan, Harumi Anne Kuno, Kevin L. Smathers, Kei Yuasa, Jeannie C. Louie, Richard Smolucha, F. Paul Carau, Jr., Kai W. Young, Philip R. Seastrand
  • Method and apparatus for deriving primary and secondary billing schemes
    Publication number: 20070003033
    Abstract: A method of deriving a primary and secondary billing scheme for a plurality of services each having a respective service consumption cost comprises, at a billing entity, receiving service consumption data. The billing entity applies each of a primary and secondary service consumption pricing plan to the service consumption data to derive respective primary and secondary billing schemes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Edwards, Richard Smolucha