Patents by Inventor Robert Farotto

Robert Farotto 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: 8369272
    Abstract: A resource management apparatus adapted to implement resource management policies for the management of resources of a system, being susceptible of being assigned to entities requesting services to the system. The resource management apparatus includes: a configuration interface adapted to receive resource management configuration data from a user, the configuration data including a resource management decision logic adapted to specify a resource management policy; a resource management policy implementation unit responsive to service requests from the requesting entities and adapted to manage the assignment of the resources of the system to the requesting entities based on the resource management decision logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Telecom Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Barbaresi, Sergio Barberis, Robert Farotto, Marco Tosalli
  • Patent number: 8189523
    Abstract: A method of managing radio resources of a radio communications network, includes: upon receiving a new service request for a service to be provided, assessing whether there are radio resources of a first set, adapted to and available for satisfying the request, and: in the affirmative case, exploiting the available radio resources for satisfying the new service request; in the negative case: calculating an amount of the adapted radio resources to be set free for satisfying the service request; assessing whether there is at least one first already served service request that, at the time the new service request is received, is being served using the calculated amount of radio resources of the first set, and that can continue to be served by assigning thereto radio resources of a second set, different from the first set, not adapted to serving the new serving request; in the affirmative case: calculating an amount of the radio resources of the second set necessary for serving the at least one already served ser
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Telecom Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Barbaresi, Sergio Barberis, Robert Farotto, Marco Tosalli
  • Publication number: 20100039999
    Abstract: A method of managing radio resources of a radio communications network, includes: upon receiving a new service request for a service to be provided, assessing whether there are radio resources of a first set, adapted to and available for satisfying the request, and: in the affirmative case, exploiting the available radio resources for satisfying the new service request; in the negative case: calculating an amount of the adapted radio resources to be set free for satisfying the service request; assessing whether there is at least one first already served service request that, at the time the new service request is received, is being served using the calculated amount of radio resources of the first set, and that can continue to be served by assigning thereto radio resources of a second set, different from the first set, not adapted to serving the new serving request; in the affirmative case: calculating an amount of the radio resources of the second set necessary for serving the at least one already served ser
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Andrea Barbaresi, Sergio Barberis, Robert Farotto, Marco Tosalli
  • Publication number: 20100029290
    Abstract: A resource management apparatus adapted to implement resource management policies for the management of resources of a system, being susceptible of being assigned to entities requesting services to the system. The resource management apparatus includes: a configuration interface adapted to receive resource management configuration data from a user, the configuration data including a resource management decision logic adapted to specify a resource management policy; a resource management policy implementation unit responsive to service requests from the requesting entities and adapted to manage the assignment of the resources of the system to the requesting entities based on the resource management decision logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Andrea Barbaresi, Sergio Barberis, Robert Farotto, Marco Tosalli