Patents by Inventor Thomas Boylan

Thomas Boylan 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).

  • Network usage optimization
    Publication number: 20060209841
    Abstract: A network usage optimization method for minimizing the total network usage fee. The method includes the steps of (a) providing a network and a data processing apparatus, wherein the data processing apparatus communicates via a PVC of the network; (b) obtaining past network traffic data for traffic over the PVC; (c) predicting future network traffic data for traffic over the PVC for a future time period based on the past network traffic data; and (d) based on the predicted future network traffic data, specifying a CIR for the PVC for the future time period that will result in a minimum predicted total network usage fee for the future time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Amorello, Thomas Boylan, Rick Hamilton, Richard Le Sesne