Patents by Inventor Tor Kvernik

Tor Kvernik 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).

  • Policy management in multi-access scenarios
    Patent number: 8995389
    Abstract: The invention comprises methods and arrangements for Policy Decision Point discovery in a roaming or handover scenario in an IP network (IN) comprising a plurality of network elements. The invention introduces a Re-direct Policy Decision (RPDF) Function which can deliver addresses to PDPs associated to a certain Mobile Terminal. The RPDF comprises a memory for storing addresses (APDPA, SPDPA1) of Policy Decision Points and Mobile Terminals. The RPDF makes it possible for a network element, e.g. an application function, a policy enforcement point or another policy decision point, to find a Policy Decision Point associated to the Mobile Terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Tony Larsson, Tor Kvernik, Mattias Lidström, Belen Pancorbo Marcos, Justus Petersson, Henrik Basilier, Victor Manuel Avila Gonzalez
  • POLICY MANAGEMENT IN MULTI-ACCESS SCENARIOS
    Publication number: 20100135243
    Abstract: The invention comprises methods and arrangements for Policy Decision Point discovery in a roaming or handover scenario in an IP network (IN) comprising a plurality of network elements. The invention introduces a Re-direct Policy Decision (RPDF) Function which can deliver addresses to PDPs associated to a certain Mobile Terminal. The RPDF comprises a memory for storing addresses (APDPA, SPDPA1) of Policy Decision Points and Mobile Terminals. The RPDF makes it possible for a network element, e.g. an application function, a policy enforcement point or another policy decision point, to find a Policy Decision Point associated to the Mobile Terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Tony Larsson, Tor Kvernik, Mattias Lidström, Belen Pancorbo Marcos, Justus Petersson, Henrik Basilier, Victor Manuel Avila Gonzalez