Patents by Inventor Vasilios Siris

Vasilios Siris 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 of resource control in a wireless network
    Patent number: 7944839
    Abstract: Wireless resource control is used in a wireless user terminal. A user utility function is stored which gives a user utility value for the user terminal as a function of one or more wireless resources. Price per unit of each wireless resource usage is also stored. An indication of the price per unit of wireless resource usage is received over a wireless link from another wireless terminal. A rate of wireless resource usage is calculated using the indicated price per unit of wireless resource usage as an input to the user utility function such that the user utility value is maximized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: British Telecommunications public limited company
    Inventor: Vasilios A Siris
  • Method of resource control in a wireless network
    Publication number: 20050003824
    Abstract: A method of wireless resource control for use in a wireless user terminal, the method comprising the steps of: a storing a user utility function which gives a user utility value (U) for the user terminal as a function of one or more wireless resources, and price per unit of the or each wireless resource usage; b) receiving an indication of the price per unit of wireless resource usage over a wireless link from another wireless terminal; and c) calculating a rate of wireless resource usage using the indicated price per unit of wireless resource usage as an input to the user utility function such that the user utility value (U) is maximised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventor: Vasilios Siris