Patents Assigned to Aeris Communication, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10586207
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward an automatic connected vehicle demonstration method and system for automatically designating any registered vehicle as a demonstrator vehicle, and further allowing for the demonstrator vehicle to also have one or more subscription-based events based on demonstrator vehicle status. In one more embodiments, a computer implemented method provides for registering, deregistering, and managing a dealer's inventory of demonstration vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Aeris Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Lynne Avary, Henry Plager
  • Patent number: 10531252
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward networks and more particularly to a method and system for providing information related to context-oriented billing in such networks. In one more embodiments, a computer implemented method provides for billing invoices in response to one or more of a customer's network elements which have been correlated with detailed network data, classified into one or more billing event categories, and rated in accordance with a predetermined hierarchy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Aeris Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Subramanian Balakrishnan
  • Patent number: 10484450
    Abstract: The present invention provides for network control of a radio module having a plurality of input/output (I/O) ports capable of communication with one or more sensing devices across a network, where the radio module may be controlled remotely to obtain information from one or more networked remote sensing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Aeris Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Garner, Yixiang Chen
  • Patent number: 10437575
    Abstract: A system and method in accordance with the present invention provides an enablement platform for building web-based applications for capture, analysis and use of device data using computing resources and data storage and management capabilities of hosted web services. The enablement platform works in two steps: first, for creating new instances of compute resources at a hosted service by collecting the required information and feeding it to the necessary hosted services pages; and second, for developing production-ready web-based applications for capture, analysis and use of data from M2M devices. In an embodiment, the application is used with a web-based hosted data storage, management and publication service. First step is a single page application running at a website that collects all of the required information and feeds it to the necessary hosted services pages in the background.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Aeris Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Yixiang Chen, Fumito Kayama, Santosh Astagi, Drew S. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10389887
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward networks and more particularly to a method and system for providing information related to reconciliation billing in such networks. In one more embodiments, the computer implemented method for identifying discrepancies in billable events includes receiving application usage information regarding the one or more billable activities for one or more devices from an application provider core by a billing and analytic system; receiving cloud service usage information regarding the one or more billable activities for the one or more devices from a cloud operator providing cloud services by a billing and analytic system; comparing the received application usage information and the received cloud service usage information for one or more discrepancies in relation to one or more billable activities by a reconciliation engine; and reporting one or more identified discrepancies in accordance with the one or more billable activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Aeris Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Subramanian Balakrishnan, Alpa Shah
  • Patent number: 10375539
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transmitting application-specific data over a control channel of a GMS telecommunications system. In one embodiment of the invention the application specific data is transmitted from an application device to a central monitoring station in the content field of a register_ss message. In one embodiment of the invention, application-specific data is transmitted from a central monitoring station to an application device in the calling party number field of a caller identification message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Aeris Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Dae Seong Kim, Syed Zaeem Hosain
  • Patent number: 10373403
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward an automatic connected vehicle subsequent owner method and system for automatically wiping personal data from the vehicle, transitioning remote services access to a subsequent owner, and delinking the vehicle from their smartphone or other interactive communication link. In one more embodiments, a computer implemented method provides for delinking customers and deregistering vehicles from original owners where those vehicles have been subsequently sold, discontinued, or otherwise transferred for the customer's ownership.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Aeris Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Lynne Avary, Henry Plager
  • Patent number: 10332124
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward an automatic connected vehicle subsequent owner method and system for automatically wiping personal data from the vehicle, transitioning remote services access to a subsequent owner, and delinking the vehicle from their smartphone or other interactive communication link. In one more embodiments, a computer implemented method provides for delinking customers and deregistering vehicles from original owners where those vehicles have been subsequently sold, discontinued, or otherwise transferred for the customer's ownership.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: AERIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Michelle Lynne Avary, Henry Plager
  • Patent number: 10237290
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to network communications, and more particularly to machine-to-machine (M2M) data communications. The present invention provides for a method, apparatus and computer program product for detecting performance event data across a machine-to-machine (M2M) network indicative of anomalous performance of data and thereafter alerting users of performance issues in real-time or near real-time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: AERIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Subramanian Balakrishnan, Narendra Kumar Sharma
  • Patent number: 10231084
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to providing a system and method for monitoring devices relative to a learned geographic area using an enablement platform for building web sites and web applications using data storage, management and publication capabilities of hosted web services. The system and method for monitoring M2M devices relative to a learned geographic area (geofence) are built on existing AerCloud concepts by configuring a geofence by using learned location attributes and evaluating geofence parameters and issuing alerts if the devices are performing outside the geofence parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Aeris Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Anupam Bagchi, Yixiang Chen, Fumito Kayama, Santosh Astagi, Drew S. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10200866
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for detecting and minimizing harmful network device and application behavior on a cellular network are disclosed. The method and system comprise providing predefined rules of behavior for a deployed device on a cellular network, wherein the deployed device is a device with cellular connectivity deployed with an application; and monitoring network behavior of the deployed device based upon self certification of the application and testing of the deployed device to detect harmful behavior of the deployed device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Aeris Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Cratsenburg, Stephen Blackburn
  • Patent number: 10157030
    Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system includes one or more devices, wherein the one or more devices include communication functions and at least one application contained therein. The system also includes one or more displays. The one or more displays do not have any application programs contained therein. The one or more displays and the one or more devices communicate via a communication and display protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: AERIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Syed Zaeem Hosain
  • Patent number: 10109002
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a process for determining optimized communication rate plans for one or more communications devices across one or more communications networks. The present invention provides for determining an intelligent rate plan for a user having one or more devices operative on a communications network with one or more rate plans. The present invention, in one or more embodiments provides a user of communication devices with a cost-effective rate plan solution in relation to the user's use of their devices and available cost-savings programs available to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: AERIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Steve Dotolo
  • Patent number: 10079942
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatuses for implementing telemetry applications with the SIM card of a mobile equipment. For one embodiment of the invention the telemetry application allows the encoding of TAD within a supplementary services message and transmission of the TAD over a control channel of a GMS telecommunications system. For one embodiment of the invention the telemetry application allows the decoding of caller identification message received from a CMS to obtain the TAD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: AERIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Dae Seong Kim, Syed Zaeem Hosain, Hein Dinh Ho, Scott D. Pedersen, David V. Pedersen
  • Patent number: 10064032
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transmitting application-specific data over a control channel of a GMS telecommunications system. In one embodiment of the invention the application-specific data is transmitted from an application device to a central monitoring station in the content field of a register_ss message. In one embodiment of the invention, application-specific data is transmitted from a central monitoring station to an application device in the calling party number field of a caller identification message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: AERIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Dae Seong Kim, Syed Zaeem Hosain
  • Patent number: 10055901
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the communication of vehicle data, diagnostics and related information with a network remote from the vehicle, and more particularly to communications and storage of vehicle data in the cloud. In one or more preferred embodiments, vehicle information is securely gathered from a vehicle, processed in accordance with instructions and a profile set remotely, and stored at a remote data store, where remote access to such information can be accommodated through applications, smartphones and other remote devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: AERIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Yixiang Chen, Drew S. Johnson, Andrew Durrer, Michael Garner
  • Patent number: 10007938
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for buying and selling cellular service in a market allowing real-time pricing is disclosed. The computer-implemented method and system comprise storing at least one offer to sell a specified quantity of cellular service (which may be voice minutes, messages, data or other available service parameters) initiated by a seller, and processing one or more requests to purchase cellular service initiated by one or more buyers. The processing of the requests to purchase cellular service further comprises implementing a method for matching one or more requests to purchase cellular service with any stored offers; wherein when a match occurs the buyer is able to purchase the desired quantity of cellular service. The computer-implemented method and system includes deducting the purchased quantity of cellular service from a service profile of the seller and adding the purchased quantity of cellular service to a service profile of the buyer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Aeris Communication, Inc.
    Inventors: Drew S. Johnson, Yixiang Chen, Dae Seong Kim
  • Patent number: 9978018
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for optimizing user experience are disclosed. The method and system include determining a power profile of a device; determining historical behavior of at least one user and using a criterion based on the power profile of the device for checking the historical behavior of the at least one user for establishing a connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: AERIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Drew S. Johnson, George Edward L. Schaefer, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9867022
    Abstract: A method and system for providing emergency location detection service for a vehicle is disclosed. The method and system comprise receiving one or more dual tone multi frequency (DTMF) signals by a vehicle via an active communication channel. The one or more DTMF signals are decoded and perform a corresponding vehicle function. A system and method in accordance with the present invention allows Public Safety Answering Point or 3rd party emergency service provider to send (DTMF) signals over a communication channel to activate vehicle system functions remotely such as engaging vehicle horn, flashing of headlights and/or taillights or emitting radio signals for the purpose of identification of location of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Aeris Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: George Edward L. Schaefer, Jr., Robert B. Fultz, Steven A. Millstein
  • Patent number: 9866616
    Abstract: The present invention provides for network control of a radio module having a plurality of input/output (I/O) ports capable of communication with one or more sensing devices across a network, where the radio module may be controlled remotely to obtain information from one or more networked remote sensing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Aeris Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Garner, Yixiang Chen