Patents Examined by Khawar Iqbal
  • Patent number: 11496895
    Abstract: Secure communication for autonomous vehicles can be increased by performing authentication steps before the nodes (e.g., vehicles, roadside equipment (RSE), base stations, etc.) are within communications range. For example, a digital certificate management system for mobile nodes, specifically for moving vehicles, can facilitate ultra fast communications between vehicles and other nodes. In some embodiments, the RSE can propagate vehicle node data (e.g., direction, speed, estimated time of arrival, etc.) to other vehicles and/or other RSEs. Consequently, this propagation of data prior to the communication between nodes can facilitate a for efficient authentication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventor: Joseph Soryal
  • Patent number: 11477637
    Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory comprising computer code that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the following to be performed by the apparatus: reserve a plurality of identifiers for a user apparatus, each of said plurality of identifiers being suitable for addressing the user apparatus within at least one cell controlled by the network apparatus; and transmit an indication of at least one of said plurality of identifiers to the user apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Lars Dalsgaard, Elena Virtej, Jari Petteri Lunden
  • Patent number: 11470441
    Abstract: An in-vehicle terminal mounted in a vehicle includes a controller configured to: transmit a radio signal indicating that it is possible to share a ride in the vehicle; upon receipt of the radio signal from a user terminal that has received the radio signal, transmit information relating to the vehicle to the user terminal; and receive information indicating a result of determination of whether or not a user of the user terminal can join the ride in the vehicle, the determination being made using the information relating to the vehicle, from the user terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koseki Sugiyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Hiroki Asano, Harunobu Saito, Yoshihiro Tsuge, Tae Sugimura, Kuniaki Jinnai
  • Patent number: 11463923
    Abstract: Supplementary uplink (SUL) may be used in wireless systems. Cell suitability criteria may be provided for cells configured with SUL. A Wireless Transmit/Receive Unit (WTRU) may receive paging with an indication of a carrier (e.g., SUL or regular uplink (RUL)) in which to initiate part or all of an initial access. A WTRU that may be performing response-driven paging may provide (e.g. explicit) beam information for beamforming of a paging message on a non-beamformed SUL. A handover (HO) procedure (e.g., carrier selection, configuration handling, HO failure, etc.) may be provided for a WTRU with a configured SUL. A WTRU may request a change of a configured UL. A WTRU may (e.g., autonomously) perform a switch to a different (e.g., configured) uplink, for example, when one or more conditions may be met (e.g., conditional switch). Semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) resources/configuration may be relocated from a first UL to a second UL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: IDAC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Martino M. Freda, Ghyslain Pelletier, Mouna Hajir, Yugeswar Deenoo, Paul Marinier
  • Patent number: 11452063
    Abstract: A first communication device determines which one or more types of feedback information, from among a plurality of types of feedback information associated with a range measurement exchange session, a second communication device is to provide to the first communication device in a feedback packet transmitted as part of the range measurement exchange session. The first communication device transmits to the second communication device one or more indications of the determined one or more types of feedback information that the second communication device is to provide to the first communication device in the feedback packet. The first communication device performs the range measurement exchange, including receiving the feedback packet from the second communication device, wherein the feedback packet includes the determined one or more types of feedback information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Liwen Chu, Hongyuan Zhang, Christian R. Berger, Niranjan Grandhe, Sudhir Srinivasa, Hui-Ling Lou
  • Patent number: 11441890
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe systems, methods and structures that perform linear-grammetry and calibration by simultaneous multilateration using only edge distance estimates via two-way ranging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventors: Mohammad Khojastepour, Sampath Rangarajan
  • Patent number: 11438825
    Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to facilitate wireless authorization based on in-line assurance and tariffing information. In one example, a method may include determining, by a roaming subscriber, that a visited network is a chargeable network; querying, by the roaming subscriber, the visited network for charging policies for at least two identity realms; obtaining, by the roaming subscriber, charging policy metadata associated with the charging policies for the at least two identity realms; selecting, by the roaming subscriber, an identity realm through which to connect to the visited network based on the charging policy metadata for the at least two identity realms; and connecting to the visited network using the selected identity realm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Grayson, Jerome Henry
  • Patent number: 11412351
    Abstract: A method implemented by a network device for mobility management in a wireless communication network is provided. The network device is communicatively connected to at least a user equipment in the wireless communication network. The method comprises determining whether the user equipment is in a fast-moving state upon receipt of a tracking area update request from the user equipment. The method further comprises: in response to the user equipment being in the fast-moving state, configuring a tracking area identity list associated with the user equipment to include only a current tracking area identity associated with the user equipment, and paging the user equipment using the tracking area identity list. Accordingly, a network device for mobility management in a wireless communication network is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Zhao, Zhiwei Qu, Xiaoming Li
  • Patent number: 11412370
    Abstract: A method for facilitating regulatory compliance with respect to telephony communications is provided. The method includes: assigning, to a mobile telephone, an access number; routing a communication that relates to the assigned access number to a gateway; processing the routed communication to ensure compliance with all jurisdictional regulations, including real-time call recording and short message service (SMS) capturing for compliance archival and search, applying data loss prevention (DLP) rules, and any other suitable processing; and forwarding the processed communication to the mobile telephone. A subscriber identification module (SIM) that is associated with the access number is physically installed at the gateway. The communication may be a voice communication and/or an SMS text communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Michael Won, Troy Huber, Suresh Thankappan
  • Patent number: 11405746
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for providing access to media content associated with events, using a digital media content environment. A media application enables display of a memory event timeline, including a plurality of memory events, to provide an improved presentation of media consumption by a user that resembles a person's memory or recollection of such events. Recent events are generally presented with more specificity, with earlier time periods and events generally presented more broadly. An input action or request for a memory event can be performed to cause a media server to determine a corresponding historical media content for delivery, and to stream or buffer the historical media content related to that memory event, and/or to cause other systems or environments to provide additional content related to the memory event either via the media server, or directly delivered to the media device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SPOTIFY AB
    Inventors: Ari Liusaari, Felice Mancino, Chris Linnett
  • Patent number: 11366473
    Abstract: A marking identification system comprising a marking database, a drone, and a data network communicatively coupled to the marking database and drone. The marking database is arranged to store marking data associated with one or more markings. The marking data can include one or more marking locations within a geographic area and a type of infrastructure associated with each of the one or more marking. The drone is arranged to determine the location of the drone via one or more location sensors, receive data from the marking database, and deploy to the location within the geographic area. The drone is also arranged to detect one or more markings within the geographic area, detect an indicator in pain associated with each of the detected markings, and determine a type of infrastructure associated with each of the detected markings based on the detected indicator associated with each of the markings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: USIC, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Tullman
  • Patent number: 11350266
    Abstract: Upon receiving (S10) a request in a visited network in which a UE is roaming, an SMF selection function (10) of the visited network selects an H-SMF located in a home network of the UE by transmitting (S20) information indicating requirements towards an H-NRF (20) located in the home network, receiving (S40), based on the transmission of the information, at least one candidate H-SMF complying with the requirements, and selecting (S50) the H-SMF from the at least one candidate H-SMF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventor: Klaus Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 11343657
    Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a method for managing short data service (SDS) communication in a mission critical data (MCData) communication system. The method includes determining, by a transmitting MCData UE, whether a pre-determined criteria is met for transmitting a one-to-one standalone SDS message or a group standalone SDS message to receiving MCData UE (s). Further, the method includes determining data size of the one-to-one standalone SDS message or group standalone SDS message. Furthermore, the method includes transmitting the one-to-one standalone SDS message to the receiving MCData UE for one-to-one communication or group communication using one of a signaling control plane and a media plane based the determined data size of the one-to-one standalone SDS message or group standalone SDS message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Basavaraj Jayawant Pattan, Ricky Kumar Kaura
  • Patent number: 11323869
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and computer-readable mediums may provide receiving, at a request to establish an access and mobility (AM) policy control association in relation to an establishment of a packet data unit (PDU) session requested by a subscriber associated with a user equipment (UE) device; generating a query to a network device via a network interface, for AM policy control data and for at least one of UE policy control data or session management (SM) policy control data; receiving the AM policy control data and the at least one of the UE policy control data or the SM policy control data from the network device, creating the AM policy control association based on the received AM policy control data; and storing the at least one of the UE policy control data or the SM policy control data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Violeta Cakulev, Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Lalit R. Kotecha
  • Patent number: 11316983
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products for consolidating toll-free features of two or more telecommunications networks. In one implementation, the network services may be consolidated through utilization of an Enhanced Feature Server (EFS) or other type of application server deployed in a telecommunications network. The EFS may be configured to receive a toll-free communication and route the communication based on the dialed toll-free number and a carrier identification code (CIC) associated with the communication. Routing the communication based at least on the CIC associated with the communication allows the telecommunications network to consolidate (and ultimately remove) a redundant network or network components from the telecommunications network to improve the operation of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Tschirhart, Ken Shomaker
  • Patent number: 11310721
    Abstract: Involved in the present disclosure are an information broadcast method and device, a service implementation method and device, an access point, a station, and a computer readable storage medium. The information broadcast method includes: receiving parameter information of a current service access type; broadcasting system information carrying the parameter information to a station (STA) so that the STA transmits current service data according to the parameter information. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, by receiving parameter information of a current service access type and broadcasting the system information carrying the parameter information to an STA, the STA can transmit current service data according to the parameter information, so that a current service such as a real-time game can be supported better.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Hong
  • Patent number: 11297486
    Abstract: A device may include a processor configured to collect historical location data for a user equipment (UE) device associated with a user and determine a movement pattern for the user based on the collected historical location data. The processor may be further configured to obtain current location data for the UE device over a time period; determine a mobility score for the user for the time period based on the determined movement pattern and the obtained current location data, wherein the mobility score is associated with the user's movements during the time period with respect to the determined movement pattern for the user; and provide the determined mobility score for the user to another device configured to adjust one or more parameters of a radio access network (RAN) associated with the UE device based on the determined mobility score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Lun Yin, Le Su, Dandan Wang, Wenyuan Lu, Krishna Pichumani Iyer, Khurram Abbas, Steven F. Rice
  • Patent number: 11297484
    Abstract: Systems and methods herein disclose determining anchor assignment for one or more user devices (UE). The system comprises at least a first node and a second node, each of the first and second nodes are configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more UEs in a geographic service area. The system determines a sector power ratio for the first node and the second node; determines that at least one node has a SPR value above a predetermined threshold, and then receives historical data for the first node and this second node. Based on the historical data received, a physical cell identification (PCI) value is determined for each node and the node with the lower PCI frequency change from a UE perspective is assigned as the anchor node for one or more UEs. In additional aspects, a frequency band is also assigned based on SPR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC
    Inventor: Sreekar Marupaduga
  • Patent number: 11290851
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for performing operations comprising: storing, on a distributed storage system, one or more front-end (FE) instances and a plurality of real-time graph (RTG) instances; receiving, by a first online device object associated with a given user, an update from a first client device; generating, by the first online device object, a message that includes the update for transmission to a plurality of friends of the given user; storing, on a given one of the plurality of RTG instances, an offline device object for a first friend of the plurality of friends and a second online device object for a second friend of the plurality of friends; and transmitting, by the first online device object, the message that includes the update to the offline device object of the first friend and the second online device object of the second friend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Leonid Gorkin, Mengyao Li, Arif O{hacek over (g)}uz Yildiz, Jeremie Gabor, Robert Marianski, Xiaohan Zhao, Benjamin Feder
  • Patent number: 11280128
    Abstract: A smart safe console system; the smart safe console system includes a smart safe console assembly having a smart safe body suitable to house and button configured for controlling input and output communications to and from the electronic device when a vehicle hosting the smart safe console system is in use. Smart safe console system is useful for improving vehicle safety in relation to the use of electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: BASTYALI INVENTIONS LLC
    Inventor: Tarkan Bastiyali