Patents by Inventor Joseph Anderson Alfred

Joseph Anderson Alfred 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).

  • Publication number: 20240107415
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to reducing or making more efficient handovers from one cell to another cell in a communications network. The method includes receiving mobility data for a device being serviced by a first cell, classifying the device based on the mobility data to yield a classification and making a handoff decision when handing off the device from the first cell to a second cell based at least in part on the classification. An example of the mobility data is a speed at which the device is moving or time a device is in a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson ALFRED, Yonatan Aharon LEVY
  • Patent number: 11765638
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to reducing or making more efficient handovers from one cell to another cell in a communications network. The method includes receiving mobility data for a device being serviced by a first cell, classifying the device based on the mobility data to yield a classification and making a handoff decision when handing off the device from the first cell to a second cell based at least in part on the classification. An example of the mobility data is a speed at which the device is moving or time a device is in a cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ALFRED CONSULTING LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson Alfred, Yonatan Aharon Levy
  • Patent number: 11706684
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to reducing or making more efficient handovers from one cell to another cell in a communications network. The method includes receiving mobility data for a device being serviced by a first cell, classifying the device based on the mobility data to yield a classification and making a handoff decision when handing off the device from the first cell to a second cell based at least in part on the classification. An example of the mobility data is a speed at which the device is moving or time a device is in a cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ALFRED CONSULTING LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson Alfred, Yonatan Aharon Levy
  • Publication number: 20230189114
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to reducing or making more efficient handovers from one cell to another cell in a communications network. The method includes receiving mobility data for a device being serviced by a first cell, classifying the device based on the mobility data to yield a classification and making a handoff decision when handing off the device from the first cell to a second cell based at least in part on the classification. An example of the mobility data is a speed at which the device is moving or time a device is in a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson ALFRED, Yonatan Aharon LEVY
  • Patent number: 11330498
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to reducing or making more efficient handovers from one cell to another cell in a communications network. The method includes receiving mobility data for a device being serviced by a first cell, classifying the device based on the mobility data to yield a classification and making a handoff decision when handing off the device from the first cell to a second cell based at least in part on the classification. An example of the mobility data is a speed at which the device is moving or time a device is in a cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Alfred Consulting LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson Alfred, Yonatan Aharon Levy
  • Publication number: 20210410041
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to reducing or making more efficient handovers from one cell to another cell in a communications network. The method includes receiving mobility data for a device being serviced by a first cell, classifying the device based on the mobility data to yield a classification and making a handoff decision when handing off the device from the first cell to a second cell based at least in part on the classification. An example of the mobility data is a speed at which the device is moving or time a device is in a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson ALFRED, Yonatan Aharon LEVY
  • Publication number: 20210058843
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to reducing or making more efficient handovers from one cell to another cell in a communications network. The method includes receiving mobility data for a device being serviced by a first cell, classifying the device based on the mobility data to yield a classification and making a handoff decision when handing off the device from the first cell to a second cell based at least in part on the classification. An example of the mobility data is a speed at which the device is moving or time a device is in a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson ALFRED, Yonatan Aharon LEVY
  • Patent number: 10841856
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to reducing or making more efficient handovers from one cell to another cell in a communications network. The method includes receiving mobility data for a device being serviced by a first cell, classifying the device based on the mobility data to yield a classification and making a handoff decision when handing off the device from the first cell to a second cell based at least in part on the classification. An example of the mobility data is a speed at which the device is moving or time a device is in a cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: ALFRED CONSULTING LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson Alfred, Yonatan Aharon Levy
  • Patent number: 10839447
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media for placing an order for a user. The method includes receiving a search from a user, identifying a product category based on the search, presenting to the user a general ordering screen based on the identified product category, selecting and activating a speech recognition grammar tuned for the identified product category, recognizing a first received user utterance with the activated tuned grammar to identify a vendor who offers items in the identified product category, recognizing a second received user utterance with the activated tuned grammar to identify a specific item from the identified vendor, and placing an order for the specific item with the identified vendor for the user. In one aspect, the method further offers to sell the user additional items ancillary to the specific item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson Alfred, Joseph M. Sommer
  • Patent number: 10834656
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to reducing or making more efficient handovers from one cell to another cell in a communications network. The method includes receiving mobility data for a device being serviced by a first cell, classifying the device based on the mobility data to yield a classification and making a handoff decision when handing off the device from the first cell to a second cell based at least in part on the classification. An example of the mobility data is a speed at which the device is moving or time a device is in a cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: ALFRED CONSULTING LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson Alfred, Yonatan Aharon Levy
  • Patent number: 10778804
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for providing control of social networking sites are disclosed. For example, the method establishes an owner profile, receives a request from a third party user to post information on a social networking site associated with an owner, determines if the request should be granted in accordance with the owner profile and posts the information on the social networking site associated with the owner if the request is granted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson Alfred, Joseph M. Sommer
  • Publication number: 20200229062
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to reducing or making more efficient handovers from one cell to another cell in a communications network. The method includes receiving mobility data for a device being serviced by a first cell, classifying the device based on the mobility data to yield a classification and making a handoff decision when handing off the device from the first cell to a second cell based at least in part on the classification. An example of the mobility data is a speed at which the device is moving or time a device is in a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson ALFRED, Yonatan Aharon LEVY
  • Publication number: 20200229061
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to reducing or making more efficient handovers from one cell to another cell in a communications network. The method includes receiving mobility data for a device being serviced by a first cell, classifying the device based on the mobility data to yield a classification and making a handoff decision when handing off the device from the first cell to a second cell based at least in part on the classification. An example of the mobility data is a speed at which the device is moving or time a device is in a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson ALFRED, Yonatan Aharon LEVY
  • Patent number: 10609616
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to reducing or making more efficient handovers from one cell to another cell in a communications network. The method includes receiving mobility data for a device being serviced by a first cell, classifying the device based on the mobility data to yield a classification and making a handoff decision when handing off the device from the first cell to a second cell based at least in part on the classification. An example of the mobility data is a speed at which the device is moving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Alfred Consulting LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson Alfred, Yonatan Aharon Levy
  • Publication number: 20190244277
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media for placing an order for a user. The method includes receiving a search from a user, identifying a product category based on the search, presenting to the user a general ordering screen based on the identified product category, selecting and activating a speech recognition grammar tuned for the identified product category, recognizing a first received user utterance with the activated tuned grammar to identify a vendor who offers items in the identified product category, recognizing a second received user utterance with the activated tuned grammar to identify a specific item from the identified vendor, and placing an order for the specific item with the identified vendor for the user. In one aspect, the method further offers to sell the user additional items ancillary to the specific item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson ALFRED, Joseph M. SOMMER
  • Publication number: 20190082370
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to reducing or making more efficient handovers from one cell to another cell in a communications network. The method includes receiving mobility data for a device being serviced by a first cell, classifying the device based on the mobility data to yield a classification and making a handoff decision when handing off the device from the first cell to a second cell based at least in part on the classification. An example of the mobility data is a speed at which the device is moving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson ALFRED, Yonatan Aharon LEVY
  • Publication number: 20190058778
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for providing control of social networking sites are disclosed. For example, the method establishes an owner profile, receives a request from a third party user to post information on a social networking site associated with an owner, determines if the request should be granted in accordance with the owner profile and posts the information on the social networking site associated with the owner if the request is granted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson Alfred, Joseph M. Sommer
  • Patent number: 10176511
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media for placing an order for a user. The method includes receiving a search from a user, identifying a product category based on the search, presenting to the user a general ordering screen based on the identified product category, selecting and activating a speech recognition grammar tuned for the identified product category, recognizing a first received user utterance with the activated tuned grammar to identify a vendor who offers items in the identified product category, recognizing a second received user utterance with the activated tuned grammar to identify a specific item from the identified vendor, and placing an order for the specific item with the identified vendor for the user. In one aspect, the method further offers to sell the user additional items ancillary to the specific item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson Alfred, Joseph M. Sommer
  • Patent number: 10129807
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to reducing or making more efficient handovers from one cell to another cell in a communications network. The method includes receiving mobility data for a device being serviced by a first cell, classifying the device based on the mobility data to yield a classification and making a handoff decision when handing off the device from the first cell to a second cell based at least in part on the classification. An example of the mobility data is a speed at which the device is moving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: ALFRED CONSULTING LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson Alfred, Yonatan Aharon Levy
  • Patent number: 10110698
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for providing control of social networking sites are disclosed. For example, the method establishes an owner profile, receives a request from a third party user to post information on a social networking site associated with an owner, determines if the request should be granted in accordance with the owner profile and posts the information on the social networking site associated with the owner if the request is granted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Joseph Anderson Alfred, Joseph M. Sommer