Patents by Inventor Maria Pia Galante

Maria Pia Galante 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).

  • Proximity service access in a mobile communication network
    Patent number: 10567913
    Abstract: A method for accessing a proximity service in a mobile communication network including a network module and a user equipment (UE) including a primary radio interface that operates according to a first radio access technology providing connection to the network, and at least one secondary radio interface that operates according to at least one second radio access technology different from the first one is described. The network module communicates with the UE for enabling it to access the service. The method includes sending by the UE to the module a request message, at the module, generating an answer message adapted to enable access to the service by the UE over the primary radio interface, and converting the answer message into at least one further answer message adapted to enable access to the service by the UE over the at least one secondary radio interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Carmen Catalano, Maria Pia Galante, Mario Madella, Marco Marchisio
  • PROXIMITY SERVICE ACCESS IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20190261132
    Abstract: A method for accessing a proximity service in a mobile communication network including a network module and a user equipment (UE) including a primary radio interface that operates according to a first radio access technology providing connection to the network, and at least one secondary radio interface that operates according to at least one second radio access technology different from the first one is described. The network module communicates with the UE for enabling it to access the service. The method includes sending by the UE to the module a request message, at the module, generating an answer message adapted to enable access to the service by the UE over the primary radio interface, and converting the answer message into at least one further answer message adapted to enable access to the service by the UE over the at least one secondary radio interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Carmen CATALANO, Maria Pia GALANTE, Mario MADELLA, Marco MARCHISIO
  • Method for auto-configuration of a network terminal address
    Patent number: 8630420
    Abstract: A method for generating a network address in a communication network includes at least one user equipment and a network equipment. The method includes: a) providing a same shared secret key both at the at least one user equipment and at the network equipment; and b) generating at least a portion of the network address at the at least one user equipment and at the network equipment based upon at least the shared secret key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Telecom Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Maria Pia Galante, Luca Dell'Uomo, Andrea Calvi