Patents Assigned to Cellco Partnership
  • Patent number: 9788174
    Abstract: A server device may receive a message from a first user device, the message being destined for a second user device; determine a call session control function (CSCF) server device associated with the second user device; and output, based on the determining, the message to the CSCF server device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Sethumadhav Bendi, Lalit R. Kotecha, Mingxing S. Li, Kumar Sanjeev, Priscilla Lau
  • Patent number: 9779394
    Abstract: One or more devices may receive multiple data records from a sensor device when the sensor device receives an indication from a network device, associated with a service provider network, to provide the multiple data records via the service provider network. Each of the multiple data records may include analytics data collected by the sensor device. The one or more devices may store the multiple data records; receive, from a client device, a data request for one or more of the multiple data records meeting particular criteria; form, based on receiving the data request, processed data including the one or more of the multiple data records meeting the particular criteria; and provide the processed data to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Tracy J. Smith, Donna L. Polehn
  • Patent number: 9781487
    Abstract: A device may receive information that identifies available content associated with multicast streams available for transmission via a network. The device may determine content selected from the available content. The selected content may be associated with a multicast stream available for transmission via the network. The device may receive the multicast stream associated with the selected content via an air interface. The device may process the multicast stream into a format compatible with a connection interface. The device may output the processed multicast stream to a display device, that is different from the device, via the connection interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Lin, John Gu, Xin Ren
  • Patent number: 9775009
    Abstract: An approach for coordinating a communication response is described. A response coordination platform determines delivery of a notification to at least one device associated with a user. The response coordination platform further determines, based on the delivery, messaging content, a user specified response time, or a combination thereof for generating a message for responding to the notification. The response coordination platform then generates, based on the response time, at least one instruction for triggering an alert, a communication session, or a combination thereof by the at least one device associated with the user, other devices associated with the user, a device that sent the notification, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Sethumadhav Bendi, Guangxin Frank Liu, Chi Kit Ben Lo
  • Patent number: 9772763
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a user interface over a display screen of a cellularly communicative electronic device are disclosed. One such method can include the steps of: (i) concurrently providing on a first display screen, a first menu level providing one or more functional groupings and a second menu level providing one or more choices within at least one of the functional groupings; (ii) permitting a user to advance a cursor freely across the first menu level and the second menu level to select a desired choice within the one or more choices; and (iii) providing at least a second display screen in response to the selection of the desired choice, wherein a dynamic key assignment is displayed for a key included in a device keypad and wherein the dynamic key assignment is a function of the desired choice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Michelle Allen, Arne Dettki, Giuseppe Damiani
  • Patent number: 9774208
    Abstract: A charging system may include a charging apparatus having a controller and a power transmitter. The controller may be configured to initiate authentication of a device by communicating with the device via a first electromagnetic field. The transmitter, in response to the authentication, may be configured to transmit power to the device via a second electromagnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Nanjun Qian, Yuk Lun Li, Christopher M Schmidt, Manuel Enrique Caceres
  • Patent number: 9762462
    Abstract: An approach is provided for an anti-bullying service. A service platform monitors interaction data from one or more applications, wherein the interaction data is associated with an interaction between a source and a target. The service platform analyzes the interaction data to parse one or more indicators of a monitored conduct between the source and the target. The service platform then initiates at least one of (a) a recording of the interaction data; (b) a transmission of an alert message, the one or more indicators, the interaction data, the monitored conduct, or a combination thereof to a third party; and (c) a pushing of an anti-conduct application to a source device associated with the source, a target device associated with the target, or a combination thereof based on the monitored conduct, the one or more indicators, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Tanya D. Cherifi, Ramesh Marimuthu
  • Patent number: 9762516
    Abstract: A server device may receive file data from a user device via a web browser application associated with the user device. The file data may be extracted by an application, different from the web browser application, associated with the user device. The server device may determine an acquisition technique based on the file data; obtain a computer file, associated with the file data, using the acquisition technique; receive, from the user device, a request to transmit a message including the computer file; insert the computer file in the message; and transmit the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Dongliang Hu, Zhijian Lin, Brandon James Martella
  • Patent number: 9749851
    Abstract: A mobile architecture system includes a plurality of connection nodes each comprising an access interface and at least one network interface. A plurality of aggregation layer devices are each coupled to respective sets of connection nodes to form aggregation regions. A backhaul network is coupled to each of the aggregation layer devices, and a mobility entity is coupled to the backhaul network, wherein each of the connection nodes is configured to receive attachment requests from at least one user device. The aggregation layer devices are configured to assign IP addresses to user devices connected to connection nodes coupled to the respective aggregation layer devices. The aggregation layer devices are configured to determine IP routes from the backhaul network to the connection nodes based on the assigned IP addresses. The aggregation layer devices are further configured to notify respective connection nodes regarding the IP addresses assigned to connected user devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Nabil N. Bitar, Samir Ait-Ameur, Kalyani Bogineni, Praveen Atreya
  • Patent number: 9749880
    Abstract: A method performed by a base station in a network, includes detecting a malfunction associated with a backhaul link to the network; identifying one or more neighboring base stations located within a transmission range of the base station; selecting at least one of the one or more neighboring base stations based on one or more parameters, associated with the one or more neighboring base stations, in response to detecting the malfunction; receiving, by a radio frequency (RF) transceiver associated with the base station, a signal from a user equipment; and transmitting, by an RF transceiver associated with the base station, the signal to the selected at least one of the one or more neighboring base stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Derek Hongwei H. Bao, Patricia Ruey-Jane Chang, Steven R. Rados, Scott Anthony Townley, Vikram Rawat, Maria G. Lam
  • Patent number: 9734715
    Abstract: The various examples disclosed herein relate to systems, methods, and equipment that provide location and velocity monitoring of both a user's vehicle and another vehicle to avoid collision. The examples are applicable for using on-board telematics units to process that information and provide additional information based thereon such as the probability of collision. In some examples, if the chances of collision are high based on information received, warnings may be given to the vehicle's user. Based on these warnings, the user may take evasive maneuvers to reduce the probability of collision and prevent it. In other examples, if the chances of collision are high, the vehicle may decelerate without prompting from the user to minimize the impact of the collision. Any emergency reporting by the telematics unit, e.g. if a collision still occurred, may be enhanced with the relative location and velocity data from some interval the prior to emergency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Carlos A. Cazanas, Azam Khan, Matthew Butz
  • Patent number: 9736131
    Abstract: A network service may receive an authentication request from a subscriber device, the authentication request including a user credential and a device identifier of the subscriber device. The service may validate the authentication request based at least in part on the included user credential, and when the authentication request is validated, provide an authentication reply to the subscriber device indicative of allowance of the subscriber device to access the service, the authentication reply including a hash token keyed to the device identifier of the subscriber device for use in validation of subsequent authentication requests. The service may further generate a second hash token based on the device identifier of a subsequent authentication request; validate a subsequent authentication request according to the hash token and the second hash token; and when the subsequent authentication request is validated, allowing the subscriber device to access the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Mohammad Raheel Khalid, Ansar Kassim
  • Patent number: 9729997
    Abstract: Systems and methods for self-provisioning of mobile devices are disclosed. An implementation includes determining whether the SIM of a mobile device is associated with a wireless network provider, sending an attachment request to a wireless data network of the wireless network provider when the mobile device is within a coverage area of the wireless data network, receiving an attachment response from the wireless data network of the wireless network provider in response to the attachment request, determining from the attachment response, whether attachment to the wireless data network of the wireless network provider is successful, reviewing an error code provided by the wireless network provider and based on the error code, displaying a user interface allowing a user to provision the SIM for receiving service from the wireless network provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Zhengfang Chen, Mohammad Raheel Khalid, Ji Hoon Kim, Masudur SM Rahman
  • Patent number: 9729402
    Abstract: A first network device executing a device simulation tool receives a selection of a second network device in a communications network. The first network device receives a selection of at least one use case, scenario or error condition associated with operation of the second network device or the communications network, and executes a network simulation of the communications network based on the at least one use case, scenario or error condition. The first network device generates a call flow diagram, which involves the selected second network device, based on the executed network simulation, and provides a graphical display of the generated call flow diagram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Christopher M. Schmidt, Gopinath Venkatasubramaniam
  • Patent number: 9720557
    Abstract: An approach for providing an always-on-top user interface for a mobile application is described. An always-on-top module may provide an always-on-top user interface mode for a mobile application, wherein the always-on-top user interface mode presents at least one session of the mobile application in a user interface element that is always visible in a display of a mobile device. The always-one-top module may also receive an input for activating the always-on-top user interface mode for the mobile application. Further, the always-one-top module may render the user interface element for presenting the at least one session in the display of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Lodema Steinbach, Ashwin Kamath, Zhijian Lin
  • Patent number: 9723092
    Abstract: A system is presented that enables the control and/or monitoring of an electronic device by a remote terminal via a wireless network. The system includes a remote terminal from which a user accesses an application for controlling and monitoring the electronic device. The application is processed through an application program interface to configure the application for the remote terminal. The configured application is then accessible through a network communication for execution by the remote terminal. The server or system offering the configured application may also act as a proxy between the user terminal and the electronic device, for wireless monitoring or control of the electronic device while the user terminal executes the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventor: Nematolah Kashanian
  • Patent number: 9712515
    Abstract: A system includes a gateway and a verification server. The gateway is configured to receive a first message from a client over a network; send a request to a verification server to generate a first credential based on the first message; and route the first message toward a remote device. The verification server is configured to receive the request from the gateway; generate the first credential in response to the request; store the first credential; receive a second message from the remote device, the message requesting the verification server to validate a second credential; determine whether the second credential is valid based on the first credential; and send a notification to the remote device indicating whether the second credential is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Kumar Sanjeev, Amir Mayblum, Eliezer K. Pasetes, Sethumadhav Bendi, Jerry M. Kupsh, Alice Yuan Bain
  • Patent number: 9709413
    Abstract: A device is configured to receive a request for directions from a user device. The device determines a start time, a start location, and a destination location for the directions. The device determines a route from the start location to the destination location and obtains travel condition information corresponding to the route. The travel condition information indicates a traffic condition or a weather condition. The device predicts a future travel condition along the route based on the travel condition information and the start time. The device generates the directions based on the future travel condition and provides the directions to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Manuel E. Caceres, Yuk Lun Li, Craig Jackowski
  • Patent number: 9706513
    Abstract: A user device may detect, using a first radio associated with the user device, a presence of a location reference device; and determine a location associated with the user device. When determining the location associated with the user device, the user device is to receive location information from the location reference device, via the first, and refrain, based on detecting the presence of the location reference device, from determining the location using a second radio associated with the user device while the user device is within a communication range of the location reference device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Michael J. D'Argenio, Edward Gruskin, Kristopher T. Frazier, Lonnie Katai, James Y. Hwang, Abhishek S. Sheth, Matthew Santaiti, Gareth DeKlerk
  • Patent number: 9697532
    Abstract: Secure associate ordering and transaction methods and systems. An order for an alternative device different from a baseline device is received at an order processing platform. The alternative device is available for purchase by the associate at a cost differential between the alternative and baseline devices. The cost differential is based on a predetermined enterprise discount. A message including a secure link associated with the order is sent to the associate. Payment information associated with the cost differential is received by a secure payment (SP) platform from the associate via a secure website using the secure link. The payment information is submitted to a payment institution. The order processing platform receives a transaction confirmation from the SP platform when the payment information is accepted and adds at least features of the alternative device associated with the baseline device to a service account of the enterprise customer for the service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Timothy Kilchenman, Cynthia J. Harris