Patents Assigned to Sprint Communications Company L.P.
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Patent number: 8654771Abstract: What is disclosed is a wireless network control system configured to communicate with a wireless access node over a plurality of backhaul links. The wireless network control system includes a backhaul interface configured to monitor individual transmission delays for the backhaul links. The wireless network control system also includes a processing system configured to determine a data packet for transfer to the wireless access node and separate the data packet into a sequence of packet fragments. The processing system is also configured to select an individual one of the backhaul links for each of the packet fragments based on relative positions of the packet fragments in the sequence and based on the individual transmission delays of the backhaul links.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Jasinder Pal Singh, Sachin R. Vargantwar, Deveshkumar Narendrapratap Rai, Maulik K. Shah
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Patent number: 8656449Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media, for applying one or more policy attributes to an event are provided. The application of policy attributes to an event is initiated. Thereafter, policy attributes to be applied to an event are identified. Such policy attributes may be identified based on event attributes. The policy attributes are applied to an event so that a specific quality of service is achieved. Subsequently, an indication is provided to reconfigure a host source such that the policy attributes may be applied upon each event request.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2007Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Jeremy R. Breau, Manish Mangal
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Patent number: 8655310Abstract: A method of preventing identity theft is provided. The method comprises reading confidential information from a mobile terminal that is not in communication with the public wireless communication network and determining if the mobile terminal has been reported lost. When the mobile terminal is determined to have been reported lost, the release of the confidential information by the mobile terminal is disabled.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2008Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Robin D. Katzer, Sei Y. Ng, M. Jeffrey Stone, Kevin Zhu
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Patent number: 8655314Abstract: Subject matter described herein is directed to detecting unauthorized use, such as by a cloned mobile device, of wireless telecommunication services. Differences in location patterns of unauthorized and authorized mobile devices are leveraged to detect likely fraudulent uses. For example, a location-pattern entropy of an authorized mobile device is tracked. A change in the location-pattern entropy suggests an unauthorized use of the mobile device's account.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Hui Zang, Travis E. Dawson
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Publication number: 20140047548Abstract: A method of provisioning a subordinate trusted security zone in a processor having a trusted security zone. The method comprises receiving by a master trusted application executing in a master trusted security zone of the processor a request to provision a subordinate trusted security zone in the processor, wherein the request comprises a master trusted security zone key, wherein the request designates the subordinate trusted security zone, and wherein the request defines an independent key. The method further comprises provisioning by the master trusted application the subordinate trusted security zone to be accessible based on the independent key.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.Inventors: Stephen J. Bye, Lyle W. Paczkowski, William M. Parsel, Carl J. Persson, Matthew C. Schlesener, Trevor D. Shipley
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Patent number: 8649770Abstract: A cellular wireless modem. The cellular wireless modem comprises a cellular radio transceiver, a short range communication interface, a processor, wherein the processor comprises a trusted security zone, a memory, wherein the memory stores an input forwarding application, and a trusted security zone extension application stored in the memory. When executed by the processor, the extension application provisions the input forwarding application to an intelligent appliance via the short range communication interface, receives input from the input forwarding application executing on the intelligent appliance via the short range communication interface, and transmits a message based on the input via the cellular radio transceiver.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2012Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company, L.P.Inventors: Warren B. Cope, Lyle W. Paczkowski
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Patent number: 8649780Abstract: A wireless communication device is configured to visually prompt a user to initiate a text session, and to receive a text session request from the user including a called number. In response to the text session request, the device initiates the text session by placing a first call to a service node using a service node number, and transfers the called number to the service node over the first call. The service node then extends the text session by placing a second call to the called number. Once the text session is established, the device sends a first text message to the service node over the first call, and receives a second text message from the service node over the first call. The device then visually displays the second text message to the user.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2008Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: DaeSik Oh, Dennis Allan Selznick, Brent Allen Burpee
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Patent number: 8649788Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for dynamically selecting a wireless transceiver in a wireless communication device. In a particular embodiment, a method operating a wireless communication device having multiple wireless transceivers provides exchanging wireless media communications with a first communication network using a first one of the wireless transceivers. The method further provides processing a data structure of access connections and instructions to select a wireless data connection in a second communication network, wherein the instructions are associated with a wireless data service of the second communication network in the data structure, and processing one of the instructions to disable the first wireless transceiver. The method further provides exchanging additional wireless media communications with the second communication network using a second one of the wireless transceivers.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Lyle Walter Paczkowski, Mohammed Ghouse Mohiuddin
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Publication number: 20140036697Abstract: A proxy server for routing traffic between a mobile device and a network, comprising at least one processor, a memory, and a traffic monitoring application stored in the memory that, when executed by the at least one processor, monitors a plurality of mobile device installed applications that run on the mobile device and the mobile device installed applications' traffic, analyzes traffic usage for the mobile device installed applications, identifies the mobile device installed applications responsible for traffic that is excessive or unnecessary as determined by the mobile device's service provider, and blocks, delays, or reports the excessive and unnecessary traffic without interrupting the mobile device's communications.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.Inventors: Brandon C. Annan, John E. Belser, Tammy M. Otten, Ryan P. Sullivan
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Patent number: 8645238Abstract: A system is provided. An application determines a consolidated cycle date for a master prepaid account where a cycle date comprises the first day of usage periods for prepaid accounts. The application determines that a first prepaid account is associated with a first cycle date and a second prepaid account is associated with a second cycle date where the first, second, and consolidated cycle date differ from each other. A first and second prorated amount is determined by multiplying a remaining fraction of a current first and second usage period times a first and second periodic payment, respectively. The first prorated amount is added to the second prorated amount to determine a first credit. Individual billing is discontinued for the first and second prepaid account. The first credit is applied to a first master payment amount payable on the consolidated cycle date under the master prepaid account.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2011Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Michael A. Gailloux, Kenneth J. Raaf, Kenneth W. Samson
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Patent number: 8644255Abstract: A method of operating a communication system is disclosed which includes, in a wireless communication device, transferring a wireless beacon signal and responsively receiving a wireless access request from a user device, determining if a user identifier received with the wireless access request has usage credits in a data structure, exchanging wireless signals with the user device and with a wireless communication network based on the usage credits to provide a wireless communication service to the user device, and decrementing the usage credits for the user identifier in the data structure. The method also includes wirelessly transferring usage credit updates for receipt in a master data structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Robert H. Burcham, Brandon Christopher Annan, Jason R. Delker, Cesar Perez, Thomas W. Keel
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Patent number: 8646081Abstract: An ingress point receives a packet flow from a first communication device. The ingress point copies the packet flow, transmits the packet flow to an egress point over a network path, and processes the copy to determine if the packet flow represents a security event. If the packet flow represents a security event, the ingress point transmits a blocking instruction to the egress point over an alarm link and the egress point blocks the packet flow representing the security event. If the packet flow does not represent a security event, the egress point transmits the packet flow to a second communication device.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2007Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Wen Xue, Tong Zhou
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Patent number: 8644146Abstract: A system is provided that receives a first change request from a first enterprise network device to a first configuration used by the first device, identifies components of the first configuration impacted by the first request, and receives a second change request from a second network device to a second configuration used by the second device. The system identifies second configuration components impacted by the second request, filters second device information from the second request and components impacted by the request, and analyzes the unimplemented first request impacting at least one component impacted by the second request. The system presents the as-built configuration of the second configuration, describes the first request impact to the component, approves all or some of the second request based on analysis of filtering results and a commitment regarding the first request, and processes the approved portion of the second request based on second device response.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Matthew D. Kurtz, Shane A. Lobo, Jr., Brian D. Lushear, Todd M. Szymanski
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Patent number: 8644189Abstract: A wireless communication device receives a router advertisement message transferred by a packet network node. The wireless communication device determines location information that corresponds to its geographic location. In response to the router advertisement message, the wireless communication device generates an acknowledgement message having a header extension that includes the location information. The wireless communication device wirelessly transmits the acknowledgement message for delivery to the packet network node.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Joseph C. Shojayi, Jeremy R. Breau, Frederick C. Rogers
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Patent number: 8644471Abstract: Methods, media, and network devices are provided for detecting errors in caller identifier records. A caller name provider is identified for a terminating endpoint that is a recipient of a communication from a transmitting device. The caller name provider receives queries for caller identifier information that will be transmitted to the terminating endpoint. The caller name provider returns records having the caller identifiers in response to the queries. When the records contain an error, the caller name providers receive update requests from a calling party of the transmitting device. The update requests include changes to the records that correct the errors.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Mark Douglas Peden, Gary Duane Koller, Raymond Emilio Reeves, Simon Youngs
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Patent number: 8645187Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is directed to retaining customers for a wireless-service provider (“carrier”). A ratio is calculated based on a number of incoming calls received by a mobile device and a number of outgoing calls originating from the mobile device. The ratio is also based on locations of callers that originated the incoming calls. The ratio is compared to an influencer threshold. When the ratio is greater than the influencer threshold, then a subscriber associated with the mobile device is indicated to be an influencer that potentially affects decisions of other subscribers regarding whether to cancel or maintain their subscriptions with the wireless service. An incentive is provided to the influencer to increase the likelihood that the influencer will retain a subscription with the wireless service, thereby increasing the likelihood that other subscribers who might be influenced by the influencer will retain their respective subscriptions.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: David Lindel Harris, Claudio Ribeiro Lima, James Dale Black
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Patent number: 8644983Abstract: An order fulfillment system is provided. The system comprises logistics substations comprising an entry and exit points. The system also comprises conveyors that adaptively couple the logistics substations in a serialized order fulfillment logistics workflow to convey an order from a selected one of the entry points of one of the logistics substations to a selected plurality of logistics substations where order fulfillment procedures are performed on the order and to a selected one of the exit points of one of the logistics substations. The system also comprises a computer system that receives batches of orders, that analyzes a trend of orders, that analyzes a current inventory, that analyzes a current topology of the serialized fulfillment logistics workflow, and that changes the topology of the serialized fulfillment logistics workflow by commanding the plurality of conveyors to change their coupling of the logistics substations, based on the analysis.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Abhik Barua, Deandra T. Cassone, Richard Motilal
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Patent number: 8644771Abstract: A portable communication device is provided. The device comprises a first radio transceiver operable for wireless communication in an unlicensed radio spectrum band, a directional antenna coupled to the first radio transceiver, a processor, and an application. When executed by the processor, the application analyzes a power level of a signal received by the first radio transceiver and controls a transmission power level of the first radio transceiver based at least in part on the power level of the received signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Jason R. Delker, Sei Y. Ng
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Patent number: 8644813Abstract: A customer initiated mobile service diagnostics system is provided. The system comprises a database containing diagnostic data, a computer system, and an application, that when executed on the computer system, receives a message from a portable electronic device enrolling for diagnostic services. The system also sends a message to activate diagnostics software on the portable electronic device and receives notification of at least one service problem experienced by the portable electronic device. The system also analyzes data stored by at least one of the portable electronic device and the database to identify the root cause of the at least one service problem. The system also sends information to the portable electronic device providing resolution of the root cause of the at least one service problem.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2009Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Michael A. Gailloux, Kenneth W. Samson
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Patent number: 8645970Abstract: A method for looking up routing information for a person or program assigned to respond to an incident messages is explained herein. The method includes recognizing a routing code that was appended to either the object name or description. The routing code is recognized by a program that looks up the responders contact information in a table that correlates routing codes with designated responder information.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2007Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Sprint Communications Company, L.P.Inventors: Mark Leonard, Brian John Washburn, Kailash Krishnamurthy