Patents Assigned to T-Mobile USA, Inc,
  • Patent number: 11888955
    Abstract: A client application can be configured to render user interface cards, based on card data provided by a remote card engine. An API Response as Card (ARC) engine can intercept a communication between the client application and the card engine, and determine that the communication is associated with another backend system. The ARC engine can request that the backend system perform an account action associated with a user account. The ARC engine can provide information derived from a response from the backend system, reflecting a result of the account action, to the card engine. The card action can generate card data associated with the result of the account action performed by the backend system, and the client application can use the card data to render and display a corresponding card, even if neither the client application nor the card engine are natively configured to interface with the backend system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarvesh Kaushal, Rohit Iyer, Bala Subrahmanya Vivek Kosanam, Alexander Clinton Lambert, David Bryant Moffett
  • Patent number: 11887137
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for implementing digital traffic data for analysis. In some examples, a telecommunications network determines an identity of a user associated with a user device that communicates with the telecommunications network. The telecommunications network identifies a physical location of the user device based on the user device communicating with a first transceiver of the telecommunications network. Then, the telecommunications network determines that the physical location of the user device corresponds to a first commercial location, and stores an indication that the user has visited the first commercial location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Drake, Araceli Lesko
  • Patent number: 11889019
    Abstract: Systems and methods for categorizing received calls based on early call information are disclosed. Early call information can be audio, video, other sensor data, or other data collected via a calling device during call setup or any time before the call is routed to or accepted at a receiving device. A call and early call information associated with the call are received. A call characteristic, which can be a purpose or topic of the call, is identified using the early call information. Based on the call characteristic, the received call is categorized and a relative priority for the call is assigned. The call can be routed based on the early call information, and a suggested response to the call can be identified. In some implementations, a machine learning model is trained to categorize received calls based on early call information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Ovidiu Cristian Serban
  • Patent number: 11889430
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE), such as a mobile phone, may support multiple power classes. Power classes can define maximum output power levels for uplink transmissions. A base station of a radio access network (RAN) can, based on metrics reported by the UE, dynamically instruct the UE to switch to using a different power class. For example, the base station may instruct the UE to switch from using a first power class with a higher maximum output power to using a second power class with a lower maximum output power, in order to preserve battery life of the UE in situations in which the second power class provides sufficient output power for uplink transmissions to reach the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Wafik Abdel Shahid, Ming Shan Kwok
  • Patent number: 11889357
    Abstract: A method for selecting a user plane function when a user equipment (UE) attaches to a wireless communication network may include determining a data throughput limit associated with the UE, identifying a first user plane function having a first data throughput capacity, and identifying a second user plane function having a second data throughput capacity, wherein the first throughput capacity is higher than the second throughput capacity. The method may further include selecting the first user plane function if the data throughput limit of the UE is above a predetermined threshold, selecting the second user plane function if the data throughput limit of the UE is below the predetermined threshold, and sending a session request to the selected first or second user plane function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Muhammad Waqar Afzal, Suliman Albasheir, Rahul Pal
  • Patent number: 11886829
    Abstract: A content access device uses local audio translation for content presentation. The content access device receives video and first audio data associated with a first language. The content access device uses translation software and/or other automated translation services to translate the first audio data to second audio data associated with a second language. The content access device synchronizes the video with the second audio data and outputs the video and the second audio data for presentation. The first audio data may be audio, text, and so on. The second audio data may be output as audio, text, and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris A. Cholas, Stacey Stockburger, Eliza Kelly
  • Patent number: 11880645
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating encoded text representations of spoken utterances are disclosed. Audio data is received for a spoken utterance and analyzed to identify a nonverbal characteristic, such as a sentiment, a speaking rate, or a volume. An encoded text representation of the spoken utterance is generated, comprising a text transcription and a visual representation of the nonverbal characteristic. The visual representation comprises a geometric element, such as a graph or shape, or a variation in a text attribute, such as font, font size, or color. Analysis of the audio data and/or generation of the encoded text representation can be performed using machine learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter P. Myron, Michael Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11881966
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices to reduce the channel estimation overhead by collecting data from many UEs and building a location-based mathematical model are disclosed. During building of the model, a reference signal is used to collect location- and signal-related data from connected UEs. Once the model is successfully built, it is then transmitted and/or downloaded to each new UE that connects to the base station. The UEs and/or the base stations then use this model to determine their own transmission parameter values. The UEs also report their location to the base stations, which use the model to estimate channel conditions and adapt transmission parameters for themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Shahzad Bashir
  • Patent number: 11882091
    Abstract: This document describes techniques, apparatuses, and systems for allocating internet protocol (IP) addresses for data sessions based on a location of a visited network. A home network can receive a request to establish a data session for a user equipment (UE) subscribed to the home network and located on a visited network operated by a visited network operator. The home network may identify a country in which the UE or the visited network is located and determine, based on a look-up table, a group of IP addresses associated with the country. The home network can allocate, from the group of IP addresses associated with the country, an IP address for the data session. In doing so, the IP address can be allocated based on the location of the visited network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Mehul Shah
  • Patent number: 11882105
    Abstract: In response to determining that the authentication function operating on the authentication node on a network is not responsive, a re-direct message may be communicated to at least one edge device on the network that requests of the authentication function on the authentication node be re-directed to a different authentication node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Avetoom, Nandita Sharma
  • Patent number: 11882445
    Abstract: The method and system may determining whether an authentication function operating on an authentication node on a network has degraded performance such as when the traffic is being partially throttled. In response to determining that the authentication function operating on the authentication node on a network is being partially throttled, a re-direct message may be communicated to at least one edge device on the network that requests of the authentication function on the authentication node be re-directed to a different authentication node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Avetoom, Nandita Sharma
  • Patent number: 11881995
    Abstract: A system for coordinated management of Internet of Things (IoT) devices to minimize power consumption and network congestion is provided. A mobile device designated as local group management device (LGMD) identifies a group of IoT devices that are configured to access a network. The mobile device receives information regarding an upcoming event involving the group of IoT devices. The mobile device generates usage knowledge specifying the group of IoT devices, a location, and a time associated with the upcoming event. The mobile device receives configuration update data that are generated based on the usage knowledge for scheduling operations of the group IoT devices. The mobile device delivers the configuration update data to the group of IoT devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Baird
  • Patent number: 11882526
    Abstract: An adaptive network operation (ANO) server configured to reduce unnecessary radio operation during lower and/or non-traffic times is described herein. The ANO server may receive raw data associated with one or more nodes within a telecommunications network. Responsive to receiving the raw data, the ANO server may determine, based at least in part on the raw data, a traffic level associated with the one or more nodes and/or a traffic capacity associated with the one or more nodes. The ANO server may determine one or more frequency bands and/or channels to activate and/or deactivate and may generate configuration settings to send to the one or more nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Hongliang Zhang, Robert Frangooles, Dennis Jarret Guill, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11880342
    Abstract: Disclosed here is a visual collaboration software including multiple digital canvas and multiple tools enabling collaboration among multiple users by enabling creation and sharing of visual information including text and drawings. The visual collaboration software obtains from a second software, e.g., a project management software, a file or a portion of the file, and displays the file or the portion in one of the multiple digital canvases. In one embodiment, the visual collaboration software can enable the user to interact with the file obtained from the second software and can pass the modifications to the file to the second software. In another embodiment, the visual collaboration software can only display the file or the portion of the file in one of the multiple digital canvases, and an interaction between the user and the file has to be passed to the second software to compute to the effect of the interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Shelby Seward
  • Patent number: 11877342
    Abstract: An emergency route back number (ERBN) may be assigned for use in emergency calls. A telecommunication network associated that may be associated with a wireless service provider, may identify an emergency call directed to an emergency number (e.g., 9-1-1) that originated from a device that is not associated with a unique phone number such as a shared line, or a communication that utilizes some other indicator to establish the emergency call (e.g., an email address, or some other identifier). When an emergency call is detected that does not have a dedicated phone number, an ERBN is assigned to the communication. This ERBN may be reserved for some period of time after the emergency call ends such that emergency contact centers are able to reach callers back in case of dropped calls, fails, and/or additional emergency services that may need to reach the callers directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Michele Kinsey, Adrian T. Synal, William Michael Hooker, Mohammed Al-Mehdar
  • Patent number: 11876618
    Abstract: A base station can select orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) numerologies that define subcarrier spacing values based on attributes associated with one or more services that a user equipment (UE) is using. The base station can use the selected OFDM numerologies for transmission associated with the services. When the UE is using multiple services simultaneously, the base station can select the same or different OFDM numerologies for the multiple services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuqing Xing, Scott Francis Migaldi, John Humbert, Brian Allan Olsen
  • Patent number: 11877202
    Abstract: To facilitate a handover of mobile devices from 4th Generation (4G) networks to 5th Generation (5G) networks, a mobility management entity (MME) of the 4G network core inactivates a data session in which the mobile device is assigned an Internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) address. The MME generates a modified context of the mobile device that omits the IPv4 address of the device. The inactivation of the IPv4 session causes the mobile device to initiate a new data session with the 5G core network, in which the device will be assigned a new IPv6 address for use on a data network. The modified context is used by the 5G network to configure communications for the mobile device without interrupting network service to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Romil Kumar Sood, Kunal Prakash Barawkar
  • Patent number: 11877271
    Abstract: A network base station can select, for each of one or more attached terminals, a respective downlink transmission mode (DTM) based at least in part on respective channel condition information (CCI). The base station can determine a subframe allocation of DTMs to subframes of a radio frame, and transmit downlink data to terminals based the subframe allocation. Additionally or alternatively, the base station can receive load information from a second base station associated with a different access network and determine the subframe allocation based on the load information. The subframe allocation can associate a specific access network with each subframe. Additionally or alternatively, the base station can send the subframe allocation to the second base station. Additionally or alternatively, the base station can determine a proportion of GBR traffic of a particular DTM, determine a reference-signal transmission rate associated with that DTM, and transmit reference signals accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Wafik Abdel Shahid, Ming Shan Kwok, Yasmin Karimli, Wei-Ming Lan, Thomas P. Lucht
  • Patent number: 11877218
    Abstract: Systems and methods for granting access to a user to a resource associated with a telecommunications network based on network-based authentication combined with biometric authentication, such as using a cardiac signature. Heartbeat information is received from a user via a mobile device. When a match is determined between the heartbeat information and a stored cardiac signature that uniquely identifies the user, then the user is authenticated to use the mobile device. A second authentication is performed using subscriber identity module (SIM) information associated with the mobile device. Based on the first and second authentication, the user is granted access to a resource associated with the telecommunications network, such as resources provided by a telecommunications service provider or a third party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: David Moffett
  • Patent number: 11871468
    Abstract: When a first access node is considering setup of dual-connectivity service for a UE, the first access node could take into consideration the uplink path loss respectively of each of one or more candidate second access nodes, in order to decide whether to set up the dual-connectivity service for the UE and/or to decide which of the multiple second access nodes to use for the UE's dual-connectivity service. For instance, the first access node may decide to use a given candidate second access node for the dual-connectivity service of the UE, with the decision being based on the given candidate second access node having a lower measure of uplink path loss than one or more other candidate second access nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Sreekar Marupaduga