Patents Assigned to Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12089289
    Abstract: A process and system for implementing a dynamic roaming public land mobile network (PLMN) for at least one wireless network and at least one wireless device includes determining with a processor that at least one wireless device would benefit from modification of a public land mobile network (PLMN) based on at least one of the following: the at least one wireless device having poor wireless service performance, a change in wireless service rates for a wireless service carrier, reduced wireless service from a wireless service carrier, and a change in geographic location of a user of the at least one wireless device. Thereafter, the process and system updating a public land mobile network (PLMN) for the least one wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Patent number: 12081593
    Abstract: A process of filtering a wireless service provided to at least one wireless device from a wireless network includes receiving identification of the at least one wireless device in a filtering server from an administrator and receiving filtering instructions from the administrator in the filtering server. The process further including receiving a request for an internet resource from at least one wireless device, comparing the request for the internet resource to the filtering instructions to determine whether the requested internet resource is allowable in view of the filtering instructions or not allowed based on the filtering instructions. The disclosure also provides a system as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore Vagelos
  • Patent number: 12026695
    Abstract: A transaction system and process includes providing financial transactions based on a single card. The transaction system and process further including providing prepaid wireless service based on the single card and providing long-distance service based on the single card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephanie Goodrich
  • Patent number: 11985729
    Abstract: A wireless device component testing system and process includes implementation of a SIM switcher device. The SIM switcher device configured to connect to a wireless device, a computer system, and a plurality of SIM cards. The SIM switcher device is configured support testing of the plurality of SIM cards in conjunction with the wireless device, where the wireless device component testing system is configured to implement testing for the plurality of SIM cards, the wireless device, and a wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Outler, Miguel Jardines Batista, Mohsin Andha
  • Patent number: 11758404
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a device configured to implement a SIM lock to control network access associated with a wireless device. The device including a processor configured to interrogate a host wireless device and obtain a host wireless device identification from the host wireless device. The processor further configured to retrieve from a memory a stored wireless device identification, determine if a host wireless device identification matches the stored wireless device identification, prevent access of the host wireless device to network wireless services if the host wireless device identification does not match the stored wireless device identification, and enable access of the host wireless device to network wireless services if the host wireless device identification matches the stored wireless device identification. An associated process is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore Vagelos
  • Patent number: 11710393
    Abstract: A mobile video surveillance device includes a camera device configured to capture video images; a transceiver configured to transmit and stream the video images over a network to a video receiving computer for at least one of the following: viewing on a display, viewing on a wireless device, or storage in a database; a video capturing input device configured to receive an input to initiate operation of the camera device and initiate video streaming by the transceiver; a processor configured to control the camera device and the transceiver based on the video capturing input device; a housing configured to house the camera device, the transceiver, the video capturing input device, and the processor; and a movement detection unit configured to detect a movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Raul Sanz
  • Patent number: 11711709
    Abstract: A system configured to analyze cellular connectivity information for at least one wireless network and at least one wireless device includes a processor configured to receive cellular connectivity information from at least one wireless network for at least one wireless device; the processor further configured to receive geographic location information from the at least one wireless network for the at least one wireless device. The system also includes a database configured to store the cellular connectivity information, the geographic location information, and equipment type information related to the at least one wireless device. The processor further configured to analyze the cellular connectivity information and determine a wireless device having poor wireless service performance based on the analysis of the cellular connectivity information. The disclosure additionally includes a process to analyze cellular connectivity information for at least one wireless network and at least one wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore Vagelos
  • Publication number: 20230177175
    Abstract: A system configured to implement mobile number security protections includes a computer system configured to obtain one or more of time dependent data, encryption data, and device related data; the computer system is further configured to generate a system generated code based on one or more of the time dependent data, the encryption data, and the device related data; the computer system is further configured to receive a wireless device generated code generated by a wireless device; and the computer system is further configured to compare the wireless device generated code generated by the wireless device to the system generated code generated by the computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: James Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 11653188
    Abstract: A method for configuring access point network settings using a data connection setting application operating on a wireless device is disclosed. The data connection setting application is operable to accesses settings configuration and data from a memory and/or a SIM card, and compare it with wireless network requirements to determine whether the settings need to be reconfigured. Based on the determination, the data connection setting application can enable the display of instructions to a user and provide tools to fill in information required to reconfigure the wireless device according to wireless network requirements for the specific wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Patent number: 11630923
    Abstract: A device configured to implement multiple locks to increase security of assets associated with the device including an embedded system, a multi-lock mechanism configured to provide a plurality of locks to prevent an authorized access to the assets associated with the embedded system, each of the plurality of locks of the multi-lock mechanism having an different unlock parameters, a memory configured to securely store at least one of the lock parameters of the plurality of locks of the multi-lock mechanism, the memory further configured to securely store at least one of the unlock parameters of the multi-lock mechanism, and the embedded system further configured to provide access to the assets after each of the lock parameters of the plurality of locks of the multi-lock mechanism is provided the unlock parameters of the multi-lock mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Shoaib S. Khan, Khurram Humayun Chawdhry
  • Publication number: 20230037997
    Abstract: A system configured to determine wireless carrier compatibility information for a wireless device feature for at least one wireless network and a wireless device. The wireless device includes a wireless device processor configured to obtain a wireless device configuration; the wireless device processor further configured to obtain a wireless network configuration; the wireless device processor further configured to analyze the wireless device configuration and the wireless network configuration and determine wireless carrier compatibility information for a wireless device feature; and a display configured to receive the wireless carrier compatibility information and display the wireless carrier compatibility information in response to the wireless device processor for the wireless device feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore Vagelos
  • Patent number: 11570591
    Abstract: A process for modifying wireless data compression for a wireless electronic device includes displaying an application for modifying data compression on a display of the electronic device. The process further includes receiving a request from a user to modify a current data compression with a new data compression through an input device, evaluating the requested new data compression request in view of predetermined information of the user with a processor, and updating the wireless data compression with the new data compression after the evaluation with the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore Vagelos
  • Patent number: 11570609
    Abstract: A wireless telephone base station for a telephone includes a transceiver configured to receive wireless emergency alerts, a display configured to show the wireless emergency alerts, an output device configured to play the wireless emergency alerts, and a processor configured to show the wireless emergency alerts on the display and to play the wireless emergency alerts on the output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore Vagelos
  • Patent number: 11563844
    Abstract: A wireless device configured to temporarily unlock includes a processor configured to execute an unlocking application and a lock mechanism. The processor implementing the unlocking application to control the lock mechanism to unlock based on one of the following: the location provided by a location determination device or based on a time and date provided from the transceiver and/or the processor. A process to temporarily unlock a wireless device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Publication number: 20230013356
    Abstract: A wireless network system configured to secure a wireless service provided to at least one wireless device from a wireless network, the wireless network system includes a secure network server implemented in at least one of a network operator cloud and a mobile network operator implementing the wireless network. The secure network server being configured to implement at least one of the following: a unique Access Point Name (APN), an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) whitelist, a virtual private network (VPN) over encrypted network, a dedicated firewall, a whitelist of IP addresses, and a unique SIM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore Vagelos
  • Patent number: 11533599
    Abstract: A method and system for the purchase and activation of services on a wireless device are provided. The method and system include the use of an airtime card with a near field communication tag with a unique identifier code used to improve a user's experience and ease of activation/provisioning of services for the wireless device. In some aspects, the unique identifier may be generated during the activation and purchase of the wireless service and it is not required that the unique identifier code be recorded in a backend system of the wireless provider prior to activation. The services to be purchased and activated may include at least one of the following: out of the box activation, device upgrades, device reactivations, wireless number changes, wireless number porting, and the addition or purchasing of services including airtime, data, and/or SMS enrollments or data content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Dana Salihi
  • Patent number: 11496630
    Abstract: A process for authorizing wireless service includes providing a generally rectangular flat form factor card having a first surface and opposing second surface. The process further includes providing a machine-readable activation code arranged on the first surface, wherein the machine-readable activation code is configured to authorize the wireless service when provided to a system associated with a wireless service provider, receiving the machine-readable activation code in a server, the machine-readable activation code being captured by a wireless device, and provisioning the wireless service to the wireless device from a wireless network when the machine-readable activation code is provided to the system associated with the wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore Vagelos
  • Patent number: 11490233
    Abstract: A wireless service provider system for authorizing wireless service on a wireless device includes a backend system. The backend system configured receive a request for the wireless service along with a monetary value of the wireless service in any requested amount from the connected device, receive a payment authorization or a verification of payment for the wireless service in the requested amount from the connected device, and receive a request from the connected device for allocating the wireless service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Nestor Miranda
  • Patent number: 11470455
    Abstract: A wireless device configured to transmit short data messages includes a transceiver configured to transmit and receive the short data messages, at least one sensor configured to detect at least one of a physical parameter, a user input, and a sensor input, and an application configured to encrypt the short data messages and configured to communicate with the at least one sensor. The wireless device further includes a processor configured to control the transceiver and to execute the application, the application is further configured to implement at least one of home security operations, personal emergency response operations, home automation operations, user location operations, fire alarm operations, vehicle telematics operations, and medical telematics operations, and a computer readable medium to store the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore Vagelos
  • Patent number: D1014120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Elvis Pena, Audra Gabbard, Shelby Harrison