Patents Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
  • Patent number: 11832210
    Abstract: An illustrative location management system 1) determines base station location data representing locations of first, second, and third first base station facilities, wherein the location of the first base station facility is determined based on user equipment (UE) location data representing at least three different locations of one or more mobile UE devices communicatively coupled to the first based station facility and signal data representing information from signals communicated between the first base station facility and the one or more mobile UE devices by way of the wireless communication network; and 2) determines, based on the base station location data and on signal data representing information from signals communicated between an additional mobile UE device and the first, second, and third base station facilities, a location of the additional mobile UE device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Donnellan
  • Patent number: 11829773
    Abstract: A network device may load, via a boot ROM application, a provider bootloader application from a memory of the network device and may calculate a first hash value based on decrypting a provider bootloader signature with a provider public key. The network device may calculate a second hash value based on the provider bootloader application and may utilize, when the first hash value and the second hash value are equivalent, the provider bootloader application to load an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) bootloader application from the memory. The network device may calculate a third hash value based on decrypting an OEM bootloader signature with one of a plurality of OEM public keys. The network device may calculate a fourth hash value based on the OEM bootloader application. The network device may complete, when the third hash value and the fourth hash value are equivalent, a boot process for the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Young Rak Choi, Warren Hojilla Uy, Dayong He, Manuel Enrique Caceres
  • Patent number: 11830140
    Abstract: An illustrative 3D modeling system generates a first voxelized representation of an object with respect to a voxel space and a second voxelized representation of the object with respect to the voxel space. Based on a first normal of a first voxel included in the first voxelized representation and a second normal of a second voxel included in the second voxelized representation, the 3D modeling system identifies a mergeable intersection between the first and second voxels. Based on the first and second voxelized representations, the 3D modeling system generates a merged voxelized representation of the object with respect to the voxel space. The merged voxelized representation includes a single merged voxel generated, based on the identified mergeable intersection, to represent both the first and second voxels. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Elena Dotsenko, Vidhya Seran
  • Patent number: 11831556
    Abstract: A network device obtains service requirements associated with a customer identifier, obtains a first profile describing an infrastructure design of multiple transport domains associated with at least one network slice of a network, and obtains a second profile describing performance characteristics of the multiple transport domains of the at least one network slice. The network device receives training data associated with performance measurements of the multiple transport domains of the at least one network slice, and updates a machine learning model based on the training data. The network device selects at least one of the multiple transport domains for orchestration using the updated machine learning model, the service requirements, the first profile, and the second profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Kristen Sydney Young, Prasad Deviprasad, Hans Raj Nahata
  • Publication number: 20230377004
    Abstract: According to disclosed embodiments, a request validation framework is provided for managing requests. An aspect of the present disclosure is a method of managing request, the method comprising receiving request data, applying a feature extraction model the request data to extract at least one feature, applying a predictive model to the at least one feature, determining an output of the predictive model, the output indicating an action that may be performed in relation to the request; and performing the action with respect to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Dhanraj J. NAIR, Harold Rex SLAY, JR., Srinivasarao VALLURU, Sarathchandra KONIDENA, Naseer MOHAMMED
  • Publication number: 20230377384
    Abstract: In some implementations, a device may receive, from one or more vehicle telematics devices, vehicle data indicating information relating to one or more vehicle components of a vehicle. The device may determine a geographical region, of a plurality of geographical regions, associated with the vehicle. The plurality of geographical regions may be formed from a plurality of geographical areas having similarities in one or more environmental factors. The device may compare the vehicle data with one or more vehicle component health profiles corresponding to the vehicle component(s). The vehicle component health profile(s) may be based at least in part on the geographical region associated with the vehicle. The vehicle component health profile(s) may indicate failure thresholds for the vehicle component(s). The device may determine a health status of the vehicle component(s) based on comparing the vehicle data with the vehicle component health profile(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Jeyanth Paul JOHN BRITTO
  • Patent number: 11825319
    Abstract: A computer device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to provide a test configuration to a plurality of multi-access edge computing (MEC) devices; collect test results associated with the provided test configuration from the plurality of MEC devices; and obtain capability information associated with particular ones of the plurality of MEC devices. The computer device may be further configured to generate a test report that relates one or more parameters included in the test results and the obtained capability information to particular ones of the plurality of MEC devices; and use the generated test report to select a MEC device from the plurality of MEC devices for a user equipment (UE) device requesting an application session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Raghuram Parvataneni, Kirk Campbell, Anil K. Guntupalli, Ravi Sharma
  • Patent number: 11825557
    Abstract: A device may include a processor. The processor may be configured to: assign, within a first wireless network, an access point name (APN) to a first gateway for a shared network. The first wireless network includes the first gateway. A second wireless network includes a second gateway for the shared network, and the second gateway is assigned the APN within the second network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Patricia R. Chang, Thomas W. Haynes, John Patrick Hickey
  • Patent number: 11824994
    Abstract: A device receives call information associated with a call from a first user device to a second user device, where the first user device is associated with a first network, and the second user device is associated with a second network separate from the first network. The call information includes a caller identification and is received via an originating network device of the first network. The device determines whether the caller identification is verified, and adds authentication information to the call information when the caller identification is verified. The device receives the call information and the authentication information from a terminating network device of the first network, and removes the authentication information from the call information. The device adds a cryptographic signature to the call information, and causes the call information and the cryptographic signature to be provided to the second network for routing to the second user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Lulia Ann Barakat, Jeffrey Haltom
  • Patent number: 11825331
    Abstract: A device may include a processor configured to determine, in a core network associated with a radio access network, that a user equipment (UE) device, associated with an enterprise, has attached to the core network via a base station in the radio access network. The processor may be further configured to obtain a mapping between a plurality of applications associated with the enterprise and a plurality of Quality of Service (QoS) classes; identify an application, of the plurality of applications, for a communication session associated with the UE device; select a QoS class, from the plurality of QoS classes based on the identified application and the obtained mapping; and process messages associated with the communication session based on the selected QoS class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Lalit R. Kotecha, Violeta Cakulev, Hossein M. Ahmadi, Ali Imdad Malik
  • Patent number: 11825407
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a frequency and network slice selection service is provided. The service may configure network slices at a cell level which may include carrier frequencies or bands that may be ranked in terms of preference for a network slice. The service may provide frequency/band-network slice information to end devices via system information block and radio resource control messages. End devices may perform a cell search procedure and use other criteria to select and establish a network slice connection via a frequency/band of a network slice and in accordance with the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jignesh S. Panchal, Vishwanath Ramamurthi
  • Patent number: 11825343
    Abstract: Systems and methods for pacing data transmission are described. An illustrative method includes transmitting, by a network device, a data stream at a pacing rate to a user equipment (UE) device. The method further includes accessing a metric of a radio access network (RAN) to which the UE device is connected, the metric associated with the UE device. The method further includes adjusting, based on the metric, the pacing rate at which the data stream is transmitted to the UE device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Feng Li, Haim S. Ner, Bjorn Olof Erland Kalderen, Ning Chen
  • Patent number: 11824672
    Abstract: User Equipment (“UEs”) associated with a conference may automatically join the conference (e.g., in situations where the teleconference is a scheduled teleconference or other suitable situations). As discussed below, when automatically joining a teleconference in such a manner, the UE may refrain from sending conference-related information (e.g., captured audio, video, etc.) to a teleconferencing system or to other participants of the teleconference until a user of the UE selects to join the teleconference. In this manner, control signaling or other setup procedures may be performed prior to the user selecting to join the teleconference, thus reducing the amount of time spent to perform such signaling or procedures after the user has indicated readiness to join the teleconference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Venkatesan M. Sriraman, Vijay A. Senthil, Nagalakshmi Natarajan
  • Patent number: 11825353
    Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for the assignment of Centralized Units (“CUs”) to Distributed Units (“DUs”) in a radio access network (“RAN”) that includes a distributed or hierarchical arrangement of network infrastructure equipment. Different groups of DUs may be modeled based on usage or traffic patterns, and complementary groups of DUs may be identified based on measures of usage that may vary with time. For example, one model associated with one group of DUs may experience relatively heavy usage during morning hours and light usage during evening hours, and another model associated with a complementary group of DUs may experience relatively light usage during morning hours and heavy usage during evening hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Seng Gan, Subham Biswas, Christopher A. Graffeo, Saurabh Tahiliani
  • Patent number: 11824591
    Abstract: A device may receive antenna alert data associated with antennas of a plurality of base stations of a network, and may process the antenna alert data, with a correlation model, to generate a correlation heatmap matrix. The device may utilize a change point detection model to process the antenna alert data, associated with the correlation heatmap matrix, to determine change point metrics, and may calculate scores for the antenna alert data associated with the correlation heatmap matrix and the change point metrics. The device may perform one or more corrective actions based on the scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy E. Coyle, Jason A. Birr, Matthew Kapala, Hector Alejandro Garcia Crespo, Brian A. Ward
  • Patent number: 11825396
    Abstract: In some implementations, a network device may receive an identifier associated with an application server. The network device may associate the identifier with a service profile associated with a network slice based on a quality of service associated with the network slice. The network device may provide, to a device associated with the application server, information indicating that the identifier is associated with the service profile. The network device may receive address information associated with the application server. The network device may associate the address information with the service profile. The network device may provide service profile information to a security device included in a core network to cause the security device to forward traffic transmitted by the application server toward a destination via the network slice. The service profile information may include an identifier associated with the service profile, the identifier, and the address information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ye Huang, Miguel A. Carames, Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Alexander Fadeev, Suzann Hua, Jude M. Munn, Michael R. Waters
  • Patent number: 11825309
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein enforce access controls for network slices via proxy in a secure enclave of a user equipment (UE) device. A UE device executes, in a rich execution environment (REE), a function or application designated for using one or more secure network slices of a telecommunications network. The UE device executes, in a trusted execution environment (TEE), a slice admission control proxy (SACP) to perform admission control for the one or more secure network slices, and forces network traffic for the function or application through the SACP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: David Robert Lenrow, Kalyani Bogineni, Vinod Kumar Choyi, Jeffrey Melrose, Yousif Targali, Deepa Jagannatha
  • Patent number: 11825249
    Abstract: A method includes determining a first power level by performing a first series of measurements based on a first series of burst transmissions from an optical transmitter of an optical network unit (ONU) in an optical network. Bursts in the first series of burst transmissions include a first modified preamble. A second power level is determined by performing a second series of measurements based on a second series of optical burst transmissions. Bursts in the second series of burst transmissions include a second modified preamble. A first power level (P0) and a second power level (P1) are determined based on the first power level and the second power level and one or more additional parameters associated with transmissions from the optical transmitter are determined based on P0 and P1. Based on the additional parameters, it is determined whether the optical transmitter complies with specifications of the optical network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Denis A. Khotimsky, Wenjia Wang
  • Publication number: 20230370372
    Abstract: In some implementations, a first network device may encode Internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) next hop of Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) information. The first network device may advertise the IPv6 information to a second network device via an IPv4 border gateway protocol. The first network device may forward an IPv6 packet via an IPv4 interface associated with the first network device based on advertising the IPv6 information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Gyan S. MISHRA
  • Publication number: 20230370962
    Abstract: A system described herein may receive a request to establish a communication session between a core network and a User Equipment (“UE”), determine that the requested communication session is associated with one or more admission control options and receive, from the UE, a selection of a particular admission control option of the one or more admission control options. The system may identify one or more actions associated with the particular admission control option. The one or more actions include rejecting the request to establish the communication session, or accepting the request to establish the communication session. The system may perform the one or more identified actions associated with the particular admission control option. The system may include an interface between an Access and Mobility Management Function (“AMF”) of the core network and a Network Slice Access Control Function (“NSACF”) of the core network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Suzann Hua, Miguel A. Carames, Ye Huang, Parry Cornell Booker