Patents Assigned to VERIZON
  • Patent number: 10892881
    Abstract: In a centralized radio access network, a system in a remote radio unit combines signals from multiple radios and independently attenuates uplink and downlink signals for multiple antennas connected to the multiple radios. The system includes two Or more antennas; a radio set including a first analog front end configured for a first channel of a first frequency band and a second analog front end configured for a second channel of a second frequency band; and a signal combining and conditioning (SCC) unit coupled in series between the radio set and the two or more antennas. The SCC unit includes downlink passive attenuators for downlink signals from the radio set to each of the two or more antennas and uplink passive attenuators for uplink signals from each of the two or more antennas to the radio set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Francisco X. Sevilla R., Ronald A. Goldschmidt
  • Patent number: 10893119
    Abstract: A system is configured to receive, by a first server, a request, from a user device, for a first record stored by a cache associated with the first server, determine, a first timestamp associated with the first record, determine that the first record is invalid based on the first timestamp, and determine, based on determining that the first record is invalid, whether the first record is out of date with respect to a corresponding second record stored by a second server by comparing a second timestamp of the first record with a timestamp of the second record. The system is further configured to update the first record with information from the second record to form an updated first record when the first record is out of date, and to send the updated first record to the user device associated with the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Fenglin Yin, Jianxiu Hao
  • Patent number: 10893148
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide a unified call log for user devices in a device group. A user device receives an invite message for an incoming call and stores first call log information including a caller identifier based on the invite message. The user device receives a status message indicating that another user device has answered the incoming call and stores second call log information including a timestamp for the status message. The user device receives a call information message for a new line between the user device and a device associated with the caller telephone number, determines that the new line is a handover call associated with the incoming call, and stores third call log information for the new line. The user device determines that the handover call on the new line is ended and generates a call log entry including information from the incoming call and the handover call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Rafael Andres Gaviria Velez, Ashwin Swaminathan
  • Patent number: 10893384
    Abstract: An exemplary geolocation data management system identifies a passive monitoring pattern for tracking a geolocation of a mobile device and tracks the geolocation of the mobile device as the mobile device traverses a path during a time period. The system tracks the geolocation by determining geolocations in accordance with the identified passive monitoring pattern and by generating corresponding geolocation records for the mobile device. Based on a contiguous subset of these geolocation records, the system determines that the mobile device dwelled at a particular geolocation for a time interval and generates a dwell record for the mobile device. The system further presents, by way of a user interface, a map indicating the path traversed by the mobile device during the time period. The map shows a geolocation record and the dwell record to be visually differentiable from one another. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Kumiko Yamazaki, Florin Alexandrescu, Michael Wille, Chad Francis
  • Patent number: 10891640
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media directed at adaptive representation of a price/volume relationship. In embodiments, a method may include receiving, from a campaign control system, a request for price/volume information. The request may include an identifier of an audience which is targeted by the campaign control system. The method may continue by generating a representation of a price/volume curve based on previously collected price/volume data for the target audience. In some embodiments, adjacent prices included within the representation are determined based on a change in volume between the adjacent prices. The representation can then be output to the campaign control system to enable the campaign control system to determine an initial bid calculated to achieve a desired pacing based on the representation. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Media Inc.
    Inventor: Niklas Karlsson
  • Patent number: 10893560
    Abstract: A method for controlling bearers in a core network includes receiving, from a user equipment (UE) device, a request for access to network resources, where the core network is coupled with a primary radio access technology (RAT) and a secondary RAT. The method includes determining an access point name (APN) RAT access restriction in response to the received request, where the APN RAT access restriction associates an APN with a corresponding RAT, where the corresponding RAT comprises at least one of the primary RAT or the secondary RAT. The method also includes assigning a radio bearer based on the determined APN RAT access restriction, wherein the assigned radio bearer exchanges data via the corresponding RAT; and identifying, to a master node, the assigned radio bearer for exchanging data between the UE device and a device specified by the APN via the corresponding RAT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Violeta Cakulev, Lalit R. Kotecha
  • Patent number: 10893437
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) can receive a first data stream and a second data stream. The UE can store data units of the second data stream, as stored data units, in a buffer while a retransmission operation is performed for the first data stream. The UE can determine that a threshold is satisfied with regard to the buffer, wherein the threshold is associated with a counter that is maintained based on the storing of the data units and can provide the stored data units based on determining that the threshold is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Wang, Hui Zhao, Lily Zhu, Andrew E. Youtz
  • Publication number: 20210005087
    Abstract: One or more servers may include a first communication interface to communicate with a mobile device; a second communication interface to communicate with devices associated with a plurality of vehicles; and a selection mechanism. The first communication interface may receive, via a network, a request from the mobile device based on an interaction with the mobile device. And, the selection mechanism may determine weighted scores for two or more, of the plurality of vehicle, and select one of the two or more vehicles by using a selection function that improves access to vehicle services and decreases waste of resources used by the plurality of vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle FELT, Nader GHARACHORLOO, Afshin MOSHREFI
  • Publication number: 20210004413
    Abstract: A device can obtain location information that includes a set of location name values associated with a set of locations. The device can identify, using a natural language processing model, a set of proper noun values associated with the set of location name values. The device can generate a set of search criteria variant terms for the set of proper noun values. The set of search criteria variant terms can each include one or more characters associated with an alias of a particular proper noun value. The device can receive, from a user device, partial search criteria relating to an alias of a destination location. The device can process the partial search criteria using the set of search criteria variant terms to identify a set of candidate search terms. The device can provide the set of candidate search terms to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew BATTA, Jonathan HARAHUSH, Chad KEARNEY, Carolyn VLACH
  • Publication number: 20210006935
    Abstract: A device can receive location data associated with an object. The device can determine a bounding area that encompasses a geographic area and determine a partitioning of the bounding area into a plurality of cells. The device can classify a cell of the plurality of cells as a first type that is entirely within the geographic area or a second type that is partially within the geographic area. The device can determine a rounded value of a latitude and a longitude included in the location data to identify a proximate location. The device can determine whether the proximate location matches a reference location associated with a vertex of the cell and identify the location as within the cell. The device, based on identifying the location as within the cell, can selectively determine whether the location of the object is within the geographic area and perform one or more actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley James KIRWAN
  • Patent number: 10885090
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content providing, searching and/or hosting systems supported by or configured with devices, servers and/or platforms. The disclosed systems and methods provide a novel framework for compiling, updating and dynamically managing a confidence graph for a user that leads to generation of a scored interest profile for the user that content providers can utilize as a basis for disseminating their proprietary digital content. The disclosed confidence graph provides a scored interest profile for each user that is based on authenticated user data derived from an inbox of the user. The confidence graph is not only derived from authenticated data, but is also dynamic and evolves simultaneously with changing user interests. Thus, digital content is selected and transmitted to users based on the current, real-time digital data reflecting their current interests as reflected by their inbox activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Mohit Goenka, Ashish Khushal Dharamshi, Nikita Varma
  • Patent number: 10882613
    Abstract: A device can include an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) frame physically connected to a UAV, two or more support arms connected to and extending from the frame, a first servomotor coupled to a first support arm and providing rotatable movement of the first support arm in a first plane; a second servomotor coupled to a second support arm and providing rotatable movement of the second support arm in a second plane, a second frame connected to the support arms, and an end effector connected to the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Nityanand Sharma, Girish Nair
  • Patent number: 10885718
    Abstract: An exemplary virtual reality system determines a first confidence metric representing an objective degree to which a pre-modeled object is recognized within a first captured image depicting a scene from a first vantage point. The virtual reality system also determines a second confidence metric representing an objective degree to which the pre-modeled object is recognized within a second captured image depicting the scene from a second vantage point distinct from the first vantage point. The virtual reality system then generates a rendered image that includes a depiction of the pre-modeled object from a third vantage point distinct from the first and second vantage points. The depiction of the pre-modeled object is generated based on data from the first and second captured images, the data prioritized for the depiction of the pre-modeled object according to relative magnitudes of the first and second confidence metrics. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver S. Castaneda, Liang Luo
  • Patent number: 10887806
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein enable improve handling of 5G-enabled devices in 4G core networks. The systems and methods described herein provide an enhanced HTTP-based interface between a SMF/PGW-C and a UDM to support interactions required to: (a) perform authorization of PDN access for non-3GPP networks, (b) provide an APN profile to the SMF+PGW-C for the PDN being setup, (c) update the SMF+PGW-C address in the UDM for the PDN being served by non-3GPP networks, and (d) provide operator-specific subscriber parameters from the UDM to the SMF+PGW-C for 3GPP and non-3GPP access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Imtiyaz Shaikh, Lalit R. Kotecha, Maqbool Chauhan, Robert Avanes
  • Patent number: 10887256
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for managing electronic communications. According to certain embodiments, an enterprise directory is provided for listing a plurality of enterprises. In one embodiment, the enterprise directory may include an enterprise profile for each enterprise identifying, among other things, a mode of communication for the enterprise. Enterprises that wish to communicate with one another may form partnerships with one another. In one embodiment, a partnership may be formed between two enterprises when one enterprise accepts a partnership request submitted by the other enterprise. Information regarding partnerships between enterprises may be stored in a database. Further, an enterprise user may request to electronically communicate (e.g., via IM, voice, or email) with a user associated with a different enterprise. Users associated with different enterprises may be allowed to communicate electronically with one another if their respective enterprises are in a partnership with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Media Inc.
    Inventors: Robert West, Charles G. Woods, Andrew B. Warner, Donald Le
  • Patent number: 10885271
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for dynamically modifying images based on the content of articles associated with the images, particularly the emotional content of an article. Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure allow users to quickly and easily identify the emotional nature of an article based on such an image. Characteristics of an image associated with an article may also be modified in response to comments from viewers regarding the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventor: Agnes Liu
  • Patent number: 10885076
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, generating, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for determining and suggesting query auto-completions (QACs). In some embodiments, when a user is inputting a search query, the disclosed systems and methods can provide a QAC suggestion based on the inputted text in addition to application programs installed and/or executing on the user's device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Lizi Zhang, Hongbo Deng, Amit Goyal, Yi Chang, Ricardo Baeza-Yates
  • Patent number: 10887168
    Abstract: Disclosed is a computerized system for error handling of applications executing on a device. The disclosed systems and method involve connecting over a network with a user device that executes an application, where the application is compiled with compilation instructions associated with the user device and a meta-data signature of the user device. The application is executed, and a message is received. If the message indicates an error has occurred, it is parsed. If the message indicates a state of the application, is its also parsed. The disclosed systems and methods then create, based on the parsing of the received message, adapted compilation instructions corresponding with the user device and the meta-data signature. A device database is then updated accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Sean N. Byrnes, Gabriel Vanrenen, Dan Scholnick
  • Patent number: 10885095
    Abstract: Personalized criteria-based media organization is provided. Digital media items are organized into one or more albums. At least one album is associated with album membership criteria and includes only digital media items that satisfy the album membership criteria. An album is updated by receiving user input identifying at least one criteria creation element, generating user-defined album membership criteria based on the at least one criteria creation element, identifying any matching digital media items that satisfy the user-defined album membership criteria, and associating the matching digital media items with the album.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Media Inc.
    Inventors: Jia Li, Joseph Kaye
  • Patent number: 10887379
    Abstract: A device can receive information related to an availability of content from multiple content delivery networks or a capability of the multiple content delivery networks to provide the content. The device can determine to receive a first portion of the content from a first content delivery network based on the information. The device can receive the first portion of the content from the first content delivery network. The device can receive additional information related to the availability of the content from the multiple content delivery networks or the capability of the multiple content delivery networks to provide the content. The device can determine to receive a second portion of the content from a second content delivery network based on the additional information. The device can receive the second portion of the content from the second content delivery network. The device can perform an action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Sameer Gavade, Sanjay Ahuja, Binayak Biswal, Anil Kumar Padi, Venkata S. Adimatyam