Patents Assigned to VERIZON
  • Patent number: 10848598
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for identifying unique devices and/or unique users of a web-based system within constraints of an external application. In some embodiments the process comprises receiving request information from a client device at an application server, using such information to form a device fingerprint, and attempting to match the newly-formed fingerprint with exactly one fingerprint stored in a database of previously-formed fingerprints. Some embodiments utilize a two-stage Locality-Sensitive Hash query technique. The client device fingerprint may be converted into a series of LSH values which may be used to find a matching fingerprint. A first stage may query input LSH values against LSH values in a data store, and a second stage may query LSH values temporarily held in volatile memory, thereby minimizing network traffic and reducing a total process time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Media Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Gurevich, Jeffrey Zwelling, Yaniv Shalev
  • Patent number: 10848911
    Abstract: A device determines, based on location verification data that has been received, that the device is indoors at a first geographic location. The device determines a base measured barometric pressure, and an initial floor that the device is located on in a structure that includes the first geographic location. The device determines an adjusted measured barometric pressure for a second geographic location based on a second measured barometric pressure for the second geographic location and one or more reference barometric pressures that are associated with a reference location. The device determines an altitude for the second geographic location based on the base measured barometric pressure and the adjusted measured barometric pressures. The device causes a server to predict a floor that the device is located on at the second geographic location and to provide floor data that identifies the floor to an interface that is accessible to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Saravanan Mallesan, Ashish Sardesai, Paritosh Tyagi, Gina L. Otts, Jean M. McManus, Corbin Pierce Moline, Sumanth S. Mallya
  • Patent number: 10849025
    Abstract: A base station may obtain information associated with a bearer established for a communication session involving a user equipment. The bearer may be associated with a quality of service (QoS) flow of a network slice and the information may include a QoS flow identifier, a QoS configuration identifier associated with a QoS that is to be provided for communications associated with the QoS flow, and a network slice identifier. The base station may determine a scheduling weight for the bearer based on the QoS flow identifier, the QoS configuration identifier, and the network slice identifier. The base station may cause resources to be allocated to the bearer according to the scheduling weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Yuexin Dong, Jin Yang
  • Patent number: 10848834
    Abstract: A device includes a display unit that displays a tile display comprising multiple rows and columns of tiles upon a display unit of a device, wherein each of the tiles represents an item of content or a group of items of content. The device associates multiple different linear axes with the tile display, wherein the multiple different linear axes intersect at a center tile of the tile display and wherein multiple different properties are associated with the center tile. The device receives user input associated with selecting one of the linear axes of the tile display; identifies a search parameter based on the selected one of the linear axes and based on at least one of the multiple different properties associated with the center tile; and causes the tile display to include search results resulting from a search of the content catalog with the identified search parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Haripriya Srinivasaraghavan, Lakshmi N. Chakarapani
  • Patent number: 10848313
    Abstract: A method is performed at a security device. The method includes establishing a network connection with a client system. After establishing the network connection, the security device receives a first packet from the client system. The first packet includes an identifier, a first counter value, and a first one-time password hash generated by the client system. Based on the identifier received, the security device retrieves from a trusted data store the seed and a second counter value. If the first counter value is larger than the second counter value, the security device generates a second one-time password hash based on the identifier, the first counter value, and the seed. In accordance with a determination that the first and second one-time password hashes match, the security device grants, to the client system, access to one or more network resources protected by the security device via the network connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ted Schroeder, Gabor Lengyel
  • Patent number: 10848747
    Abstract: An exemplary depth capture system emits a first structured light pattern onto a surface of an object included in a real-world scene using a first structured light emitter included within the depth capture system. The depth capture system also emits, concurrently with the emitting of the first structured light pattern, a second structured light pattern onto the surface of the object using a second structured light emitter included within the depth capture system. The emitting of the second structured light pattern is different than the emitting of the first structured light pattern. The depth capture system detects the first and second structured light patterns using one or more optical sensors included within the depth capture system. Based on the detection of the structured light patterns, the depth capture system generates depth data representative of the surface of the object included in the real-world scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Steven L. Smith, Syed Meeran Kamal, Yongsheng Pan, Lama Hewage Ravi Prathapa Chandrasiri, Sergey Virodov, Mohammad Raheel Khalid
  • Patent number: 10848944
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provides to receive a packet from an Internet of Things (IoT) device, wherein the packet carries IoT data; determine a classification of the IoT device from which the first packet is received, in response to a receipt of the packet, wherein the classification indicates a type of IoT device; select standard data types assigned to the classification of the IoT device, in response to a determination of the classification of the IoT device; determine whether the IoT data includes all of the standard data types based on the standard data types selected; convert the IoT data into an IoT standard format in response to a determination that the IoT data includes all of the standard data types; generate another packet that includes the IoT data in the IoT standard format in response to a conversion of the IoT data; and transmit the other packet to a network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Dahai Ren, Dongchen Wang, Ming Chen, Zhong Chen
  • Patent number: 10847036
    Abstract: A device receives location information and work order information associated with multiple vehicles, and groups the location information into engine off information, idling information, and journey information. The device combines, based on the journey information, the engine off information and the idling information to generate vehicle stop information associated with the plurality of vehicles, and matches corresponding work order information with the vehicle stop information to generate matched information. The device extracts stop-wise features, points of interest features, stop cluster features, and sequential features from the vehicle stop information, and utilizes the stop-wise features, the points of interest features, the stop cluster features, and the sequential features with a model to determine work order stops and non-work order stops for the multiple vehicles. The device provides information associated with the work order stops and the non-work order stops for the multiple vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Connect Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Leonardo Sarti, Luca Bravi, Francesco Sambo, Leonardo Taccari, Matteo Simoncini, Samuele Salti, Alessandro Lori
  • Patent number: 10848827
    Abstract: A device can receive configuration information associated with a set of channels to be provided as part of an Internet protocol television (IPTV) service. The device can receive information associated with a set of channel categories after receiving the configuration information associated with the set of channels. The device can receive information associated with a set of channel lineups after receiving the information associated with the set of channel categories. The device can receive information associated with a user device that is associated with the IPTV service. The device can generate, based on the information associated with the user device and the channel configuration information, a custom channel lineup using the information associated with the set of channel lineups. The device can provide, to the user device, the custom channel lineup to permit the user device to provide, for display, information associated with the custom channel lineup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ballori Sengupta, Sridhar Reddy, Jacob Alan Papanek, Andrew S. Kleppinger, Michael Parker, Frederick G. Wade, Stefan Estrada
  • Patent number: 10848907
    Abstract: A device may receive basic safety message (BSM) data from vehicles, and may determine, based on a quantity of the vehicles and speed data identified in the BSM data, a primary geofence area that includes a first set of the vehicles. The device may determine a secondary geofence area based on the speed data and the quantity of the vehicles, wherein the secondary geofence area is greater in size than the primary geofence area. The device may determine a difference between the primary geofence area and the secondary geofence area to generate a difference geofence area that includes a second set of the vehicles that is different than the first set of the vehicles. The device may generate a multicast message based on the BSM data associated with the second set of the vehicles, and may broadcast the multicast message to the first set of the vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Mourad B. Takla
  • Patent number: 10846709
    Abstract: Universal synchronization of profiles of audience members targeted for the delivery of content. A unique global identifier may be assigned to and used to manage a profiled audience member. This identifier may also be associated to an authoritative identifier and cookie information used in connection with the collection of profile data. An authoritative identifier may be received in connection with activity, and might not be accompanied by a global identifier. The authoritative identifier may then be used to identify the global identifier, which in turn may be used to identify the cookie related information of record for the profiled audience member. Comparing the cookie related information to previously retained cookie information may be used to determine that the cookie information for a particular, profiled audience member has changed, so that it can be restored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Media Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph G. Wilson, Gil Beyda
  • Patent number: 10849054
    Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for automatically mitigating excessive pings transmitted by a User Equipment (“UE”) through a wireless telecommunications network by instructing the UE to take remedial action and/or by modifying the UE's access to the network. A given UE transmitting excessive pings may be automatically identified based on dynamic thresholds which may vary based on factors such as network congestion, and the instructions may include instructions to shut down, restart, or send fewer pings. The access may be modified by modifying subscription information for the UE at a subscriber information repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ye Huang, Shelly E. Asher, Jude M. Munn
  • Patent number: 10846555
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium each provide an object recognition service that identifies an object within an image or a video. An object is identified according to a general classification based on a domain-based inference model, and is subsequently further identified according to a sub-classification of the general classification based on another domain-based inference model. The domain-based inference models are hierarchical. The object recognition of the object may be used in support of end user services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Luis M. Tomotaki, William F. Copeland, Gina L. Otts, Saravanan Mallesan, Natasha Avinash Shah
  • Patent number: 10846755
    Abstract: A method for monitoring an advertising campaign is disclosed and includes receiving a campaign transaction signal, generating a discrete function based on the signal, and generating a continuous function based on the discrete function. The signal indicates a price and an event rate for impressions in the campaign. The discrete function indicates a discrete cumulative distribution of the impressions. The price dimension corresponds to an impression price independent variable. The event rate dimension corresponds to an event rate independent variable. The price dimension and the rate dimension are segmented into a plurality of bins based on threshold values. The continuous function indicates a continuous cumulative distribution of the impressions and is continuous in the price dimension and the rate dimension. The response function is also a continuous function. The response function is a function of control variable that parameterizes a correspondence between the price and event rate variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Media Inc.
    Inventors: Niklas Karlsson, Mohammad Ziaemohseni, Qixing Zheng
  • Publication number: 20200367298
    Abstract: A network device receives an attach request indicating that a user device is attempting a connection associated with a non-access stratum (NAS) and a particular interface, and generates a create session request that includes an indication that the connection for the user device is associated with the NAS and the particular interface. The network device provides, to a serving gateway (SGW) of the network, the create session request that includes the indication, and receives, from the SGW, a create session response that includes rules for handling the connection for the user device that is associated with the NAS and the particular interface, wherein the rules have been generated by a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) of the network. The network device provides, to the user device, an attach accept, that includes the rules, to permit the user device is to connect with the network and to utilize the rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Violeta Cakulev, Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Lalit R. Kotecha
  • Publication number: 20200366616
    Abstract: An example method can include detecting a transaction associated with an application; identifying a characteristic of the transaction; determining a priority for network traffic associated with the application, based on the identified characteristic; selecting, from a plurality of types of networks that are communicatively coupled with the user device and based on the priority for the network traffic, a network type for the network traffic; and causing the network traffic to be routed, from the user device, through a network device associated with the selected network type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Sivanaga Ravi Kumar CHUNDURU VENKATA, Michael J. PEPE, Gregg L. VEINPEL, Viraj PAREKH, Amit KAPOOR
  • Patent number: 10839610
    Abstract: An exemplary scene customization system detects a selection, by a user of an artificial reality device, of a customization scheme to be applied to an original immersive scene. The system generates a custom immersive scene based on an application of the selected customization scheme to the original immersive scene. This generating of the custom immersive scene includes identifying, within a dynamic volumetric model of the original immersive scene, a particular object that is of a particular object type and is included in the original immersive scene. This generating of the custom immersive scene also includes replacing, within the dynamic volumetric model and in accordance with the applied customization scheme, the particular object with a custom object that is predetermined within the applied customization scheme to correspond to the particular object type. The system also presents the custom immersive scene to the user by way of the artificial reality device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Egeler, Xavier Hansen, Mohammad Raheel Khalid
  • Patent number: 10839167
    Abstract: A system described herein may provide for the adaptation and/or expansion of a natural language processing (“NLP”) platform, that supports only a limited quantity of intents, such that the described system may support an unlimited (or nearly unlimited) quantity of intents. For example, a hierarchical structure of agents may be used, where each agent includes multiple intents. A top-level (e.g., master) agent may handle initial user interactions, and may indicate a next-level agent to handle subsequent interactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Trisha Mahajan, Stephen Soltys, Neil Thomas Razzano, Sankar Shanmugam
  • Patent number: 10841766
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which multi-tiered networks and resource utilization-based provisioning service is provided. A multi-tiered mobile edge computing network that includes multiple mobile edge computing networks that are multi-tiered based on distance from a network edge includes a network device that selects a location to provision an application service for an end device based on a total resource utilization value and a performance metric associated with one or multiple candidate mobile edge computing networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Yang, Sagiv Draznin, Matthew W. Nelson
  • Patent number: 10841817
    Abstract: A system may collect, from a wireless network, first data pertaining to nodes in the wireless network. Each datum of the first data belongs to one of two or more categories/For each of the nodes, for each of the categories, and for each datum belonging to the category, the system may determine if the datum is outside of a first range of values, and if the datum is inside the first range, the system may calculate a first base network performance health (NPH) score that is a function of the nodes, the categories, the data, and time. The system may also apply first deep learning to a first neural network among a plurality of neural networks to update first coefficients for correlating the first base NPH score to a mean opinion score, for each of the categories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ye Ouyang, Le Su, Krishna Pichumani Iyer, Christopher M. Schmidt, Wenyuan Lu, Shaun Robert Pola, Maulik Shah