Patents Examined by Charles Shedrick
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Patent number: 9565586Abstract: In general, techniques are described for facilitating usage monitoring control in mobile networks. A mobile gateway comprising one or more processors and a memory may be configured to perform the techniques. The one or more processors may be configured to establish a session by which a mobile device is to access a service of a mobile access network, and in response to receiving an incomplete indication to activate usage monitoring with respect to the service provided via the session, configuring the usage monitoring without activating the usage monitoring. The memory may be configured to store the usage monitoring configuration.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Jegan Kumar Somi Ramasamy Subramanian, Prasad Chigurupati
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Patent number: 9549426Abstract: The invention relates to a method and telecommunications node for controlling an attach state of a user equipment in an attach control node of a telecommunications system further comprising a subscriber database containing subscription data of the user equipment. The method comprises receiving authentication data in the attach control node if an authentication step is required. Following the authentication step, if any, receiving in a first transfer stage a first set of subscription data from the subscriber database and storing the first set of subscription data in the attach control node, wherein the first set of subscription data is insufficient for enabling establishing a communication session between the user equipment and the telecommunications system.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignees: Koninklijke KPN N.V., Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNOInventors: Elena Mancevska, Maurice Hiep, Annemieke Kips
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Patent number: 9549384Abstract: A wireless terminal can communicate with two radio access networks (RAN) (304, 306) of different types. The wireless terminal can register simultaneously with a RAN of the first type and a RAN of the second type and can wirelessly connect to a RAN of either the first type or the second type in a connected state. The wireless terminal when registered with both a first RAN and a second RAN and when wirelessly connected to the first RAN in the connected state, receives a mobility signal via the first RAN indicating a RAN of the second type and, in response to receiving the mobility signal and in response to being so registered with the first RAN and second RAN, transmits an access trigger signal (417). The access trigger signal indicates that the wireless terminal is to be connected to the second RAN in the connected state.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Iskren Ianev, Yannick Lair, Kouhei Gotou
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Patent number: 9543918Abstract: A computing device can utilize one or more sensors to capture data associated with a current environment, state, condition, property, etc. of the device. Based at least in part on the captured data, the current environment, state, condition, property, etc. of the computing device can be determined or identified. Based on the determined/identified current environment, state, condition, property, etc., the computing device can configure the notification intensity level for the device. The device can determine a suitable notification intensity level and set that notification intensity level for the device. An incoming communication received at the computing device while the device is still associated with the determined/identified current environment, state, condition, property, etc. can cause a notification to be outputted at the set notification intensity level.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Stan Weidner Salvador
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Patent number: 9544445Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to telecommunications networks, processing and routing calls between networks, a computing system and methodologies for optimizing pricing particularly in situations with massive amounts of data, processing call volume data, deseasonalizing data, minutes of use data, establishing and distributing pricing data for use in routing decisions, among other features and advantages.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: William Gray, Binchao Chen, Peder Hans Engebretson
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Patent number: 9544760Abstract: A method is provided for activating, on a second network, a terminal having a memory module including a temporary identification datum and being associated in a central database with a first predetermined network. The method includes a first step of authenticating the memory module with the central database by way of the temporary identification datum, a step of determining a new identification datum following an activation of the terminal in the second network, and transmitting this new identification datum to the memory module for storage on the memory module. Also provided are an associated computing entity and a terminal containing the associated memory module.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: ORANGEInventors: Laurent Coureau, Philippe Lucas, Eric Mora
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Patent number: 9538497Abstract: A method of handling a location reporting procedure comprises performing, by a first proximity service (ProSe) function entity, a registration procedure for a proximity service with a first communication device; and performing, by the first ProSe function entity, the location reporting procedure for the proximity service between the first communication device and a second communication device; and transmitting, by the first ProSe function entity, a cancel location reporting message to a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) Location Platform (SLP) server to cancel the location reporting procedure for the first communication device registered to the first ProSe function entity, when a timer of the proximity request message expires.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: HTC CorporationInventor: Ching-Yu Liao
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Patent number: 9538017Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include acquiring, by a TDF entity, a correlation identifier of a data flow of an application borne by the TDF entity; and sending, by the TDF entity, first charging information to a charging system, where the first charging information carries the correlation identifier of the data flow of the application borne by the TDF entity, so that the charging system performs, according to the correlation identifier of the data flow of the application borne by the TDF entity and a correlation identifier of a data flow borne by a PCEF entity, correlation processing for the first charging information and second charging information that is sent by the PCEF entity to the charging system, where the second charging information carries the correlation identifier of the data flow borne by the PCEF entity. Thereby, accurate charging can be performed for the data flow and the application.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiaoqian Chai
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Patent number: 9526125Abstract: Described herein are technologies that facilitate transfer of data-intensive content between portable telephones. Phones are configured to transmit data indicative of phone location to a proxy server by way of respective cellular network data connections. When a user of a phone wishes to acquire content that is labeled as shareable on another phone, the user of the phone initiates a location-based request, which causes the proxy server to provide a list of phones that are estimated to be in Wi-Fi range of such phone. The user thereafter selects a particular phone, and the proxy server instructs that phone to activate its Wi-Fi radio. The phone of the user additionally activates its Wi-Fi radio, and a peer-to-peer connection between phones is established. Thereafter, rich content is transferrable between the phones.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2013Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ranveer Chandra, Thomas Moscibroda, Ki-Woong Park
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Patent number: 9521534Abstract: In an emergency, a gateway application, which has been installed on a mobile communications device, is actuated to advise a public safety answering point (PSAP) in a public safety (PS) network of the emergency, and to disable restrictions on application downloading to the mobile device. Once the emergency has been confirmed by the PSAP, an emergency application, which has been selected by the PSAP, is downloaded to the mobile device. The downloaded emergency application can be executed by the PSAP and/or by a PS person, to remotely control the mobile device to help remedy the emergency. The downloaded emergency application can be removed from the mobile device upon closing of the emergency.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Mariusz R. Wawrowski, Kenneth W. Douros, Michal Szychowski
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Patent number: 9516161Abstract: The device may detect a trigger to perform call degradation on audio and/or video of a call. The call may be with another device. The device may identify one or more parameters associated with performing call degradation on the audio and/or video of the call. The one or more parameters may include a parameter associated with degrading the audio and/or video of the call. The device may perform the call degradation on the audio and/or video of the call based on detecting the trigger to perform the call degradation and based on the one or more parameters to generate degraded audio and/or video output. The device may provide the degraded audio and/or video output to the other device.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventor: Jason Marcus
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Patent number: 9509359Abstract: A mobile terminal device (1) according to the present invention includes a housing (11) and a display panel (14). The housing (11) includes a housing body (111) and side walls (112a) provided around the housing body (111). The display panel (14) is provided on the side walls (112a, 112b). The side walls (112a, 112b) are made of sheet metal. An end portion of the sheet metal that faces the display panel (14) is bonded to the display panel(14). Thereby, a mobile terminal device that allows a reduction in frame width while maintaining the strength can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Ryota Michino
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Patent number: 9504013Abstract: The present invention provides a communication node for a communication network. The communication node includes means for identifying that paging is required for a mobile communication device, means for obtaining information identifying at least one cell in which said mobile communication device has been located previously and for obtaining further information relating to at least one of movement of the mobile communication device between cells and a time when said mobile communication device was located in said at least one cell, means for defining a set comprising at least one cell in which to seek said mobile communication device, based on said information and said further information, and means for initiating transmission of a respective paging message for said mobile communication device in each cell of said set.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Jagdeep Singh Ahluwalia, Kenji Kawaguchi, Neeraj Gupta, Hideki Kozuka
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Patent number: 9491308Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to telecommunications networks, processing and routing calls between networks, a computing system and methodologies for optimizing pricing particularly in situations with massive amounts of data, processing call volume data, deseasonalizing data, minutes of use data, establishing and distributing pricing data for use in routing decisions, among other features and advantages.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: William Gray, Binchao Chen, Peder Hans Engebretson
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Patent number: 9491312Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to telecommunications networks, processing and routing calls between networks, a computing system and methodologies for optimizing pricing particularly in situations with massive amounts of data, processing call volume data, deseasonalizing data, minutes of use data, establishing and distributing pricing data for use in routing decisions, among other features and advantages.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: William Gray, Binchao Chen, Peder Hans Engebretson
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Patent number: 9485337Abstract: A mobile terminal device in which a speaker sound hole is arranged sufficiently apart from a receiver sound hole is provided. A mobile terminal device according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a housing; a first display means that is arranged on a side of a first principal surface in the housing ; a second display means that is arranged on a side of a second principal surface opposite to the first principal surface in the housing; a receiver sound hole that is formed on the first principal surface of the housing; a receiver that is fixed in the housing; and a speaker sound hole that is formed on a side surface of the housing opposite to the receiver sound hole with the first display means interposed therebetween; and a speaker that is fixed in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2013Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Tetsuya Kaneda
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Patent number: 9482743Abstract: A system may be configured to compute an estimated location of a user device based on an estimation coefficient and a measured distance between the user device and a base station. The estimation coefficient may be based on: an actual distance between a reference device and the base station, and a measured distance between the reference device and the base station. The system may store or output the information regarding the estimated location of the device.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Brian Olson, Scott A Townley
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Patent number: 9485637Abstract: A mobile device is employed to be a gateway device to transmit messages between end-users and a shared message board running on a remote sever. The gateway device runs a gateway application to implement the gateway function.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sergio Borger, Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch
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Patent number: 9467825Abstract: A computer device may include logic configured to obtain vehicle telematics data relating to a vehicle operated by a user and to obtain device telematics data relating to a user device operated by the user. The logic may be further configured to determine that a distance between the user device and the vehicle is greater than a first distance threshold, based on the obtained vehicle telematics data and based on the obtained device telematics data; and send an alert to a mobile communication device associated with the user, in response to determining that the distance between the user device and the vehicle is greater than the first distance threshold.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Harold Rex Slay, Jr., Jivko Varlakov, Carl T. White, Robert Kneusel, Jagannath K. Rangarajan, Nityanand Sharma
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Patent number: 9462524Abstract: A method and system for performing cell change by a wireless device are disclosed. According to one aspect, the cell change is from a first group of cells of a first radio access technology, RAT, to a second group of cells of a second RAT. Performance of a cell change includes receiving a cell change command. In response to the cell change command, the wireless device synchronizes to interoperate with a first cell of the second group of cells of the second RAT within a first specified period of time. The wireless device synchronizes to interoperate with at least one remaining cell of the second group of cells of the second RAT within a second specified period of time ending after an end of the first specified period of time.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2015Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Thomas Chapman, Muhammad Kazmi