Patents Examined by Congvan Tran
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Patent number: 10524199Abstract: A method and apparatus are described for supporting a two-stage device-to-device (D2D) discovery using a D2D interworking function (IWF). A D2D IWF component may be configured to perform mapping between an application running on an application server and a third generation partnership project (3GPP) network, and provide a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) to allow discovery to be provided as a service to D2D applications. An application identifier may be mapped to a 3GPP identifier. Further, a method and apparatus are described for performing client-server discovery. A first wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may be configured for a listen-only operation, and a second WTRU may be configured to transmit beacons. The first and second WTRUs may perform a radio access network (RAN) discovery procedure at an access stratum (AS) layer. A method and apparatus for performing charging for D2D service using a D2D IWF are also described.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Ravikumar V. Pragada, Saad Ahmad, Balaji Raghothaman, Samian J. Kaur, Pascal M. Adjakple, Ulises Olvera-Hernandez, Zhuorong Deng, Kiran K. Vanganuru, Gregory S. Sternberg, Guanzhou Wang, Michael F. Starsinic, Alexander Reznik, Juan Carlos Zuniga, Eldad M. Zeira
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Patent number: 10516967Abstract: A method for safely and efficiently requesting transportation services through the use of mobile communications devices capable of geographic location is described. Individual and package transportation may be provided. New customers may be efficiently serviced, and the requester and transportation provider locations may be viewed in real time on the mobile devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Olaf Martin Lubeck, John H. Hall
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Patent number: 10499298Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile terminal control method and a mobile terminal. When initiating connection establishment to an access network element corresponding to a target cell, a mobile terminal can at least skip sending, to an access network element corresponding to a serving cell, a measurement report of a measurement reporting event corresponding to indication information, and directly initiate connection establishment to the access network element corresponding to the target cell, so that the mobile terminal can initiate, in a timely manner, connection establishment to the access network element corresponding to the target cell.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Bo Lin
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Patent number: 10484920Abstract: A technique is disclosed, according to which a mobile node, having a plurality of interfaces and performing communication according to flow information when an operator is performing communication based on the flow information as defined by a policy, can select an interface suitable for the flow and can perform communication. According to this technique, a mobile node (MN 10) having a plurality of interfaces has a list to indicate domain limited flows to be transmitted only within a specific network (a trusted network), and a list to indicate the trusted networks. When a certain interface performs handover, and in case there is a domain limited flow that uses the interface, it is decided whether the network of handover destination is a trusted network or not, and in case the network of the handover destination is not a trusted network, it is decided whether it is possible or not to transmit and receive the domain limited flow via another interface that is connected to the trusted network.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Sun Patent TrustInventors: Keigo Aso, Jun Hirano, Chan Wah Ng, Pek Yew Tan, Chun Keong Benjamin Lim, Tien Ming Benjamin Koh
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Patent number: 10477454Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for managing predetermined functions on a mobile device, the operating system (OS) installed on the device including an event application programming interface (API) configured to enable voice over internet protocol (VoIP) applications to assume priority over other applications and functions of the mobile device when VoIP calls are detected. A mobile device management software application installed and running on the mobile device emulates a VoIP software application and uses event API calls to trick the OS into believing that a VoIP call has been detected and, in response, causes the OS to block or interfere with one or more predetermined functions on the mobile device based on the status and location of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: CELLCONTROL, INC.Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, John Wright
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Patent number: 10477374Abstract: An indication of the location of multimedia information for an emergency alert is distributed via text based protocols such as a Cell Broadcast Service (CBS) and/or a Short Message Service (SMS). Multimedia information can include maps, graphics, video clips, audio clips, still pictures, and the like. A text based alert message along with an indication of the location of the associated multimedia is distributed to users. The indication can comprise a link to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), or the like, from which the multimedia can be retrieved. The indication can comprise a pointer to a link. For example, the alert message can comprise an address in storage of a user device, and the address can contain the link to the URL. Further, the multimedia can be retrieved automatically or manually.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: DeWayne Allan Sennett, Brian K. Daly
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Patent number: 10470024Abstract: A mobile emergency response network may be utilized to respond to emergencies. Emergency response resources may be selected and deployed through the use of network communications between user equipment and network elements. In an example configuration, a mobile emergency response network may receive emergency data, determine an emergency is occurring, determine a resource requirement for the emergency, identify a mobile device associated with a user who meets the resource requirement, and send a request to the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignees: AT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sheldon Kent Meredith, William Cottrill, Juliette Zerick
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Patent number: 10466336Abstract: First information is obtained from a sensing device at a first time. The first information corresponds to a radio signal received at the device from a candidate location. The device is at a first location at the first time. Second information is obtained from the device at a second time. The second information corresponds to a radio signal received at the device from the candidate location. The device is at a second location at the second time. A system determines that a pattern is in each of the first and second information and determines relationships between the candidate location and the device at each first and second location. The system obtains inverses of the relationships and determines estimates of the received radio signals based on the information and inverses. The system measures or estimates energy emitted from the candidate location based on the estimates.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: HawkEye 360, Inc.Inventors: Timothy James O'Shea, Robert W. McGwier, Nicholas Aaron McCarthy
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Patent number: 10454707Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for retrofitting a vehicle are presented. The method relates to a vehicle with a factory-installed first apparatus which communicates with a factory-installed second apparatus through a vehicle data bus using a first message. The method includes electrically disconnecting the vehicle data bus between the first apparatus and the second apparatus and electrically connecting a retrofit apparatus to the vehicle data bus. The method further includes transmitting a second message from the retrofit apparatus to the first apparatus which is indistinguishable from the first message.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Sucxess LLCInventor: Axel Nix
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Patent number: 10455407Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for initiating signaling in mobile management entity pools using workflows. A processor can execute an orchestrator application. The processor can receive location data that indicates a geographic location at which a virtual mobility management entity has been instantiated and registered. The processor can obtain a mobility management entity topology that defines boundaries of two or more mobile management entity pools and identify, based on the location data, one of the mobility management entity pools in which the virtual mobility management entity is located. The processor can identify pool elements included in the mobility management entity pool, obtain a workflow for establishing and configuring the pool elements, and request establishment of signaling between the virtual mobile management entity and the pool elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Vikram Seenappa, Vivek Mhatre, Rajendra Prasad Kodaypak
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Patent number: 10448206Abstract: A method for safely and efficiently requesting transportation services through the use of mobile communications devices capable of geographic location is described. Individual and package transportation may be provided. New customers may be efficiently serviced, and the requester and transportation provider locations may be viewed in real time on the mobile devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Olaf Martin Lubeck, John H. Hall
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Patent number: 10437295Abstract: A personal cloud contained in a case for a portable computing device such as a tablet personal computer (PC), mobile phones, portable media players, or the like. The personal cloud case may be fitted with memory, a network connection, two-way wireless charging, external memory slots, external connections and other components for portable personal cloud computing. The case may further include an antenna array for millimeter wave communications with a base station, user equipment devices and/or other cases having antenna arrays.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Micro Mobio CorporationInventors: Zlatko Aurelio Filipovic, Weiping Wang, Adam James Wang
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Patent number: 10433105Abstract: Technologies are described for generating geographically-driven group communications involve maintaining location information for multiple user devices, data defining geographic regions, and rules that identify a geographical region to which the rules applies and a communication and payload to be sent. When an update in the location information, geographical regions or rules is detected, an evaluation is performed to determine whether a user client device is located in the geographical region identified for the rule. If so, the communication and payload defined in the rule are sent to the user client devices for a group of users located in the geographical region for the rule. In some examples, the rule defines a group characteristic condition and the communication and payload are sent to the user client devices for users that satisfy the group characteristic condition.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Clark L. Masterson, Felix Gerard Torquil Ifor Andrew, Fernando Henrique InocĂȘncio Borba Ferreira, Joao Celestino Leite Pinheiro De Paiva, William David Carr
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Patent number: 10420133Abstract: A wireless communication method wherein: a terminal (1) transmits first and second data streams to a network; wherein the first data stream is associated with both a first cell and a second cell of a plurality of cells (10, 20, 22, 24) serving the terminal, and the second data stream is associated with the second cell; and the terminal (1) transmits at least one signalling message including first information relating to data to be sent in the first data stream and/or second information relating to data to be sent in the second data stream to at least one of the first cell and the second cell based on predetermined rules corresponding to association between cells and data streams.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yiwei Fang, Timothy Moulsley, Zhaojun Li, Paul Bucknell
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Patent number: 10405292Abstract: A device with transmitter broadcasts packets including a transmitter identifier via a radio interface with varying timings of transmissions. It determines a current timing of transmissions based on clock signals and a secret code, using a cryptographic function. A mobile device detects radio signals conveying such packets and performs measurements on the signals. It determines a currently used timing of transmissions, assembles a positioning request including the transmitter identifier, results of the measurements and an indication of the timing of transmissions, and transmits the request. A server receives the request. It generates for the transmitter an expected timing of transmissions using a cryptographic function, based on a signal of a master clock and based on a stored secret code assigned to the transmitter. It provides position information as trusted position information only in the case of a match between the indicated and the expected timing of transmissions.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Nicolas Neubauer, David Falla Cepeda
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Patent number: 10405271Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method to consider a data request and based thereon, select an access network that ensures battery life in a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). An operating method of a terminal is provided that determines whether a data request occurs, then estimates a requested data amount when the data request occurs, and selects an access network, based on the estimated data amount. A terminal is also provided that includes a transceiver and at least one processor that exchanges communications with a server or base station and in doing so, determines whether a data request occurs, estimates a requested data amount when the data request occurs, and selects an access network, based on the estimated data amount.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Okseon Lee, Sinseok Seo, Youngsuk Sun
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Patent number: 10394433Abstract: Techniques are described to implement a user interface for a display of a mobile device. In an implementation, the user interface may include a chromeless menu configured to be displayed when menu-based user input to the mobile device is available; a system tray configured to be displayed on the display when a notice containing status information affecting operability of the mobile device is available; and a task switcher module operable to cause a chromeless overlay be displayed over an active application being executed by the mobile device to allow selection of one or more applications of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Michael A. Smuga, Darren A. Apfel, Jason S. Schneekloth, Ryan M. Haning, Michael J. Kruzeniski, Michael K. Henderlight, Brian M. Wilson, Paula Guntaur, Chad A. Voss
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Patent number: 10397393Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for controlling the roaming behaviors of mobile applications, such as applications provided by mobile devices. In some embodiments, the systems and methods may determine that a mobile device is connected to a roaming network, and prompt or otherwise cause a user to authorize a mobile application to use the roaming network for sending and receiving data. Other details are provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventor: Vinod Ravichandran
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Patent number: 10397789Abstract: An improved system and method for defining an event based upon an object location and a user-defined zone and managing the conveyance of object location event information among computing devices where object location events are defined in terms of a condition based upon a relationship between user-defined zone information and object location information. One or more location information sources are associated with an object to provide the object location information. One or more user-defined zones are defined on a map and one or more object location events are defined. The occurrence of an object location event produces object location event information that is conveyed to users based on user identification codes. Accessibility to object location information, zone information, and object location event information is based upon an object location information access code, a zone information access code, and an object location event information access code, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: PerdiemCo LLCInventor: Darrell Diem
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Patent number: 10397845Abstract: In some implementations, a base station may determine a bandwidth associated with a backhaul connecting the base station to a network. The base station may select a band in an unlicensed spectrum based at least partly on a scan of at least a portion of the unlicensed spectrum. The base station may select an operating channel in the band based at least partly on a characteristic of the operating channel and the bandwidth associated with the backhaul. After selecting the operating channel, the base station may, based on one or more conditions, re-scan the band and select a new operating channel based at least partly on a characteristic of the new operating channel.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Yasmin Karimli, Gunjan Nimbavikar