Patents Examined by Gary Lafontant
  • Patent number: 11770796
    Abstract: The present application provides a paging processing method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. One example method is applied to a base station including a paging unit, and the method includes: performing paging management on the paging unit according to a preset service mode, to obtain a plurality of paging processing units, where different paging processing units manage UEs corresponding to different preset service modes; receiving service request information reported when a UE sends a service request to the base station, wherein the service request information comprises a UE service mode and a UE identity that are corresponding to the UE: based on the UE service mode and the UE identity, establishing and storing a first correspondence between the UE service mode and the UE identity; and determining, based on the first correspondence and a present service mode, a paging unit that manages paging for the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: QUECTEL WIRELESS SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ling Lyu, Zhongzhi Yang, Penghe Qian
  • Patent number: 11765570
    Abstract: A first subscriber identification module (SIM) of a dual SIM device is connected to a network. A small cell is informed that the dual SIM device is a dual SIM-type device and a first radio frequency device of the dual SIM device is attached to the network. A second radio frequency device of the dual SIM device is attached to the network. The small cell is configured to treat a second SIM as a control SIM and to treat the first SIM a data SIM. User data is transferred to the first radio frequency device, a control channel switch command is sent to the dual SIM device, and control information is transferred to the second radio frequency device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
    Inventors: Volkan Sevindik, Haider Syed
  • Patent number: 11758384
    Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for provisioning and activating an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) as a primary SIM for a mobile wireless device that includes a limited functionality physical SIM (pSIM) associated with a particular mobile network operator (MNO) and installed in the mobile wireless device at a time of manufacture. An eSIM associated with the particular MNO is reserved during a sales order process and later activated during device activation after receipt by a user using a secure over-the-air (OTA) cellular connection enabled by the limited functionality pSIM, when a non-cellular connection or other Internet accessible connection is available. Dual SIM device configuration processes can be suppressed during activation of the eSIM. After successful attachment of the mobile wireless device to a cellular wireless network of the particular MNO using credentials of the eSIM, the limited functionality pSIM is disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Raj S. Chaugule, He Zheng, Li Li, Vikram Bhaskara Yerrabommanahalli, Chandiramohan Vasudevan
  • Patent number: 11758510
    Abstract: A terminal device configured to receive a radio signal from which measurements can be used to assist in determining a position of the terminal device. The terminal device detects one or more system information blocks carrying position assistance information transmitted from the infrastructure equipment and estimates the position of the terminal device by combining the identified position assistance information with the radio signal received by the position detection receiver circuitry. Furthermore the terminal device receives from the infrastructure equipment an indication of relative risk that the position assistance information will change, and in response to the indication of the relative risk that the position assistance information will change to adapt the receiving of the one or more system information blocks to receive an updated version of the position assistance information in accordance with the relative risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideji Wakabayashi, Anders Berggren, Yuxin Wei, Vivek Sharma, Shinichiro Tsuda
  • Patent number: 11758499
    Abstract: An access and mobility management function (AMF) receives, from a wireless device, a registration request message for the wireless device. The AMF performs an authentication and/or authorization procedure for an aerial service of the wireless device. The AMF receives, from the wireless device, a request to establish a session associated with the aerial service. The AMF sends, to a session management (SMF), based on the request to establish the session, a message indicating whether the aerial service of the wireless device is authenticated and/or authorized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
    Inventors: Jinsook Ryu, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Kyungmin Park, Peyman Talebi Fard, Taehun Kim, Weihua Qiao
  • Patent number: 11743738
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for providing remote evaluation of a placement of an access point relative to one or more wireless devices in communication with the access point in a wireless network. The access point may determine directions, relative to the access point, of signals associated with wireless communications received by the access point from the one or more wireless devices. An indication of whether to move access point may be provided. An indication of whether to install range extending computing devices may be determined based on evaluating a variety of wireless conditions associated with the wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Stephens Moreman, Vamsi Potluru
  • Patent number: 11737157
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods to support parallel access to services of multiple subscriber identity modules (SIMs) and/or electronic SIMs (eSIMs) by a wireless device are disclosed. The wireless device is a single-radio wireless device that includes wireless circuitry that supports an active voice or video connection via a single radio access network of a cellular wireless network at a time. To send or receive data for a second SIM/eSIM, when an active voice or video connection for a first SIM/eSIM uses the wireless circuitry, the single-radio wireless device can i) establish parallel, linked protocol data unit (PDU) sessions for different SIMs, ii) multiplex traffic for different SIMs over a common radio connection with SIM information embedded in protocol headers for routing by network equipment, and/or iii) use an additional dedicated bearer using a first, active SIM for each data network name (DNN) over which to route for a second, suspended SIM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivasan Nimmala, Kavya B. Ravikumar, Krisztian Kiss, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Utkarsh Kumar, Vijay Venkataraman, Yifan Zhu, Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar, Mohammed Sadique
  • Patent number: 11723091
    Abstract: A unicast connection establishment method for a direct link, a terminal and a device are provided, the method is applied to a first terminal and includes the following steps: determining, according to status information of at least one second terminal, one terminal of the at least one second terminal as a target terminal for a unicast communication of a direct link; and establishing a unicast connection of the direct link with the target terminal, and determining transmission configuration information for performing a unicast data communication with the target terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rui Zhao, Fangchen Cheng, Jiayi Fang, Ying Peng
  • Patent number: 11716217
    Abstract: A system and method for streaming real-time data from a user device to a dispatch unit terminal, where the method includes: identifying a connection between a user device and a call center; sending a link to the user device, wherein the link includes instructions to initiate streaming of real-time data from the user device, and further includes a unique identifier associated with the user device; and sending the real-time data to a dispatch unit terminal, where the unique identifier is used to match the real-time data with the dispatch terminal used in the first connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Carbyne Ltd.
    Inventor: Alexander Dizengof
  • Patent number: 11716605
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, methods, and media for connecting a user for providing emergency response assistance to victims and emergency service providers. In some embodiments, a method for automatically populating an incident report includes the steps of: generating a victim code for display at a first electronic device; receiving an emergency data request comprising the victim code from a second electronic device associated with an emergency service provider (ESP) personnel; gathering emergency data associated with the victim code; transmitting the emergency data associated with the victim code to the second electronic device associated with the ESP personnel; and automatically populating, at the second electronic device associated with the ESP personnel, one or more fields of an incident report using the emergency data associated with the victim code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: RapidSOS, Inc.
    Inventors: Hirsch Meir King-Berkman, Tiana Pidgeon, Michael John Martin
  • Patent number: 11711678
    Abstract: A computing device includes communications circuitry to communicate with a first access network and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is to perform operations to transmit an authorization request for a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication to a V2X application function within a service coordinating entity, the request transmitted from the device via the first access network V2X configuration parameters are received from the service coordinating entity, via the first access network. The V2X configuration parameters are received in response to the authorization request and based on V2X subscription information received by the V2X application function via a V2X application programming interface (API) within the service coordinating entity. A V2X communication link for the V2X communication is established with a second device based on the V2X configuration parameters, the second device associated with a second access network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Dario Sabella, Ana Lucia Pinheiro
  • Patent number: 11706717
    Abstract: A user equipment (“UE”) described herein may use automated techniques to receive one or more mode triggers, each including one or more sensor profiles. The UE may monitor data from one or more sensors associated with the UE and may compare the data to the profiles. The UE may determine that the sensor data matches a profile; and may disable one or more wireless features. The UE may continue to monitor sensor data and may determine that an exit trigger condition has been satisfied based on the received data. The exit trigger condition may specify a particular mode trigger; and a set of exit sensor profiles that corresponds to an exit of the particular mode trigger. The UE may, based on determining that the exit trigger condition has been satisfied, activate one or more wireless features. The sensor profiles and/or exit trigger conditions may be received from a cloud-based entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Sudhir Korrapati, Carl Wang
  • Patent number: 11706840
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform methods for enhancement of multi-SIM devices, such as UE 106. A network may increase paging retries for known MU-SIM devices, e.g., based on an indication of capabilities from a MU-SIM device. The indication may be via a NAS registration request, an RRC capability procedure, and/or an RRC UE assistance procedure. Additionally, a network may include an indication of a paging priority to the UE. The UE may then determine a response to the page based, at least in part, on the indicated priority. Further, the UE may indicate a tune-away to the network. The indication of the tune-away may include a cause and/or duration for the tune-away and may be provided at an RRC level or a network access stratum (NAS) level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar, Krisztian Kiss, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Sang Ho Baek, Shivani Suresh Babu, Srinivasan Nimmala, Utkarsh Kumar, Vijay Venkataraman, Viswanath Nagarajan, Yifan Zhu
  • Patent number: 11706830
    Abstract: A wireless communication device for establishing two different user equipment (UE) radio access network (RAN) attachments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Zheng Cai, Zheng Fang, David Zhijun Sun, Yu Wang
  • Patent number: 11696116
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to provision an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profile to an eSIM-enabled device. The request includes a proxy eSIM identifier (EID) prefix. The eSIM profile is associated with a service provider of a mobile communication service a user of the device subscribes to. The method also includes determining whether the proxy EID prefix includes an address of a target discovery server the device is configured to connect to, and when the proxy EID prefix includes the address the method includes extracting the address of the target discovery server from the proxy EID prefix. Using the extracted address of the target discovery server, the method also includes registering a discovery event with the target discovery server indicating that the service provider has reserved the eSIM profile to the proxy EID or an actual EID assigned to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Aguibou Barry, Jean-Philippe Paul Cormier
  • Patent number: 11689921
    Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for cellular service management for a secondary mobile wireless device assisted by a primary mobile wireless device, including provisioning and management of electronic subscriber identity modules (eSIMs) for a secondary mobile wireless device with user authorization obtained via the primary mobile wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Li Li, Abishek Kumar Vaidyanathan, Anish Kumar Goyal, Keizo Marui
  • Patent number: 11689383
    Abstract: A method comprising obtaining a phone number of a mobile device used by a user making an emergency call. The emergency call is conducted with a recipient through a first connection. The method also comprises transmitting a uniform resource locator (URL) to the mobile device through an electronic message. The electronic message is transmitted through a second connection using the phone number. The second connection is different from the first connection. The electronic message allows the user to click on the URL to access a web browser on the mobile device, instead of a full application on the mobile device, to establish a WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) session to transmit a real-time video stream from the mobile device. The URL is associated with the phone number of the mobile device. The method additionally comprises receiving the real-time video stream from the mobile device through the WebRTC session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: CARBYNE LTD.
    Inventor: Alexander Dizengof
  • Patent number: 11678280
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for optimizing a user experience based on periodicity modifications. In embodiments, when a large volume of UE are located in a particular sector of a cell site, the periodicity of a synchronization block transmitted from a base station may be adjusted in order to change a rate or speed of on-loading user equipment at the cell site. In some embodiments, by shortening the periodicity of a synchronization block, user equipment may be more quickly on-loaded to a wireless network at the cell site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC
    Inventor: Sreekar Marupaduga
  • Patent number: 11678172
    Abstract: Techniques for on-device enrollment of a secondary wireless device in an add-on cellular plan include receiving, at the secondary wireless device, cellular plan information for a cellular plan of a primary wireless device associated with the secondary wireless device. Based on the cellular plan information, the secondary wireless device displays an option to add the secondary wireless device to the cellular plan of the primary wireless device. A selection of the option to add the secondary wireless device to the cellular plan of the primary wireless device is received, and a request is transmitted to the primary wireless device for enrollment information for enrolling the secondary wireless device in an add-on plan of the cellular plan. The enrollment information, which includes a list of available add-on plans for the secondary wireless device or information associated with a provider of the cellular plan, is received at the secondary wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Raj Sukumar Chaugule, Li Li, Sherman Xu Jin, Nai Tao Cui, Samy Touati, Bhogeswara Rao Metta
  • Patent number: 11678149
    Abstract: A method of processing call establishment requests, the method comprising the steps of: a) receiving call establishment definition data relating to a called party identifier; b) receiving a call establishment request from a calling party, the call establishment request comprising the called party identifier; c) determining that a user terminal associated with the called party identifier is engaged in a call with a remote party; d) determining that call establishment definition data is associated with the called party identifier; and e) in response to steps b) c) and d), processing the call establishment request to connect the calling party to the called party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Metaswitch Networks Ltd.
    Inventor: Richard Underwood