Patents Examined by Joseph E Dean, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11463986
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining, with an IoT technology, 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of 4G systems, and to a system thereof. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related service, etc.), based on a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method and device for paging a terminal by using a beam antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventors: Soenghun Kim, Donggun Kim, Sangbum Kim, Jaehyuk Jang, Seungri Jin
  • Patent number: 11457337
    Abstract: Disclosed, among other things, is a computing system that may translate a first message, which is indicative of a first event of a remote application, into a format communicable over a control channel of a cellular network, and may send the first message to a client device over the control channel. Also disclosed is client device that may translate a second message, which is indicative an action to be taken with respect to the remote application, into a format communicable over the control channel, and may send the second message to the computing system over the control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Zheng Chai
  • Patent number: 11451933
    Abstract: A system for verifying an identity of a user includes a first client electronic device associated with a first user, and a computer-readable storage medium having one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the first client electronic device to receive a first secret and a second secret, detect, a wireless signal being broadcast by a second client electronic device in proximity to a specified physical location where the interaction is to occur, establish a communication channel with the second client electronic device, send the first secret to the second client electronic device via the communication channel, receive data from the second client electronic device via the communication channel, determine whether the received data matches the second secret, and in response to determining that the received data matches the second secret, cause an alert to be provided to the first user via the first client electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Powch, LLC
    Inventors: Rosco Schock, Essam Abadir
  • Patent number: 11452147
    Abstract: Example implementations described herein are directed to an embedded edge device and edge/cloud system configured to facilitate seamless connectivity between multi-domain assets for system of system and internet of everything applications. Through the use of a novel horizontally scalable embedded architecture for embedded edge device that can be connected to multi-domain assets to enable seamless connectivity between them, the example implementations can facilitate wireless connections across multi-domain assets to allow overall system of systems and internet of everything applications to improve quality of life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Sujit S. Phatak
  • Patent number: 11445466
    Abstract: A base station may be configured to support distance filtering. When the distance filtering is on, a base station may, when it receives a service request from a device, determine from timing information in the service request at least a distance to the device, then determine a filtering sub-area for the device based on the distance; and to apply one or more filtering rules defined for the filtering sub-area to determine how to process the service request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventor: Fabian Wiacek
  • Patent number: 11445556
    Abstract: A communications method and apparatus related to the field of communications technologies and includes receiving, by an access and mobility management network element, a first message corresponding to a packet data unit (PDU) session from a session management network element, where the first message includes first information to be sent to a terminal, and where the PDU session is established based on a non-3rd Generation Partnership Project (non-3GPP) access, and sending, by the access and mobility management network element, the first information to the terminal using a 3GPP access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Lu, Hualin Zhu, Huan Li
  • Patent number: 11445338
    Abstract: A system may comprise at least one third party server that supports at least one third party content provider and an information storage device for storing capability information. The at least one third party server may be separate from at least one server that supports the service. When a packet-switched message is transmitted from a mobile wireless device of a subscriber to the at least one third party content provider, the at least one server that supports the service may not reveal a mobile phone number of the subscriber to the at least one third party content provider. The at least one third party server may receive the packet-switched message from the at least one server that supports the service with a mapping identifier that maps to the mobile phone number of the subscriber that transmitted the packet-switched message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventor: Graham Merrett
  • Patent number: 11445344
    Abstract: A Network Exposure Function (NEF) relays a trigger from a remote application function to a user device and causes the user device to switch between mutually exclusive network slices. The NEF stores a mapping associating device modes with network slices. The NEF also determines that a user device is operating in a first device mode using a first network slice. The NEF obtains a trigger from the remote application function identifying the user device and a second device mode. The NEF determines that the second device mode is associated with a second network slice that is mutually exclusive to the first network slice. The NEF provides a notification to the user device, causing the user device to end a first data session on the first network slice and to initiate a second data session on the second network slice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Srinath Gundavelli, Vimal Srivastava, Aeneas Sean Dodd-Noble
  • Patent number: 11432121
    Abstract: There are provided measures for service function chain interworking. Such measures exemplarily comprise recognizing, that said terminal is roaming in said visited network, detecting, that said visited network supports utilizing service functions of said service chaining, and applying, at a control function entity controlling said service function chaining, a service function of said service function chaining to a service data flow of said terminal, said service function being determined based on information on said roaming of said terminal in said visited network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: John Juha Antero Rasanen, Mikko Jyrki Olavi Kanerva
  • Patent number: 11425541
    Abstract: A method may comprise receiving subscription messages from first, second and third mobile wireless devices. A first request may be received from the first mobile wireless device, that includes at least information corresponding to a second mobile phone number of the second mobile wireless device. A first response may be sent in response to the first request. During the time between receiving the first request and sending the first response, the second mobile wireless device may not be connected to the service. The method may further comprise receiving, via the service, a first message from the first mobile wireless device, in accordance with the first response. The first message may be for the second mobile wireless device. The first message may be queued on a server associated with the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: REMBRANDT MESSAGING TECHNOLOGIES II, LP.
    Inventor: Graham Merrett
  • Patent number: 11419160
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to network access methods, terminal devices, and network devices. One example method includes sending a first message to a network device, where the first message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate a type of a core network to be accessed by a terminal device, and receiving a second message sent by the network device, where packet data convergence protocol is used for the second message, and version of the packet data convergence protocol corresponds to the type of the core network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rui Wang, Mingzeng Dai, Qinghai Zeng
  • Patent number: 11405887
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies directed to a location management service that facilitates power allocation at a wireless network coverage edge are disclosed. Embodiments can include a system that comprises a processor and a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that configure a processor to perform operations. The operations can include generating a power allocation command directed to a user equipment, where the power allocation command can instruct the user equipment to report a location of the user equipment in response to a trigger event associated with the user equipment. The operations can include providing the power allocation command to the user equipment. The operations can include receiving a reported location of the user equipment, where the reported location can indicate the location of the user equipment at a corresponding time relative to occurrence of the trigger event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Tsz H. Fong, James Gordon Beattie, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11388283
    Abstract: Various embodiments concern obtaining communication data and generating activity logs. More specifically, communication data such as contact information and call time associated with communications are obtained. The obtained data is then used to generate a report including the time, duration, and project or client associated with communication. Thus, an activity log is automatically generated using the communication data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: FinancialForce.com, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew James Byrne
  • Patent number: 11388691
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for automatically enrolling wireless end devices with a base station and/or other device or system. A wireless end device is scanned using a smart phone's native capabilities, without the use of a downloadable, third party app. Information from the scan indicates the name of the base station to which enrollment is desired. The base station name is used in an mDNS request in order to determine a local IP address of the base station. When the IP address is returned to the local, wireless communication device, the wireless communication device sends an HTTP GET message comprising attributes of the end device. The base station receives the HTTP GET message and enrolls the wireless end device with the base station. The base station my further alert another base station, system, server or other entity of the enrollment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: ECOLINK INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Brandon Gruber
  • Patent number: 11388567
    Abstract: A mobile communication device that customizes a user interface of the mobile communication device based on a pre-loaded customization manifest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LP
    Inventors: Billy G. McCracken, Jr., Hannah J. Sifuentes, Anurag Thantharate
  • Patent number: 11381963
    Abstract: A wireless communication method and device are provided. The method comprises operations as follows. A transmitted first data packet is processed by using a first key through a first protocol stack. A transmitted second data packet is processed by using a second key through a second protocol stack. The first protocol stack and the second protocol stack share at least one protocol layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Xu, Shukun Wang, Jianhua Liu
  • Patent number: 11363446
    Abstract: If a first SIM card in a terminal device has been registered with a first service provider, when needs to subscribe to a second service provider for registration, the terminal device sends a subscription indication and a subscription identity to a second service provider server. The second service provider server acquires service registration information from a first service provider server according to the subscription indication and the subscription identity, generates a second profile for accessing a second service provider network based on the service registration information which is used by the first SIM card to access a first service provider network. The second profile is generated based on existing service registration information, so the terminal device subscribes to the second service provider for registration. After performing subscription for registration once, no need to submit an identity for verification again, user operations are simplified and user experience is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunan Fan, Shuiping Long
  • Patent number: 11356221
    Abstract: A data transmission method, device, and system are provided. The method includes: sending, by a base station, an NPSS to UE by using a first subframe in a first radio frame and a first subframe in a second radio frame, where the first radio frame and the second radio frame are consecutive, and both the first radio frame and the second radio frame use a TDD uplink-downlink subframe configuration; sending, by the base station, an NPBCH to the UE by using a second subframe in the first radio frame and a second subframe in the second radio frame; sending, by the base station, an NSSS to the UE by using a third subframe in the first radio frame; and sending, by the base station, a SIB1-NB to the UE by using a third subframe in the second radio frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Li, Zhe Chen, Xiaolei Tie, Zhe Jin
  • Patent number: 11356812
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing a location that include receiving location data from user equipment, such as a cellphone or mobile device, and providing the location data in an acceptable form to emergency services, such as a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). The location data from the user equipment can undergo a shape conversion process prior to being transmitted to emergency services. The systems and methods evaluate the received location data to determine if a semimajor and a semiminor axis of the received location data are equal in magnitude. If so, the shape conversion process is bypassed to prevent error from being introduced into the location data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: T-MOBILE USA, INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Ming Lan, Nan Xiao
  • Patent number: 11350413
    Abstract: Designating a peer-to-peer (P2P) operating channel between a display apparatus and a portable apparatus connected in a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct scheme according to whether the display apparatus and an access point (AP) are connected and whether the portable apparatus and the AP are connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinho Kim, Deok-nam Kim, Ho-jeen Jee