Patents Examined by Julio R Perez
  • Patent number: 10917761
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a mobile device application automatically identifies and annotates auditory data of a conversation between two or more parties. Digital auditory data is processed to identify at least one fact from the auditory data of the conversation. An identified fact is annotated, based on context and relevance, to search remotely-accessible data for information associated with the identified fact. The information is displayed while the conversation is ongoing to enable verification of the identified fact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Eolas Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Martin, Michael D. Doyle
  • Patent number: 10917521
    Abstract: A system for sending limited-content message texts to a debtor, where each message comprises a fixed format, comprising an agent's name, which may be an alias, a callback number, and optional suggested times for the recipient to callback the agent. The limited content message texts are sent over a time period during the work schedule of the agent. Upon receiving a voice telephone callback from the recipient, a comparison is performed on the calling party number to ascertain if it matches a called party number of one of the sent limited-content message texts. If matched, then the call is routed to the agent identified in the limited-content message text. If the agent is unavailable, various options for routing the call is identified. The agent is further presented with information indicating the voice telephone call is a callback in response to a previously sent limited-content message text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Noble Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Karl H. Koster, Guilherme A Miranda Villarinho
  • Patent number: 10917836
    Abstract: Small cell identification using machine learning is provided. A method can include extracting, by a device comprising a processor, signal strength information for a cell in a cellular communication network from user equipment log data; estimating, by the device, path loss information associated with the cell at respective distances based on the signal strength information for the cell, resulting in estimated path loss information; and, based on the estimated path loss information, optionally along with other information such as antenna transmission power, antenna transmission frequency band, percentage of user equipments having a distance to a base station within a threshold, maximum user equipment distance to a base station, etc., classifying, by the device, the cell as a type from a group of types of cells, the group comprising a macro cell and a small cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Helen Zeng, Ali Wahid
  • Patent number: 10911937
    Abstract: A method for a credential container embedded into a wireless communication device to obtain a temporary wireless connectivity through a first wireless network, the credential container being provisioned with an identifier ID identifying the wireless communication device or the credential container and a pre-loaded subscription profile comprising a range of International Mobile Subscription Identifiers associated to a second network operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: THALES DIS FRANCE SA
    Inventors: Michel Anslot, Marc Lamberton
  • Patent number: 10908274
    Abstract: A transmit apparatus and a method of the transmit apparatus in a wireless communication system supporting ranging capability are provided. The transmit apparatus and the method comprise: identifying whether a medium access control (MAC) common part sublayer (CPS) data request (MCPS-DATA.request) primitive received from a higher layer of the transmit apparatus includes a ranging configuration information element (IE) or a ranging IE; transmitting, to a receive apparatus, a ranging control message (RCM) in response to the MCPS-DATA.request primitive including the ranging configuration IE; transmitting, to the receive apparatus, a ranging initiation message (RIM) in response to the MCPS-DATA.request primitive including the ranging IE; receiving, from the receive apparatus, MAC data including a ranging message non-receipt information element (RMNR IE) that indicates a reception failure of the RIM; and identifying the RMNR IE via an MCPS-DATA.indication primitive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co... Ltd.
    Inventors: Zheda Li, Aditya V. Padaki, Seongah Jeong, Mingyu Lee, Boon Loong Ng
  • Patent number: 10911893
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-executable instructions for contact tracing including receiving a first beacon identifier associated with a first person and a second beacon identifier associated with a second person over a time period from a plurality of readers. A location of the first person and the second person is determined. Health data associated with the first person is received. The first person is determined to be sick and a sick period of time is determined. Two or more people, including the second person, are determined to have been within a proximity of the first person during the sick period of time. A list of the two or more people is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: DeCurtis LLC
    Inventors: David DeCurtis, Derek Fournier, Matthew Winans, Debashis Choudhury, James Learish
  • Patent number: 10911944
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for activating a purchased or previously deployed device by a subscriber. In one embodiment, activation includes authenticating the device to a service provider or carrier, and providing the device with data necessary for enabling the service to the device. In one variant, a user device is activated at a retail store, with the assistance of a carrier representative. In another variant, user equipment is activated via a communications network without the assistance of a representative. In yet another variant, the user equipment is activated via the Internet without the assistance of a representative. The provision of access data includes pre-assigning eSIM from a population of unassigned eSIMs to certain devices for various carrier networks. Alternatively, the eSIM may be assigned on an as-needed basis. Unassigned and/or unused eSIMs can be released (or sold back to the vendor) and/or reused. Solutions for eSIM backup and restoration are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephan V. Schell, David T. Haggerty
  • Patent number: 10897735
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes: a download server instantiated on a computing device, and a multiplicity of wireless access points (APs), where the download server is operative to: receive a download request from a mobile device, determine a current location for the mobile device, predict a route for the mobile device based at least on the current location, allocate at least one target AP along the route from among the multiplicity of wireless APs, and in response to the download request, forward at least one download file to the at least one target AP, where the at least one target AP is operative to: receive the at least one download file, identify the mobile device, and download at least part of the download file to the mobile device in an mmWave transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John Apostolopoulos, John M. Graybeal, Louis Gwyn Samuel, Jerome Henry
  • Patent number: 10887747
    Abstract: The disclosure presents a system for remotely managing emergency equipment through wireless network and methods to use this system to monitor emergency equipment and deliver emergency information to subscribers. The system for remotely managing emergency equipment includes at least a node, also called as end user emergency equipment, a remote server, and a plurality of direct and indirect subscriber devices. The remote server receives data collected from each node, processes the node data, and sends the processed data to direct and indirect subscribers to manage emergency equipment. The system can improve the efficiency on collision avoidance, emergency warning, and emergency vehicle dispatch management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: WHELEN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Cole Jackson, Ken Lemieux, Caleb Garrett, Joseph Eduardo
  • Patent number: 10880698
    Abstract: A system, method and program product for managing notifications on a smart device. A disclosed system includes: an application (App) interface layer that interfaces with Apps residing on the smart device and intercepts notifications generated by the Apps; and a notification processing system that includes: a data collection module that collects contextual data, behavioral data, and collaborative data; a profile builder that builds and updates a dynamic user profile based on data collected by the data collection module; and a notification analyzer that analyzes each intercepted notification relative to the dynamic user profile, calculates a probability score of a user response to each intercepted notification, and determines whether to output each intercepted notification to a user via a user interface based on the probability score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc
    Inventors: Divyansh Deora, Arnav Akhoury, Nandikotkur Achyuth
  • Patent number: 10880859
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining the location of a Bluetooth device using a standard broadcast packet containing known data. Multiple antennas are used to take measurements of the packet are converted into in-phase and quadrature components, then a low-pass filter is applied. The known data presents an in-phase and quadrature spectrum that is a continuous wave-tone representation of the packet signal in the passband of the low-pass filter. Multiple measurements are used to determine the phase difference of the filtered measurements at the different antenna locations. Phase difference is used to determine the location of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: GREINA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Daniel Joseph Lee
  • Patent number: 10880722
    Abstract: A method and system for tracking endpoint location information of a first mobile device and a second mobile device that are members of a common talkgroup is provided. The first mobile device is located at a first communication system and the second mobile device is located at a second communication system. A first mobility update request from the first mobile device is received at a cloud-based mobility management service. The first mobility update request includes a request to update first endpoint location information of the first mobile device. The mobility management database is updated with the first endpoint location information. A second mobility update request from the second mobile device is received at the cloud-based mobility management service. The second mobility update request includes a request to update second endpoint location information of the second mobile device. The mobility management database is updated with the second endpoint location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel J. McDonald, Svend Frandsen
  • Patent number: 10880754
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a method for classifying cell sites of a virtual network that simulates merging a donor network with an anchor network. The method can include obtaining cell site information of the anchor network and the donor network, simulating the virtual network that merges the donor network with the anchor network, and classifying each donor site based on a measure of the donor site relative to nearest anchor sites. Any anchor site that is located a threshold distance from the donor site is a nearest anchor site. A donor site is classified for decommissioning when the measure is less than or equal to a measure threshold or the donor site is classified for retaining when the measure is greater than the measure threshold. The method can further include causing an output of an indication of any donor site that is classified for decommissioning or retaining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Orbigo, Christopher P. Chorney, Dennis Jarret Guill, Jr., Phillip Kent Prince
  • Patent number: 10880703
    Abstract: Wireless mobile device functionality can be added to radio devices via a hardware device that comprises wireless network access. Alternatively, radio device functionality can be shared with a wireless mobile device or the hardware device. The functionalities of either device can be shared via a physical or wireless connection. For example, a microphone device comprising a display screen and long-term evolution (LTE) functionality can be connected to a radio device to facilitate LTE functionality for the radio device. Thus, a user of the radio device can utilize the display screen of the microphone device to send text data, which could not previously be sent by the radio device, over the wireless network via the microphone device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Andy Salvador, Donald Philips
  • Patent number: 10871547
    Abstract: System is built using the particle filter (PF) framework which utilizes data from round trip time (RTT) ranging or BLE signal strength to perform both (1) sensing the environment by using the scan data during measurement phase and (2) detect motion state of the user which it utilized during the motion update phase of PF. To detect the motion state of the user the temporal difference of the received ranging scans is used over which is utilized within the PF framework. The primary advantage of the described technique is that the velocity parameter of the PF can dynamically be updated based on the motion state as estimated using ranging scans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Miteshkumar Patel, Jacob Biehl, Andreas Girgensohn
  • Patent number: 10873889
    Abstract: A handover apparatus and method, where the handover method includes receiving, by a target primary base station, a handover request from a source primary base station, where the handover request includes first configuration information of a source secondary base station, and the source primary base station and the source secondary base station jointly provide services for user equipment, sending, by the target primary base station, a first indication to the source secondary base station, where the first indication instructs the source secondary base station to remain unchanged, and sending, by the target primary base station, a handover acknowledgement to the source primary base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingzeng Dai, Jing Liu, Yi Guo, Qinghai Zeng
  • Patent number: 10863308
    Abstract: An assistance data transmission method, a device, and a system are provided. The method includes: obtaining, by a network device, assistance data from a positioning data center; and sending the assistance data to a terminal device in a broadcast manner, where the assistance data is data used by the terminal device to perform positioning. The assistance data is broadcast to the terminal device in the broadcast manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chenwan Li, Yinghui Yu, Zhenzhen Cao
  • Patent number: 10863528
    Abstract: A wireless device is configured to receive scheduling information at a predetermined time interval from a wireless node. The scheduling information includes a plurality of reception definitions. Each reception definition indicates a reception start time, a reception duration, and assigned frequency information. Each reception definition is derived from a wireless device identification associated with the reception definition. The wireless device is configured to receive data associated with at least one of the reception definitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
    Inventors: Brig Barnum Elliott, David Spencer Pearson
  • Patent number: 10834714
    Abstract: An uplink information sending method and apparatus is provided. The method includes obtaining, by user equipment, downlink control information DCI and downlink data, the DCI carries a portion of uplink scheduling information of the user equipment, the uplink information is used to indicate whether the user equipment receives the downlink data correctly, the portion of the uplink scheduling information is specifically indication information excluding a specific parameter of the user equipment, and the specific parameter includes at least one of an uplink modulation and coding scheme MCS or information used to indicate duration for sending the uplink information. The method also includes sending, by the user equipment, the uplink information according to the portion of the uplink scheduling information and the specific parameter, where the specific parameter is a parameter preset in the user equipment or a parameter received by the user equipment from a system message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Zhou, Meng Hua, Xiaolei Tie, Gengshi Wu, Yiling Wu
  • Patent number: 10834532
    Abstract: A method performs wireless localization data acquisition and calibration using a visual 3D model. The method includes: receiving image data and transmitter measurement data from a device; localizing the image data in the visual 3D model to determine a device location in a physical space; and using the device location and the transmitter measurement data to perform at least one of: determining transmitter fingerprint localization data and storing the transmitter fingerprint localization data in a fingerprint database; or calibrating a radio frequency (RF) propagation model for proximity estimation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: NEC LABORATORIES EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Jonathan Fuerst, Guerkan Solmaz, Ernoe Kovacs, Kaifei Chen