Patents Examined by Kiet Doan
  • Patent number: 9763142
    Abstract: An indication is received from a wireless device in communication with a first communication system using a first radio access technology that the wireless device has detected a second communication system using a second access technology. Network information of the first communication system is provided and stored at the wireless device when performing a first handover of the wireless device from the first communication system to the second communication system. The network information is provided to the first communication system to perform a second handover from the second communication system to the first communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Sungki Park, Saied Kazeminejad
  • Patent number: 9763101
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for correcting error events associated with identity provisioning. In one embodiment, repeated requests for access control clients are responded to with the execution of a provisioning feedback mechanism which is intended to prevent the unintentional (or even intentional) over-consumption or waste of network resources via the delivery of an excessive amount of access control clients. These provisioning feedback mechanisms include rate-limiting algorithms and/or methodologies which place a cost on the user. Apparatus for implementing the aforementioned provisioning feedback mechanisms are also disclosed and include specialized user equipment and/or network side equipment such as a subscriber identity module provisioning server (SPS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Li Li, Stephan V. Schell
  • Patent number: 9756476
    Abstract: A location sharing system and related processes across computer networks are provided that efficiently utilize resources by adjusting location determination techniques at client devices. A rule-based architecture including user-based heuristics facilitates location determination that is accurate while optimizing resource consumption. Current interest in or other behavior associated with a target user or requesting user can be used in selecting a location determination protocol at the client device. An accurate portrayal of a user's location can be provided efficiently by correlating interest to utilize more accurate but larger resource-intensive components when interest is higher and to utilize less accurate but lower resource-intensive components when interest is lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Inventor: Kevin Laws
  • Patent number: 9749316
    Abstract: A method and apparatus provide access to communication services using dynamically assigned user credentials. The method includes establishing a communication connection with a first communication network (such as GSM, UMTS, CDMA, or LTE networks) using a real user credential (e.g., a SIM, a USIM, or an R-UIM card or certificates) in a first communication module, utilizing the first communication connection to request the dynamically assigned user credential from a remote management system, and registering a second communication module into the second communication network. The second communication connection is then tethered to allow other devices to access the Internet or other network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Syniverse Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: David Xining Zhang, Huiyue Xu, Xiaohua Yuan
  • Patent number: 9743262
    Abstract: An auxiliary content delivery gateway. The gateway comprises a processor, a non-transitory memory, and an application stored in the non-transitory memory. When executed by the processor the application creates auxiliary content request messages comprising a collaborator mediation indication based on requests for auxiliary content received from a plurality of mobile communication devices and transmits the auxiliary content request messages to a plurality of auxiliary content sourcing channels, whereby the auxiliary content sourcing channels discern that the auxiliary content request messages do not constitute click-fraud based on the collaborator mediation indication in the auxiliary content request messages. The application further receives auxiliary content response messages from the plurality of auxiliary content sourcing channels and transmits selected auxiliary content to the mobile communication devices based on the auxiliary content response messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Robert H. Burcham, Jason R. Delker
  • Patent number: 9740205
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (AV) can include a communication system to communicate with a backend system, a sensor system to collect sensor data representing an operational environment of the AV, and a control system that can processes the sensor data to (i) perform a localization operation to determine a location and an orientation of the AV within a given region, and (ii) autonomously operate the AV's acceleration, braking, and steering system throughout the given region. Based on the localization operation, the AV can implement a set of configuration commands to configure the communication system to transmit and receive data with the backend system using a number of specified network nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Ross, Michael Aitken
  • Patent number: 9743417
    Abstract: Disclosed systems and methods mitigate interference in heterogeneous networks. Embodiments include adaptive or selective inter-cell interference coordination, adaptive multi-user zero forcing, adaptive power, and/or combinations of the foregoing. Techniques may be used to favor one group of users (e.g., femto users or macro users) over another. Certain embodiments focus quality of service (QoS) improvements on a first group of users, while using constraint processes to provide a threshold QoS for a second group of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ahmed S. Ibrahim, Hani H. Elgebaly, Esraa Makled, Ahmed M. Darwish
  • Patent number: 9736664
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method to manage the communication of a user are disclosed. In one embodiment, when a person tries to electronically convey a message to the user, the status of the user, the identity of the person, and the urgency of the message can be identified. The access priority of the person can be determined based on the person's identity. Then, the message can be managed using one or more rules and in view of the status of the user, the access priority of the person and the urgency of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.
    Inventors: Kwok Wai Cheung, Peter P. Tong, C. Douglass Thomas
  • Patent number: 9736662
    Abstract: Provided herein is a system, method and product for performing address translation and routing of short codes. The embodiment described herein primarily supports the wireless and standardized SMS; however, one skilled in the art can readily appreciate that the present invention can also be applied to any mobile messaging technology, e.g., Multimedia Messaging Service (“MMS”), etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: MANTIS MESSAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Gerald Hewes, Boon Hwang, Michael Pirie, Randall Snyder
  • Patent number: 9730086
    Abstract: Techniques for dynamic network optimization using geolocation and network modeling are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a system for improving performance of a mobile communications network. The system may comprise one or more processors communicatively coupled to a mobile communications network. The one or more processors may be configured to determine allowable changes within a network and rank a cell or parameter based on a priority rule. The one or more processors may be further be configured to generate a plurality of network configurations and evaluate strength of the plurality of network configurations. The one or more processors may also be configured to output a set of network configurations that is strongest among the plurality of network configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Viavi Solutions UK Limited
    Inventors: Michael Flanagan, Nicholas James Randell, Mohsen Zadeh-Koochak, David Charles Padfield, Mihai Stanciuc, Howard John Thomas
  • Patent number: 9728051
    Abstract: A method and system for determining restricted apparatuses with respect to a location is provided. The method includes determining that a user is in possession of a restricted apparatus. A video based process and a global positioning system (GPS) based process is executed with respect to the restricted apparatus and a location associated with a user. Restrictions associated with the restricted apparatus with respect to the location associated with the user are determined based on results of the video based process and the GPS based process. The restrictions are presented to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ahamed Jalaldeen, Shihabudheen V. Kavungathodika
  • Patent number: 9729959
    Abstract: Apparatus comprises adapter and speaker system. Adapter is configured to plug into port of personal digital audio player. Speaker system is in communication with adapter, and comprises multiple acoustic transducers, programmable processor circuit, and wireless communication circuit. In first operational mode, processor circuit receives, via adapter, and processes digital audio content from personal digital audio player into which adapter is plugged, and the multiple acoustic transducers output the received audio content from the personal digital audio player. In second operational mode, wireless communication circuit receives digital audio content from a remote digital audio source over a wireless network, processor circuit processes the digital audio content received from remote digital audio source, and the multiple acoustic transducers output the audio content received from the remote digital audio source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: KOSS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael J. Koss, Michael J. Pelland
  • Patent number: 9721076
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed toward a mobile device that can be used in a secure access system. More specifically, the mobile device can have credential data loaded thereon remotely updated, enabled, disabled, revoked, or otherwise altered with a message sent from, for example, a control panel and/or controller in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Assa Abloy AB
    Inventor: Peter R. Lowe
  • Patent number: 9723477
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a connectivity service platform in a communication network. The method comprises storing a fall-back policy comprising information about a fall-back timer. The method also comprises sending a policy message comprising information about the fall-back policy to a radio device comprising an eUICC. The method also comprises determining that the radio device experiences a problem with a wireless network connection from a first subscription of the radio device with a first network operator. The method also comprises starting the fall-back timer in accordance with the stored fall-back policy in response to said determining The method also comprises falling back in accordance with the stored fall-back policy in response to the started fall-back timer having expired, thereby enabling the connectivity service platform to communicate with the radio device via a network connection from a second subscription of the radio device instead of from the first subscription.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Qiang Li, Justus Petersson
  • Patent number: 9712655
    Abstract: A sound signal processing system for achieving a handsfree function irrespective of positions of passengers using one microphone includes a microphone including a plurality of cores, and a head unit for generating a plurality of beams using a plurality of analog signals inputted from each of the plurality of cores, searching for a sound signal through each of the plurality of beams to select one beam, and outputting a sound signal corresponding to the selected beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Kwang Seung Heo
  • Patent number: 9713082
    Abstract: The invention refers to providing a service associated to a service request (S1) received from a mobile user equipment—UE—(10), the communications network comprising a plurality of service nodes (21a-21h), a service control node (23) and an application server (24), wherein the service control node (23), in response to the service request, sends a request (S4) to the application server (24) to get selection assistance information with respect to the UE, receives a response (S1 1) from the application server (24) comprising selection assistance information, and selects or initiates selecting a service node (21) from the plurality of service nodes (21a-21h) in dependency of the selection assistance information. The invention further refers to a control node, an application server and to corresponding programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Shunliang Zhang, Xuejun Cai
  • Patent number: 9712677
    Abstract: In various embodiments, advertising campaigns can be defined that incorporate technologies such as two-dimensional barcodes or embedded links in electronic material, for directing a user to communicate with a call center. For instance, in particular embodiments, the reading of a two-dimensional barcode by a user with a smart phone may cause various forms of communication requesting a return communication. The communication from the smart phone may be sent to, and received at, the call center, where a calling campaign associated with an advertising campaign is identified using information associated with the communication. A responding communication may be initiated from the call center to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Inventor: Karl H. Koster
  • Patent number: 9710625
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed toward a mobile device that can be used in a secure access system. More specifically, the mobile device can have credential data loaded thereon remotely updated, enabled, disabled, revoked, or otherwise altered with a message sent from, for example, a control panel and/or controller in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Inventor: Peter R. Lowe
  • Patent number: 9713176
    Abstract: A telecommunication method for a user equipment roaming to a visited network is provided. A local network provides a telecommunication service to a user corresponding to the user equipment. In the telecommunication method, a service is started on the user equipment. According to the started service, the user equipment transmits an access point name query to the visited network. According to the access point name query, the visited network performs an authority check procedure with the local network on the user. When the user passes the authority check procedure, the visited network delivers an access point name corresponding to the service to the user equipment and the user equipment starts the service through the access point name.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Cheng-Ying Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9699648
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for reporting user equipment assistance information, a user equipment, and a base station. The method includes: if a configuration in a user equipment UE for forbidding sending UE assistance information is not started or is closed, sending, by the UE, the UE assistance information to a base station; or, if a configuration in a UE for allowing sending UE assistance information is started, sending, by the UE, the UE assistance information to a base station. The foregoing method does not increase a signaling overhead of an air interface, and meanwhile, enables abase station to better optimize performance of a UE according to UE assistance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Quan, Yuhua Chen, Jian Zhang