Patents by Inventor Andrew E. Youtz

Andrew E. Youtz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240147269
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein improve a customer experience by enabling a user equipment (UE) device to accurately display a premium network icon based on network signaling. A network device stores configuration thresholds for supporting a premium cellular service and monitors network conditions against the configuration thresholds. When the network conditions meet at least one of the configuration thresholds, the network device provides to the UE device a signal for the UE device to present a premium network icon to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew E. Youtz, Brian T. Mecum, Balaji L. Raghavachari, Lily Zhu
  • Patent number: 11889318
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide reliable voice connections dual-connectivity environments, given limitations of available spectrum. A system includes a first wireless station and a second wireless station. The first wireless station provides a shared spectrum of a first frequency band, the shared spectrum including a first spectrum for a first cellular wireless standard and a second spectrum for a second cellular wireless standard. The second wireless station is at least partially within a coverage area of the first wireless station and provides a third spectrum for the second cellular wireless standard. The third spectrum is a millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum. The first wireless station broadcasts a parameter barring an end device in an idle mode from camping on the second spectrum. The first wireless station or the second wireless station triggers the end device to swap to the second spectrum when a paging request for a voice call is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Lily Zhu, Ratul Kumar Guha, Jignesh S. Panchal, Balaji L. Raghavachari, Niranjan B. Avula, Timothy M. Dwight, Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Imtiyaz Shaikh, Kalyani Bogineni, Andrew E. Youtz, Xin Wang, Sagiv Draznin
  • Publication number: 20240022999
    Abstract: A device described herein may receive an indication that the device is not authorized to access a first type of core network (e.g., a Fifth Generation (“5G”) Core (“5GC”)), and may detect that a first core network, of the first type of core network, is available for communication. The device may detect that a second core network, of a second type of core network (e.g., an Evolved Packet Core (“EPC”)), is available for communication. Based on the indication that the device is not authorized to access the first type of core network, the device may request establishment of a communication session with the second core network (e.g., in lieu of requesting access the first core network).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew E. Youtz, Hui Zhao, Deepa Jagannatha, Mary Williams
  • Publication number: 20230422196
    Abstract: A device may include a processor configured to send a plurality of attach requests to a base station using a radio access technology (RAT) and determine that each of the plurality of attach requests has failed. The processor may be further configured to override a triggering of a backoff timer, wherein the UE device is barred from attaching using the RAT if the backoff timer is triggered and running, in response to determining that each of the plurality of attach requests has failed, and send another attach request to the base station using the RAT during a time period associated with the backoff timer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew E. Youtz, Deepa Jagannatha, Lily Zhu
  • Patent number: 11792869
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which cell selection management service is provided. An Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access-New Radio (E-UTRA-NR) Dual Connectivity (EN-DC) capable end device uses a system information block message to determine whether a wireless station is an EN-DC capable anchor device. Also, the EN-DC capable end device may store a permanent tracking area forbidden list that includes tracking area identifiers pertaining to non-EN-DC capable anchor devices that include femtocell devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Zhao, Andrew E. Youtz, Xin Wang, Samirkumar Patel, Lily Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230300631
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which beam configuration management service is provided. A network device of a wireless access network provides the service that includes identifying redundant configurations across carriers associated with a cell group, and links the common beam configurations to these carriers. The service also includes identifying any difference in beam configurations relative to the common beam configurations for a carrier. The service may transmit this beam configuration information in a control plane message to an end device. The end device may use the beam configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Xin Wang, Lily Zhu, Hui Zhao, Andrew E. Youtz
  • Patent number: 11765633
    Abstract: A wireless station of a radio access network receives a reselection priority value of a frequency band used when the wireless station is an E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity (EN-DC) anchor. The wireless station broadcasts an intra-frequency system information block (SIB) that includes a first Cell Reselection Priority information element (IE) and a first Anchor-cell Reselection Priority IE, wherein the first Anchor-cell Reselection Priority IE includes the reselection priority value of the frequency band used by the wireless station. The wireless station also broadcast an inter-frequency SIB that includes a second Cell Reselection Priority IE and a second Anchor-cell Reselection Priority IE, wherein the second Anchor-cell Reselection Priority IE includes another reselection priority value of another frequency band for another EN-DC anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jignesh S. Panchal, Yuexin Dong, Andrew E. Youtz, Lily Zhu, Samirkumar Patel
  • Patent number: 11751074
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which beam configuration management service is provided. A network device of a wireless access network provides the service that includes identifying redundant configurations across carriers associated with a cell group, and links the common beam configurations to these carriers. The service also includes identifying any difference in beam configurations relative to the common beam configurations for a carrier. The service may transmit this beam configuration information in a control plane message to an end device. The end device may use the beam configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Wang, Lily Zhu, Hui Zhao, Andrew E. Youtz
  • Patent number: 11737015
    Abstract: A user device may receive information indicating that a universal integrated circuit card has been installed in the user device, where the universal integrated circuit card may store a default table that includes network slice selection assistance information used to route data from the user device to correct slices of a network. The user device may execute an application stored in the user device based on receiving a selection of the application, where execution of the application may cause data to be generated. The user device may identify a slice of the network to which to route the data based on the network slice selection assistance information included in the default table. The user device may cause the data to be routed to the slice of the network identified based on the network slice selection assistance information included in the default table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Deepa Jagannatha, Taussif Khan, Axel Hallo De Wolf, Bharadwaj Vemuri, Andrew E. Youtz
  • Patent number: 11696355
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein improve a customer experience for non-standalone cellular networks by displaying a secondary cell group (SCG) network icon after data activity ends while a user device likely remains in SCG coverage. When connected to the SCG, the user device detects inactivity on the connection and initiates a first timer, based on the detecting, while continuing to present an SCG-related icon. If the first timer expires while the user device is in an idle state, the user device initiates a second timer, while continuing to present the SCG-related icon. If the user device detects an active connection before expiration of the second timer, the user device initiates a third timer while continuing to present the SCG-related icon. If the user device fails to detect a connection to the SCG before expiration of the third timer, a master cell group (MCG)-related icon is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Haberman, Michael A. Lombardo, Andrew E. Youtz, Tajas Bhavsar, Christopher M. Mullen, Raafat Edward Kamel, Balaji L. Raghavachari, Lily Zhu, Esneyder Ospina
  • Patent number: 11689960
    Abstract: In some implementations, a network device may monitor a communication session associated with a user equipment and a network. The network device may determine a service-level identifier associated with a subscription of the user equipment, wherein the subscription is for a particular level of service that is to be provided by the network to the user equipment. The network device may determine that a performance metric associated with the communication session satisfies a performance threshold associated with the particular level of service. The network device may provide the service-level identifier to the user equipment based on the performance metric satisfying the performance threshold, wherein the service-level identifier enables an indication that the user equipment is receiving the particular level of service to be displayed by the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew E. Youtz, Lily Zhu, Balaji L. Raghavachari
  • Patent number: 11671905
    Abstract: A method for prioritizing scanning to improve system acquisition includes scanning, by a user equipment device (UE), for base stations associated with a first radio access technology (RAT); establishing, by the UE, a first wireless channel between the UE and a first base station based on the first RAT; determining, by the UE, whether information associated with a second RAT was received via the first wireless channel; scanning, by the UE, for base stations associated with the second RAT in response to receiving the information via the first wireless channel, where the scanning is based on the received information; determining, by the UE, whether a second wireless channel based on the second RAT is established between the UE and a second base station; and camping, by the UE, on the second base station associated with the second RAT in response to determining that the second wireless channel was established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Lily Zhu, Andrew E. Youtz, Hui Zhao, Samirkumar Patel, Xin Wang
  • Patent number: 11658730
    Abstract: A method, device, and computer-readable medium provide for establishing, by a repeater device, a communication channel with a fixed wireless access (FWA) device; receiving, by the repeater device, reference signals from a wireless station; forwarding, by the repeater device, the reference signals to the FWA device; transmitting, by the repeater device, a first uplink signal from the FWA device using a first transmission power level to the wireless station, wherein the first transmission power level is a predetermined value; receiving, in response to the first uplink signal, transmit power control (TPC) command parameters from the FWA device via the communication channel; adjusting, by the repeater device and based on the first TPC command parameters, the first transmission power level from the predetermined value to an adjusted value; and transmitting, at the adjusted transmission power level, a second uplink signal from the FWA device to the wireless station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Samirkumar Patel, Andrew E. Youtz, Paul R. Mcdonough, Shen-De Lin
  • Patent number: 11659452
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein bring a 5G standalone-capable end device back into 5G service to leverage the 5G network's data capacity as soon as a VoLTE call is over. A network device receives a fallback connection, for a 5G New Radio (NR) standalone-capable end device, from a second network to the first network to support a voice call on the end device, wherein the fallback connection supports a voice-over-LTE call. The network device detects an end of the VoLTE call and initiates, in response to the detecting, a handover of the end device back to the second network, wherein the initiating occurs while the end device is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Lily Zhu, Xin Wang, Andrew E. Youtz, Hui Zhao, Deepa Jagannatha
  • Publication number: 20230126346
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which beam configuration management service is provided. A network device of a wireless access network provides the service that includes identifying redundant configurations across carriers associated with a cell group, and links the common beam configurations to these carriers. The service also includes identifying any difference in beam configurations relative to the common beam configurations for a carrier. The service may transmit this beam configuration information in a control plane message to an end device. The end device may use the beam configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Xin Wang, Lily Zhu, Hui Zhao, Andrew E. Youtz
  • Patent number: 11638189
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a core network selection service is provided. The core network selection service may minimize end devices transitioning between core networks of a multi-radio access technology (RAT) radio access network (RAN) based on cell selection priority configurations. The cell selection priority configurations may be provisioned on the end device via control messaging, such as system information block messages. The core network selection service may manage the end devices when in idle mode and in a connected mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew E. Youtz, Deepa Jagannatha, Susan Wu Sanders, Lily Zhu, Hui Zhao, Monte Giles, Samirkumar Patel, Xin Wang
  • Publication number: 20230110709
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) can receive a first data stream and a second data stream; store data units of the second data stream, as stored data units, in a buffer while a retransmission operation is performed for the first data stream; determine that a threshold is satisfied with regard to the buffer, wherein the threshold is associated with a counter that is maintained based on the storing of the data units; and provide the stored data units based on determining that the threshold is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Xin WANG, Hui ZHAO, Lily ZHU, Andrew E. YOUTZ
  • Publication number: 20230093193
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) device may include a processor configured to establish an application session with a multi-access edge computing (MEC) device via a base station. The processor may be further configured to receive a message associated with the application session; retrieve, from the received message, an indication that a MEC indicator on a user interface of the UE device should be activated, wherein the MEC indicator indicates that a MEC application session is active on the UE device; and activate the MEC indicator on the user interface of the UE device, in response to retrieving the indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: James Mathison, Andrew E. Youtz, Barry F. Hoffner
  • Patent number: 11595895
    Abstract: A base station may define power saving profiles, and may define, for the power saving profiles, sets of features and parameter settings for each feature of the sets of features. The base station may store the power saving profiles, the sets of features, and the parameter settings in a data structure, and may receive, from a user equipment, data identifying a service utilized by the user equipment or an operation mode of the user equipment. The base station may retrieve, from the data structure, a single power saving profile based on the data identifying the service utilized by the user equipment or the operation mode of the user equipment, and may enable, for the user equipment, a corresponding set of features and corresponding parameter settings of the single power saving profile based on the single power saving profile being retrieved from the data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Deepa Jagannatha, Susan Wu Sanders, Hui Zhao, Andrew E. Youtz
  • Patent number: 11595869
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a non-transitory storage medium are described which provide for generating, by a wireless station of a multi-radio access technology (RAT) radio access network (RAN) that includes a new radio (NR) RAN and a RAN of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, a non-system information block (SIB) message that includes cell reselection priority information and NR stand-alone (SA) neighboring cell information, wherein an order of priority configures an end device attached to the LTE RAN to reselect to a first radio frequency (RF) channel of a first NR SA neighboring cell; and broadcasting the non-SIB message to the end device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew E. Youtz, Hui Zhao, Susan Wu Sanders, Lily Zhu