Patents by Inventor Andrew Gapin
Andrew Gapin 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).
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Patent number: 11917478Abstract: An apparatus, method, and system disclosed herein are directed to a user equipment (UE) capable of dynamically selecting a telecommunication network for running an application using edge-computing capability of the telecommunication network. A subscriber identity module (SIM), such as an eSIM, may be provisioned for a plurality of preferred telecommunication networks of a multi-network mobile edge computing (MEC) system where each network of the plurality of preferred telecommunication networks meets an edge-computing requirement of the application. A workload associated with the application may be distributed among edge-computing nodes of a first network of the plurality of preferred telecommunication networks.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Paul Bongaarts, Andrew Gapin, Gunjan Nimbavikar
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Patent number: 11698453Abstract: A cellular network system and method provided herein are directed to generating an area topographic map of a surrounding area of the cellular network system. The cellular network system comprises a transmitter, a receiver, memory, and one or more processors (processors) communicatively coupled to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory. The memory stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processors, perform certain operations. The transmitter transmits in a target direction a first signal, which is a communication signal intended for a user equipment (UE) and the receiver receives a second signal. The processors determine whether the second signal is a reflected signal associated with the first signal, determine topographic data associated with the surrounding area of the cellular network system in the target direction based at least in part on the second signal, and generate the area topographic map of the surrounding area based on the topographic data.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Gapin, Paul Bongaarts
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Patent number: 11695636Abstract: A telecommunication system can include routing devices, a bearer-management device, and a policy-management device. The bearer-management device can receive a request from a terminal to create a specialized bearer (SB) for a non-audio, non-video media type. The bearer-management device can determine that the request is associated with an authorized user, and then send a setup message comprising a Quality of Service (QoS) indicator to the policy-management device. The policy-management device can create the SB permitting data exchange between the terminal and a routing device. The SB can have QoS characteristics associated with the QoS indicator. In some examples, the terminal can receive a network address, determine an associated network port, and send a SIP INVITE message indicating the non-audio, non-video media type. The terminal can then exchange data on the network port with a peer network terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Paul Bongaarts, Mallika Deshpande, Grant Morgan Castle, Otto Fonseca Escudero, Andrew Gapin, Egil Gronstad, Kirti Krishnan, Salvador Mendoza
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Patent number: 11329757Abstract: A telecommunication network associated with a wireless telecommunication provider can be configured to transmit application data using different quality of service (QoS) specifications. In some configurations, data, other than voice and video data, can be transmitted using VoLTE or ViLTE data streams. According to some examples, network hardware and/or software (e.g., in the core network of a telecommunications network), and/or an application on the UE (smartphone, tablet, etc.) may translate data to be compatible with the VoLTE or ViLTE specifications. The translated data is transmitted from the device to the telecommunications network as a VoLTE or ViLTE packet stream. The converted packets may be identified (e.g., a unique digital signature) so that the corresponding hardware and software in the MSO can identify that a stream of VoLTE or ViLTE packets is to be converted back into the native format of the application before being routed to a destination.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Gapin, Jeff Ahmet, Paul Bongaarts
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Publication number: 20220038979Abstract: An apparatus, method, and system disclosed herein are directed to a user equipment (UE) capable of dynamically selecting a telecommunication network for running an application using edge-computing capability of the telecommunication network. A subscriber identity module (SIM), such as an eSIM, may be provisioned for a plurality of preferred telecommunication networks of a multi-network mobile edge computing (MEC) system where each network of the plurality of preferred telecommunication networks meets an edge-computing requirement of the application. A workload associated with the application may be distributed among edge-computing nodes of a first network of the plurality of preferred telecommunication networks.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Paul Bongaarts, Andrew Gapin, Gunjan Nimbavikar
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Patent number: 11190983Abstract: Techniques for network scheduling that may provide consistent latency in content delivery are described. For example, the techniques may include receiving, by a scheduler of a carrier network, a consistent latency request associated with an application operating on a user equipment (UE), the consistent latency request including a specified latency value. Based at least in part on the specified latency value, the scheduler of the carrier network may schedule transmission of one or more packets associated with the application operating on the UE to cause the one or more packets to arrive at the UE with an inter-packet delay substantially equal to the specified latency value.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Gapin, Yun-Ling Jocelyn Wang, Taha Najeeb, Jeffery A. Smith, Paul Bongaarts
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Publication number: 20210356582Abstract: A cellular network system and method provided herein are directed to generating an area topographic map of a surrounding area of the cellular network system. The cellular network system comprises a transmitter, a receiver, memory, and one or more processors (processors) communicatively coupled to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory. The memory stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processors, perform certain operations. The transmitter transmits in a target direction a first signal, which is a communication signal intended for a user equipment (UE) and the receiver receives a second signal. The processors determine whether the second signal is a reflected signal associated with the first signal, determine topographic data associated with the surrounding area of the cellular network system in the target direction based at least in part on the second signal, and generate the area topographic map of the surrounding area based on the topographic data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2020Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Andrew Gapin, Paul Bongaarts
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Publication number: 20210328872Abstract: A telecommunication system can include routing devices, a bearer-management device, and a policy-management device. The bearer-management device can receive a request from a terminal to create a specialized bearer (SB) for a non-audio, non-video media type. The bearer-management device can determine that the request is associated with an authorized user, and then send a setup message comprising a Quality of Service (QoS) indicator to the policy-management device. The policy-management device can create the SB permitting data exchange between the terminal and a routing device. The SB can have QoS characteristics associated with the QoS indicator. In some examples, the terminal can receive a network address, determine an associated network port, and send a SIP INVITE message indicating the non-audio, non-video media type. The terminal can then exchange data on the network port with a peer network terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Paul Bongaarts, Mallika Deshpande, Grant Morgan Castle, Otto Fonseca Escudero, Andrew Gapin, Egil Gronstad, Kirti Krishnan, Salvador Mendoza
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Patent number: 11108880Abstract: A telecommunication system can include a control device and a network gateway. The control device can determine cache-update instructions by operating trained computational models. The network gateway can receive cache-update instructions from the control device and transmit corresponding items of content to network terminals. In some examples, the network terminals can receive the items of content and store them in respective content caches at the at the network terminals. In some examples, the control device can determine respective content scores for at least two items of content; cluster the at least two items of content based at least in part on usage data associated with the network terminals to determine respective cluster labels for the at least two items of content; and determine the cache-update instructions based at least in part on the content scores, the cluster labels, and network-resource information.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Paul Bongaarts, Andrew Gapin, Otto Fonseca Escudero, Elisa Hwei-Shan Yuen, Marie Grace Jacinto
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Patent number: 11044194Abstract: A telecommunication system can include routing devices, a Quality of Service (QoS) controller, a policy-management device, and a flow-management device. The QoS controller or flow-management device can receive a request from a terminal to create a specialized flow (SF), e.g., for a non-audio, non-video media type. If the request is associated with an authorized user, a setup message can be sent comprising a QoS indicator. The system can create the SF permitting data exchange between the terminal and a routing device. The SF can have QoS characteristics associated with the QoS indicator. In some examples, the terminal can receive network-address information, determine an associated network resource, and send a flow-request message indicating a non-audio, non-video media type. The terminal can then exchange data on the network port with a peer network terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Gapin, Paul Bongaarts, Grant Morgan Castle, Mallika Deshpande, Kirti Krishnan, Christopher H. Joul
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Patent number: 11005715Abstract: A telecommunication system can include routing devices, a bearer-management device, and a policy-management device. The bearer-management device can receive a request from a terminal to create a specialized bearer (SB) for a non-audio, non-video media type. The bearer-management device can determine that the request is associated with an authorized user, and then send a setup message comprising a Quality of Service (QoS) indicator to the policy-management device. The policy-management device can create the SB permitting data exchange between the terminal and a routing device. The SB can have QoS characteristics associated with the QoS indicator. In some examples, the terminal can receive a network address, determine an associated network port, and send a SIP INVITE message indicating the non-audio, non-video media type. The terminal can then exchange data on the network port with a peer network terminal.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: T-Moblle USA, Inc.Inventors: Paul Bongaarts, Mallika Deshpande, Grant Morgan Castle, Otto Fonseca Escudero, Andrew Gapin, Egil Gronstad, Kirti Krishnan, Salvador Mendoza
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Publication number: 20210119724Abstract: A telecommunication network associated with a wireless telecommunication provider can be configured to transmit application data using different quality of service (QoS) specifications. In some configurations, data, other than voice and video data, can be transmitted using VoLTE or ViLTE data streams. According to some examples, network hardware and/or software (e.g., in the core network of a telecommunications network), and/or an application on the UE (smartphone, tablet, etc.) may translate data to be compatible with the VoLTE or ViLTE specifications. The translated data is transmitted from the device to the telecommunications network as a VoLTE or ViLTE packet stream. The converted packets may be identified (e.g., a unique digital signature) so that the corresponding hardware and software in the MSO can identify that a stream of VoLTE or ViLTE packets is to be converted back into the native format of the application before being routed to a destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Andrew Gapin, Jeff Ahmet, Paul Bongaarts
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Publication number: 20200336945Abstract: Techniques for network scheduling that may provide consistent latency in content delivery are described. For example, the techniques may include receiving, by a scheduler of a carrier network, a consistent latency request associated with an application operating on a user equipment (UE), the consistent latency request including a specified latency value. Based at least in part on the specified latency value, the scheduler of the carrier network may schedule transmission of one or more packets associated with the application operating on the UE to cause the one or more packets to arrive at the UE with an inter-packet delay substantially equal to the specified latency value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Andrew Gapin, Yun-Ling Jocelyn Wang, Taha Najeeb, Jeffery A. Smith, Paul Bongaarts
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Publication number: 20200280511Abstract: A telecommunication system can include routing devices, a Quality of Service (QoS) controller, a policy-management device, and a flow-management device. The QoS controller or flow-management device can receive a request from a terminal to create a specialized flow (SF), e.g., for a non-audio, non-video media type. If the request is associated with an authorized user, a setup message can be sent comprising a QoS indicator. The system can create the SF permitting data exchange between the terminal and a routing device. The SF can have QoS characteristics associated with the QoS indicator. In some examples, the terminal can receive network-address information, determine an associated network resource, and send a flow-request message indicating a non-audio, non-video media type. The terminal can then exchange data on the network port with a peer network terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2019Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Andrew Gapin, Paul Bongaarts, Grant Morgan Castle, Mallika Deshpande, Kirti Krishnan, Christopher H. Joul
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Publication number: 20200204446Abstract: A telecommunication system can include routing devices, a bearer-management device, and a policy-management device. The bearer-management device can receive a request from a terminal to create a specialized bearer (SB) for a non-audio, non-video media type. The bearer-management device can determine that the request is associated with an authorized user, and then send a setup message comprising a Quality of Service (QoS) indicator to the policy-management device. The policy-management device can create the SB permitting data exchange between the terminal and a routing device. The SB can have QoS characteristics associated with the QoS indicator. In some examples, the terminal can receive a network address, determine an associated network port, and send a SIP INVITE message indicating the non-audio, non-video media type. The terminal can then exchange data on the network port with a peer network terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Paul Bongaarts, Mallika Deshpande, Grant Morgan Castle, Otto Fonseca Escudero, Andrew Gapin, Egil Gronstad, Kirti Krishnan, Salvador Mendoza
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Patent number: 10694237Abstract: Systems and methods for improved efficiency in content streaming and downloading. The system enables a first list including a plurality of user equipment (UE) in communication with a wireless base station (WBS) to be identified based on the likelihood that each UE will download a piece of content. The process starts in response to a UE requesting the content from the WBS or some other triggering event. The system can use the content and subscriber history from the plurality of UEs along with machine learning, or some other algorithm, to identify likely candidates. The system can calculate a similarity score, or similar, comparing the requested content to the content history for each of the plurality of UEs. The system can add each UE with a sufficiently high similarity score to a second list. The content can be broadcast to all UEs on the second list in a single broadcast transmission.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Paul Bongaarts, Andrew Gapin, Otto Fonseca Escudero, Dinesh Kumar, Marie Grace Jacinto
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Publication number: 20190132414Abstract: A telecommunication system can include a control device and a network gateway. The control device can determine cache-update instructions by operating trained computational models. The network gateway can receive cache-update instructions from the control device and transmit corresponding items of content to network terminals. In some examples, the network terminals can receive the items of content and store them in respective content caches at the at the network terminals. In some examples, the control device can determine respective content scores for at least two items of content; cluster the at least two items of content based at least in part on usage data associated with the network terminals to determine respective cluster labels for the at least two items of content; and determine the cache-update instructions based at least in part on the content scores, the cluster labels, and network-resource information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Paul Bongaarts, Andrew Gapin, Otto Fonseca Escudero, Elisa Hwei-Shan Yuen, Marie Grace Jacinto
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Publication number: 20190045249Abstract: Systems and methods for improved efficiency in content streaming and downloading. The system enables a first list including a plurality of user equipment (UE) in communication with a wireless base station (WBS) to be identified based on the likelihood that each UE will download a piece of content. The process starts in response to a UE requesting the content from the WBS or some other triggering event. The system can use the content and subscriber history from the plurality of UEs along with machine learning, or some other algorithm, to identify likely candidates. The system can calculate a similarity score, or similar, comparing the requested content to the content history for each of the plurality of UEs. The system can add each UE with a sufficiently high similarity score to a second list. The content can be broadcast to all UEs on the second list in a single broadcast transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Paul Bongaarts, Andrew Gapin, Otto Fonseca Escudero, Dinesh Kumar, MarieGrace Jacinto