Patents by Inventor Andrew Silver

Andrew Silver 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).

  • System, method and computer-readable medium for provisioning dual-homed voice call continuity
    Patent number: 10425871
    Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium for concurrent support of Voice Call Continuity (VCC) capabilities in both the enterprise space and the carrier space are provided. The enterprise VCC functionality is used when the user is located in the enterprise domain which does not impact the carrier's network while the carrier VCC capability is used when the user is located in the carrier domain to support seamless handover between the wireless networks that the carrier may offer. The carrier VCC anchoring point and the enterprise VCC anchoring point may communicate with each other to confirm and inform the other anchoring point that a call handover is occurring or will occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Tango Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Silver, Steven E. Tryon, Patricia A. Landgren, Lathan W. Lewis
  • Method and apparatus of supporting wireless femtocell communications
    Patent number: 10425978
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of routing a call in a femtocell network are disclosed. In one example call routing method, a call is originated from the mobile station via a femtocell access point and the call is transmitted to a femtocell gateway, a mobile switching center and a carrier gateway server and onto an enterprise gateway server to obtain policy information. A routing policy is determined based on the obtained policy information and the call is routed to its destination based on the routing policy. The call may be routed via local media from a femtocell access point directly to the enterprise gateway server. The call routing procedures may implement the Iuh protocol and/or the session initiation protocol (SIP) for call signaling in the femtocell network. Call routing may be performed in a wireless cellular communications network or an enterprise network environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: TANGO NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Patricia A. Landgren, Andrew Silver
  • System, method, and computer-readable medium for schedule-based telecommunication policies
    Patent number: 10397962
    Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium for enforcing user telecommunication privileges on a per-schedule basis are provided. Enterprise members may have a schedule associated therewith that defines scheduled locations of the users. Telecommunication service privileges may be coordinated with the users' schedules such that communication services are disabled at particular times based on the users' schedules. In other implementations, particular users may have telecommunication services disabled by an administrator in the event of a catastrophe or emergency. By this mechanism, users that are not proximate to a particular catastrophe or emergency area according to the users' schedule may have services disabled while other users that are located more proximate to the emergency may have their telecommunication services enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Tango Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Silver
  • Call flow system and method for use in a VOIP telecommunication system
    Patent number: 10375616
    Abstract: A method of establishing a communication link between a mobile terminal of a wireless network and a subscriber of a network, such as an enterprise network, and/or a residential network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: TANGO NETWORKS, INC
    Inventors: Andrew Silver, Lathan Lewis, Patricia Landgren
  • CONTROLLING MOBILE DEVICE CALLS, TEXT MESSAGES AND DATA USAGE WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190182748
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method of regulating mobile device communications while operating a motor vehicle. One example method may include determining a speed event indicating that a speed of the motor vehicle has performed at least one of exceeded a first threshold above which mobile device usage restriction policies are invoked and fallen below a second threshold allowing the mobile device restriction policies to be removed. The first threshold may be equal to or greater than the second threshold. As a result of obtaining the speed event, the method may also provide transmitting the speed event to a remote edge gateway server located remotely from the motor vehicle, which stores the speed event for reference purposes when determining a policy for routing a particular mobile device call, text message and/or mobile data session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventor: Andrew Silver
  • System and method for enabling call originations using SMS and hotline capabilities
    Patent number: 10313846
    Abstract: A method for handling call originations is provided. The method includes sending origination information from a mobile device to an application server in an enterprise network using Short Message Service (SMS) and determining whether a hotline feature is present in a subscriber profile associated with the mobile device. Data is then routed from the mobile device to a predetermined destination based on the hotline feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: TANGO NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventor: Andrew Silver
  • CALL FLOW SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN A LEGACY TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190110240
    Abstract: A method of operating a network server, such as a mobile application gateway, connect devices on a cellular or carrier network with individual networks, such as enterprise voice and data networks or residential networks. The effects of the present invention are far reaching in terms of transferring effective call control from the cellular network into the control of the individual network, such as the enterprise, and enabling new business models for the purchase of cellular service from a public cellular carrier by an enterprise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Silver, Lathan Lewis, Patricia Landgren
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR IMPLEMENTING INTELLIGENT NETWORK SERVICE FUNCTIONALITY IN A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20190098375
    Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium for simulating intelligent network triggers in a network system are provided. A mobile terminal is configured with an intelligent network Simulator adapted to detect call events and originate simulated intelligent network triggers in response to the call events. Call progressions implemented according to the simulated intelligent network triggers may be managed or coordinated by at least one of a carrier-gateway server and an Enterprise-gateway server. Call progressions implemented by simulated intelligent network triggers may be specified according to Enterprise member policies or general Enterprise behaviors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Lathan W. Lewis, Andrew Silver, Patricia A. Landgren
  • VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING (V2X), VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE (V2V) AND VEHICLE-TO-INFRASTRUCTURE (V2I) POLICY FOR MANAGING DISTRACTED DRIVING
    Publication number: 20190082377
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method of regulating access to devices that can distract a driver that is operating a motor vehicle based on received Vehicle-to-Everything communications including Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure information. One example method may include determining a vehicle is approaching a vehicle movement restriction location requiring a vehicle movement restriction, determining an amount of time associated with the vehicle movement restriction, and determining whether a device located inside the vehicle will be made accessible to a user during the vehicle movement restriction based on the amount of time associated with the vehicle movement restriction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventor: Andrew Silver
  • Controlling mobile device calls, text messages and data usage while operating a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10200935
    Abstract: Disclosed are an system and method of regulating mobile device communications while operating a motor vehicle. One example method may include determining a speed event indicating that a speed of the motor vehicle has performed at least one of exceeded a first threshold above which mobile device usage restriction policies are invoked and fallen below a second threshold allowing the mobile device restriction policies to be removed. The first threshold may be equal to or greater than the second threshold. As a result of obtaining the speed event, the method may also provide transmitting the speed event to a remote edge gateway server located remotely from the motor vehicle, which stores the speed event for reference purposes when determining a policy for routing a particular mobile device call, text message and/or mobile data session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: TANGO NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventor: Andrew Silver
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR BY-PASSING THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK WHEN INTERCONNECTING AN ENTERPRISE NETWORK AND A CARRIER NETWORK
    Publication number: 20190020697
    Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium by-passing the public switched telephone network when routing a call from a carrier network to an enterprise network are provided. A carrier gateway server is communicatively coupled with an enterprise gateway server. The enterprise gateway server is adapted to publish direct inward dial numbers assigned to enterprise extensions to the carrier gateway server. Once published, call setups originated in the carrier network may be routed directly to an enterprise network having a terminal assigned the dialed number of the call setup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Lathan W. Lewis, Andrew Silver
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING VPN-LESS SESSION SETUP FOR CONNECTING MOBILE DATA DEVICES TO AN ENTERPRISE DATA NETWORK
    Publication number: 20180359676
    Abstract: A mobile application gateway configured to interconnect mobile communication devices on a cellular network with an enterprise network is provided. The mobile application gateway includes a voice and data signaling gateway configured to provide routing functionalities, service functionalities and admission control. A gateway GPRS support node (GGSN) is configured to establish a secure data session between one or more of the mobile communication devices and the enterprise network by establishing a GPRS tunneling protocol (GTP) tunnel between a carrier-hosted serving GPRS support node (SGSN) and the GGSN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventor: Andrew Silver
  • Call flow system and method for use in a legacy telecommunication system
    Patent number: 10149224
    Abstract: A method of operating a network server, such as a mobile application gateway, connect devices on a cellular or carrier network with individual networks, such as enterprise voice and data networks or residential networks. The effects of the present invention are far reaching in terms of transferring effective call control from the cellular network into the control of the individual network, such as the enterprise, and enabling new business models for the purchase of cellular service from a public cellular carrier by an enterprise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Tango Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Silver, Lathan Lewis, Patricia Landgren
  • System, method, and computer-readable medium for implementing intelligent network service functionality in a network
    Patent number: 10142709
    Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium for simulating intelligent network triggers in a network system are provided. A mobile terminal is configured with an intelligent network Simulator adapted to detect call events and originate simulated intelligent network triggers in response to the call events. Call progressions implemented according to the simulated intelligent network triggers may be managed or coordinated by at least one of a carrier-gateway server and an Enterprise-gateway server. Call progressions implemented by simulated intelligent network triggers may be specified according to Enterprise member policies or general Enterprise behaviors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: TANGO NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Lathan W. Lewis, Andrew Silver, Patricia A. Landgren
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPEEDING CALL ORIGINATIONS TO A VARIETY OF DEVICES USING INTELLIGENT PREDICTIVE TECHNIQUES FOR HALF-CALL ROUTING
    Publication number: 20180279198
    Abstract: A mobile application gateway configured to interconnect mobile communication devices on a cellular network with an enterprise network is provided. The mobile application gateway includes a voice and data signaling gateway configured to provide routing functionalities, service functionalities and admission control. A gateway GPRS support node (GGSN) is configured to establish a secure data session between one or more of the mobile communication devices and the enterprise network by establishing a GPRS tunneling protocol (GTP) tunnel between a carrier-hosted serving GPRS support node (SGSN) and the GGSN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Andrew Silver
  • System, method, and computer-readable medium for by-passing the public switched telephone network when interconnecting an enterprise network and a carrier network
    Patent number: 10079862
    Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium by-passing the public switched telephone network when routing a call from a carrier network to an enterprise network are provided. A carrier gateway server is communicatively coupled with an enterprise gateway server. The enterprise gateway server is adapted to publish direct inward dial numbers assigned to enterprise extensions to the carrier gateway server. Once published, call setups originated in the carrier network may be routed directly to an enterprise network having a terminal assigned the dialed number of the call setup. Advantageously, the carrier network operator does not incur any inter-connect fee from any public switched network operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Tango Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Lathan W. Lewis, Andrew Silver
  • CALL FLOW SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN A VOIP TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180227825
    Abstract: A method of establishing a communication link between a mobile terminal of a wireless network and a subscriber of a network, such as an enterprise network, and/or a residential network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew Silver, Lathan Lewis, Patricia Landgren
  • AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF A VEHICLE DRIVER BASED ON DRIVING BEHAVIOR
    Publication number: 20180227413
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed that identify a motor vehicle operation and whether a driver is operating a mobile device. One example of operation may include a method that includes receiving vehicle data based on active operation of a vehicle and compiling a candidate driver identification profile (DIP) based on the received vehicle data. The method may also include comparing the candidate DIP to a pre-stored DIP and determining a match between the candidate DIP and the pre-stored DIP. The method may also include applying a restriction to a mobile station operated by a driver of the vehicle responsive to the match determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew Silver, Lathan Lewis
  • System and method for enabling VPN-less session setup for connecting mobile data devices to an enterprise data network
    Patent number: 10034220
    Abstract: A mobile application gateway configured to interconnect mobile communication devices on a cellular network with an enterprise network is provided. The mobile application gateway includes a voice and data signaling gateway configured to provide routing functionalities, service functionalities and admission control. A gateway GPRS support node (GGSN) is configured to establish a secure data session between one or more of the mobile communication devices and the enterprise network by establishing a GPRS tunneling protocol (GTP) tunnel between a carrier-hosted serving GPRS support node (SGSN) and the GGSN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: TANGO NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventor: Andrew Silver
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SUPPORTING WIRELESS FEMTOCELL COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20180176971
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of routing a call in a femtocell network are disclosed. In one example call routing method, a call is originated from the mobile station via a femtocell access point and the call is transmitted to a femtocell gateway, a mobile switching center and a carrier gateway server and onto an enterprise gateway server to obtain policy information. A routing policy is determined based on the obtained policy information and the call is routed to its destination based on the routing policy. The call may be routed via local media from a femtocell access point directly to the enterprise gateway server. The call routing procedures may implement the Iuh protocol and/or the session initiation protocol (SIP) for call signaling in the femtocell network. Call routing may be performed in a wireless cellular communications network or an enterprise network environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Patricia A. Landgren, Andrew Silver