Patents by Inventor Carlo Thompson

Carlo Thompson 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).

  • Patent number: 11743062
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a multi-operator anchor service is provided. A multi-operator anchor device may provide a centralized user plane anchor for traffic of end devices associated with multiple networks and operators. The multi-operator anchor device may provide virtual routing and forwarding to isolate traffic among the networks and operators. The multi-operator anchor device may provide a charging service for traffic and a handover service based on end device mobility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Carlo Thompson, Adeniyi O. Soremi, Chris Bramble, Alexander C. Smith, Mirwais Popal, Michael Vazquez
  • Publication number: 20220286307
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a multi-operator anchor service is provided. A multi-operator anchor device may provide a centralized user plane anchor for traffic of end devices associated with multiple networks and operators. The multi-operator anchor device may provide virtual routing and forwarding to isolate traffic among the networks and operators. The multi-operator anchor device may provide a charging service for traffic and a handover service based on end device mobility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Carlo Thompson, Adeniyi O. Soremi, Chris Bramble, Alexander C. Smith, Mirwais Popal, Michael Vazquez
  • Patent number: 11076016
    Abstract: A device may monitor a session involving a first user equipment and a network. The device may determine that content associated with the session is cacheable based on a characteristic of the content. The device may determine a status of the first user equipment. The device may select, based on the status and the characteristic, the first user equipment to cache content data associated with the content and transmit a cache message to the first user equipment. The cache message may be configured to cause the first user equipment to cache the content data in a local data structure of the first user equipment. The device may perform an action associated with causing the first user equipment to provide the content to a second user equipment that requests the content via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph M. Alfano, Quan Zhang, Carlo Thompson