Patents by Inventor Charles HEGARTY

Charles HEGARTY 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: 20250016210
    Abstract: A method performed by an Internet protocol Multimedia System, IMS, node for handling categorization data associated to a first device in an incoming call invitation from the first device to a second device in a communications network is provided. The IMS node obtains (303) from the server node, a number of respective data delta. Each data delta is related to a respective device out of a number of devices at a respective subsequent point in time. The respective data delta comprises only categorization data that is updated compared to categorization data relating to a point in time that is earlier than the subsequent point in time. Upon receiving (304) from the first device, a call invitation to the second device, the IMS node enforces (306) a policy relating to categorizing the type of communication of the call, to establish a trust level associated with the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Andreas ANULF, Charles HEGARTY, Bhavik Arvindbhai CHAUHAN
  • Publication number: 20240039964
    Abstract: A method performed by an IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, node for handling communication in a wireless communication network is provided. The IMS node (12) transmits to a network node (13), data indicating a notification of a direction for a communication and information related to an additional service for the communication; and receives, from the network node, an indication of an action related to the communication and/or data related to the additional service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Charles HEGARTY, Andreas ANULF, Magnus BERGSTRAND
  • Publication number: 20230046490
    Abstract: A method, by a first node, for handling provision of an IMS service. A communications network comprises a first slice handling a first IMS service, and a second slice handling a second IMS service. The first node obtains, from a second node at least one of a first and a second indication. The first indication is of a first routing service instance for a third node handling the first service in the first slice. The second indication is of a second routing service instance for a fourth node handling the second service in the second slice. The first node routes a request, to one of the nodes with one of the proviso that when the request is for the first service, the routing is based on the first indication, and when the request is for the second service, the routing is based on the second indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Mats STILLE, Mattias DAHLQVIST, Timo FORSMAN, Charles HEGARTY
  • Publication number: 20220239710
    Abstract: A network node for handling access to sharing media in a media session in an Over The Top (OTT) Digital Assistant (DA). The media shall be shared between a first participant A and a second participant B in a communications network. The first participant A has access to sharing media in the media session in the OTT DA. The network node receives a request for access from the OTT DA. The request for access relates to the first participant A requesting access for the second participant B to sharing media in the media session in the OTT DA. The network node forwards the request to an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) node in the communications network, to trigger the IMS node to switch on the sharing of media in the media session in the OTT DA for the second participant B, when authorised by the participant B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Ester GONZALEZ DE LANGARICA, Jose Manuel ALFONSO, Charles HEGARTY
  • Publication number: 20220191162
    Abstract: A method performed by a first network node in a wireless communications network, for handling messages of a user. The first network node receives, from a second network node, one or more messages or notifications of messages associated to the user, and a respective privacy indication for each message. The first network node further handles, based on the respective privacy indication, each message or notification of message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Charles HEGARTY, Ester GONZALEZ DE LANGARICA
  • Publication number: 20210226838
    Abstract: A method performed by an IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem (IMS) node, for enabling management of events occurring in a network slice of a communication network that comprises partitioned sets of functionalities wherein each set of functionalities belongs to a dedicated network slice, and wherein a set of functionalities is separated from other sets of functionalities. The IMS node obtains, from a core network node responsible for policy control, an indication of a first action relating to a session established in the network slice, wherein said first indication comprises a first network slice identifier. The IMS node sends, to a managing node, a message indicating a second action to be performed in the managing node in response to the first action relating to the session established in the network slice, wherein the message comprises a second network slice identifier identifying the first network slice in which the first action occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Charles HEGARTY, Herbie FRANCIS, Murali Krishna PILLA