Patents by Inventor Christopher Jermaine Sheppard

Christopher Jermaine Sheppard 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).

  • Systems and methods for cell selection and reselection based on user equipment (“UE”) access level
    Patent number: 11910472
    Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for providing high priority access to one or more particular priority cells implemented by a base station of a radio access network (“RAN”) associated with a wireless telecommunications network. A first group of User Equipment (“UEs”) may be High Priority Access (“HPA”) UEs, and a second group of UEs may be non-HPA UEs. In response to triggering events, system broadcast messages and/or Radio Resource Control (“RRC”) release messages may be used to cause HPA UEs to connect to the priority cells, and may cause non-HPA UEs to connect to other (e.g., non-priority) cells implemented by the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Toby Varughese John, Kodzo Semenyo Agbedanu, Jr., Bibi M. Hakimzadeh, Christopher Jermaine Sheppard
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CELL SELECTION AND RESELECTION BASED ON USER EQUIPMENT ("UE") ACCESS LEVEL
    Publication number: 20220110188
    Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for providing high priority access to one or more particular priority cells implemented by a base station of a radio access network (“RAN”) associated with a wireless telecommunications network. A first group of User Equipment (“UEs”) may be High Priority Access (“HPA”) UEs, and a second group of UEs may be non-HPA UEs. In response to triggering events, system broadcast messages and/or Radio Resource Control (“RRC”) release messages may be used to cause HPA UEs to connect to the priority cells, and may cause non-HPA UEs to connect to other (e.g., non-priority) cells implemented by the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Toby Varughese John, Kodzo Semenyo Agbedanu, JR., Bibi M. Hakimzadeh, Christopher Jermaine Sheppard
  • Systems and methods for cell selection and reselection based on user equipment (“UE”) access level
    Patent number: 11234292
    Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for providing high priority access to one or more particular priority cells implemented by a base station of a radio access network (“RAN”) associated with a wireless telecommunications network. A first group of User Equipment (“UEs”) may be High Priority Access (“HPA”) UEs, and a second group of UEs may be non-HPA UEs. In response to triggering events, system broadcast messages and/or Radio Resource Control (“RRC”) release messages may be used to cause HPA UEs to connect to the priority cells, and may cause non-HPA UEs to connect to other (e.g., non-priority) cells implemented by the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Toby Varughese John, Kodzo Semenyo Agbedanu, Jr., Bibi M. Hakimzadeh, Christopher Jermaine Sheppard
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CELL SELECTION AND RESELECTION BASED ON USER EQUIPMENT ("UE") ACCESS LEVEL
    Publication number: 20210337626
    Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for providing high priority access to one or more particular priority cells implemented by a base station of a radio access network (“RAN”) associated with a wireless telecommunications network. A first group of User Equipment (“UEs”) may be High Priority Access (“HPA”) UEs, and a second group of UEs may be non-HPA UEs. In response to triggering events, system broadcast messages and/or Radio Resource Control (“RRC”) release messages may be used to cause HPA UEs to connect to the priority cells, and may cause non-HPA UEs to connect to other (e.g., non-priority) cells implemented by the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Toby Varughese John, Kodzo Semenyo Agbedanu, JR., Bibi M. Hakimzadeh, Christopher Jermaine Sheppard