Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Schmidt

Christopher M. Schmidt 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: 20200107244
    Abstract: A base station device broadcasts a base station identifier. The base station identifier is assigned to the base station device, and is broadcasted in one or more system information messages that are receivable by user devices located within a threshold distance from the base station device. The base station device determines whether the base station identifier is to be altered, and processes the base station identifier to generate an altered base station identifier for the base station device. The base station device performs one or more actions to cause the altered base station identifier to be broadcasted. The altered base station identifier is broadcasted in one or more additional system information messages that are receivable by the user devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher M. Schmidt, Lily Zhu, Abhishek Rajendrakumar Panchal
  • Patent number: 10609627
    Abstract: A device can receive a system information data from a cell and obtain cell metadata from the system information data, the cell metadata including at least one of: a cell identifier, or a cellular parameter. The device can determine, based on the cell metadata, that the cell is of a particular cell type of multiple cell types, including: a fifth generation long term evolution (LTE) cell type, a fifth generation new radio (NR) sub-6 GHz cell type, and a fifth generation NR millimeter wave cell type. Based on the particular cell type, the device can perform an action, including causing display of an indicator on a display of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Zhao, Samirkumar Patel, Lily Zhu, Andrew E. Youtz, Christopher M. Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20200076518
    Abstract: A fixed wireless access device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to activate a Fifth Generation (5G) scanning mode and scan for 5G wireless signals associated with a provider that is also associated with the fixed wireless access device. The processor may be further configured to detect a 5G wireless signal associated with the provider; determine a signal strength for the detected 5G wireless signal; and generate an indication of the determined signal strength to be displayed in a user interface associated with the fixed wireless access device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Samirkumar Patel, Xin Wang, Paul R. Mcdonough, Andrew E. Youtz, Lily Zhu, Arda Aksu, Balaji L. Raghavachari, Siegfried Erhard Eichinger, Christopher M. Schmidt, Jignesh S. Panchal
  • Publication number: 20200067766
    Abstract: A CPE device may include a plurality of CPE modules implemented in hardware. The plurality of CPE modules may include a first module and a second module. The first module and the second module may be arrangeable in a stacked configuration. The first module may include a first interconnection interface component disposed on a top surface of the first module. The second module may include a second interconnection interface component disposed on a bottom surface of the second module. The second interconnection interface component may be configured to complementarily couple to the first interconnection interface component when the first module and the second module are arranged in the stacked configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Michael TALBERT, Meaghan LEONG, Christina L. FYOCK, Aldrich GAMBOA, Christopher M. SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 10560204
    Abstract: A fixed wireless access device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to activate a Fifth Generation (5G) scanning mode and scan for 5G wireless signals associated with a provider that is also associated with the fixed wireless access device. The processor may be further configured to detect a 5G wireless signal associated with the provider; determine a signal strength for the detected 5G wireless signal; and generate an indication of the determined signal strength to be displayed in a user interface associated with the fixed wireless access device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Samirkumar Patel, Xin Wang, Paul R. Mcdonough, Andrew E. Youtz, Lily Zhu, Arda Aksu, Balaji L. Raghavachari, Siegfried Erhard Eichinger, Christopher M. Schmidt, Jignesh S. Panchal
  • Patent number: 10548032
    Abstract: A system may collect, from a wireless network, first data pertaining to nodes in the wireless network. Each datum of the first data belongs to one of two or more categories/For each of the nodes, for each of the categories, and for each datum belonging to the category, the system may determine if the datum is outside of a first range of values, and if the datum is inside the first range, the system may calculate a first base network performance health (NPH) score that is a function of the nodes, the categories, the data, and time. The system may also apply first deep learning to a first neural network among a plurality of neural networks to update first coefficients for correlating the first base NPH score to a mean opinion score, for each of the categories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ye Ouyang, Le Su, Krishna Pichumani Iyer, Christopher M. Schmidt, Wenyuan Lu, Shaun Robert Pola, Maulik Shah
  • Patent number: 10548029
    Abstract: A user device receives system information block data from a cell. The user device obtains, from the system information block data, cell metadata that includes a cellular parameter. The user device parses the cell metadata to identify the cellular parameter. The cellular parameter includes an upper layer indicator element, a public land mobile network (PLMN) information list element, and a network capability indicator element. The user device determines, based on the cellular parameter, that the cell is of a particular cell type of a plurality of cell types, and that the cell has a particular capability of a plurality of types of capabilities. The user device performs an action based on the particular cell type or the particular capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jignesh S. Panchal, Lily Zhu, Yee Sin Chan, William H. Stone, Gregory Dial, Ahmed Moussa, Christopher M. Schmidt, Michael Kondratiuk, Gerard J. Flynn, Balaji L. Raghavachari
  • Publication number: 20200029393
    Abstract: A network device receives, from a user device, a data packet on a first wireless channel between the user device and the network device. The network device processes the data packet based on receiving the data packet, and transmits the processed data packet to a second network device on a second wireless channel between the network device and the second network device. The network device, the second network device, and the user device are included in a local network. The first network device and the second network device are communicatively connected via a wireless full-duplex link that includes the second wireless channel and a third wireless channel. The first wireless channel, the second wireless channel, and the third wireless channel are different wireless channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Michael TALBERT, Christina L. FYOCK, Meaghan LEONG, Tim BENNINGTON-DAVIS, Christopher M. SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20200015162
    Abstract: A device may receive signal information associated with a wireless signal or charge information associated with a charge level. The signal information may indicate a signal strength of the wireless signal. The charge information may indicate the charge level of a battery of the device. The device may determine whether the signal strength or the charge level satisfies a threshold. The device may configure a parameter or a setting of the device to cause the device to operate according to a long term evolution (LTE) category based on determining whether the signal strength or the charge level satisfies the threshold. The LTE category may be different from a default LTE category of the device and may define an uplink/downlink capability specification. The device may attach to a network in association with configuring the parameter or the setting to cause the device to operate according to the LTE category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jeremy NACER, Christopher M. SCHMIDT, Balaji L. RAGHAVACHARI, Musa Kazim GUVEN, Iftekhar RAHMAN
  • Patent number: 10524193
    Abstract: A base station device broadcasts a base station identifier. The base station identifier is assigned to the base station device, and is broadcasted in one or more system information messages that are receivable by user devices located within a threshold distance from the base station device. The base station device determines whether the base station identifier is to be altered, and processes the base station identifier to generate an altered base station identifier for the base station device. The base station device performs one or more actions to cause the altered base station identifier to be broadcasted. The altered base station identifier is broadcasted in one or more additional system information messages that are receivable by the user devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Schmidt, Lily Zhu, Abhishek Rajendrakumar Panchal
  • Publication number: 20190335384
    Abstract: A device can receive a system information data from a cell and obtain cell metadata from the system information data, the cell metadata including at least one of: a cell identifier, or a cellular parameter. The device can determine, based on the cell metadata, that the cell is of a particular cell type of multiple cell types, including: a fifth generation long term evolution (LTE) cell type, a fifth generation new radio (NR) sub-6 GHz cell type, and a fifth generation NR millimeter wave cell type. Based on the particular cell type, the device can perform an action, including causing display of an indicator on a display of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Hui ZHAO, Samirkumar PATEL, Lily ZHU, Andrew E. YOUTZ, Christopher M. SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20190335343
    Abstract: A user device receives system information block data from a cell. The user device obtains, from the system information block data, cell metadata that includes a cellular parameter. The user device parses the cell metadata to identify the cellular parameter. The cellular parameter includes an upper layer indicator element, a public land mobile network (PLMN) information list element, and a network capability indicator element. The user device determines, based on the cellular parameter, that the cell is of a particular cell type of a plurality of cell types, and that the cell has a particular capability of a plurality of types of capabilities. The user device performs an action based on the particular cell type or the particular capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jignesh S. Panchal, Lily Zhu, Yee Sin Chan, William H. Stone, Gregory Dial, Ahmed Moussa, Christopher M. Schmidt, Michael Kondratiuk, Gerard J. Flynn, Balaji L. Raghavachari
  • Patent number: 10440645
    Abstract: A device may receive signal information associated with a wireless signal or charge information associated with a charge level. The signal information may indicate a signal strength of the wireless signal. The charge information may indicate the charge level of a battery of the device. The device may determine whether the signal strength or the charge level satisfies a threshold. The device may configure a parameter or a setting of the device to cause the device to operate according to a long term evolution (LTE) category based on determining whether the signal strength or the charge level satisfies the threshold. The LTE category may be different from a default LTE category of the device and may define an uplink/downlink capability specification. The device may attach to a network in association with configuring the parameter or the setting to cause the device to operate according to the LTE category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Nacer, Christopher M. Schmidt, Balaji L. Raghavachari, Musa Kazim Guven, Iftekhar Rahman
  • Publication number: 20190306782
    Abstract: A base station device broadcasts a base station identifier. The base station identifier is assigned to the base station device, and is broadcasted in one or more system information messages that are receivable by user devices located within a threshold distance from the base station device. The base station device determines whether the base station identifier is to be altered, and processes the base station identifier to generate an altered base station identifier for the base station device. The base station device performs one or more actions to cause the altered base station identifier to be broadcasted. The altered base station identifier is broadcasted in one or more additional system information messages that are receivable by the user devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher M. SCHMIDT, Lily ZHU, Abhishek Rajendrakumar PANCHAL
  • Publication number: 20190281016
    Abstract: A computer device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to select to use an access point name (APN) table to be received from a wireless access network and attach to the wireless access network. The processor may be further configured to execute the instructions to receive a Protocol Configuration Options (PCO) message from the wireless access network; retrieve the APN table from the received PCO message; select an APN from the retrieved APN table; and connect to a packet data network associated with the selected APN via the wireless access network using the selected APN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Youtz, Warren Hojilla Uy, Siegfried Erhard Eichinger, James Mathison, Christopher M. Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20190239095
    Abstract: A Self-Organizing Network (SON) collects data pertaining to a first number of cells of a wireless network. The SON splits the collected data into a second number of groups, and, for each of the second number of groups, repeatedly set a third number of clusters to a different number between a low limit and a high limit. The SON, for each of the settings, clusters the cells into the third number of clusters and trains a deep neural network to perform a regression analysis on the third number of clusters. For each of the second number of groups, the SON also determines an optimum number of clusters based on the regression analyses, re-clusters the cells into the optimum number of clusters; and tunes engineering parameters based on the re-clustering to optimize performance of the wireless network and quality of experience pertaining to the wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Ye Ouyang, Le Su, Krishna Pichumani Iyer, Christopher M. Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20190239101
    Abstract: A system may collect, from a wireless network, first data pertaining to nodes in the wireless network. Each datum of the first data belongs to one of two or more categories/For each of the nodes, for each of the categories, and for each datum belonging to the category, the system may determine if the datum is outside of a first range of values, and if the datum is inside the first range, the system may calculate a first base network performance health (NPH) score that is a function of the nodes, the categories, the data, and time. The system may also apply first deep learning to a first neural network among a plurality of neural networks to update first coefficients for correlating the first base NPH score to a mean opinion score, for each of the categories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Ye Ouyang, Le Su, Krishna Pichumani Iyer, Christopher M. Schmidt, Wenyuan Lu, Shaun Robert Pola, Maulik Shah
  • Patent number: 10356597
    Abstract: Compatibility and/or compliance testing for a wireless cellular network may be performed using a testing system that includes a device that implements multiple base stations in a single hardware device. Additionally, a network simulation server may simulate a core portion of the wireless cellular network. Test cases, such as test cases defined using a scripting language, may be received and the test cases may be interpreted to obtain configuration information for the testing system. Based on the configuration information, the base stations and the simulated network devices may be initially configured. After configuration, and based on the test case, a UE may be controller to interact with the simulated network in a manner implements the desired compatibility and/or compliance tests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Abhinav Prasad, Christopher M. Schmidt, Carol Becht, Krishna Pichumani Iyer
  • Patent number: 10348679
    Abstract: A computer device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to select to use an access point name (APN) table to be received from a wireless access network and attach to the wireless access network. The processor may be further configured to execute the instructions to receive a Protocol Configuration Options (PCO) message from the wireless access network; retrieve the APN table from the received PCO message; select an APN from the retrieved APN table; and connect to a packet data network associated with the selected APN via the wireless access network using the selected APN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Youtz, Warren Hojilla Uy, Siegfried Erhard Eichinger, James Mathison, Christopher M. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10278063
    Abstract: A wireless companion device that supports an Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card receives a logging request from a wireless communication device. The wireless companion device applies to a remote provisioning server for logging information that corresponds to remote provisioning of the eUICC. The wireless companion device receives the logging information and routes at least a portion to the wireless communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jogendra Yaramchitti, Ravikumar Pattabiraman, Christopher M Schmidt, Krishna Pichumani Iyer, Ye Ouyang