Patents by Inventor Darwin Parra

Darwin Parra 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: 20230247556
    Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for deactivating the Idle mode discontinuous reception (iDRX) for services that require latency that is less than the conventional paging channel values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Darwin Parra, Robert Holden, Stephen Hardin, Jason Sikes, Tracey Green
  • Publication number: 20230199657
    Abstract: A method, system, computer readable storage medium, or apparatus provides for or both the use of long extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) and long power saving mode (PSM) without having to wait for the activity timer expiration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicants: AT &T Intellectual Property I, L. P., AT &T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Darwin Parra, Robert Holden, Jeff Bartlett
  • Publication number: 20230179991
    Abstract: A more efficient over-the-air software push can be facilitated by a firmware over-the-air (FOTA) server device in communication with a home subscriber server (HSS). For example, the FOTA server can host the names of user equipment devices that are due for a FOTA update. When a user equipment device identification is received from the HSS, the FOTA server can then check the user equipment device identification against the names within the server. If the name is found, then the system can send discontinuous reception data to the user equipment device to modify a current discontinuous reception value of the user equipment device. Thus, the modified discontinuous reception value can prompt a long reception time of the user equipment device such that the user equipment device can receive the FOTA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventor: Darwin Parra-Yepez
  • Patent number: 11653307
    Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for deactivating the Idle mode discontinuous reception (iDRX) for services that require latency that is less than the conventional paging channel values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Darwin Parra, Robert Holden, Stephen Hardin, Jason Sikes, Tracey Green
  • Patent number: 11606752
    Abstract: A method, system, computer readable storage medium, or apparatus provides for or both the use of long extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) and long power saving mode (PSM) without having to wait for the activity timer expiration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Darwin Parra, Robert Holden, Jeff Bartlett
  • Patent number: 11582595
    Abstract: A more efficient over-the-air software push can be facilitated by a firmware over-the-air (FOTA) server device in communication with a home subscriber server (HSS). For example, the FOTA server can host the names of user equipment devices that are due for a FOTA update. When a user equipment device identification is received from the HSS, the FOTA server can then check the user equipment device identification against the names within the server. If the name is found, then the system can send discontinuous reception data to the user equipment device to modify a current discontinuous reception value of the user equipment device. Thus, the modified discontinuous reception value can prompt a long reception time of the user equipment device such that the user equipment device can receive the FOTA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventor: Darwin Parra-Yepez
  • Publication number: 20230011614
    Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards discontinuous reception interval adjustment. User equipment that is designated to employ an adjusted discontinuous reception interval, which is different from an interval used for other user equipment, can be provisioned to employ higher and lower energy states according to the adjusted discontinuous reception interval. The user equipment can be furthermore provisioned to use a designated quality of service class identifier (QCI) in connection with radio access network (RAN) communications. The designated QCI notifies the RAN to adopt the adjusted discontinuous reception interval in connection with user equipment communications, so the RAN can synchronize inbound communications for the user equipment to occur within the user equipment's higher energy states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Holden, Darwin Parra, Matthew Robertson
  • Publication number: 20220361106
    Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for deactivating the Idle mode discontinuous reception (iDRX) for services that require latency that is less than the conventional paging channel values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Darwin Parra, Robert Holden, Stephen Hardin, Jason Sikes, Tracey Green
  • Publication number: 20220159434
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides a proactive device initiated mechanism for notifying a network device regarding device supported machine-type communication (MTC) features. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes identifying, by a device comprising a processor, machine-type communication related parameters of the device using a subscriber identity module application stored on a subscriber identity module card of the device. The method can further include generating, by the device using the subscriber identity module application, parameter information that identifies the machine-type communication related parameters of the device based on the identifying, and sending, by the device, the parameter information to a network server device of a wireless communication network based on the generating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Inderpreet Ahluwalia, Darwin Parra, Yupeng Jia
  • Patent number: 11265691
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides a proactive device initiated mechanism for notifying a network device regarding device supported machine-type communication (MTC) features. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes identifying, by a device comprising a processor, machine-type communication related parameters of the device using a subscriber identity module application stored on a subscriber identity module card of the device. The method can further include generating, by the device using the subscriber identity module application, parameter information that identifies the machine-type communication related parameters of the device based on the identifying, and sending, by the device, the parameter information to a network server device of a wireless communication network based on the generating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Inderpreet Ahluwalia, Darwin Parra, Yupeng Jia
  • Publication number: 20210211864
    Abstract: A more efficient over-the-air software push can be facilitated by a firmware over-the-air (FOTA) server device in communication with a home subscriber server (HSS). For example, the FOTA server can host the names of user equipment devices that are due for a FOTA update. When a user equipment device identification is received from the HSS, the FOTA server can then check the user equipment device identification against the names within the server. If the name is found, then the system can send discontinuous reception data to the user equipment device to modify a current discontinuous reception value of the user equipment device. Thus, the modified discontinuous reception value can prompt a long reception time of the user equipment device such that the user equipment device can receive the FOTA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventor: Darwin Parra-Yepez
  • Patent number: 10986489
    Abstract: A more efficient over-the-air software push can be facilitated by a firmware over-the-air (FOTA) server device in communication with a home subscriber server (HSS). For example, the FOTA server can host the names of user equipment devices that are due for a FOTA update. When a user equipment device identification is received from the HSS, the FOTA server can then check the user equipment device identification against the names within the server. If the name is found, then the system can send discontinuous reception data to the user equipment device to modify a current discontinuous reception value of the user equipment device. Thus, the modified discontinuous reception value can prompt a long reception time of the user equipment device such that the user equipment device can receive the FOTA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventor: Darwin Parra-Yepez
  • Publication number: 20200366424
    Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards adaptively selecting a repetition level in wireless communications, based on events to improve coverage range via the repetition level while not unnecessarily reducing throughput. One such event can include a current signal-to-noise-ratio, e.g., as reported in a channel quality indicator report from a user equipment. Another such event can comprise a number of consecutive hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgments or negative acknowledgments (HARQ ACKS/NACKS), in which consecutive ACKs tend to indicate good signal quality, while consecutive NACKs tend to indicate poor signal quality. A combination of channel quality indicator-based adaptive repetition level and HARQ ACK/NACK-based adaptive repetition level can be employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Yupeng Jia, Darwin Parra, Prabhakara Aithal, Ping-Chun Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10771198
    Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards adaptively selecting a repetition level in wireless communications, based on events to improve coverage range via the repetition level while not unnecessarily reducing throughput. One such event can include a current signal-to-noise-ratio, e.g., as reported in a channel quality indicator report from a user equipment. Another such event can comprise a number of consecutive hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgments or negative acknowledgments (HARQ ACKS/NACKS), in which consecutive ACKs tend to indicate good signal quality, while consecutive NACKs tend to indicate poor signal quality. A combination of channel quality indicator-based adaptive repetition level and HARQ ACK/NACK-based adaptive repetition level can be employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Yupeng Jia, Darwin Parra, Prabhakara Aithal, Ping-Chun Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20200260244
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides a proactive device initiated mechanism for notifying a network device regarding device supported machine-type communication (MTC) features. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes identifying, by a device comprising a processor, machine-type communication related parameters of the device using a subscriber identity module application stored on a subscriber identity module card of the device. The method can further include generating, by the device using the subscriber identity module application, parameter information that identifies the machine-type communication related parameters of the device based on the identifying, and sending, by the device, the parameter information to a network server device of a wireless communication network based on the generating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Inderpreet Ahluwalia, Darwin Parra, Yupeng Jia
  • Patent number: 10681512
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides a proactive device initiated mechanism for notifying a network device regarding device supported machine-type communication (MTC) features. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes identifying, by a device comprising a processor, machine-type communication related parameters of the device using a subscriber identity module application stored on a subscriber identity module card of the device. The method can further include generating, by the device using the subscriber identity module application, parameter information that identifies the machine-type communication related parameters of the device based on the identifying, and sending, by the device, the parameter information to a network server device of a wireless communication network based on the generating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Inderpreet Ahluwalia, Darwin Parra, Yupeng Jia
  • Publication number: 20190356428
    Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards adaptively selecting a repetition level in wireless communications, based on events to improve coverage range via the repetition level while not unnecessarily reducing throughput. One such event can include a current signal-to-noise-ratio, e.g., as reported in a channel quality indicator report from a user equipment. Another such event can comprise a number of consecutive hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgments or negative acknowledgments (HARQ ACKS/NACKS), in which consecutive ACKs tend to indicate good signal quality, while consecutive NACKs tend to indicate poor signal quality. A combination of channel quality indicator-based adaptive repetition level and HARQ ACK/NACK-based adaptive repetition level can be employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Yupeng Jia, Darwin Parra, Prabhakara Aithal, Ping-Chun Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20190090110
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides a proactive device initiated mechanism for notifying a network device regarding device supported machine-type communication (MTC) features. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes identifying, by a device comprising a processor, machine-type communication related parameters of the device using a subscriber identity module application stored on a subscriber identity module card of the device. The method can further include generating, by the device using the subscriber identity module application, parameter information that identifies the machine-type communication related parameters of the device based on the identifying, and sending, by the device, the parameter information to a network server device of a wireless communication network based on the generating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Inderpreet Ahluwalia, Darwin Parra, Yupeng Jia
  • Patent number: 10200905
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for modification of a reporting interval are disclosed. For example, the method determines whether a modification of a reporting interval of a machine type communication device is to be performed, when the machine type communication device is a device of a customer for which the modification of the reporting interval is provided, identifies a reporting interval for the machine type communication device when the modification of the reporting interval of the machine type communication device is to be performed, and sends the reporting interval that is identified to the machine type communication device in a message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignees: AT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Darwin Parra, Rajendra Prasad Kodaypak
  • Patent number: 10171968
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides a proactive device initiated mechanism for notifying a network device regarding device supported machine-type communication (MTC) features. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes identifying, by a device comprising a processor, machine-type communication related parameters of the device using a subscriber identity module application stored on a subscriber identity module card of the device. The method can further include generating, by the device using the subscriber identity module application, parameter information that identifies the machine-type communication related parameters of the device based on the identifying, and sending, by the device, the parameter information to a network server device of a wireless communication network based on the generating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Inderpreet Ahluwalia, Darwin Parra, Yupeng Jia