Patents by Inventor Dimitrios Karampatsis

Dimitrios Karampatsis 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: 20250047565
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for wireless communication comprising a first network device, the apparatus further comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the processor configured to cause the apparatus to: receive a subscription request from a second network device, wherein the subscription request corresponds to a request to receive analytics for an analytics event, the analytics event related to application server performance predictions or statistics, application session performance predictions or statistics, predictions for a slice, or a combination thereof; transmit a subscription response corresponding to the subscription request; obtain a first set of data related to the slice from at least one data producing entity; and determine application data analytics for the slice corresponding to the subscription request and based on a second set of data. A corresponding method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Emmanouil Pateromichelakis, Dimitrios Karampatsis
  • Publication number: 20250047566
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining application data and/or analytics. One method includes associating, at an application enablement unit, an application data analytics event with a combination of data collection events and network data analytics events based on an application request for end-to-end application related performance analytics. The method includes obtaining a first set of data from data producing entities and/or data analytics producing entities based on the application data analytics event. The method includes configuring a second set of data based on the first set of data. The second set of data includes at least a portion of and/or an abstraction of the first set of data based on the application data analytics event. The method includes deriving application data analytics corresponding to the application data analytics event based on the second set of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Emmanouil Pateromichelakis, Dimitrios Karampatsis
  • Publication number: 20250047750
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for establishing a data connection for UAV operation. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that communicates with a mobile communication network via an access network. Here, the processor sends (e.g., via the transceiver) a data connection request to a session management function, the data connection request requesting unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) operation. The processor receives (e.g., via the transceiver) a response to the data connection request. Here, the response includes remote identification and tracking information (“RITI”) for the UAV operation. The processor further sends (e.g., via the transceiver) one or more UAV data reports to a UAV Traffic Management (“UTM”) function using the RITI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Apostolis Salkintzis, Genadi Velev, Dimitrios Karampatsis
  • Patent number: 12219353
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for accessing a mobile communication network using a User Identifier. One apparatus (600) includes a processor (605) that establishes (805) a first connection with a remote unit and a transceiver (625) that receives (810) a first request via the first connection to create a User Profile. The processor (605) determines (815) whether the User Profile is to be linked with a third-party account and, if so, creates (820) the User Profile based on information in the third-party account and, if not, creates (825) the User Profile based on information received from the first device. The transceiver (625) sends (830) to the remote unit via the first connection a Device User Profile and sends (835) a second request to the mobile communication network to store the User Profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Dimitrios Karampatsis, Apostolis Salkintzis, Genadi Velev
  • Publication number: 20250029503
    Abstract: There is provided a method performed by a configuration unit, the configuration unit being communicatively coupled to a communication network and an Uncrewed Aerial System, UAS, the UAS including an Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle, UAV, and a UAV controller, UAV-C, the method comprising: receiving, for each of a plurality of UAV service suppliers, USS, information specifying a service area of that USS; obtaining UAS specific information, wherein the UAS specific information comprises a UAV registration area, a USS service requirement, or a combination thereof; and determining a mapping of the UAS specific information to one or more of the plurality of USSs based on the received USS information and the obtained UAS specific information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Emmanouil Pateromichelakis, Dimitrios Karampatsis
  • Publication number: 20250024403
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for exchanging a multiple-SIM (MUSIM) capability. One apparatus includes a UE comprising at least one processor coupled with at least one memory and configured to cause the UE to: register a first SIM with a first mobile communication network; register a second SIM with a second mobile communication network; and transmit a MUSIM capability to at least one of the first mobile communication network or the second mobile communication network. In such embodiments, the MUSIM capability indicates that the UE supports a single connection release type or multiple connection release types for a respective SIM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Genadi Velev, Apostolis Salkintzis, Dimitrios Karampatsis
  • Publication number: 20250020757
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for analyzing location measurement accuracy. One method includes receiving a first request to provide statistics, predictions, or a combination thereof corresponding to an accuracy of a location measurement for at least one user equipment. The method includes determining to retrieve, from a location management function, information corresponding to an accuracy of a measured location. The method includes sending a second request to retrieve measurement accuracy for a location measurement. The method includes deriving analytics for location measurement accuracy based on the measurement accuracy for the location measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Dimitrios Karampatsis, Emmanouil Pateromichelakis
  • Publication number: 20250024412
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for location accuracy prediction at application data analytics enabler. An apparatus includes a transceiver that receives (605) a first analytics parameter associated with a location measurement for a user equipment, UE, device. The apparatus includes a processor that derives (610) application layer analytics for location measurement accuracy for a target application of the UE, based on the first analytics parameter, and location accuracy measurements from at least one location service producer and determines (615) a second analytics parameter indicating a predictive adaptation of a location measurement accuracy in response to deriving the application layer analytics based on an application requirement of the target application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Emmanouil Pateromichelakis, Dimitrios Karampatsis
  • Publication number: 20250024284
    Abstract: There is provided a method in a wireless communications device, the method comprising: receiving a data collection requirement from a data collection coordination node, the data collection requirement defining a data collection event associated with application traffic between the wireless communications device and a node within the wireless communications network; detecting the occurrence of the data collection event; collecting data associated with application traffic between the wireless communications device and the node within the wireless communications network in respect of the data collection event; and sending the collected data to the data collection coordination node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Emmanouil Pateromichelakis, Apostolis Salkintzis, Dimitrios Karampatsis
  • Publication number: 20250016859
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for multi-access protocol data unit session access type usage. One method includes sending, to a network, a first request message to establish a multi-access protocol data unit session via a first access type. The method includes receiving a response message including an indication for a user plane restriction for a restricted access type. The method includes determining to use user plane resources only over a non-restricted access type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Genadi Velev, Apostolis Salkintzis, Dimitrios Karampatsis
  • Publication number: 20250016533
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring buffering based on information in a container. One method (1400) includes receiving (1402), at a device, from a network entity, a message including a container, the container including: a subset of information of a set of information; a segment number that identifies the subset of information; and an indicator that indicates existence of a future subset of information of the set of information. The method (1400) includes buffering (1404) data based at least in part on the subset information of the set of information and the segment number. The method (1400) includes analyzing (1406) the buffered data in response to the indicator indicating no existence of the future subset of information of the set of information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Roozbeh Atarius, Dimitrios Karampatsis
  • Publication number: 20250008409
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for relaying data volume information. One method (900) includes determining (902), at a medium access control entity of a transmitting user equipment, data volume information. The data volume information includes an identifier indicating a sidelink destination and a buffer status field indicating an amount of data available for transmission to a destination. The method (900) includes transmitting (904) the data volume information to a relay user equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Joachim Löhr, Prateek Basu Mallick, Dimitrios Karampatsis, Karthikeyan Ganesan, Ravi Kuchibhotla
  • Publication number: 20240430194
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising: a processor arranged to execute an application; and a receiver arranged to communicate with a wireless communications network, the receiver arranged to receive traffic category information from a network node in the wireless communications network, the network node remote from the apparatus; wherein the processor is further arranged to associate a traffic category to the application using the traffic category information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Dimitrios Karampatsis, Apostolis Salkintzis
  • Publication number: 20240430655
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for zone configuration and provisioning for Vulnerable Road User VRU protection. One apparatus includes a receiver that receives a request to create a high-risk zone, the request including an application requirement that indicates at least a target area, and a processor that determines a VRU high-risk zone configuration in response to receiving the application requirement. The apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits a first set of zone configuration parameters to at least one user equipment UE based on the determined VRU high-risk zone configuration and transmits a second set of zone configuration parameters to at least one network function in a mobile communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Emmanouil Pateromichelakis, Dimitrios Karampatsis
  • Publication number: 20240430853
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for deriving analytics for UE mobility events. One apparatus includes a transceiver that receives a first request for analytics, where the first request indicates a first set of requirements for UE mobility including a minimum distance and a specific time period requirement and a processor that identifies a set of UEs for which to retrieve location data for mobility events based on the first set of requirements. The processor retrieves location data for the identified set of UEs for mobility events during the specific time period that satisfy the minimum distance and time period and derives analytics based on the first request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Dimitrios Karampatsis, Emmanouil Pateromichelakis
  • Patent number: 12177917
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for establishing data paths over multiple access network for a multi-access data connection. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that communicates with a mobile communication network via a first access network and/or a second access network. Via the transceiver, the processor transmits a request, over the second access network, to establish a data connection and receives a first request to set up a first data bearer for the data connection over the first access network in response to the request. Via the transceiver, the processor receives a second request to set up a second data bearer for the data connection over the second access network in response to the request, where both the first data bearer and the second data bearer are used to carry traffic of the data connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Apostolis Salkintzis, Dimitrios Karampatsis
  • Publication number: 20240397464
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for registering with a mobile communication network (“MCN”) through another MCN. A network entity in a first MCN may include at least one processor coupled with at least one memory and configured to cause the network entity to receive a first request message including an indication that the data connection is to facilitate a UE to register with a second MCN; select a gateway function in the second MCN; initiate an access procedure with the gateway function; relay authentication messages between the gateway function and the UE; establish the data connection in the first MCN in response to a successful completion of the access procedure; and transmit an accept message indicating that the data connection with the first MCN is successfully established, where the registration of the UE with the second MCN is completed via the established data connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Apostolis Salkintzis, Genadi Velev, Dimitrios Karampatsis, Roozbeh Atarius
  • Publication number: 20240373280
    Abstract: A User Plane Function (UPF) receives a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) in a downlink direction, the received PDU subject to PDU-set processing according to configuration information received from a Session Management Function (SMF), the configuration information comprises a protocol description; and determining whether the received PDU does not match all components of the configuration information received from the SMF; or the received PDU does match the protocol description of the configuration information, but the received PDU is not part of a PDU-set. A header is created for the received PDU, the header including PDU-set information if either the received PDU does not match all components of the configuration information received from the SMF; or the received PDU does match the protocol description of the configuration information, but the received PDU is not part of a PDU-set. The received PDU and the header are routed to a radio access network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Dimitrios Karampatsis, Razvan-Andrei Stoica
  • Publication number: 20240357534
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring disaster assistance information. One method includes determining, at a first network function, the occurrence of a disaster condition. The method includes determining disaster detection assistance information, determining disaster roaming assistance information, or a combination thereof. The method includes transmitting a configuration message to a device. The configuration message includes: the disaster detection assistance information; the disaster roaming assistance information; or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Genadi Velev, Dimitrios Karampatsis, Apostolis Salkintzis, Ishan Vaishnavi
  • Patent number: 12126662
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a SIP register message. One method includes transmitting, by a device to a network entity, a session initiation protocol (SIP) register message. The SIP register message includes: a first field of the SIP register message, wherein the first field of the SIP register message includes an identifier indicating a status for an identity; and a second field of the SIP register message. The second field of the SIP register message includes the identity. The method includes receiving an acknowledgement indicating that the device is registered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Roozbeh Atarius, Dimitrios Karampatsis