Patents by Inventor Frank Sell

Frank Sell 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).

  • Patent number: 11134398
    Abstract: Spatial information associated with a terminal connected to a network via a radio link is monitored. Depending on the spatial information and further depending on spatially-resolved quality of a data transmission, it is selected between operation of the data transmission in the first mode and in a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Frank Sell, Branko Djordjevic, Alexander Federlin, Tim Lauterbach, Ozgul Unal Karakas
  • Publication number: 20190364442
    Abstract: Spatial information associated with a terminal connected to a network via a radio link is monitored. Depending on the spatial information and further depending on spatially-resolved quality of a data transmission, it is selected between operation of the data transmission in the first mode and in a second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Frank SELL, Branko DJORDJEVIC, Alexander FEDERLIN, Tim LAUTERBACH, Ozgul UNAL KARAKAS
  • Patent number: 10448266
    Abstract: Spatial information associated with a terminal connected to a network via a radio link is monitored. Depending on the spatial information and further depending on spatially-resolved quality of a data transmission, it is selected between operation of the data transmission in the first mode and in a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Frank Sell, Branko Djordjevic, Alexander Federlin, Tim Lauterbach, Ozgul Unal Karakas
  • Patent number: 10299072
    Abstract: Providing a network service to at least one mobile terminal inside a service area, the at least one mobile terminal being arranged to communicate with a communication network, the service area being a part of a geographical area that is covered by the communication network, comprising defining, by a first grid process, a first grid with first grid lines, the first grid covering at least a part of the service area with one or more tiles framed by the first grid lines; defining, by a second grid process, a second grid with second grid lines, the second grid covering at least a part of the service area with one or more tiles framed by the second grid lines; monitoring a crossing, by the at least one mobile terminal, of a grid line; and determining whether said grid line is a first grid line or a second grid line for notifying correspondingly the first grid process and/or the second grid process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Frank Sell, Tim Lauterbach
  • Publication number: 20180302806
    Abstract: Spatial information associated with a terminal connected to a network via a radio link is monitored. Depending on the spatial information and further depending on spatially-resolved quality of a data transmission, it is selected between operation of the data transmission in the first mode and in a second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Frank SELL, Branko DJORDJEVIC, Alexander FEDERLIN, Tim LAUTERBACH, Ozgul UNAL KARAKAS
  • Publication number: 20180048993
    Abstract: Providing a network service to at least one mobile terminal inside a service area, the at least one mobile terminal being arranged to communicate with a communication network, the service area being a part of a geographical area that is covered by the communication network, comprising defining, by a first grid process, a first grid with first grid lines, the first grid covering at least a part of the service area with one or more tiles framed by the first grid lines; defining, by a second grid process, a second grid with second grid lines, the second grid covering at least a part of the service area with one or more tiles framed by the second grid lines; monitoring a crossing, by the at least one mobile terminal, of a grid line; and determining whether said grid line is a first grid line or a second grid line for notifying correspondingly the first grid process and/or the second grid process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Frank Sell, Tim Lauterbach
  • Patent number: 9852638
    Abstract: A device moving in a space determines one or more zones around it, wherein the one or more zones are linked to the device and move together with the device through the space. The device detects if a border of a first of the one or more zones starts to intersect or stops to intersect with a border of an area inside the space. If the detecting is affirmative, the device transmits information related to the intersection. An apparatus receives this information from the device and adapts a status value of the area in dependence of the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON(PUBL)
    Inventors: Branko Djordjevic, Tim Lauterbach, Frank Sell
  • Publication number: 20170264688
    Abstract: A method for a network entity requesting information from clients located in a first area is disclosed, said method comprising determining of a second area overlapping with the first area and transmitting an information request to clients located in the second area, wherein said information request comprising a condition defining when a client shall respond to the information request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Frank SELL, Alexander FEDERLIN, Tim LAUTERBACH, Carl Anders FAGERHOLT
  • Patent number: 9641998
    Abstract: Proposed is a technique for preparing a roaming operation of a User Equipment (UE) between a home network and at least one visited network. A method aspect being performed in a roaming control entity comprises receiving at least one message related to the roaming operation, determining if a roaming attempt from the home network to the at least one visited network is performed, and, if the determining step is affirmative, requesting, from the home network, information relating to the UE so as to evaluate if the UE has access to the home network. The method aspect being performed in the UE comprises transmitting the at least one message about the roaming attempt, and receiving, responsive to the transmitting, deny or grant of access of the UE to the at least one visited network depending on whether the UE has access to the home network or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Frank Sell, Andreas Witzel
  • Publication number: 20170103658
    Abstract: A device moving in a space determines one or more zones around it, wherein the one or more zones are linked to the device and move together with the device through the space. The device detects if a border of a first of the one or more zones starts to intersect or stops to intersect with a border of an area inside the space. If the detecting is affirmative, the device transmits information related to the intersection. An apparatus receives this information from the device and adapts a status value of the area in dependence of the received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Branko DJORDJEVIC, Tim LAUTERBACH, Frank SELL
  • Publication number: 20140248871
    Abstract: Proposed is a technique for preparing a roaming operation of a User Equipment (UE) between a home network and at least one visited network. A method aspect being performed in a roaming control entity comprises receiving at least one message related to the roaming operation, determining if a roaming attempt from the home network to the at least one visited network is performed, and, if the determining step is affirmative, requesting, from the home network, information relating to the UE so as to evaluate if the UE has access to the home network. The method aspect being performed in the UE comprises transmitting the at least one message about the roaming attempt, and receiving, responsive to the transmitting, deny or grant of access of the UE to the at least one visited network depending on whether the UE has access to the home network or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Frank Sell, Andreas Witzel