Patents by Inventor Gerald Goermer
Gerald Goermer 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).
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Patent number: 11924366Abstract: There are provided measures for coordinated session charging in roaming scenarios. Such measures (of a first session management entity of a first mobile network in a roaming charging related scenario between said first mobile network and a second mobile network) exemplarily comprise transmitting a session creation request message to a second session management entity of said second mobile network, said session creation request message including information indicative of a first configuration utilized for mobile network related charging, and receiving a session creation response message from said second session management entity of said second mobile network, said session creation response message including information indicative of a second configuration utilized for mobile network related charging.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Maryse Gardella, Gerald Goermer
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Publication number: 20220360671Abstract: There are provided measures for coordinated session charging in roaming scenarios. Such measures (of a first session management entity of a first mobile network in a roaming charging related scenario between said first mobile network and a second mobile network) exemplarily comprise transmitting a session creation request message to a second session management entity of said second mobile network, said session creation request message including information indicative of a first configuration utilized for mobile network related charging, and receiving a session creation response message from said second session management entity of said second mobile network, said session creation response message including information indicative of a second configuration utilized for mobile network related charging.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Maryse GARDELLA, Gerald GOERMER
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Patent number: 11451673Abstract: There are provided measures for coordinated session charging in roaming scenarios. Such measures (of a first session management entity of a first mobile network in a roaming charging related scenario between said first mobile network and a second mobile network) exemplarily comprise transmitting a session creation request message to a second session management entity of said second mobile network, said session creation request message including information indicative of a first configuration utilized for mobile network related charging, and receiving a session creation response message from said second session management entity of said second mobile network, said session creation response message including information indicative of a second configuration utilized for mobile network related charging.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Maryse Gardella, Gerald Goermer
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Patent number: 11337046Abstract: A method and an apparatus for use in a communication network are provided. First protocol elements are acquired from a user plane of a first network entity of the communication network, the first network entity having a split network function into the user plane and a control plane. Second protocol elements are acquired from the control plane of the first network entity, and third protocol elements are generated from the first and second protocol elements for a second network entity of the communication network, the second network entity being separate from the first network entity.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYInventors: Klaus Hoffmann, Gerald Goermer
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Publication number: 20220007158Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising monitoring if one of an input payload for a subscription and an output payload from the subscription is delivered; incrementing a payload counter by if one of the input payload and the output payload is delivered; providing the payload counter and an identifier of the subscription to a charging system at at least one of a predefined time and a predefined event.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2017Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Gerald GOERMER, Maryse GARDELLA
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Publication number: 20210314446Abstract: There are provided measures for coordinated session charging in roaming scenarios. Such measures (of a first session management entity of a first mobile network in a roaming charging related scenario between said first mobile network and a second mobile network) exemplarily comprise transmitting a session creation request message to a second session management entity of said second mobile network, said session creation request message including information indicative of a first configuration utilized for mobile network related charging, and receiving a session creation response message from said second session management entity of said second mobile network, said session creation response message including information indicative of a second configuration utilized for mobile network related charging.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2018Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Maryse GARDELLA, Gerald GOERMER
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Patent number: 10349281Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising monitoring if a request is received, wherein the request requests to replace a stored first address of a charging system by a second address, the first address is different from the second address, and the charging system is assumed to control a primary account of a subscriber; informing that the request might be malicious if the request is received.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYInventors: Silke Holtmanns, Gerald Goermer
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Publication number: 20190208379Abstract: A method and an apparatus for use in a communication network are provided. First protocol elements are acquired from a user plane of a first network entity of the communication network, the first network entity having a split network function into the user plane and a control plane. Second protocol elements are acquired from the control plane of the first network entity, and third protocol elements are generated from the first and second protocol elements for a second network entity of the communication network, the second network entity being separate from the first network entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2016Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Klaus HOFFMANN, Gerald GOERMER
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Publication number: 20180310182Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising monitoring if a request is received, wherein the request requests to replace a stored first address of a charging system by a second address, the first address is different from the second address, and the charging system is assumed to control a primary account of a subscriber; informing that the request might be malicious if the request is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2015Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Silke HOLTMANNS, Gerald GOERMER
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Publication number: 20180159725Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising instructing a control unit to control at least one of a controlled session and a controlled bearer based on a first control session; monitoring if, in response to a request to update the first control session, a reallocation failure message is received; checking, if the reallocation failure message is received, if a second control session different from the first control session is created; instructing the control unit to control the respective one of the controlled session and the controlled bearer based on the second control session if the second control session is created.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2015Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventor: Gerald GOERMER
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Patent number: 9654646Abstract: A mechanism for a user equipment is described. The mechanism comprises allocating a secure memory area, wherein said secure memory area being inaccessible by a user of the user equipment; generating an charging identifier relating to proximity communication involving the user equipment; collecting proximity service charging data during the proximity communication; storing the charging identifier and the proximity service charging data in the secure memory area.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2012Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYInventors: Gerald Goermer, Vesa Pauli Hellgren, Li Zhu
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Patent number: 9467301Abstract: Certain embodiments may have measures that include establishing a connection between a network and a neighboring network for transiting a transmission session, obtaining connection state parameters based on at least one of the connection, the network, and the neighboring network, and generating a charging information message based on the connection state parameters at a network interface side, and receiving a charging information message related to a connection between a network and a neighboring network for transiting a transmission session, storing connection state parameters based on the charging information message, and generating an account for the transmission session based on the connection state parameters at a charging evaluation side.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYInventors: Gerald Goermer, Petr Sanda
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Patent number: 9344580Abstract: A short message service (SMS) node detects that at least one request to deliver a plurality of short messages (SM) originates from a single user. Information (MSISDN, ISMI) related to recipients of the plurality of short messages is combined in a signaling message, and the signaling message is transmitted to a charging function (OFCS, OCS).Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2008Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks OyInventors: Gerald Goermer, Robert Engelbert Hubert Kamphuis, Jens Schendel
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Patent number: 9231773Abstract: A method of handling time information in a communications system (100) comprising: receiving a message at a proxy entity such as a P-CSCF (110, 112, 114) in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) core network (108); determining a time zone offset between a local time of a terminal and a core network time; providing the time zone offset to a network element (116) in the core network; and generating a time stamp in the network element adjusted to correspond to the local time.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2011Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYInventors: Martin Farthofer, Gerald Goermer
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Publication number: 20150229779Abstract: A mechanism for a user equipment is described. The mechanism comprises allocating a secure memory area, wherein said secure memory area being inaccessible by a user of the user equipment; generating an charging identifier relating to proximity communication involving the user equipment; collecting proximity service charging data during the proximity communication; storing the charging identifier and the proximity service charging data in the secure memory area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2012Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Gerald Goermer, Vesa Pauli Hellgren, Li Zhu
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Publication number: 20150049647Abstract: There are provided measures for network interface utilization dependent charging determination. Such measures exemplarily comprise establishing a connection between a network and a neighboring network for transiting a transmission session, obtaining connection state parameters based on at least one of said connection, said network, and said neighboring network, and generating a charging information message based on said connection state parameters at a network interface side, and receiving a charging information message related to a connection between a network and a neighboring network for transiting a transmission session, storing connection state parameters based on said charging information message, and generating an account for said transmission session based on said connection state parameters at a charging evaluation side.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYInventors: Gerald Goermer, Petr Sanda
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Publication number: 20140242942Abstract: Devices, methods, and computer program products can comprise a processor module, configured to execute part of an application. The application can be for use in a communication control service. The processor can be configured to store information in a respective data structure (ASI). The device can comprise a transceiver module, configurable to send the respective data structure carrying the service feature execution results, via one of a first and a second interface conforming to different interface protocols. A controller module can block the first of the two interfaces, and is configured, in some cases to control the transceiver module to propagate the respective data structure carrying the information of the service feature execution results via the second interface. When a configuration is not blocking the first interface towards a charging system, the controller module controls the transceiver module so as to transmit the respective data structure towards the charging system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2011Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYInventors: Uwe Gleinig, Gerald Goermer
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Publication number: 20140140249Abstract: A method of handling time information in a communications system (100) comprising: receiving a message at a proxy entity such as a P-CSCF (110, 112, 114) in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) core network (108); determining a time zone offset between a local time of a terminal and a core network time; providing the time zone offset to a network element (116) in the core network; and generating a time stamp in the network element adjusted to correspond to the local time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYInventors: Martin Farthofer, Gerald Goermer
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Publication number: 20140136705Abstract: A method includes requesting by a user equipment for data from an application provider through a wireless network; communicating by the application provider through the wireless network an effective rate policy for the data to the user equipment, the effective rate policy being applicable upon satisfaction by the user equipment of conditions communicated with the effective rate policy; and sending the data at the effective rate policy to the user equipment when the conditions are met by the user equipment. A related method includes receiving by a user equipment an effective rate policy for data from an application provider through a wireless network, the effective rate policy being applicable upon satisfaction by the user equipment of conditions communicated with the effective rate policy; satisfying the conditions by the user equipment; and receiving the data at the effective rate policy by the user equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Nokia Siemens Networks OyInventors: John M. HARRIS, Gerald GĂ–RMER, Gerald GUTOWSKI
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Publication number: 20130024557Abstract: A method of handling time information in a communications system (100) comprising: receiving a message at a proxy entity such as a P-CSCF (110, 112, 114) in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) core network (108); determining a time zone offset between a local time of a terminal and a core network time; providing the time zone offset to a network element (116) in the core network; and generating a time stamp in the network element adjusted to correspond to the local time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS OYInventors: Martin FARTHOFER, Gerald GOERMER