Patents by Inventor Gregory DIAL

Gregory DIAL 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).

  • Systems and methods for identifying a cell type and cell communication capabilities from cellular broadcast data
    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
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A CELL TYPE AND CELL COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES FROM CELLULAR BROADCAST DATA
    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
  • Connected toll pass
    Patent number: 10078831
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that facilitate provisioning of a toll system communication device used in an electronic toll collection system, such as EZ Pass. The toll system communication device (e.g., an EZ Pass tag) can have user credentials provided to it that are associated with a user payment account. As a user travels a toll road, the toll system communication device is interrogated at a toll booth location. In response to the interrogation, the toll system communication device provides information identifying the toll system communication device and associated user credentials. The user credentials may be obtained from or authenticated with a mobile device within close proximity to the vehicle equipped with the toll system communication device. Using the user credentials and the identifying information, a user payment account may be provisioned to pay tolls accrued by the vehicle using the toll road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Yuk Lun Li, Manuel Enrique Caceres, Gregory Dial
  • CONNECTED TOLL PASS
    Publication number: 20150134428
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that facilitate provisioning of a toll system communication device used in an electronic toll collection system, such as EZ Pass. The toll system communication device (e.g., an EZ Pass tag) can have user credentials provided to it that are associated with a user payment account. As a user travels a toll road, the toll system communication device is interrogated at a toll booth location. In response to the interrogation, the toll system communication device provides information identifying the toll system communication device and associated user credentials. The user credentials may be obtained from or authenticated with a mobile device within close proximity to the vehicle equipped with the toll system communication device. Using the user credentials and the identifying information, a user payment account may be provisioned to pay tolls accrued by the vehicle using the toll road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
    Inventors: Yuk Lun LI, Manuel Enrique CACERES, Gregory DIAL