Patents by Inventor Irene Martin Cabello
Irene Martin Cabello 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: 11784837Abstract: Methods, a policy node and a charging node for enabling spending limit control for a user equipment in a telecommunication network. The policy node obtains an identifier related to the user equipment, an identifier of a policy counter and a set of policy counter statuses to be monitored by the policy node. The set of policy counter statuses are related to the identifier of the policy counter. The policy node sends, a request for reporting of policy counter statuses related to the user equipment for the policy counter. The request includes the identifier related to the user equipment, the identifier of the policy counter and the set of policy counter statuses. A policy counter status of the set of policy counter statuses is determined. The policy counter status has changed as determined by the charging node. A response to the request is sent and includes the policy counter status that has changed.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Fuencisla Garcia Azorero, Susana Fernandez Alonso, Irene Martin Cabello
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Patent number: 11647085Abstract: The present invention faces the issue of authorizing redirection services in PCC architecture and provides for a PCRF server adapted to determine redirection per service in an IP-CAN session, a PCEF device adapted to receive redirection information per service basis, to determine redirection per service request and to trigger the redirection; and a method of authorizing a redirection service in a PCC architecture, comprising: upon an IP-CAN session establishment or modification, a PCEF device requesting control rules; a PCRF server determining services requiring redirection and answering with control rules and redirection information per service basis; installing at the PCEF device the control rules and redirection information; upon a first request for a service, the PCEF device determining the service redirection and returning a redirection message with a redirection identifier; and upon completion of the service redirection, the first request for the service reaching the PCEF, the PCEF verifying the serviceType: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Fabian Castro Castro, Ana Maria Lopez Nieto, Irene Martin Cabello
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Publication number: 20230080510Abstract: A method by a network function communicating with a unified data repository of a communications network. The method including receiving from the UDR a subscription identifier for a subscription by the network function to receive data change notifications from the UDR. The method also including sending toward the UDR a change request containing an instruction to change data in the UDR and containing the subscription identifier to signal the UDR to not send to the network function a notification regarding this change to the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2021Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Susana FERNANDEZ ALONSO, Jesus Angel DE GREGORIO RODRIGUEZ, Ignacio RIVAS MOLINA, Irene MARTIN CABELLO, Alberto DÍAZ HÉRNANDEZ, Fuencisla GARCIA AZORERO
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Publication number: 20220239511Abstract: Methods, a policy node and a charging node for enabling spending limit control for a user equipment in a telecommunication network. The policy node obtains an identifier related to the user equipment, an identifier of a policy counter and a set of policy counter statuses to be monitored by the policy node. The set of policy counter statuses are related to the identifier of the policy counter. The policy node sends, a request for reporting of policy counter statuses related to the user equipment for the policy counter. The request includes the identifier related to the user equipment, the identifier of the policy counter and the set of policy counter statuses. A policy counter status of the set of policy counter statuses is determined. The policy counter status has changed as determined by the charging node. A response to the request is sent and includes the policy counter status that has changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2018Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Fuencisla GARCIA AZORERO, Susana FERNANDEZ ALONSO, Irene MARTIN CABELLO
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Publication number: 20220014562Abstract: A method that includes a policy function transmitting to a depository function a request for information; and the policy function receiving a response to the request, wherein the response comprises: a usageMonDataLimit instance comprising a limit identifier; and a usageMonData instance corresponding to the usageMonDataLimit instance, wherein the usageMonData instance also comprises the limit identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Fuencisla GARCIA AZORERO, Susana FERNANDEZ ALONSO, Irene MARTIN CABELLO, Antonio INIESTA GONZALEZ, Ignacio RIVAS MOLINA
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Patent number: 10778851Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and nodes for managing network resources in a policy and charging system of a communication network, as well as to a system comprising at least one of the described nodes, and to a computer program, which provide for optimizing the resources of a telecommunication network and to reduce memory usage. A method for managing network resources in a policy and charging system of a communication network comprises receiving at a second node an indication about a state of a server resource of a first node; determining whether or not an activity of a service session associated with a connection between a client and the second node is below an activity threshold; and if the activity is determined to be below the activity threshold, instructing a termination of a bearer resource assigned to the service session.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Pablo Molinero Fernandez, Irene Martin Cabello, Miguel Angel Muñoz de la Torre Alonso
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Patent number: 10476970Abstract: For authorizing redirection services in a policy and charging control architecture, a policy and charging control rules function (PCRF) server determines control rules and redirection information per service in an internet protocol connectivity access network session, and a policy charging and enforcement function (PCEF) device receives control rules and redirection information per service basis, determines redirection per service request, and triggers the redirection. Upon a first request for a service, the PCEF device returns a redirection message with a redirection identifier; and upon completion of the service redirection, the first request for the service reaching the PCEF, the PCEF verifies the service is authorized and submits a service allowance toward the service server in charge of the service. Methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2010Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Fabian Castro Castro, Ana Maria Lopez Nieto, Irene Martin Cabello
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Patent number: 10455382Abstract: Handling a plurality of Presence Reporting Areas, PRAs, may currently present inconsistencies between the PRAs active in a policy controller and those PRAs active in a network node handling UE mobility, e.g. MME/SGSN. To overcome these and other drawbacks, there are provided enhanced policy controller, network node and method of handling a plurality of PRAs. This method comprises selecting, at the policy controller, a plurality of applicable PRAs; transmitting from the policy controller, and receiving at the network node, the plurality of applicable PRAs; selecting, at the network node from the plurality of applicable PRAs, a number of PRAs to be active at the network node; and transmitting from the network node, and receiving at the policy controller, at least one of: an indication on whether a UE is inside or outside a PRA, and an indication on whether a PRA is or is not accepted to be active by the network node.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Maria Belen Pancorbo Marcos, Roland Gustafsson, Josefin Karlsson, Åsa Larsen, Irene Martin Cabello, Ulf Mattsson
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Publication number: 20180376302Abstract: Handling a plurality of Presence Reporting Areas, PRAs, may currently present inconsistencies between the PRAs active in a policy controller and those PRAs active in a network node handling UE mobility, e.g. MME/SGSN. To overcome these and other drawbacks, there are provided enhanced policy controller, network node and method of handling a plurality of PRAs. This method comprises selecting, at the policy controller, a plurality of applicable PRAs; transmitting from the policy controller, and receiving at the network node, the plurality of applicable PRAs; selecting, at the network node from the plurality of applicable PRAs, a number of PRAs to be active at the network node; and transmitting from the network node, and receiving at the policy controller, at least one of: an indication on whether a UE is inside or outside a PRA, and an indication on whether a PRA is or is not accepted to be active by the network node.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Maria Belen PANCORBO MARCOS, Roland GUSTAFSSON, Josefin KARLSSON, Åsa LARSEN, Irene MARTIN CABELLO, Ulf MATTSON
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Publication number: 20180332120Abstract: The present invention faces the issue of authorizing redirection services in PCC architecture and provides for a PCRF server adapted to determine redirection per service in an IP-CAN session, a PCEF device adapted to receive redirection information per service basis, to determine redirection per service request and to trigger the redirection; and a method of authorizing a redirection service in a PCC architecture, comprising: upon an IP-CAN session establishment or modification, a PCEF device requesting control rules; a PCRF server determining services requiring redirection and answering with control rules and redirection information per service basis; installing at the PCEF device the control rules and redirection information; upon a first request for a service, the PCEF device determining the service redirection and returning a redirection message with a redirection identifier; and upon completion of the service redirection, the first request for the service reaching the PCEF, the PCEF verifying the serviceType: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Fabian CASTRO CASTRO, Ana Maria LOPEZ NIETO, Irene MARTIN CABELLO
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Patent number: 9998343Abstract: For event reporting between a first node and a second node of a mobile telecommunications network, the second node sends an indication to the first node to subscribe to reporting of a certain event type by the first node. The indication may specify that a change in type of radio access technology, as used by a user equipment for connecting to the telecommunications network, is to be reported from the first node to the second node. The second node may provide additional information to the first node to further specify a subtype of the event to be reported. The additional information may specify at least one type of radio access technology. Based on detecting the event of the specified event type and subtype, e.g., a change to or from a specific type of radio access technology, the first node sends a report of the detected event to the second node.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Pablo Molinero Fernandez, Susana Fernandez Alonso, Reiner Ludwig, Irene Martin Cabello, Miguel Angel Muñoz de la Torre Alonso
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Publication number: 20150319058Abstract: For event reporting between a first node and a second node of a mobile telecommunications network, the second node sends an indication to the first node to subscribe to reporting of a certain event type by the first node. The indication may specify that a change in type of radio access technology, as used by a user equipment for connecting to the telecommunications network, is to be reported from the first node to the second node. The second node may provide additional information to the first node to further specify a subtype of the event to be reported. The additional information may specify at least one type of radio access technology. Based on detecting the event of the specified event type and subtype, e.g., a change to or from a specific type of radio access technology, the first node sends a report of the detected event to the second node.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2012Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Pablo MOLINERO FERNANDEZ, Susana FERNANDEZ ALONSO, Reiner LUDWIG, Irene MARTIN CABELLO, Miguel Angel MUÑOZ DE LA TORRE ALONSO
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Publication number: 20150236914Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a node for controlling resources for a media service in a policy and charging system of a communication network carried out by a network node including a policy and charging rules function obtaining information from another node so as to optimize network resources. The method of controlling resources comprise the steps of obtaining, at a network node, identification information for identifying at least one of a user and a user terminal; determining at least one device parameter using said identification information, which parameter is associated with a device selected to receive media data of said media service; and selecting according to said at least one device parameter a policy which is to be applied for said media service.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2012Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: John Woods, Irene Martin Cabello, Miguel Angel Muñoz De La Torre Alonso
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Publication number: 20150124718Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and nodes for managing network resources in a policy and charging system of a communication network, as well as to a system comprising at least one of the described nodes, and to a computer program, which provide for optimizing the resources of a telecommunication network and to reduce memory usage. A method for managing network resources in a policy and charging system of a communication network comprises receiving at a second node an indication about a state of a server resource of a first node; determining whether or not an activity of a service session associated with a connection between a client and the second node is below an activity threshold; and if the activity is determined to be below the activity threshold, instructing a termination of a bearer resource assigned to the service session.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2012Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Pablo Molinero Fernandez, Irene Martin Cabello, Miguel Angel Muñoz de la Torre Alonso
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Publication number: 20140237129Abstract: For authorizing redirection services in a policy and charging control architecture, a policy and charging control rules function (PCRF) server determines control rules and redirection information per service in an internet protocol connectivity access network session, and a policy charging and enforcement function (PCEF) device receives control rules and redirection information per service basis, determines redirection per service request, and triggers the redirection. Upon a first request for a service, the PCEF device returns a redirection message with a redirection identifier; and upon completion of the service redirection, the first request for the service reaching the PCEF, the PCEF verifies the service is authorized and submits a service allowance toward the service server in charge of the service. Methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2010Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Fabian Castro Castro, Ana Maria Lopez Nieto, Irene Martin Cabello