Patents by Inventor K ARUNKUMAR

K ARUNKUMAR 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).

  • Blockchain for communication of subscriber data records between public land mobile networks
    Patent number: 11765276
    Abstract: Mechanisms for implementing a billing process between a first Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN1) and a second Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN2) for a subscriber of the PLMN1 that visits the PLMN2. A method comprises establishing a smart contract between the PLMN1, the PLMN2, and a Data Clearance House (DCH). The method comprises sending a subscriber usage record, represented by a distributed ledger, of the subscriber from the PLMN2 to the DCH using a blockchain upon the subscriber having visited the PLMN2, wherein the blockchain is based on the smart contract. The method comprises sending the subscriber usage record from the DCH to the PLMN1 using the blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: K Arunkumar, Darwin Chandran, Karthikeyan Chandrasekar, Ramkumar N, Gopala Krishnan Ramasubbu, Ravi Sekhar Reddy V
  • BLOCKCHAIN FOR COMMUNICATION OF SUBSCRIBER DATA RECORDS BETWEEN PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20220182496
    Abstract: Mechanisms for implementing a billing process between a first Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN1) and a second Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN2) for a subscriber of the PLMN1 that visits the PLMN2. A method comprises establishing a smart contract between the PLMN1, the PLMN2, and a Data Clearance House (DCH). The method comprises sending a subscriber usage record, represented by a distributed ledger, of the subscriber from the PLMN2 to the DCH using a blockchain upon the subscriber having visited the PLMN2, wherein the blockchain is based on the smart contract. The method comprises sending the subscriber usage record from the DCH to the PLMN1 using the blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: K ARUNKUMAR, Darwin CHANDRAN, Karthikeyan CHANDRASEKAR, Ramkumar N, Gopala Krishnan RAMASUBBU, Ravi Sekhar Reddy V