Patents by Inventor Lalit R. Kotecha

Lalit R. Kotecha 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).

  • Publication number: 20240406226
    Abstract: In some implementations, a network device may receive a subscription request to subscribe to receive notifications associated with context data related to a registered session associated with a user equipment (UE). The registered session may be associated with a reauthorization timer that is associated with triggering the network device to provide a request for reauthorization of the registered session. The network device may provide, based on an expiration of the reauthorization timer, the request for reauthorization of the registered session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Shanthala KURAVANGI-THAMMAIAH, Jerry STEBEN, Sudhakar Reddy PATIL, Lalit R. KOTECHA
  • Patent number: 12160490
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which an discovery service is provided. The discovery service may provide a network device to request for binding information from a binding service function. The request may include information that indicates a type of policy control function. For example, the information may indicate a session management policy control function, an access management policy control function, or another dedicated type of policy control function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Violeta Cakulev, Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Lalit R. Kotecha
  • Publication number: 20240397000
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, by an access and mobility management function (AMF), a registration request from a user equipment (UE) device, and obtaining, by the AMF, at least one of subscriber-related information associated with the UE device or information associated with the UE device from a charging function (CHF). The method may also include determining, by the AMF and based on the obtained information, whether to establish an access and mobility (AM) policy association for the UE device. The method may further include initiating, in response to determining that the AM policy association for the UE device is to be established, the AM policy association for the UE device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Violeta Cakulev, Lixia Yan, Shanthala Kuravangi-Thammaiah, Lalit R. Kotecha
  • Patent number: 12156269
    Abstract: A network device may receive a PDU session create message associated with establishing a PDU session with a user device and via a RAN, and may receive a first 5QI value and a second 5QI value associated with the PDU session. The network device may attempt to establish the PDU session with the first 5QI value and via the RAN, and may receive an indication that the first 5QI value is not supported for establishing the PDU session. The network device may cause the PDU session to be established with the second 5QI value, and via the RAN, based on the indication that the first 5QI value is not supported for establishing the PDU session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Violeta Cakulev, Lixia Yan, Yousef Abdelmalek, Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Lalit R. Kotecha
  • Publication number: 20240380665
    Abstract: A system described herein may receive a first request to establish, modify, or remove a plurality of communication sessions between a User Equipment (“UE”) and a network. The system may output, to a policy element of the network (e.g., a Policy Control Function (“PCF”) or a Policy Charging and Rules Function (“PCRF”)), a second request for policies associated with the UE and the plurality of communication sessions, where the second request includes a plurality of communication session identifiers that are each associated with a particular one of the plurality of communication sessions. The system may receive and enforce the requested policy information when establishing, modifying, or removing the requested plurality of communication sessions based on the received particular policy information. The system may communicate with the policy element via an enhanced interface, such as an enhanced N7 interface or an enhanced Npcf interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Violeta Cakulev, Lixia Yan, Shanthala Kuravangi-Thammaiah, Lalit R. Kotecha
  • Publication number: 20240380821
    Abstract: A Unified Data Repository (UDR) may be included in a first network with a first Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier (ID). The UDR may include a resource that comprises data at a child node. The resource may have a name corresponding to a second PLMN ID. The UDR may include one or more processors configured to: receive a call, from a network function located in a second network with the second PLMN ID, to access the data; and send a response to the call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Shanthala Kuravangi-Thammaiah, Kyriaki Konstantinou, Lalit R. Kotecha, Lixia Yan
  • Publication number: 20240373250
    Abstract: A system described herein may receive, from a policy element of a core of a wireless network, a set of triggers associated with a plurality of radio frequency (“RF”) bands implemented by a radio access network (“RAN”). The system may identify that a User Equipment (“UE”) is connected to the RAN via a first RF band, and may identify a subsequent connection of the UE to the RAN via a second RF band. The system may identify that a particular trigger, of the set of triggers, is satisfied based on the subsequent connection of the UE to the RAN via the second RF band, and may indicate, to the policy element, that the particular trigger has been satisfied. The policy element may output a second set of UE policies for communications between the UE and the core of the wireless network based on the satisfaction of the particular trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Violeta Cakulev, Lixia Yan, Ali Imdad Malik, Lalit R. Kotecha
  • Publication number: 20240334253
    Abstract: A system described herein may receive a request for Quality of Service (“QoS”) parameter information associated with a particular User Equipment (“UE”). The system may include an exposure element of a core of a wireless network, such as a Network Exposure Function (“NEF”) or a Service Capability Exposure Function (“SCEF”). The system may indicate, to a user information repository of the wireless network, such as a Unified Data Management function (“UDM”) or a Unified Data Repository (“UDR”), that QoS parameter information associated with the particular UE should be provided. The system may receive, based on the indicating, particular QoS parameter information associated with the particular UE, and may output the received particular QoS parameter information associated with the particular UE in response to the request or may push such information as the QoS parameter information is updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ye Huang, Alexander Fadeev, Shanthala Kuravangi-Thammaiah, Ali Imdad Malik, Gulay Kurt Chrzanowski, John Sangem, Lalit R. Kotecha
  • Patent number: 12108263
    Abstract: A network device may receive historical data identifying historical error data and error data categorizations associated with a first core network and may store the historical data in a data structure. The network device may receive a request associated with a user equipment and may receive error data from the first core network based on the request. The network device may receive network health data identifying load levels and health of the first core network and a second core network. The network device may determine possible cause data identifying causes associated with the error data based on the historical data, the error data, and the network health data. The network device may generate a cause code for the user equipment based on the possible cause data and may provide the cause code to the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Helen Osias Eglip, Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Parry Cornell Booker, Lalit R. Kotecha
  • Publication number: 20240314540
    Abstract: In some implementations, a unified data repository (UDR) device may receive, from a network device, a request associated with a user equipment (UE). The request may indicate an external identifier of the UE. The UDR device may determine, based on the external identifier of the UE, an internal identifier of the UE. The UDR device may provide, to the network device, a request response that is in response to the request. The request response may indicate information identified via the internal identifier of the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Shanthala KURAVANGI-THAMMAIAH, Ye HUANG, Lalit R. KOTECHA, Ali Imdad MALIK
  • Patent number: 12081405
    Abstract: A system described herein may receive a first request to establish, modify, or remove a plurality of communication sessions between a User Equipment (“UE”) and a network. The system may output, to a policy element of the network (e.g., a Policy Control Function (“PCF”) or a Policy Charging and Rules Function (“PCRF”)), a second request for policies associated with the UE and the plurality of communication sessions, where the second request includes a plurality of communication session identifiers that are each associated with a particular one of the plurality of communication sessions. The system may receive and enforce the requested policy information when establishing, modifying, or removing the requested plurality of communication sessions based on the received particular policy information. The system may communicate with the policy element via an enhanced interface, such as an enhanced N7 interface or an enhanced Npcf interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Violeta Cakulev, Lixia Yan, Shanthala Kuravangi-Thammaiah, Lalit R. Kotecha
  • Publication number: 20240291682
    Abstract: In some implementations, a unified data repository (UDR) device may receive, from a policy control function (PCF) device, an addition request to add access and mobility (AM) policy data to an AM policy data resource of the UDR device. The AM policy data may be associated with a user equipment (UE). The UDR device may add, based on the addition request, the AM policy data to the AM policy data resource of the UDR device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Lixia YAN, Shanthala KURAVANGI-THAMMAIAH, Lalit R. KOTECHA
  • Publication number: 20240292204
    Abstract: In some implementations, a unified data repository (UDR) device may receive, from a unified data management (UDM) device or a policy control function (PCF) device, a subscription request to subscribe to receive a data change notification from the UDR device. The subscription request may include a monitoring indication and a report indication. The monitoring indication may identify a monitored data set associated with a user equipment (UE). The report indication may identify an attribute data set associated with the UE and indicate a request to receive a report associated with the attribute data set. The UDR may transmit, to at least one of the UDM device or the PCF device, an indication of a subscription to receive the data change notification based on the subscription request and the report based on the report indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Shanthala KURAVANGI-THAMMAIAH, Violeta CAKULEV, Lalit R. KOTECHA, Lixia YAN
  • Patent number: 12074919
    Abstract: In some implementations, a network device may receive a subscription request to subscribe to receive notifications associated with context data related to a registered session associated with a user equipment (UE). The registered session may be associated with a reauthorization timer that is associated with triggering the network device to provide a request for reauthorization of the registered session. The network device may provide, based on an expiration of the reauthorization timer, the request for reauthorization of the registered session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Shanthala Kuravangi-Thammaiah, Jerry Steben, Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Lalit R. Kotecha
  • Patent number: 12075332
    Abstract: A network device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to receive a request for a session management (SM) policy association in relation to establishment of a packet data unit (PDU) session for a particular user equipment (UE) device; sending, to a second network device, a request for an access and mobility (AM) policy decision pertaining to the UE device; receiving the AM policy decision from the second network device, and creating the SM policy association based on at least the received AM policy decision. The request for SM policy association includes an identifier associated with the second network device. The processor may be further configured to determine whether the network device is the same as another network device based on the identifier; and transmit a request to the second network device when it is determined that the first network device is not the same as the other network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Violeta Cakulev, Lalit R. Kotecha, Sudhakar Reddy Patil
  • Patent number: 12069506
    Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for an inter-segment Network Function (“NF”) discovery procedure in a network that includes multiple discrete network segments. The network segments may each include a respective set of NFs. An NF discovery request may include discovery parameters such as an identifier of a User Equipment (“UE”). Network segments may be checked in a sequential or hierarchical manner to determine whether a respective network segment includes an instance of the requested NF that matches the discovery parameters (e.g., is associated with the UE identified in the NF discovery request).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Hossein M. Ahmadi, Violeta Cakulev, Ali Imdad Malik, Ye Huang, Lalit R. Kotecha
  • Publication number: 20240251390
    Abstract: A base station may allocate wireless communication resources to configure a synthetic wireless communication signal for use as a radar signal. The synthetic wireless communication signal may be configured according to a wireless communication protocol of a wireless communication network that is associated with the base station. The base station may transmit, from an antenna and toward an area associated with the base station, the synthetic wireless communication signal. The base station may detect a reflected signal that is associated with the synthetic wireless communication signal. The base station may process the reflected signal to generate radar data; and perform an action associated with the radar data and the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Arda AKSU, Jin YANG, Vishwanath RAMAMURTHI, Donna L. POLEHN, Lalit R. KOTECHA
  • Publication number: 20240244401
    Abstract: In some implementations, a network device may receive an indication of shared policy data that identifies UEs, included in a UE group. The shared policy data may be shared by the UEs, included in the UE group. The network device may generate an indication of an identifier of the shared policy data. The network device may associate the indication of the identifier with the UEs included in the UE group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Shanthala KURAVANGI-THAMMAIAH, Lixia YAN, Lalit R. KOTECHA, Robert AVANES
  • Patent number: 12028383
    Abstract: A network device may receive, from a CSCF device, a request for registration data associated with an IMS service, and may provide, to the CSCF device, the registration data associated with the IMS service. The network device may receive, from the CSCF device, a request for location data associated with the IMS service, and may provide, to the CSCF device, the location data associated with the IMS service. The network device may receive, from the CSCF device, a request for authentication data associated with the IMS service, and may provide, to the CSCF device, the authentication data associated with the IMS service. The network device may receive, from the CSCF device, a request for subscriber profile data associated with the IMS service, and may provide, to the CSCF device, the subscriber profile data associated with the IMS service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Shanthala Kuravangi-Thammaiah, Lalit R. Kotecha, Jodi A. Kelm, Robert Avanes
  • Patent number: 12021931
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide binding support function (BSF) service registration and discovery for environments using oversubscribed network addresses. A network device in a core network receives a registration request from a binding support device. The registration request includes a binding group identifier associated with the binding support device. The network device stores, based on the registration request, a profile for the binding support device that includes the binding group identifier and receives, from a policy control device, a discovery request for a that includes a unique identifier of user equipment (UE) device. The network device provides, to the policy control device, a response to the discovery request that identifies the binding support device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Avanes, Violeta Cakulev, Hossein M. Ahmadi, Jerry Steben, Lalit R. Kotecha, Ali Imdad Malik