Patents by Inventor Lalith KUMAR

Lalith KUMAR 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: 20250151130
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by an access and mobility management function (AMF) in wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a user equipment (UE), an uplink non-access stratum (UL NAS) transport message including a payload container type information element (IE) set to N1 SM information and a request type IE indicating initial request; and identifying that a single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) IE is not included in the UL NAS transport message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Mahmoud WATFA, Ashok Kumar NAYAK, Danish Ehsan HASHMI, Lalith KUMAR
  • Patent number: 12294975
    Abstract: A method of an User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method may include receiving a paging request from a second network when the UE is active on a first network; determining if the received paging request includes information indicating the UE to service the received paging request; and servicing received the paging request based on the information included in the paging request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Erik Arthur Guttman, David Gutierrez Estevez, Lalith Kumar
  • Publication number: 20250142312
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for controlling access to a network supporting disaster roaming. The network receives a non-access stratum (NAS) message from a user equipment (UE). The network verifies at least one condition in response to the NAS message. Based on the at least one condition, the network accepts the NAS message and indicates that the UE is registered for emergency services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Mahmoud WATFA, Lalith Kumar
  • Patent number: 12289708
    Abstract: Methods and systems for triggers of leaving procedure methods and systems for triggers of leaving procedure. The method includes receiving, by the UE, an RRC signaling connection release from a wireless communication network. The RRC signaling connection release indicates that the UE moves to an RRC inactive state. The UE is in a multi-user services identity module (MUSIM) mode. The method includes determining, by the UE, if there is an activity over 3GPP access due to another USIM. The method includes transmitting, by the UE, a non-access stratum (NAS) message including a service request message. The method includes triggering, by the wireless communication network, a release procedure to transfer the UE to an IDLE state in response to receiving the services request message in RRC Inactive state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lalith Kumar, Mahmoud Watfa, Varini Gupta
  • Publication number: 20250126098
    Abstract: A system and a method for providing peer-to-peer virtual private network (VPN) connections in multi-gateway enterprise networks are disclosed. The system comprises a cloud interaction subsystem, a profile generation subsystem, a network traffic framework subsystem, and a tunnel proxy subsystem. The cloud interaction subsystem obtains at least one of: routing data and one or more encryption keys from the multi-gateway enterprise networks to store in one or more databases. The profile generation subsystem generates a VPN profile for each user of one or more users to connect with an associated enterprise network within the multi-gateway enterprise networks. The network traffic framework subsystem encapsulates and decapsulates outgoing network traffic data and incoming network traffic data respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Vijay Sankar Veeriah, Srinivasan Krishnamoorthy, Bala Srinivasa Lalith Kumar Sesham, Srinivas Shetti, Rajkumar Kanniappan
  • Publication number: 20250126137
    Abstract: A system and a method for providing cybersecurity services in dual-stack traffic processing within one or more communication networks are disclosed. The system comprises one or more carrier edge nodes to transmit traffic data packets between one or more communication devices and one or more network services within the one or more communication networks by translating Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) addresses to Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses. The one or more carrier edge nodes configured to assign one or more virtual local area network (VLAN) tags to at least one of: outbound communication device-originated data, and inbound communication device-originated data for identifying the traffic data packets. The one or more carrier edge nodes segments at least one of: the outbound and the inbound communication device-originated data into one or more categories for dynamically enforcing one or more security policies to provide the cybersecurity services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Vijay Sankar Veeriah, Srinivasan Krishnamoorthy, Bala Srinivasa Lalith Kumar Sesham, Srinivas Shetti, Rajesh Kumar Sahoo
  • Patent number: 12279337
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method for handling Service Request (SR) procedure in a wireless network by a network apparatus is provided. The method includes initiating a User Equipment Configuration Update (UCU) procedure. Further, the method includes receiving a SR message from a Multi SIM (MUSIM) UE before completion of the UCU procedure. Further, the method includes determining whether the SR message comprises a User Equipment (UE) request type Information Element (IE) set to “Non-Access Stratum (NAS) signaling connection release”. In an embodiment, the method includes aborting the UCU procedure and processing the SR procedure in response to determining that the service request message comprises the UE request type IE set to “NAS signaling connection release”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lalith Kumar
  • Patent number: 12267801
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of an AMF controller in a wireless communication system are provided. The method and apparatus include: registering a first SIM based on a first registration request message and registering a second SIM based on a second registration request message which has a GUTI for the first SIM. Further, the method and apparatus include: receiving at least one of downlink data and signaling information for the second SIM when a N1 NAS is in CM-Connected state for the first SIM, and transmitting a NAS message indicating at least one of the downlink data and the signaling information for the second SIM over the N1 NAS connection of the first SIM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lalith Kumar, Kundan Tiwari, Erik Guttman, Mangesh Ingale, Prasad Basavaraj Dandra, Tushar Vrind, Krishna Sumanth Vemuri, Umasankar Ceendhralu Baskar, Vijay Ganesh Surisetty, Lalit Kumar Pathak, Ramkumar Thirumalli Sureshsah
  • Publication number: 20250106718
    Abstract: A method performed by a user equipment (UE) may comprise: receiving one or more discontinuous coverage parameters associated with a first SIM of the UE, identifying a default SIM of at least one service as the first SIM of the UE over a first non-terrestrial network (NTN), estimating a time period for completion of the at least one service based on one or more service parameters associated with the at least one service, configuring a second SIM of the UE to provide the at least one service based on the time period and the one or more discontinuous coverage parameters, and switching the default SIM of at least one service from the first SIM to the second SIM of the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Aman AGARWAL, Siddharth SHUKLA, Kailash Kumar JHA, Nishant, Lalith KUMAR
  • Publication number: 20250106804
    Abstract: A method performed by a user equipment (UE) for signaling using satellite access in a 4th generation (4G) or 5th generation (5G) network is provided. The method includes receiving, by the UE, a signal from a first network apparatus associated with a satellite when a feeder link is available between the first network apparatus and the second network apparatus associated with a ground network, storing, by the UE, the signal received from the first network apparatus, and determining, by the UE, a third network apparatus associated with the satellite to transmit a response signaling to a user equipment (UE) upon receiving the signal using the first network apparatus based on an expected location of the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Sidhant JAIN, Lalith KUMAR, Aman AGARWAL, Dinesh Rooparam CHOUDHARY, Varini GUPTA
  • Publication number: 20250097997
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Disclosed is a method of operating a user equipment (UE) in communication with a telecommunication network, wherein the UE is provided with a first set of information and a second set of information, the first and second sets relating to the availability of one or more certain services for the UE defined in terms of tracking area Identities (TAIs), wherein the UE determines if there is an overlapping TAI present in the first and the second set of information and, if it is so determined, then a rule associated with whichever of the first and second set has been assigned a higher priority applies to the overlapping TAI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Mahmoud WATFA, Lalith KUMAR
  • Patent number: 12256364
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Embodiments herein provide a method for managing paging procedure by a multi SIM user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network. The method includes receiving, by the multi SIM UE, a paging message from a first SIM network, where the multi SIM UE is on an active data session on a second SIM network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lalith Kumar, Alok Kumar Jangid, Kailash Kumar Jha, Kundan Tiwari
  • Publication number: 20250089105
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Mahmoud WATFA, Lalith KUMAR
  • Publication number: 20250081159
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. In an embodiment, a method includes deciding to use 3GPP access or non-3GPP access; and based on the decision, transmitting a service request message or a registration request message to an access and mobility management function (AMF) over the 3GPP access or the non-3GPP access, wherein in case that paging restriction information is not included in the service request message or the registration request message transmitted over the 3GPP access, stored paging restriction information regarding context of the UE is removed at the AMF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Jagadeesh GANDIKOTA, Lalith KUMAR, Mahmoud WATFA
  • Patent number: 12245183
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Accordingly, the embodiments herein provide a method for binding a plurality of subscriber identity modules (SIMs) (150) associated with a user equipment (UE) (100) to optimize network resources in a wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Narendranath Durga Tangudu, Kundan Tiwari, Lalith Kumar, Rajavelsamy Rajadurai
  • Publication number: 20250071667
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises receiving, from a base station, a protocol data unit (PDU) session modification command message for a modification of a PDU session, in case that the PDU session modification command message includes an alternative single-network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI), setting an S-NSSAI for a PDU session establishment procedure to an S-NSSAI of the PDU session and transmitting, to the base station, a message for requesting a PDU session establishment for the PDU session establishment procedure, wherein the message includes the S-NSSAI of the PDU session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Mahmoud WATFA, Lalith KUMAR
  • Publication number: 20250071611
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Disclosed is a method of operating Proximity Services, ProSe, in a wireless communication system, wherein an entity in the wireless communication system is in communication with a User Equipment, UE, wherein if the entity receives a Remote UE Report message for which a Protocol Data Unit, PDU, session ID in the Remote UE Report message belongs to any PDU session in state PDU SESSION INACTIVE in the entity, the entity includes a 5GSM cause Information Element, IE, in a REMOTE UE REPORT RESPONSE message and sets the 5GSM cause IE to a predetermined value in the REMOTE UE REPORT RESPONSE message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Mahmoud WATFA, Lalith KUMAR, Mehrdad SHARIAT
  • Publication number: 20250071671
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Embodiments herein disclose a device and methods for managing and selecting Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs) for disaster roaming during Minimization of Service Interruption (MINT) situations. A UE is configured for selecting one of the “list of PLMN(s) to be used in disaster condition” configured by a HPLMN/EPLMN, and “list of PLMN(s) to be used in disaster condition” configured by a VPLMN, in a disaster situation based on a UE configuration. The method discloses selection of at least one Forbidden PLMN (FPLMN) by the CE in a disaster situation, when a primary PLMN list configured by a HPLMN/EPLMN is different from at least one secondary PLMN list configured by at least one VPLMN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Lalith KUMAR, Kailash Kumar JHA, Aman AGARWAL, Mahmoud WATFA
  • Patent number: 12238181
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Disclosed is a method of operating a user equipment (UE) operable to communicate with a telecommunication network, comprising the steps of: the UE sending to the telecommunication network a control plane service request (CPSR) message with cellular Internet of Things (CIoT) user data, associated with a protocol data unit (PDU) session; the UE receiving from the telecommunication network a SERVICE ACCEPT message, indicating that the PDU session is inactive in the network; and the UE verifying if the PDU session has an identity the same as an identity of the PDU session included in the CPSR message with CIoT user data and, if so then the UE determines that the CIoT user data was not successfully sent to the telecommunication network or to a final recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mahmoud Watfa, Lalith Kumar
  • Publication number: 20250063528
    Abstract: According to an example embodiment of the disclosure, a method for performing network slice reselection by a User Equipment (UE) is disclosed. The method comprises identifying allowed network slices within a first Network Slice Simultaneous Registration Group (NSSRG) for first applications at the UE. The method comprises receiving an initialization request from a second application at the UE. The method comprises determining one or more UE Route Selection Policy (URSP) rules for the second application. The method comprises determining whether the network slice required for the second application corresponds to one of the one or more allowed network slices within the first NSSRG. The method comprises transmitting, to a network, a second registration request for registration of the UE to a second NSSRG including the network slice required for the second application based on the URSP rules for the second application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Jagadeesh GANDIKOTA, Koustav ROY, Danish Ehsan HASHMI, Arijit SEN, Jyotirmoy KARJEE, Lalith KUMAR