Patents by Inventor Lori E. Fountain

Lori E. Fountain 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).

  • Patent number: 11665580
    Abstract: A device of a RAN may receive first traffic associated with a first network type service, second traffic associated with a second network type service, and core network data associated with a core network that provides the first network type service and the second network type service. The device may calculate a per QCI split based on the core network data, and may calculate an initial resource split based on the per QCI split. The device may provide, to a first device, data identifying the initial resource split, and may receive a traffic bias per QCI based on providing the data identifying the initial resource split. The device may calculate a final resource split for the first traffic and the second traffic based on the traffic bias per QCI, and may cause the final resource split to be implemented via resources associated with the RAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ratul Kumar Guha, Kalyani Bogineni, Lori E. Fountain
  • Publication number: 20210266782
    Abstract: A device of a RAN may receive first traffic associated with a first network type service, second traffic associated with a second network type service, and core network data associated with a core network that provides the first network type service and the second network type service. The device may calculate a per QCI split based on the core network data, and may calculate an initial resource split based on the per QCI split. The device may provide, to a first device, data identifying the initial resource split, and may receive a traffic bias per QCI based on providing the data identifying the initial resource split. The device may calculate a final resource split for the first traffic and the second traffic based on the traffic bias per QCI, and may cause the final resource split to be implemented via resources associated with the RAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ratul Kumar GUHA, Kalyani BOGINENI, Lori E. FOUNTAIN
  • Patent number: 11044774
    Abstract: Systems and methods manage split bearer selection in a multi-RAT dual connectivity environment. A first wireless station receives, from a first device, a first signal measurement for the first wireless station and a second signal measurement for a second wireless station. The first wireless station determines that the second signal measurement indicates that a split bearer for the first device can be supported by the second wireless station and identifies, based on the first signal measurement, a distance category for the first device relative to the first wireless station. The first wireless station determines, based on the second signal measurement, whether the second wireless station supports a sustainable split bearer and initiates a split bearer for the first device using the second wireless station, in response to determining that the second wireless station supports the sustainable split bearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ratul Kumar Guha, Danielle Elizabeth Adamo, Lori E. Fountain
  • Publication number: 20210153066
    Abstract: A device of a RAN may receive first traffic associated with a first network type service, second traffic associated with a second network type service, and core network data associated with a core network that provides the first network type service and the second network type service. The device may calculate a per QCI split based on the core network data, and may calculate an initial resource split based on the per QCI split. The device may provide, to a first device, data identifying the initial resource split, and may receive a traffic bias per QCI based on providing the data identifying the initial resource split. The device may calculate a final resource split for the first traffic and the second traffic based on the traffic bias per QCI, and may cause the final resource split to be implemented via resources associated with the RAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Ratul Kumar GUHA, Kalyani BOGINENI, Lori E. FOUNTAIN
  • Patent number: 10993140
    Abstract: A device of a RAN may receive first traffic associated with a first network type service, second traffic associated with a second network type service, and core network data associated with a core network that provides the first network type service and the second network type service. The device may calculate a per QCI split based on the core network data, and may calculate an initial resource split based on the per QCI split. The device may provide, to a first device, data identifying the initial resource split, and may receive a traffic bias per QCI based on providing the data identifying the initial resource split. The device may calculate a final resource split for the first traffic and the second traffic based on the traffic bias per QCI, and may cause the final resource split to be implemented via resources associated with the RAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ratul Kumar Guha, Kalyani Bogineni, Lori E. Fountain
  • Publication number: 20210076441
    Abstract: Systems and methods manage split bearer selection in a multi-RAT dual connectivity environment. A first wireless station receives, from a first device, a first signal measurement for the first wireless station and a second signal measurement for a second wireless station. The first wireless station determines that the second signal measurement indicates that a split bearer for the first device can be supported by the second wireless station and identifies, based on the first signal measurement, a distance category for the first device relative to the first wireless station. The first wireless station determines, based on the second signal measurement, whether the second wireless station supports a sustainable split bearer and initiates a split bearer for the first device using the second wireless station, in response to determining that the second wireless station supports the sustainable split bearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Ratul Kumar Guha, Danielle Elizabeth Adamo, Lori E. Fountain