Patents by Inventor Marcello Zin

Marcello Zin 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).

  • Method for selectively connecting mobile devices to 4G or 5G networks and network federation which implements such method
    Patent number: 11974343
    Abstract: A method of selectively connecting mobile devices to 4G and/or 5G networks includes preparing a plurality of isolated 4G and/or 5G networks configured to define a network federation and each having a Radio Access Network (RAN), a PDN Gateway node or a User Plane Function (UPF), and an application server; preparing a plurality of mobile devices; connecting the mobile devices to the networks to exchange data traffic with the application server via, at least, the RAN and the PDN Gateway or UPF node; preparing a connectivity network configured to selectively connect the networks to each other; selecting one reference PDN Gateway or UPF node associated with a network of the federation; and migrating the data traffic associated with all the mobile devices connected to the networks other than the reference network to the application server associated with the reference network that includes the previously selected PDN Gateway or UPF node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Gianluca Verin, Marcello Zin
  • Method for selectively connecting mobile devices to 4G or 5G networks and network federation which implements such method
    Publication number: 20240049324
    Abstract: A method of selectively connecting mobile devices to 4G and/or 5G networks includes preparing a plurality of isolated 4G and/or 5G networks configured to define a network federation and each having a Radio Access Network (RAN), a PDN Gateway node or a User Plane Function (UPF), and an application server; preparing a plurality of mobile devices; connecting the mobile devices to the networks to exchange data traffic with the application server via, at least, the RAN and the PDN Gateway or UPF node; preparing a connectivity network configured to selectively connect the networks to each other; selecting one reference PDN Gateway or UPF node associated with a network of the federation; and migrating the data traffic associated with all the mobile devices connected to the networks other than the reference network to the application server associated with the reference network that includes the previously selected PDN Gateway or UPF node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Gianluca Verin, Marcello Zin