Patents by Inventor Marcos Vinicio Desouza

Marcos Vinicio Desouza 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).

  • Local call service control function server selection
    Patent number: 10264619
    Abstract: A selection server device may receive a first registration request and determine that a user device is associated with a non-local call service control function (CSCF) server device and that the user device is located outside of a service area associated with the non-local CSCF server; output a non-preferred server indication to the non-local CSCF server device to cause the non-local CSCF server device to be disassociated with the user device; receive a second registration request from the user device; determine that the user device is not associated with any CSCF server; and output the second registration request to a local CSCF server device, associated with a service area in which the user device is located, to cause the local CSCF server device to register the user device with the local CSCF server device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Priscilla Lau, Robin P. Clair, John M. Bittenbender, Marcos Vinicio Desouza
  • LOCAL CALL SERVICE CONTROL FUNCTION SERVER SELECTION
    Publication number: 20180295665
    Abstract: A selection server device may receive a first registration request and determine that a user device is associated with a non-local call service control function (CSCF) server device and that the user device is located outside of a service area associated with the non-local CSCF server; output a non-preferred server indication to the non-local CSCF server device to cause the non-local CSCF server device to be disassociated with the user device; receive a second registration request from the user device; determine that the user device is not associated with any CSCF server; and output the second registration request to a local CSCF server device, associated with a service area in which the user device is located, to cause the local CSCF server device to register the user device with the local CSCF server device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Priscilla Lau, Robin P. Clair, John M. Bittenbender, Marcos Vinicio Desouza
  • Local call service control function server selection
    Patent number: 10051681
    Abstract: A selection server device may receive a first registration request and determine that a user device is associated with a non-local call service control function (CSCF) server device and that the user device is located outside of a service area associated with the non-local CSCF server; output a non-preferred server indication to the non-local CSCF server device to cause the non-local CSCF server device to be disassociated with the user device; receive a second registration request from the user device; determine that the user device is not associated with any CSCF server; and output the second registration request to a local CSCF server device, associated with a service area in which the user device is located, to cause the local CSCF server device to register the user device with the local CSCF server device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Priscilla Lau, Robin P. Clair, John M. Bittenbender, Marcos Vinicio Desouza
  • LOCAL CALL SERVICE CONTROL FUNCTION SERVER SELECTION
    Publication number: 20150289222
    Abstract: A selection server device may receive a first registration request and determine that a user device is associated with a non-local call service control function (CSCF) server device and that the user device is located outside of a service area associated with the non-local CSCF server; output a non-preferred server indication to the non-local CSCF server device to cause the non-local CSCF server device to be disassociated with the user device; receive a second registration request from the user device; determine that the user device is not associated with any CSCF server; and output the second registration request to a local CSCF server device, associated with a service area in which the user device is located, to cause the local CSCF server device to register the user device with the local CSCF server device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicants: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Priscilla Lau, Robin P. Clair, John M. Bittenbender, Marcos Vinicio Desouza