Patents by Inventor Maria G. Lam

Maria G. Lam 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: 9479985
    Abstract: A system may be configured to identify that a user device is connected to a first radio access network (“RAN”), via a first technology; and to identify that the user device is capable of accessing a second RAN, via a second technology. The system may further be configured to instruct the user device to concurrently connect to the second RAN and the first RAN, send or receive a first type of traffic via the first RAN, and send or receive a second type of traffic via the second RAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Priscilla Lau, Patricia R. Chang, Arda Aksu, Jay J. Lee, Lalit R. Kotecha, Thomas H. Tan, Maria G. Lam, Steven R. Rados, John F. Macias, Derek Hongwei Bao
  • Patent number: 9408092
    Abstract: Digital signal processors (DSPs) process the digital baseband signals associated with CPRI links between BBUs and RRHs. The DSPs may be implemented at the RRH nodes (e.g., at the link leading to the BBU node), at the BBU node (e.g., at the links leading to the RRH nodes), or at both. The DSPs may be used to increase performance of the RAN. For example, the DSPs may implement digital filters designed to enhance the performance of the RAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: David Chiang, Thaddeus J. Dudziak, John F. Macias, Kent W. Hughes, Maria G. Lam, Mingxing S. Li
  • Patent number: 9369569
    Abstract: A device receives information associated with a voice-over-long term evolution (VoLTE) call from multiple network devices that handle the VoLTE call and that are provided in an evolved packet system (EPS). The device identifies particular parameters from the information associated with the VoLTE call, and combines the particular parameters into an end-to-end call record for the VoLTE call. The device outputs or stores the end-to-end call record for the VoLTE call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Maria G. Lam, Parry Cornell Booker, Imtiaz Shaikh
  • Patent number: 9301280
    Abstract: A system may include a first network device, configured to establish first and second channels with a user device, the first and second channels being channels of a network layer of an Open Systems Interconnect (“OSI”) model, receive traffic associated with the user device, and output the traffic via one of the first channel or the second channel. The system may also include a second network device, configured to receive the traffic outputted by the first network device, identify via which channel, of the first and second channels, the traffic was outputted, determine a paging scheme associated with the identified channel, generate a downlink data notification (“DDN”) request, the DDN request indicating the determined paging scheme, and output the DDN request to a third network device, wherein the third network device performs paging, based on the determined paging scheme, to locate the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Niranjan B. Avula, Imtiyaz Shaikh, Priscilla Lau, Maria G. Lam
  • Patent number: 9301165
    Abstract: A device may determine that a parameter of a base station, included in a network, is to be adjusted. The device may determine a first proposed adjustment based on a first SON algorithm associated with adjusting the parameter based on performance information of multiple base stations included in the network. The device may determine a second proposed adjustment based on a second SON algorithm associated with adjusting the parameter based on performance information of the base station. The device may determine a weight factor, associated with the base station, based on a relationship between the base station and one or more neighbor base stations included in the network. The device may determine a final adjustment based on the first proposed adjustment, the second proposed adjustment, and the weight factor. The device may cause the parameter of the base station to be adjusted based on the final adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Jin Yang, Matthew W. Nelson, Michael A. Lombardo, Xin He, Dragan Cuberovic, Maria G. Lam, Ranjeev Mahtani
  • Patent number: 9277559
    Abstract: A base station may receive a resource request, from a device, that includes a request to access a radio resource. The base station may determine a device class to which the device belongs. The base station may determine an amount of radio resources permitted to be allocated to devices belonging to the device class, may determine an amount of radio resources being utilized by devices belonging to the device class, and may compare the amounts. The base station may determine whether radio resources are available to be allocated to the device based on comparing the amounts, and may process the resource request based on the determination. The base station may grant the resource request when radio resources are available to be allocated to the device, and may deny or postpone the resource request when radio resources are not available to be allocated to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ye Huang, Jin Yang, Maria G. Lam
  • Publication number: 20160050587
    Abstract: A device may proactively mitigate network congestion and reduce network load on a network device. In some implementations, the device may monitor load information associated with a base station in communication with a user device via a wireless cellular network; determine, based on the load information, that load on the base station should be reduced; determine, in response to the determination that the load on the base station should be reduced, and based on a type of traffic being transmitted to the user device via the base station, whether traffic for the user device can be offloaded to an access point within communications range of the user device; and cause, based on determining that the traffic for the user device can be offloaded to the access point, the user device to communicate via the access point and discontinue transmitting the traffic via the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Maria G. Lam, Lalit R. Kotecha, Priscilla Lau, John F. Macias, Mingxing S. Li, David Chiang
  • Publication number: 20160044537
    Abstract: A system may be configured to receive analytics information regarding a cell of a wireless telecommunications network. The cell may be associated with multiple carriers, which may each be associated with, for example, a particular radio access technology (“RAT”), frequency band, or frequency sub-band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: John F. Macias, Deepak Kakadia, Kent W. Hughes, Lalit R. Kotecha, Maria G. Lam, Priscilla Lau
  • Publication number: 20160014618
    Abstract: A device may determine that a parameter of a base station, included in a network, is to be adjusted. The device may determine a first proposed adjustment based on a first SON algorithm associated with adjusting the parameter based on performance information of multiple base stations included in the network. The device may determine a second proposed adjustment based on a second SON algorithm associated with adjusting the parameter based on performance information of the base station. The device may determine a weight factor, associated with the base station, based on a relationship between the base station and one or more neighbor base stations included in the network. The device may determine a final adjustment based on the first proposed adjustment, the second proposed adjustment, and the weight factor. The device may cause the parameter of the base station to be adjusted based on the final adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jin YANG, Matthew W. Nelson, Michael A. Lombardo, Xin He, Dragan Cuberovic, Maria G. Lam, Ranjeev Mahtani
  • Publication number: 20150341802
    Abstract: Digital signal processors (DSPs) process the digital baseband signals associated with CPRI links between BBUs and RRHs. The DSPs may be implemented at the RRH nodes (e.g., at the link leading to the BBU node), at the BBU node (e.g., at the links leading to the RRH nodes), or at both. The DSPs may be used to increase performance of the RAN. For example, the DSPs may implement digital filters designed to enhance the performance of the RAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: David Chiang, Thaddeus J. Dudziak, John F. Macias, Kent W. Hughes, Maria G. Lam, Mingxing S. Li
  • Publication number: 20150332417
    Abstract: A server device may receive information identifying property features relating to for-sale properties; identify a plurality of properties having one or more of the property features; identify particular properties, of the plurality of properties, having the one or more of the property features; receive location information for the particular properties; and generate, based on the location information, a trip plan identifying the particular properties. The trip plan may identify a sequence in which the particular properties should be visited and a route that should be taken when traveling between the particular properties. The server device may store or output the trip plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicants: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Haynes, Kumar Sanjeev, Kent W. Hughes, Sethumadhav Bendi, Maria G. Lam, Thaddeus J. Dudziak, John F. Macias, Priscilla Lau, Lalit R. Kotecha, David Chiang, Mingxing S. Li
  • Patent number: 9191282
    Abstract: Service level agreement (SLA) based monitoring and configuration of a path for transmission of data is achieved by identifying an SLA associated with the data and determining transmission requirements associated with the SLA. A status of a network element in the path, such as data occupancy of a data queue included in the network element, may be determined and used to select one of a high bandwidth portion or a low bandwidth portion of the pathway. The occupancy of the queue may be used to estimate a transmission delay, and the estimated transmission delay is used to select between the high bandwidth portion and the low bandwidth portion. The data may be directed to the selected bandwidth portion by changing a quality of service (QoS) value or other attribute associated with the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Deepak Kakadia, Donna L. Polehn, Lalit R. Kotecha, John F. Macias, Maria G. Lam
  • Publication number: 20150296499
    Abstract: A base station may receive a resource request, from a device, that includes a request to access a radio resource. The base station may determine a device class to which the device belongs. The base station may determine an amount of radio resources permitted to be allocated to devices belonging to the device class, may determine an amount of radio resources being utilized by devices belonging to the device class, and may compare the amounts. The base station may determine whether radio resources are available to be allocated to the device based on comparing the amounts, and may process the resource request based on the determination. The base station may grant the resource request when radio resources are available to be allocated to the device, and may deny or postpone the resource request when radio resources are not available to be allocated to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Velizon Patent and Licensing Inc.,
    Inventors: Ye HUANG, Jin YANG, Maria G. LAM
  • Patent number: 9161263
    Abstract: A system may be configured to receive information regarding a quality of service (“QoS”) objective for a network. The network may include a group of nodes through which network traffic traverses. Each node, of the group of nodes, may implement one or more queues that indicate an order in which traffic is processed by the node. The system may further identify scheduling information associated with one or more nodes of the network. The queues implemented by the one or more nodes may be based on the identified scheduling information. The system may receive performance information from at least one of the nodes, of the group of nodes; and may generate new scheduling information for at least one node, of the group of nodes, based on the information regarding the QoS objective, the scheduling information associated with the one or more nodes, and the performance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Deepak Kakadia, Emerando M. Delos Reyes, Maria G. Lam
  • Patent number: 9131072
    Abstract: A network device receives utilization information, for an infrastructure network, that provides data for individual segments of the infrastructure network. Based on the data for the individual segments, the network device generates a costing matrix that includes prices for each segment of the individual segments. The network device identifies particular segments of the infrastructure network associated with an end-to-end path for a subscriber and generates pricing of different service levels for the end-to-end path. The pricing is based on the costing matrix and a particular time period. The network device provides, to the subscriber, a user interface that includes service plan options with the pricing of different service levels for the end-to-end path and receives, via the user interface, a selection of one of the service plan options. The network device sends instructions to provision the infrastructure network to support the selected service plan option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Deepak Kakadia, Thaddeus J. Dudziak, Thomas H. Tan, Raymond So, Maria G. Lam, Manish Sharma
  • Publication number: 20150249750
    Abstract: A network device receives utilization information, for an infrastructure network, that provides data for individual segments of the infrastructure network. Based on the data for the individual segments, the network device generates a costing matrix that includes prices for each segment of the individual segments. The network device identifies particular segments of the infrastructure network associated with an end-to-end path for a subscriber and generates pricing of different service levels for the end-to-end path. The pricing is based on the costing matrix and a particular time period. The network device provides, to the subscriber, a user interface that includes service plan options with the pricing of different service levels for the end-to-end path and receives, via the user interface, a selection of one of the service plan options. The network device sends instructions to provision the infrastructure network to support the selected service plan option.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Deepak Kakadia, Thaddeus J. Dudziak, Thomas H. Tan, Raymond So, Maria G. Lam, Manish Sharma
  • Publication number: 20150208275
    Abstract: A method for determining a Quality of Service (QoS) policy can be based on requested bandwidth. The method may initially receive a connection request which includes a requested bandwidth that corresponds to an application. The method may then determine a policy for an application data flow associated with the application based on the connection request. A bandwidth designation, which is based on the requested bandwidth, may be assigned to the application data flow based on the determined policy. Finally, the policy and the bandwidth designation may be provided so that a bearer can be assigned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicants: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
    Inventors: Deepak Kakadia, Donna L. Polehn, Lalit R. Kotecha, Priscilla Lau, David Chiang, Arda Aksu, Maria G. Lam
  • Publication number: 20150156082
    Abstract: Service level agreement (SLA) based monitoring and configuration of a path for transmission of data is achieved by identifying an SLA associated with the data and determining transmission requirements associated with the SLA. A status of a network element in the path, such as data occupancy of a data queue included in the network element, may be determined and used to select one of a high bandwidth portion or a low bandwidth portion of the pathway. The occupancy of the queue may be used to estimate a transmission delay, and the estimated transmission delay is used to select between the high bandwidth portion and the low bandwidth portion. The data may be directed to the selected bandwidth portion by changing a quality of service (QoS) value or other attribute associated with the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicants: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Deepak Kakadia, Donna L. Polehn, Lalit R. Kotecha, John F. Macias, Maria G. Lam
  • Patent number: 9019828
    Abstract: A device may receive information that identifies a radio frequency condition of a user device, where the radio frequency condition indicates a quality of a radio access network connection of the user device. The device may determine a radio frequency parameter value based on the radio frequency condition, and may set a data rate for a transmission control protocol (“TCP”) communication with the user device based on the radio frequency parameter value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Maria G. Lam, Lalit R. Kotecha, Deepak Kakadia, David Chiang, Jyothi Keshavdas, Arda Aksu, Sagiv Draznin
  • Publication number: 20150110006
    Abstract: A system may include a first network device, configured to establish first and second channels with a user device, the first and second channels being channels of a network layer of an Open Systems Interconnect (“OSI”) model, receive traffic associated with the user device, and output the traffic via one of the first channel or the second channel. The system may also include a second network device, configured to receive the traffic outputted by the first network device, identify via which channel, of the first and second channels, the traffic was outputted, determine a paging scheme associated with the identified channel, generate a downlink data notification (“DDN”) request, the DDN request indicating the determined paging scheme, and output the DDN request to a third network device, wherein the third network device performs paging, based on the determined paging scheme, to locate the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Niranjan B. Avula, Imtiyaz Shaikh, Priscilla Lau, Maria G. Lam