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).
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Publication number: 20130163464Abstract: A server device may identify that a user device is connected to a first radio access network (“RAN”), via a first technology. The server device may identify that the user device is capable of accessing a second RAN, via a second technology, where the second RAN is different from the first RAN, and where the second technology is different from the first technology. The server device may also receive an indication that the first RAN is congested. The server device may further determine, based on the indication that first RAN is congested, and further based on identifying that the user device is capable of accessing the second RAN via the second technology, that the user device should be handed over to the second RAN. Additionally, the server device may instruct the user device to connect to the second RAN via the second technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicants: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP (D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS), VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Priscilla LAU, Patricia Ruey-Jane CHANG, Arda AKSU, Jay J. LEE, Lalit R. KOTECHA, Derek Hongwei H. BAO, Thomas H. TAN, Maria G. Lam, Steven R. RADOS, John F. MACIAS
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Patent number: 8472950Abstract: A network device may store information identifying a coverage area associated with each of one or more cells that are associated with the network device. The network device may receive information identifying a geographic location of a user device. The network device may compare the geographic location of the user device to one or more of the stored coverage areas. The network device may also determine, based on the comparing, that the user device is within a particular coverage area of a particular cell, of the one or more cells. The network device may further send, to the user device, and based on determining that the user device is located within the particular coverage area of the particular cell, an instruction for the user device to connect to the particular cell, where the user device is to attempt to connect to the particular cell in response to the instruction.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco PartnershipInventors: Derek Hongwei H. Bao, Steven R. Rados, Patricia Ruey-Jane Chang, Priscilla Lau, Yee Sin Chan, Maria G. Lam, John F. Macias, Thomas H. Tan, Lalit R. Kotecha, Thomas W. Haynes, David Chiang
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Publication number: 20130128862Abstract: A system that includes an eNodeB device located in a border region between a first traffic area and a second traffic area, where the first traffic area includes a first pool of mobile management entities (MMEs), where the second traffic area includes a second, different pool of MMEs, and where the eNodeB is associated with the first pool of MMEs and the second pool of MMEs.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Mingxing LI, Maria G. LAM
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Publication number: 20130115943Abstract: A network device may store information identifying a coverage area associated with each of one or more cells that are associated with the network device. The network device may receive information identifying a geographic location of a user device. The network device may compare the geographic location of the user device to one or more of the stored coverage areas. The network device may also determine, based on the comparing, that the user device is within a particular coverage area of a particular cell, of the one or more cells. The network device may further send, to the user device, and based on determining that the user device is located within the particular coverage area of the particular cell, an instruction for the user device to connect to the particular cell, where the user device is to attempt to connect to the particular cell in response to the instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicants: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP (D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS), VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Derek Hongwei H. BAO, Steven R. RADOS, Patricia Ruey-Jane CHANG, Priscilla LAU, Yee Sin CHAN, Maria G. LAM, John F. MACIAS, Thomas H. TAN, Lalit R. KOTECHA, Thomas W. HAYNES, David CHIANG
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Patent number: 8375245Abstract: A method, performed by a first mobility management entity (MME) device in a network, includes receiving, from a second MME device, standby database information associated with user equipment (UE) registered with the second MME device; detecting that the second MME device has failed or lost connectivity; designating that the UEs registered with the second MME device will be registered with the first MME device, in response to detecting that the second MME device has failed or lost connectivity; detecting a request to activate a particular UE registered with the second MME device; and paging the particular UE to register with the first MME device, using the standby database information and in response to detecting the request to activate the particular UE.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2010Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco PartnershipInventors: Patricia Ruey-Jane Chang, Vikram Rawat, Maria G. Lam, Sagiv Draznin, Steven R. Rados, Scott Anthony Townley
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Patent number: 8346280Abstract: A method including receiving a geographic area value limit that segments a geographic region associated with a network into geographic areas; receiving a geographic area-level evolved Node B (eNB) value limit that indicates a maximum number of eNBs to reside in each geographic area; calculating eNB identifiers based on the geographic area value limit and the geographic area-level eNB value limit; assigning the eNB identifiers to eNBs associated with the network; receiving a tracking region value limit that segments the geographic region associated with the network into the geographic areas; receiving a tracking area value limit that indicates a maximum number of tracking areas within each geographic area; calculating tracking area codes based on the tracking region value limit and the tracking area value limit; and assigning the tracking area codes to the tracking areas within each geographic area.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing, Inc., Cellco PartnershipInventors: Carl DaSilva, Maria G. Lam
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Publication number: 20120213070Abstract: A communications system provides a dynamic setting of optimal buffer sizes in IP networks. A method for dynamically adjusting buffer capacities of a router may include steps of monitoring a number of incoming packets to the router, determining a packet arrival rate, and determining the buffer capacities based at least partially on the packet arrival rate. Router buffers are controlled to exhibit the determined buffer capacities, e.g. during writing packets into and reading packets from each of the buffers as part of a packet routing performed by the router. In the disclosed examples, buffer size may be based on the mean arrival rate and one or more of mean packet size and mean waiting time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon WirelessInventors: Jay J. LEE, Thomas Tan, Deepak Kakadia, Emer M. Delos Reyes, Maria G. Lam
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Patent number: 8223641Abstract: A communications system provides a dynamic setting of optimal buffer sizes in IP networks. A method for dynamically adjusting buffer capacities of a router may include steps of monitoring a number of incoming packets to the router, determining a packet arrival rate, and determining the buffer capacities based at least partially on the packet arrival rate. Router buffers are controlled to exhibit the determined buffer capacities, e.g. during writing packets into and reading packets from each of the buffers as part of a packet routing performed by the router. In the disclosed examples, buffer size may be based on the mean arrival rate and one or more of mean packet size and mean waiting time.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Cellco PartnershipInventors: Jay J. Lee, Thomas Tan, Deepak Kakadia, Emer M. Delos Reyes, Maria G. Lam
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Publication number: 20120023360Abstract: A method, performed by a first mobility management entity (MME) device in a network, includes receiving, from a second MME device, standby database information associated with user equipment (UE) registered with the second MME device; detecting that the second MME device has failed or lost connectivity; designating that the UEs registered with the second MME device will be registered with the first MME device, in response to detecting that the second MME device has failed or lost connectivity; detecting a request to activate a particular UE registered with the second MME device; and paging the particular UE to register with the first MME device, using the standby database information and in response to detecting the request to activate the particular UE.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2010Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicants: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Verizon WayInventors: Patricia Ruey-Jane CHANG, Vikram Rawat, Maria G. Lam, Sagiv Draznin, Steven R. Rados, Scott Anthony Townley
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Publication number: 20120005177Abstract: A method performed by a device includes detecting a first condition to generate a report record associated with the device; generating the report record associated with the device, in response to detecting the first condition, where generating the report record includes recording environment conditions associated with the device, recording device conditions associated with the device, and recording signal conditions associated with the device; detecting a second condition to send the generated report record to a server device; and sending the generated report record to the server device, in response to detecting the second condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicants: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP, VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Derek Hongwei H. BAO, Vikram RAWAT, Patricia Ruey-Jane CHANG, Steven R. RADOS, Maria G. LAM
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Publication number: 20120002537Abstract: A method performed by a base station in a network, includes detecting a malfunction associated with a backhaul link to the network; identifying one or more neighboring base stations located within a transmission range of the base station; selecting at least one of the one or more neighboring base stations based on one or more parameters, associated with the one or more neighboring base stations, in response to detecting the malfunction; receiving, by a radio frequency (RF) transceiver associated with the base station, a signal from a user equipment; and transmitting, by an RF transceiver associated with the base station, the signal to the selected at least one of the one or more neighboring base stations.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicants: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP, VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Derek Hongwei H. BAO, Patricia Ruey-Jane CHANG, Steven R. RADOS, Scott Anthony TOWNLEY, Vikram RAWAT, Maria G. LAM
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Patent number: 8085783Abstract: A method includes indicating a state associated with a priority service subscription indicator, indicating a state associated with a priority service activation indicator and receiving an input request for invoking a priority service for a priority communication. The method further includes determining whether a user of a user device is a subscriber of the priority service based on the state associated with the priority service subscription indicator and establishing network resources on which the priority communication is to be transmitted, based on at least one of the state associated with the priority service subscription indicator or the state associated with the priority service activation indicator.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2009Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Jingyi Zhou, Patricia R. Chang, Maria G. Lam
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Publication number: 20110235574Abstract: A method including receiving a geographic area value limit that segments a geographic region associated with a network into geographic areas; receiving a geographic area-level evolved Node B (eNB) value limit that indicates a maximum number of eNBs to reside in each geographic area; calculating eNB identifiers based on the geographic area value limit and the geographic area-level eNB value limit; assigning the eNB identifiers to eNBs associated with the network; receiving a tracking region value limit that segments the geographic region associated with the network into the geographic areas; receiving a tracking area value limit that indicates a maximum number of tracking areas within each geographic area; calculating tracking area codes based on the tracking region value limit and the tracking area value limit; and assigning the tracking area codes to the tracking areas within each geographic area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2010Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicants: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC., CELLCO PARTNERSHIPInventors: Carl DaSilva, Maria G. Lam
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Publication number: 20100316063Abstract: A method includes indicating a state associated with a priority service subscription indicator, indicating a state associated with a priority service activation indicator and receiving an input request for invoking a priority service for a priority communication. The method further includes determining whether a user of a user device is a subscriber of the priority service based on the state associated with the priority service subscription indicator and establishing network resources on which the priority communication is to be transmitted, based on at least one of the state associated with the priority service subscription indicator or the state associated with the priority service activation indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Jingyi ZHOU, Patricia R. Chang, Maria G. Lam
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Publication number: 20100297995Abstract: A device searches for a primary access network, and acquires the primary access network. The device also requests a service provided by a network connected to the primary access network, and attaches to the primary access network only when the service is requested by the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2009Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: John F. MACIAS, Patricia CHANG, Maria G. LAM, Scott Anthony TOWNLEY, Derek Hongwei BAO, Phillip Andrew RITTER
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Publication number: 20100020686Abstract: A communications system provides a dynamic setting of optimal buffer sizes in IP networks. A method for dynamically adjusting buffer capacities of a router may include steps of monitoring a number of incoming packets to the router, determining a packet arrival rate, and determining the buffer capacities based at least partially on the packet arrival rate. Router buffers are controlled to exhibit the determined buffer capacities, e.g. during writing packets into and reading packets from each of the buffers as part of a packet routing performed by the router. In the disclosed examples, buffer size may be based on the mean arrival rate and one or more of mean packet size and mean waiting time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2008Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: Jay J. Lee, Thomas Tan, Deepak Kakadia, Emer M. Delos Reyes, Maria G. Lam