Patents by Inventor Mario Kosseifi

Mario Kosseifi 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: 8948355
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for determining a technician to dispatch to a customer site requiring a service call. A first plurality of technicians assigned to a customer site requiring a service call is determined. A location of each of the technicians is also determined. A first plurality of distances is determined between each of the technicians and a plurality of locations at which is disposed equipment needed for the service call. A second plurality of distances is determined between each of the technicians and a plurality of service vehicles at which is disposed the equipment needed for the service call. One of the technicians is dispatched to the customer site based on the location of each of the technicians, on the first plurality of distances, and on the second plurality of distances. A system for implementing the method is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Mario Kosseifi, Sheldon K. Meredith
  • Patent number: 8925104
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides for event driven permissive sharing of information. In an aspect, user equipment can include information sharing profiles that can facilitate sharing information with other devices or users, such as sharing location information. The information sharing profiles can include trigger values, such that when a target value transitions the trigger value, a permission value is updated to restrict access to sharable information. As such, event driven permissive sharing of information allows for designation of temporary friend information sharing with user-defined triggers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Sheldon Kent Meredith, Mario Kosseifi, John Pastore
  • Patent number: 8909247
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides for sharing a network access credential based on location information. Location information can include timed fingerprint location information. In an aspect, location information can be associated with a location of user equipment. This location information can be correlated with network access credentials. Location information can be used to access a relevant network access credential. The relevant network access credential can be shared with other devices. In an embodiment, sharing a network access credential can be between mobile devices. In another embodiment, sharing a network access credential can be between a remote computing device and a mobile device. Sharing a credential can allow for access to a network without having to generate or input new credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignees: AT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Rick Tipton, Mark Austin, Mario Kosseifi, Mostafa Tofighbakhsh
  • Patent number: 8892112
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides for selecting a radio access bearer resource based on historical data related to the radio access bearer resource. Location information can be employed to determine a radio access bearer resource. Historical information related to the radio access bearer resource can then be employed to determine the suitability of the radio access bearer resource. A set of radio access bearer resources can be ordered or ranked to allow selection of a suitable radio access bearer resource from the set. Incorporation of historical information can provide for additional metrics in the selection of a radio access bearer resource over simple contemporaneous radio access bearer resource information. In some embodiments timed fingerprint location (TFL) information can be employed to determine a location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Sheldon Meredith, Mark Austin, Mario Kosseifi
  • Publication number: 20140292025
    Abstract: An aerodynamic drag reduction device for use on an over-the-road cargo vehicle. The vehicle has a prismatically shaped cargo area, which includes a rear face of the cargo area substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel. The device comprises a plurality of resilient prongs arranged along a rear edge of the vehicle body, extending from a respective fixed end secured to the vehicle body rearward in a flow-wise direction beyond the rear edge of the vehicle body to a respective free end. Each prong is separated from an adjacent prong in the plurality, and each is flexible to permit deflection, under the influence of airflow over the vehicle at a predetermined speed, above and below a first plane defined by the surface of the vehicle to which the plurality of prongs is secured. Each prong is further resistant to deflecting in a direction parallel to the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Sheldon Kent Meredith, Mario Kosseifi, John Pastore
  • Patent number: 8831629
    Abstract: A method includes detecting, at a device coupled to a network, a communication transmitted over the network. The method includes determining whether the communication is associated with an unauthorized data request, and, in response to determining that the communication is associated with the unauthorized data request, determining an access point associated with a source of the communication. The method further includes transmitting a message to a service provider. The message may request identification of mobile communication devices that are located within a threshold distance of the access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Properties I, L.P.
    Inventors: Sheldon Meredith, Jeremy Fix, Mario Kosseifi
  • Publication number: 20140248904
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides for employing timed fingerprint location information in location analytics. Timed fingerprint location information can provide a location for a user equipment. The location of the user equipment can be compared to a location analytics rule related to the location of a user equipment. Where the location satisfies a condition of the location analytics rule, the user equipment can be associated with a compliance status. Compliance, or noncompliance, can initiate further action. Further action can include reporting the compliance status, verifying the identity of a user associated with the user equipment, enforcing the location analytics rule, etc. Enforcing the location analytics rule can include alerts, fines, reporting to an authority figure or agency, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Sheldon Meredith, Brandon Hilliard, Mario Kosseifi
  • Publication number: 20140249747
    Abstract: Aspects relate to automatically providing updated route and predicted travel time to allow a user to travel a shortest route between a first point and a second point. A route can be planned based on a multitude of route segments, wherein historical data related to speed is known for each of the route segments. Further, the historical data is categorized based on temporal aspects, such as time of day, day of week, as well as other aspects, such as known events that can have an influence on the speed at which each route segment can be traveled. As the user moves along the route, the planned route, as well as an anticipated travel time, are almost continually updated to provide the most up-to-date and accurate data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Mario Kosseifi, Brandon Hilliard, Sheldon Meredith, Mark Austin
  • Patent number: 8777297
    Abstract: An aerodynamic drag reduction device for use on an over-the-road cargo vehicle. The vehicle has a prismatically shaped cargo area, which includes a rear face of the cargo area substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel. The device comprises a plurality of resilient prongs arranged along a rear edge of the vehicle body, extending from a respective fixed end secured to the vehicle body rearward in a flow-wise direction beyond the rear edge of the vehicle body to a respective free end. Each prong is separated from an adjacent prong in the plurality, and each is flexible to permit deflection, under the influence of airflow over the vehicle at a predetermined speed, above and below a first plane defined by the surface of the vehicle to which the plurality of prongs is secured. Each prong is further resistant to deflecting in a direction parallel to the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Sheldon Kent Meredith, Mario Kosseifi, John Pastore
  • Patent number: 8761799
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides for employing timed fingerprint location information in location analytics. Timed fingerprint location information can provide a location for a user equipment. The location of the user equipment can be compared to a location analytics rule related to the location of a user equipment. Where the location satisfies a condition of the location analytics rule, the user equipment can be associated with a compliance status. Compliance, or noncompliance, can initiate further action. Further action can include reporting the compliance status, verifying the identity of a user associated with the user equipment, enforcing the location analytics rule, etc. Enforcing the location analytics rule can include alerts, fines, reporting to an authority figure or agency, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Sheldon Meredith, Brandon Hilliard, Mario Kosseifi
  • Patent number: 8762048
    Abstract: Aspects relate to automatically providing updated route and predicted travel time to allow a user to travel a shortest route between a first point and a second point. A route can be planned based on a multitude of route segments, wherein historical data related to speed is known for each of the route segments. Further, the historical data is categorized based on temporal aspects, such as time of day, day of week, as well as other aspects, such as known events that can have an influence on the speed at which each route segment can be traveled. As the user moves along the route, the planned route, as well as an anticipated travel time, are almost continually updated to provide the most up-to-date and accurate data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Mario Kosseifi, Brandon Hilliard, Sheldon Meredith, Mark Austin
  • Publication number: 20140167447
    Abstract: An aerodynamic drag reduction device for use on an over-the-road cargo vehicle. The vehicle has a prismatically shaped cargo area, which includes a rear face of the cargo area substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel. The device comprises a plurality of resilient prongs arranged along a rear edge of the vehicle body, extending from a respective fixed end secured to the vehicle body rearward in a flow-wise direction beyond the rear edge of the vehicle body to a respective free end. Each prong is separated from an adjacent prong in the plurality, and each is flexible to permit deflection, under the influence of airflow over the vehicle at a predetermined speed, above and below a first plane defined by the surface of the vehicle to which the plurality of prongs is secured. Each prong is further resistant to deflecting in a direction parallel to the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Sheldon Kent Meredith, Mario Kosseifi, John Pastore
  • Publication number: 20140155085
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for the classification of indoor and outdoor telecommunications events that occur within mobile telecommunications networks. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a method for classifying telecommunications events can include receiving a data set that includes geo-location data and radio signal measurement data for a plurality of telecommunications events that have occurred within a mobile telecommunications network. The method can also include providing the data set as input to a classification model. The method can also include classifying the data set into an indoor results subset and an outdoor results subset using the classification model. The indoor results subset can include a first telecommunications event that is determined by the classification model to have occurred in an indoor location. The outdoor results subset can include a second telecommunications event that is determined by the classification model to have occurred in an outdoor location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Mario Kosseifi, Mark Austin, Jeremy Fix, Naeemul Hassan, Sheldon Kent Meredith
  • Publication number: 20140152834
    Abstract: Systems, processes and computer-readable media that incorporate the subject disclosure may include, for example, the establishment of wireless communications with a wireless communications device positioned for monitoring an event. A media stream including event media is received from the wireless communications device. The event media is generated by the wireless communications device obtained from the observation position. The media stream is forwarded to a media production processor. Upon selection, the media production processor uses the media stream to prepare media program coverage of the event. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II, LLC
    Inventors: Mario Kosseifi, Shravari Abnave, Jeremy Fix, Sheldon Kent Meredith
  • Publication number: 20140128064
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for managing network load using device application programs. An illustrative method includes receiving, at a mobile device, a list of preferred combinations of location area codes (“LACs”), cell identifiers (“CIDs”), and times that data access by the mobile device is to be incentivized, determining a current LAC associated with a location area within which the mobile device is currently located, determining a current CID associated with a base transceiver station to which the mobile device is currently connected, determining a current time, and determining if the current LAC, the current cell ID, and the current time are included as a preferred combination in the list. The method also includes providing an indication that data access by the mobile device is incentivized if the current LAC, the current cell ID, and the current time are included in the list as a preferred combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicants: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Mario Kosseifi, Mark Austin, Sheldon Kent Meredith, Trey Norred, III
  • Publication number: 20140031045
    Abstract: Distance is employed to facilitate sector selection and re-selection in a network during handoff. A system receives measurement information for a mobile device. The measurement information includes information indicative of a geographical location of the mobile device. The system determines information indicative of a geographical location of a cell site to which the mobile device is assigned. The system then selects a sector of the cell site with which to associate the mobile device. The selection of the sector is based, at least, on a distance determined between the mobile device and the cell site. In various embodiments, the distance information is determined based on the latitude and longitude of the mobile device. In various embodiments, the morphology of the terrain for the area in which the mobile device is located is factored into the determination of the sector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Mario Kosseifi, Sheldon Kent Meredith, Lakshman Sundeep Myneni
  • Publication number: 20140004848
    Abstract: Detection of a faulty radio oscillator is provided herein. Also provided herein is detection of faulty mobile timing measurements. Timing measurements, as observed by a mobile device, and an identification of primary scrambling codes associated with the timing measurements are captured. The primary scrambling codes match each timing measurement with a particular radio. The mobile device can also report its location information. Radios for which timing measurements have been received are paired. Based on the paired radios and an associated observed time delay derived from the timing measurements, comparisons can be made between paired radios having at least one common radio. Radios exhibiting an expected timing value can be removed from the analysis in order to isolate a radio that has a faulty radio oscillator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Fix, Mario Kosseifi, Sheldon Kent Meredith
  • Patent number: 8620337
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are for selectively establishing radio access bearers configured to support simultaneous voice and data communications in a mobile telecommunications network. An exemplary method includes receiving a request to initiate a data session at a mobile device that is currently engaged in a voice session and, in response to receiving the request, determining if the mobile device is capable of supporting a radio access bearer configured to simultaneously support the data session and the voice session. The method further includes allowing or denying establishment of the radio access bearer based upon the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Sheldon Meredith, Mark Austin, Mario Kosseifi
  • Publication number: 20130337844
    Abstract: Downlink signal strength measurements from base stations (BSs) are reported by mobile devices to facilitate mobile device locating. A system receives the signal strength information and determines whether the mobile device is within a selected distance from any of the BSs in response to detecting that signal strength information for one of the BSs is greater than a predefined value. The system determines an area over which to search for the mobile device if the system fails to detect that the signal strength information for any of the BSs is greater than the predefined value. The area over which the search is performed is an intersection of all regions determined by the signal strengths of the BSs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Sheldon Kent Meredith, Jeremy Fix, Mario Kosseifi
  • Publication number: 20130273934
    Abstract: Adaptive radio area network (RAN) coverage is described. The azimuth, elevation or carrier-channel power of an antenna of a RAN can be adjusted to adapt the coverage area of the RAN. Monitoring scheduled and unscheduled changes in the characteristics of the coverage area can facilitate determining an adaptation response to adapt the coverage area. This can be performed in a closed-loop and can facilitate optimization of the coverage area with regard to predetermined optimization characteristics. UEs can be employed as mobile reporting components to measure coverage characteristics as a function of the position of the UE in the RAN. The UE can report measurements and the location information of the UE. The location information can be timed fingerprint location information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Sheldon Meredith, Jeremy Fix, Mario Kosseifi