Patents by Inventor Matthew P. Hund

Matthew P. Hund 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: 9622135
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and software for providing redirection control of communications over a wide area network for user devices over a wireless local area network are provided herein. In one example, a method of operating a wireless network device is provided. The method includes receiving a connection request from a user device over the wireless local area network, and responsive to the connection request, identifying a traffic plan for the user device based at least on one or more policy factors associated with the user device. When the traffic plan indicates redirected access, then the method includes establishing a tunnel to a cellular communication network associated with the user device and routing the communications of the user device over the tunnel. When the traffic plan indicates local access, then the method includes routing the communications of the user device to the wide area network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Bhanu Prakash Voruganti, John Gatewood, Sharon L. Woodrum, Matthew P. Hund, George Jason Schnellbacher
  • Patent number: 9496949
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and software for application dedicated transceivers. In one example, a method for operating a wireless device includes, in a device application, initiating a request for a dedicated-transceiver. In response to the request, the method further includes, in the device operating system, requesting dedicated-transceiver information from a transceiver system on the device and, once the information is received from the transceiver system, transferring a dedicated-transceiver response to the application. The method also provides, in the device application, initiating a communication handshake with the transceiver system and, upon completion of the handshake, communicating application data to the transceiver system without the use of the operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: John Gatewood, Sunny R. Dubey, Bhanu Prakash Voruganti, Matthew P. Hund
  • Patent number: 9277354
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method provides for receiving commands within a mobile communications application running on a mobile communication device. The method includes monitoring text entered into a text input region of a touchscreen keyboard module within a user interface on the mobile communication device for an interrupt code, and detecting an interrupt code. The method also includes determining a command from a plurality of commands, based on user inputs following the interrupt code, identifying an action from a plurality of actions corresponding to the plurality of commands, and initiating the action corresponding to the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: John Gatewood, Kenneth Wayne Samson, Bhanu Prakash Voruganti, Matthew P. Hund
  • Publication number: 20150171954
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and software for application dedicated transceivers. In one example, a method for operating a wireless device includes, in a device application, initiating a request for a dedicated-transceiver. In response to the request, the method further includes, in the device operating system, requesting dedicated-transceiver information from a transceiver system on the device and, once the information is received from the transceiver system, transferring a dedicated-transceiver response to the application. The method also provides, in the device application, initiating a communication handshake with the transceiver system and, upon completion of the handshake, communicating application data to the transceiver system without the use of the operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: John Gatewood, Sunny R. Dubey, Bhanu Prakash Voruganti, Matthew P. Hund
  • Publication number: 20150119012
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method provides for receiving commands within a mobile communications application running on a mobile communication device. The method includes monitoring text entered into a text input region of a touchscreen keyboard module within a user interface on the mobile communication device for an interrupt code, and detecting an interrupt code. The method also includes determining a command from a plurality of commands, based on user inputs following the interrupt code, identifying an action from a plurality of actions corresponding to the plurality of commands, and initiating the action corresponding to the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: John Gatewood, Kenneth Wayne Samson, Bhanu Prakash Voruganti, Matthew P. Hund
  • Patent number: 9001767
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for providing a wireless local area network to user devices using a wireless access node are provided herein. In one example, a method of operating a wireless access node is provided. The method includes providing a wireless local area network for user devices, selecting a first wireless backhaul link for communications of the wireless local area network from among a plurality of wireless links provided by a plurality of wireless access nodes based on at least signal strengths of the wireless links, and selecting a second wireless backhaul link as a backup for the first wireless backhaul link from among the plurality of wireless links based on at least the signal strengths and uptime information of the wireless links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: John Gatewood, Matthew P. Hund, Bhanu Prakash Voruganti, Lee Alan Schnitzer