Patents by Inventor Minbao Li
Minbao Li 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: 20240106799Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide profile-based routing and access control for a management interface of virtual network services with multiple tenants. A network device receives a request from a user device to access a webpage for an assisted network management service, and obtains, in response to the request, a user profile associated with a user of the user device. The network device retrieves an Internet Protocol (IP) address for a customer web server, of multiple customer web servers for the assisted network management service, that corresponds to the user profile. The network device generates, based on the IP address, a routing rule to route the request to the customer web server.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Minbao Li, Samir Ariwala, Tahir H. Khan
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Publication number: 20230179967Abstract: A computer device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to host a network function container that implements a microservice for a network function in a wireless communications network, wherein the network function container is deployed by a container orchestration platform; host a service proxy container associated with the network function container, wherein the service proxy container is deployed by the container orchestration platform; and configure the hosted service proxy container to apply a wireless network policy to the microservice for the network function. The processor may be further configured to intercept messages associated with the microservice for the network function using the configured service proxy container; and apply the wireless network policy to the intercepted messages using the configured service proxy container.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: David Taft, Vinod Kumar Choyi, Maqbool Chauhan, Jerry Steben, Parry Cornell Booker, Hossein M. Ahmadi, Minbao Li, Sudhakar Reddy Patil
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Patent number: 11582589Abstract: A computer device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to host a network function container that implements a microservice for a network function in a wireless communications network, wherein the network function container is deployed by a container orchestration platform; host a service proxy container associated with the network function container, wherein the service proxy container is deployed by the container orchestration platform; and configure the hosted service proxy container to apply a wireless network policy to the microservice for the network function. The processor may be further configured to intercept messages associated with the microservice for the network function using the configured service proxy container; and apply the wireless network policy to the intercepted messages using the configured service proxy container.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: David Taft, Vinod Kumar Choyi, Maqbool Chauhan, Jerry Steben, Parry Cornell Booker, Hossein M. Ahmadi, Minbao Li, Sudhakar Reddy Patil
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Publication number: 20230028642Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for managing security associated with applications are provided. In an example, a central security gateway may determine first security policy information associated with a first application. The central security gateway may establish a first encrypted connection with a first device of the first application. The central security gateway may manage, based upon the first security policy information and using the first encrypted connection, security associated with the first application. The central security gateway may determine second security policy information associated with a second application. The central security gateway may establish a second encrypted connection with a second device of the second application. The central security gateway may manage, based upon the second security policy information and using the second encrypted connection, security associated with the second application.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2021Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Minbao Li, Eugene A. Oliva, Michael L. Hoarle, David Taft
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Patent number: 11363008Abstract: The techniques described herein may be used to provide a user with access to distinct applications (with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) authentication) based on a single set of user credentials from the user. A server may receive user credentials from a user device. The server may authenticate the user of the user device by communicating with an LDAP server. After the user has been authenticated, the server may detect a request from the user device to access a first application with LDAP authentication. The server may create temporary credentials for the user, provide the temporary credentials to the application, receive an authentication request (that includes the temporary credentials) from the application, and authenticate the user based on a local copy of the temporary credentials. If/when the user requests access to a second application, the server may authenticate the user for the second application in a similar manner.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Minbao Li, Doug Shock, Steven L. Spak, Wei Liu
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Publication number: 20210392477Abstract: A computer device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to host a network function container that implements a microservice for a network function in a wireless communications network, wherein the network function container is deployed by a container orchestration platform; host a service proxy container associated with the network function container, wherein the service proxy container is deployed by the container orchestration platform; and configure the hosted service proxy container to apply a wireless network policy to the microservice for the network function. The processor may be further configured to intercept messages associated with the microservice for the network function using the configured service proxy container; and apply the wireless network policy to the intercepted messages using the configured service proxy container.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: David Taft, Vinod Kumar Choyi, Maqbool Chauhan, Jerry Steben, Parry Cornell Booker, Hossein M. Ahmadi, Minbao Li, Sudhakar Reddy Patil
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Patent number: 11050731Abstract: Techniques described herein may be used to centralize authentication and authorization for accessing cloud services provided by different cloud platform deployments. A user equipment (UE) may provide user information to a cloud admin device. The cloud admin device may authenticate and authorize the UE locally and then initiate a sign on procedure with each cloud platform deployment. The sign on procedure may include obtaining user group information for the user and providing the user group information to the cloud platform deployments so that the cloud platform deployments may return permission information without having to each perform an authentication and authorization procedure. The cloud admin device may relay the permission information to the UE, and the UE may use the permission information to access any/all of the cloud services.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventor: Minbao Li
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Publication number: 20200092280Abstract: The techniques described herein may be used to provide a user with access to distinct applications (with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) authentication) based on a single set of user credentials from the user. A server may receive user credentials from a user device. The server may authenticate the user of the user device by communicating with an LDAP server. After the user has been authenticated, the server may detect a request from the user device to access a first application with LDAP authentication. The server may create temporary credentials for the user, provide the temporary credentials to the application, receive an authentication request (that includes the temporary credentials) from the application, and authenticate the user based on a local copy of the temporary credentials. If/when the user requests access to a second application, the server may authenticate the user for the second application in a similar manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Minbao Li, Doug Shock, Steven L. Spak, Wei Liu
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Patent number: 10523655Abstract: The techniques described herein may be used to provide a user with access to distinct applications (with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) authentication) based on a single set of user credentials from the user. A server may receive user credentials from a user device. The server may authenticate the user of the user device by communicating with an LDAP server. After the user has been authenticated, the server may detect a request from the user device to access a first application with LDAP authentication. The server may create temporary credentials for the user, provide the temporary credentials to the application, receive an authentication request (that includes the temporary credentials) from the application, and authenticate the user based on a local copy of the temporary credentials. If/when the user requests access to a second application, the server may authenticate the user for the second application in a similar manner.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Minbao Li, Doug Shock, Steven L. Spak, Wei Liu
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Publication number: 20190288996Abstract: Techniques described herein may be used to centralize authentication and authorization for accessing cloud services provided by different cloud platform deployments. A user equipment (UE) may provide user information to a cloud admin device. The cloud admin device may authenticate and authorize the UE locally and then initiate a sign on procedure with each cloud platform deployment. The sign on procedure may include obtaining user group information for the user and providing the user group information to the cloud platform deployments so that the cloud platform deployments may return permission information without having to each perform an authentication and authorization procedure. The cloud admin device may relay the permission information to the UE, and the UE may use the permission information to access any/all of the cloud services.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventor: Minbao Li
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Patent number: 10356080Abstract: Techniques described herein may be used to centralize authentication and authorization for accessing cloud services provided by different cloud platform deployments. A user equipment (UE) may provide user information to a cloud admin server. The cloud admin server may authenticate and authorize the UE locally and then initiate a sign on procedure with each cloud platform deployment. The sign on procedure may include obtaining user group information for the user and providing the user group information to the cloud platform deployments so that the cloud platform deployments may return permission information without having to each perform an authentication and authorization procedure. The cloud admin server may relay the permission information to the UE, and the UE may use the permission information to access any/all of the cloud services.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventor: Minbao Li
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Publication number: 20180309748Abstract: The techniques described herein may be used to provide a user with access to distinct applications (with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) authentication) based on a single set of user credentials from the user. A server may receive user credentials from a user device. The server may authenticate the user of the user device by communicating with an LDAP server. After the user has been authenticated, the server may detect a request from the user device to access a first application with LDAP authentication. The server may create temporary credentials for the user, provide the temporary credentials to the application, receive an authentication request (that includes the temporary credentials) from the application, and authenticate the user based on a local copy of the temporary credentials. If/when the user requests access to a second application, the server may authenticate the user for the second application in a similar manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2017Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Minbao Li, Doug Shock, Steven L. Spak, Wei Liu
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Patent number: 10110661Abstract: Techniques described herein may be used to expeditiously provide web content to user devices. A web server may provide a first webpage to a user device. Prior to the user device requesting another webpage (e.g., while the user of the user device is viewing the first webpage), the server device may identify a second webpage that the user device is likely to request next and obtain content corresponding to the second webpage. The web server may receive a request for the second webpage, and in response to the request, may provide the second webpage, along with the content, to the user device. The content may include information that is not typically cached by the web server. Additionally, the web server may verify that there are adequate system resources available (e.g., processing capacity, memory capacity, etc.) prior to obtaining the content.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Minbao Li, Amit Singh, Kaushal K Shah, Pugazh Thyagarasan, Bharadwaja Cheruvu
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Publication number: 20180270219Abstract: Techniques described herein may be used to centralize authentication and authorization for accessing cloud services provided by different cloud platform deployments. A user equipment (UE) may provide user information to a cloud admin server. The cloud admin server may authenticate and authorize the UE locally and then initiate a sign on procedure with each cloud platform deployment. The sign on procedure may include obtaining user group information for the user and providing the user group information to the cloud platform deployments so that the cloud platform deployments may return permission information without having to each perform an authentication and authorization procedure. The cloud admin server may relay the permission information to the UE, and the UE may use the permission information to access any/all of the cloud services.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventor: Minbao Li
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Publication number: 20170099340Abstract: Techniques described herein may be used to expeditiously provide web content to user devices. A web server may provide a first webpage to a user device. Prior to the user device requesting another webpage (e.g., while the user of the user device is viewing the first webpage), the server device may identify a second webpage that the user device is likely to request next and obtain content corresponding to the second webpage. The web server may receive a request for the second webpage, and in response to the request, may provide the second webpage, along with the content, to the user device. The content may include information that is not typically cached by the web server. Additionally, the web server may verify that there are adequate system resources available (e.g., processing capacity, memory capacity, etc.) prior to obtaining the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Minbao Li, Amit Singh, Kaushal K. Shah, Pugazh Thyagarasan, Bharadwaja Cheruvu
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Patent number: 9443216Abstract: An approach for managed instant communication (or chat)-based helpdesk services. An inquiry for a support service is received, at a helpdesk management platform, from a customer requesting assistance, the inquiry including one or more parameters defining the support service. A response is generated to the inquiry based on the one or more parameters, the response indicating a plurality of helpdesks associated with at least one service provider. An instant communication session is established between the customer and one of the helpdesks. The instant communication session is placed into a queue for an agent associated with the one helpdesk.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2009Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Amit Singh, Minbao Li, Dinyar Kavouspour, Fari Ebrahimi, Tao Yang
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Patent number: 9130892Abstract: A system may initiate a chat session between a first user device and a second user device, may receive a desired attribute associated with a multimedia item, and may provide information associated with multimedia items based on the desired attribute. The system may receive a selection of information associated with a multimedia item, may provide the multimedia item to the first user device based on the selection, and may enable the first user device to share the multimedia item with the second user device via the chat session. The system may receive an annotation to the multimedia item to generate an annotated multimedia item, and may enable the first user device and the second user device to share the annotated multimedia item via the chat session.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco PartnershipInventors: Amit Singh, Chad E. Young, Minbao Li, Tarun Jindal, Mark Studness, Roopa Kotha
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Publication number: 20130346885Abstract: A system may initiate a chat session between a first user device and a second user device, may receive a desired attribute associated with a multimedia item, and may provide information associated with multimedia items based on the desired attribute. The system may receive a selection of information associated with a multimedia item, may provide the multimedia item to the first user device based on the selection, and may enable the first user device to share the multimedia item with the second user device via the chat session. The system may receive an annotation to the multimedia item to generate an annotated multimedia item, and may enable the first user device and the second user device to share the annotated multimedia item via the chat session.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicants: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC., CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESSInventors: Amit SINGH, Chad E. YOUNG, Minbao LI, Tarun JINDAL, Mark STUDNESS, Roopa KOTHA
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Publication number: 20100325216Abstract: An approach is provided for managed instant communication (or chat)-based helpdesk services. An inquiry for a support service is received, at a helpdesk management platform, from a customer requesting assistance, the inquiry including one or more parameters defining the support service. A response is generated to the inquiry based on the one or more parameters, the response indicating a plurality of helpdesks associated with at least one service provider. An instant communication session is established between the customer and one of the helpdesks. The instant communication session is placed into a queue for an agent associated with the one helpdesk.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2009Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Amit Singh, Minbao Li, Dinyar Kavouspour, Fari Ebrahimi, Tao Yang