Patents by Inventor Raymond E. Reeves

Raymond E. Reeves 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: 11973548
    Abstract: The disclosed system adjusts performance of a network. The system obtains a configuration and historical performance of the network. Based on the historical performance, the system identifies a time window and a location associated with the network. Based on the configuration and the historical performance, the system identifies a parameter associated with the network, parameter adjustment, success criterion, failure criterion, and deployment duration. Based on the time window, the location, and the deployment duration, the system determines a testing time window within the time window, where the testing time window satisfies a density threshold indicating low impact to UEs associated with the network. The system deploys the parameter adjustment at the location during the testing time window, and monitors the performance of the network. The system determines whether the success or failure criterion is satisfied, and preserves the parameter adjustment or terminates the test, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Raymond E. Reeves
  • Patent number: 11950123
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices that relate to an automated auditing system of the network conditions are disclosed. In one example aspect, a network device in a core network for wireless communication include one or more processors that are configured to determine an expected network state based on predefined configuration information of one or more network resources, receive measurement results reported by one or more wireless devices via at least one radio access node, estimate an actual network state based on the measurement results reported by one or more wireless devices, and detect a discrepancy between the expected network state and the actual network state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Raymond E. Reeves
  • Publication number: 20230422019
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and processing nodes for managing wireless network communications perform and/or comprise: establishing a trace session; and while the trace session is active: receiving a plurality of message reports, wherein respective ones of the plurality of message reports correspond to protocol interactions between an access node and a wireless device, determining whether the wireless device is technically capable of communicating using a communication technique, determining, from the plurality of message reports, whether the wireless device is communicating with the access node using the communication technique, and in response to a determination that the wireless device is capable of communicating using the communication technique and that the wireless device is not communicating with the access node using the communication technique, initiating an over-the-air upgrade process to enable the communication technique in the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventor: Raymond E. REEVES
  • Publication number: 20230292206
    Abstract: The system obtains an event report identifying a UE, and a location of the UE. The system obtains a primary service plan provided to the UE, and a second service plan, where the second service plan is available to the UE at the location of the UE. The system obtains a first measurement of a parameter indicating a first QoS provided to the UE, and a second measurement of the parameter indicating a second QoS provided to multiple UEs, where the multiple UEs are proximate to the UE. The system compares the first and the second measurement to determine whether the first QoS is lower than the second QoS. Upon determining that the first QoS is lower, the system confirms that the second service plan is likely to improve the QoS. Upon confirming, the system sends a request to change the primary service plan to the second service plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventor: Raymond E. Reeves
  • Publication number: 20230246676
    Abstract: The disclosed system adjusts performance of a network. The system obtains a configuration and historical performance of the network. Based on the historical performance, the system identifies a time window and a location associated with the network. Based on the configuration and the historical performance, the system identifies a parameter associated with the network, parameter adjustment, success criterion, failure criterion, and deployment duration. Based on the time window, the location, and the deployment duration, the system determines a testing time window within the time window, where the testing time window satisfies a density threshold indicating low impact to UEs associated with the network. The system deploys the parameter adjustment at the location during the testing time window, and monitors the performance of the network. The system determines whether the success or failure criterion is satisfied, and preserves the parameter adjustment or terminates the test, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: Raymond E. Reeves
  • Patent number: 11706590
    Abstract: A method and system for enabling MMS message delivery to a recipient device. An MMSC receives and stores MMS message content to be delivered to the recipient device, and the MMSC responsively sends to the recipient device an MMS-notification message carrying an address of the MMS message content stored at the MMSC and then receives a reply indicating that the recipient device received the MMS-notification message. The MMSC then detects that, after the MMSC received the reply, (i) at least a predefined threshold amount of time has passed and (ii) the MMSC has not yet received from the recipient device a request to download the MMS message content. And responsive to at least the detecting, the MMSC then sends to the recipient device a data-service-trigger message that triggers turning on data service of the recipient device, thus enabling MMS-message delivery to the recipient device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum LLC
    Inventors: Mark Peden, Raymond E. Reeves, Simon Youngs
  • Publication number: 20230208709
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices that relate to an inspection system deployed in a core network. The inspection system includes one or more inspection agent nodes located close to an edge of the core network configured to generate one or more network reports based on information from one or more access nodes. An inspection manager node is in communication with the one or more inspection agent nodes to receive one or more network reports from the one or more inspection agent nodes, derive an actual network behavior of the one or more access nodes based on the one or more network reports, detect a discrepancy between an expected network behavior and the actual network behavior, and trigger a reconfiguration of at least one of the one or more access nodes based on the discrepancy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Raymond E. Reeves, Jorge Climaco Toledo, Henry Rico Olivas, Hector M. Rodriguez Riego
  • Publication number: 20230209383
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices that relate to an automated auditing system of the network conditions are disclosed. In one example aspect, a network device in a core network for wireless communication include one or more processors that are configured to determine an expected network state based on predefined configuration information of one or more network resources, receive measurement results reported by one or more wireless devices via at least one radio access node, estimate an actual network state based on the measurement results reported by one or more wireless devices, and detect a discrepancy between the expected network state and the actual network state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventor: Raymond E. Reeves
  • Patent number: 11418928
    Abstract: An adaptable method of monitoring a mobile communication device for duplicate text messages. The method of monitoring for duplicate text messages comprises receiving, by a monitoring application, a text message by a first messaging protocol and a second text message by a second messaging protocol, wherein the first and second text message comprises message metadata and message content. The first and second message metadata is recorded into a message log. The monitoring application compares at least one factor of the second message metadata to the first message metadata stored in the message log and assigns an incident score. The second text message is displayed if the incident score exceeds a user criteria threshold. A user feedback selection input is displayed along with the text message on the display log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Sean P. Hoelzle, Mark Douglas Peden, Jason Phillips, Raymond E. Reeves
  • Patent number: 11259160
    Abstract: A computer system for provisioning voicemail. The system comprises a processor, a non-transitory memory, and a voicemail provisioning application. Upon execution by the processor, the provisioning application receives a request to create a voicemail account associated with a first phone number, creates a voicemail account comprising a first voicemail box, assigns a voicemail account identifier associated with an identity of the subscriber, and transmits the voicemail account and first voicemail box to a voicemail system, wherein the voicemail account identifier is used to reference the voicemail account. The application further receives a request to create a voicemail account associated with a second phone number of the mobile communication device, determines that a voicemail account associated with the mobile communication device already exists, creates a second voicemail box, and transmits the second voicemail box to the voicemail account identified by the voicemail account identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: John E. Belser, Mark Douglas Peden, Raymond E. Reeves, Simon Youngs
  • Patent number: 11146923
    Abstract: A method and system for enabling MMS message delivery to a recipient device. An MMSC receives and stores MMS message content to be delivered to the recipient device, and the MMSC responsively sends to the recipient device an MMS-notification message carrying an address of the MMS message content stored at the MMSC and then receives a reply indicating that the recipient device received the MMS-notification message. The MMSC then detects that, after the MMSC received the reply, (i) at least a predefined threshold amount of time has passed and (ii) the MMSC has not yet received from the recipient device a request to download the MMS message content. And responsive to at least the detecting, the MMSC then sends to the recipient device a data-service-trigger message that triggers turning on data service of the recipient device, thus enabling MMS-message delivery to the recipient device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Peden, Raymond E. Reeves, Simon Youngs
  • Patent number: 10716021
    Abstract: A minimization drive test (MDT) selection server computer. The server comprises a processor, a non-transitory memory; and an MDT selection application stored in the non-transitory memory. When executed by the processor the MDT selection application receives a mobile communication device selection criteria, where the criteria identifies a device candidate profile, determines a degree of match of a plurality of MDT candidate mobile communication devices to the device candidate profile, selects a population of mobile communication devices to perform the MDT based at least in part on the degree of match of the mobile communication devices to the device candidate profile, and causes the selected population of mobile communication devices to perform the MDT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Mark D. Peden, Raymond E. Reeves, Simon Youngs
  • Patent number: 10034168
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method, apparatus, and system for authenticating a communication session between a user equipment device (UE) and a communication network. A first authentication of a UE is performed by generating an authentication key, transmitting the authentication key over a first communication link from the UE to a communication network, authenticating the UE using the authentication key, and generating an authentication result indicative of authenticating the UE. A second authentication of the UE is performed to authorize a communication session over a second communication link between the UE and the communication network. The second authentication includes transmitting UE identifying information over the second communication link from the UE to the communication network and authenticating the UE using the UE identifying information and the authentication key. The second communication link is established under an internet protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Raymond E. Reeves, Mark Peden, Simon Youngs, Gary Koller
  • Patent number: 9992326
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods and systems for determining the language presented by a mobile communication device operable for use in a plurality of different countries during an activation process on the mobile communication device. Methods may comprise receiving information from beacon(s) of one or more wireless access points to determine the presented language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Gary D. Koller, Mark Douglas Peden, Raymond E. Reeves, Simon Youngs
  • Patent number: 9973952
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE). The UE comprises a client application that presents prompts to guide a user through inputting a personal quality metric definition, transmits personal quality metric definition inputs via the radio transceiver, creates data based on wireless communication service experienced by the UE, transmits the performance data to one of a server application or a data store, receives a personal quality metric from the server application, where the personal quality metric represents the quality of wireless communication service received by the UE based on the quality metric definition inputs and performance data transmitted by the UE to the server application or the data store and based on the performance data transmitted by other UEs to one of the server application or the data store, and presents the personal quality metric on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communication Company L.P.
    Inventors: Ali Reza Hosseinmostafa, Dwight D. Inman, Raymond E. Reeves
  • Patent number: 9917841
    Abstract: A user equipment includes a radio transceiver, a processor coupled to the processor, and a storage device containing executable instructions. When executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to examine files in the storage device for a signature indicative of a branding element and, upon detection of the signature in a file, perform a branding action on the file with the detected signature. The instructions also cause the processor to determine whether an application loaded on the storage device is operating consistent with permissions set for the application and with a usage profile for the application and to generate an alert when the operation of the application is inconsistent with the usage profile despite being consistent with the permissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Gary D. Koller, Mark D. Peden, Raymond E. Reeves, Simon Youngs
  • Patent number: 9792627
    Abstract: A method of resolving commercial content on a mobile communication device comprises determining whether to delegate interaction with an intelligent content distributor to the mobile communication device, wherein the interaction is related to resolving commercial content, wherein resolving commercial content comprises processing redirections of the commercial content, and wherein the commercial content comprises at least one of text, images, video, and other data intended to market a good or service; delaying resolving commercial content until the commercial content is to be displayed on the mobile communication device; caching commercial content on the mobile communication device; resolving, upon a request for the commercial content, a cached version of the commercial content; and prioritizing distribution of the commercial content based on characteristics of at least one of a requesting application and a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
    Inventors: Mark D. Peden, Raymond E. Reeves, Simon Youngs
  • Patent number: 9680914
    Abstract: A method of providing an update to a user mobile communication device, wherein the update comprises at least one new credential for a user mobile communication device following a change of a domain name related to a service, the method comprising changing the domain name, changing a state of an at least one old credential for the user mobile communication device used at the service to transient, granting access to the service to the user mobile communication device in response to a request for access using the at least one transient credential, determining if the user mobile communication device is in an acceptable environment to update to the at least one new credential and, when the user mobile communication device is in an acceptable environment, updating the user mobile communication device to the at least one new credential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory A. Drews, Brian D. Farst, Young S. Lee, Raymond E. Reeves
  • Patent number: 9538453
    Abstract: Methods and a corresponding system for conserving inter-MSC trunk capacity when multiple serving systems provide coverage at a particular geographic area. A first determination is made that when a first mobile station and a second mobile station are both at the particular geographic area, the first mobile station and the second mobile station engage in communications with each other. A second determination is made that the first mobile station and the second mobile station are both at the particular geographic area. And responsive to making at least the first and second determinations, the first mobile station is provisioned with preferred roaming list data that causes the first mobile station to be served by a given one of the multiple serving systems that also serves the second mobile station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Raymond E. Reeves, Simon Youngs, Mark D. Peden
  • Patent number: 9477917
    Abstract: An electronic device. The device comprises a rewritable radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag to store an identification number and to transmit the identification number via a radio transmitter, an RFID writer, configured to write an identification number into the RFID tag based on selection by a controller, and a memory storing identification selection rules and a list of identities of RFID interrogators. The device further comprises a controller, configured to read the identity of the RFID interrogator from the RFID reader, analyze the identification selection rules and the list of identities of the RFID interrogators in the memory, select an identification number for the RFID tag based on the list of identities of the RFID interrogators, the identification selection rules stored in the memory, and the identity of the RFID interrogator, and command the RFID writer to write the selected identification number into the RFID tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Koch, Gary D. Koller, Mark D. Peden, Raymond E. Reeves