Patents by Inventor Ryan P. Sullivan

Ryan P. Sullivan 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: 10326868
    Abstract: A method of managing a custom configuration manifest, comprising: collecting by an application configuration selections about a user equipment (UE) that are dynamically configured to create the custom configuration manifest; processing by a server the configuration selections and dynamically configuring the configuration selections to create the manifest; transmitting by the server the manifest to both the UE and a database with a plurality of custom configuration manifests; receiving by a custom configuration manifest handling application authorization through one or more authorization options, but not authentication credentials, to allow the manifest handling application to install preferred applications on the UE; installing by the manifest handling application the preferred applications on the UE without providing the authentication credentials; and customizing by the manifest handling application the UE based on the manifest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Brent A. Clay, Ricky A. Hohler, Jason B. Marshall, Ryan P. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 10142450
    Abstract: A method of managing a custom configuration manifest, comprising: collecting by an application configuration selections about a user equipment (UE) that are dynamically configured to create the custom configuration manifest; processing by a server the configuration selections and dynamically configuring the configuration selections to create the manifest; transmitting by the server the manifest to both the UE and a database with a plurality of custom configuration manifests; receiving by a custom configuration manifest handling application authorization through one or more authorization options, but not authentication credentials, to allow the manifest handling application to install preferred applications on the UE; installing by the manifest handling application the preferred applications on the UE without providing the authentication credentials; and customizing by the manifest handling application the UE based on the manifest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Brent A. Clay, Ricky A. Hohler, Jason B. Marshall, Ryan P. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 9413839
    Abstract: A proxy server for routing traffic between a mobile device and a network, comprising at least one processor, a memory, and a traffic monitoring application stored in the memory that, when executed by the at least one processor, monitors a plurality of mobile device installed applications that run on the mobile device and the mobile device installed applications' traffic, analyzes traffic usage for the mobile device installed applications, identifies the mobile device installed applications responsible for traffic that is excessive or unnecessary as determined by the mobile device's service provider, and blocks, delays, or reports the excessive and unnecessary traffic without interrupting the mobile device's communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Brandon C. Annan, John E. Belser, Tammy M. Otten, Ryan P. Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20140036697
    Abstract: A proxy server for routing traffic between a mobile device and a network, comprising at least one processor, a memory, and a traffic monitoring application stored in the memory that, when executed by the at least one processor, monitors a plurality of mobile device installed applications that run on the mobile device and the mobile device installed applications' traffic, analyzes traffic usage for the mobile device installed applications, identifies the mobile device installed applications responsible for traffic that is excessive or unnecessary as determined by the mobile device's service provider, and blocks, delays, or reports the excessive and unnecessary traffic without interrupting the mobile device's communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
    Inventors: Brandon C. Annan, John E. Belser, Tammy M. Otten, Ryan P. Sullivan