Patents by Inventor Sameer S. Sharma

Sameer S. Sharma 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).

  • Re-authentication procedure for security key (KAUSF) generation and steering of roaming (SOR) data delivery
    Patent number: 11290882
    Abstract: A method for a re-authentication of user equipment (UE), by at least a portion of a core network (CN), for steering of roaming (SoR) data delivery, includes receiving, through next generation radio access network (NG-RAN) and/or 5G system (5GS), a subscriber data management (SDM) data request for a UE. The method includes determining that re-authentication of the UE be requested. The method includes encoding a response for transmission to the UE responsive to the SDM data request. Determining that re-authentication be requested can include determining that SoR data is being sent to the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Zaus, Abhijeet Kolekar, Ahmed Soliman, Sameer S. Sharma
  • RE-AUTHENTICATION PROCEDURE FOR SECURITY KEY (KAUSF) GENERATION AND STEERING OF ROAMING (SOR) DATA DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20200344606
    Abstract: A method for a re-authentication of user equipment (UE), by at least a portion of a core network (CN), for steering of roaming (SoR) data delivery, includes receiving, through next generation radio access network (NG-RAN) and/or 5G system (5GS), a subscriber data management (SDM) data request for a UE. The method includes determining that re-authentication of the UE be requested. The method includes encoding a response for transmission to the UE responsive to the SDM data request. Determining that re-authentication be requested can include determining that SoR data is being sent to the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Zaus, Abhijeet Kolekar, Ahmed Soliman, Sameer S. Sharma