Patents by Inventor Satish Ramprasad
Satish Ramprasad 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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Patent number: 12089289Abstract: A process and system for implementing a dynamic roaming public land mobile network (PLMN) for at least one wireless network and at least one wireless device includes determining with a processor that at least one wireless device would benefit from modification of a public land mobile network (PLMN) based on at least one of the following: the at least one wireless device having poor wireless service performance, a change in wireless service rates for a wireless service carrier, reduced wireless service from a wireless service carrier, and a change in geographic location of a user of the at least one wireless device. Thereafter, the process and system updating a public land mobile network (PLMN) for the least one wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
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Patent number: 11653188Abstract: A method for configuring access point network settings using a data connection setting application operating on a wireless device is disclosed. The data connection setting application is operable to accesses settings configuration and data from a memory and/or a SIM card, and compare it with wireless network requirements to determine whether the settings need to be reconfigured. Based on the determination, the data connection setting application can enable the display of instructions to a user and provide tools to fill in information required to reconfigure the wireless device according to wireless network requirements for the specific wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
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Patent number: 11563844Abstract: A wireless device configured to temporarily unlock includes a processor configured to execute an unlocking application and a lock mechanism. The processor implementing the unlocking application to control the lock mechanism to unlock based on one of the following: the location provided by a location determination device or based on a time and date provided from the transceiver and/or the processor. A process to temporarily unlock a wireless device is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
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Publication number: 20220141641Abstract: A process and system for implementing a dynamic roaming public land mobile network (PLMN) for at least one wireless network and at least one wireless device includes determining with a processor that at least one wireless device would benefit from modification of a public land mobile network (PLMN) based on at least one of the following: the at least one wireless device having poor wireless service performance, a change in wireless service rates for a wireless service carrier, reduced wireless service from a wireless service carrier, and a change in geographic location of a user of the at least one wireless device. Thereafter, the process and system updating a public land mobile network (PLMN) for the least one wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
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Patent number: 11297227Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a front panel and a rear panel, the rear panel arranged on a side of the housing opposite the front panel, the housing further including side edges connecting the rear panel to the front panel. The electronic device further includes, a processor configured to execute instructions and the processor being arranged within the housing, a display device configured to generate an interface based in part in response to the processor, wherein the display device is arranged in the front panel, a touchscreen associated with the display device and configured to sense a user input, wherein the user input is provided to the processor and wherein the touchscreen comprises part of the front panel, and a rear input arranged on the rear panel of the housing and configured to provide a dedicated input to the processor.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Satish Ramprasad, Sergio Rivera
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Patent number: 11249615Abstract: A wireless device configured to operate both as a smart phone and a phone having basic features including: a memory configured to store a transition application; a processor configured to implement the transition application in response to a triggering component; a display configured to display a graphical user interface for controlling operation of the processor of the wireless device and the wireless device; and the processor further configured to implement the transition application in response to a triggering component to implement the graphical user interface displayed by the display to implement basic features.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
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Patent number: 11199961Abstract: An electronic device including a housing including a front panel and a rear panel, the rear panel arranged on a side of the housing opposite the front panel, a processor configured to execute instructions and the processor being arranged within the housing, a display device configured to generate an interface based in part in response to the processor, where the display device is arranged in the front panel, a touchscreen associated with the display device and configured to sense a user input, where the user input is provided to the processor and where the touchscreen include part of the front panel, and a rear input arranged on the rear panel of the housing and configured to provide a dedicated input to the processor, the processor providing advanced user controls on the interface in response to operation of the rear input.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Sergio Rivera, Satish Ramprasad
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Patent number: 11159681Abstract: A method for displaying wireless service usage information and account information using an account management application operating on a wireless device includes receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a tracking module, wireless service usage information for a wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used, receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a service provider over a wireless network, account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the service provider being different from the wireless device and the wireless network, and enabling presentation, on a display of the wireless device, of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and the account information for the wireless subscriberType: GrantFiled: April 14, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
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Publication number: 20210281989Abstract: A method for configuring access point network settings using a data connection setting application operating on a wireless device is disclosed. The data connection setting application is operable to accesses settings configuration and data from a memory and/or a SIM card, and compare it with wireless network requirements to determine whether the settings need to be reconfigured. Based on the determination, the data connection setting application can enable the display of instructions to a user and provide tools to fill in information required to reconfigure the wireless device according to wireless network requirements for the specific wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
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Patent number: 11076294Abstract: A method of securely supporting at least one application for use on a wireless device, including storing a plurality of locations, storing a plurality of public asymmetric keys for encryption of the plurality of locations, providing an interface for a virtual store, providing the location of a plurality of authorization files, displaying a list of applications available for the wireless device, presenting content associated with the list of applications available for the wireless device, receiving a customer selection of an application, creating an authorization file comprising the location of the application, storing the plurality of authorization files, providing an authorization file, authorizing one of the plurality of locations based on decryption of at least one of the plurality of public asymmetric keys, and installing on the wireless device the user selected application.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
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Publication number: 20210211537Abstract: A wireless device configured to temporarily unlock includes a processor configured to execute an unlocking application and a lock mechanism. The processor implementing the unlocking application to control the lock mechanism to unlock based on one of the following: the location provided by a location determination device or based on a time and date provided from the transceiver and/or the processor. A process to temporarily unlock a wireless device is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
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Publication number: 20210160423Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a front panel and a rear panel, the rear panel arranged on a side of the housing opposite the front panel, the housing further including side edges connecting the rear panel to the front panel. The electronic device further includes, a processor configured to execute instructions and the processor being arranged within the housing, a display device configured to generate an interface based in part in response to the processor, wherein the display device is arranged in the front panel, a touchscreen associated with the display device and configured to sense a user input, wherein the user input is provided to the processor and wherein the touchscreen comprises part of the front panel, and a rear input arranged on the rear panel of the housing and configured to provide a dedicated input to the processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Satish Ramprasad, Sergio Rivera
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Patent number: 11019472Abstract: A method for configuring access point network settings using a data connection setting application operating on a wireless device is disclosed. The data connection setting application is operable to accesses settings configuration and data from a memory and/or a SIM card, and compare it with wireless network requirements to determine whether the settings need to be reconfigured. Based on the determination, the data connection setting application can enable the display of instructions to a user and provide tools to fill in information required to reconfigure the wireless device according to wireless network requirements for the specific wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
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Publication number: 20210132763Abstract: An electronic device including a housing including a front panel and a rear panel, the rear panel arranged on a side of the housing opposite the front panel, a processor configured to execute instructions and the processor being arranged within the housing, a display device configured to generate an interface based in part in response to the processor, where the display device is arranged in the front panel, a touchscreen associated with the display device and configured to sense a user input, where the user input is provided to the processor and where the touchscreen include part of the front panel, and a rear input arranged on the rear panel of the housing and configured to provide a dedicated input to the processor, the processor providing advanced user controls on the interface in response to operation of the rear input.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2021Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Sergio Rivera, Satish Ramprasad
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Patent number: 10979357Abstract: The disclosure provides a system and method for controlling on a wireless device the amount and speed of data transferred between a wireless device and the Internet, and a wireless device with a metering client that can throttle data speeds and types based on how much data a user has used. Specifically, the wireless device includes a metering client to track one of data usage or an amount of prepaid data available. When the metering client determines that the amount of data available has exceeded a pre-determined threshold, the wireless device inhibits further data transmission amounts and speeds.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Sergio Rivera, Satish Ramprasad, Sze Ho Wong
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Patent number: 10911664Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a front panel and a rear panel, the rear panel arranged on a side of the housing opposite the front panel, the housing further including side edges connecting the rear panel to the front panel. The electronic device further includes, a processor configured to execute instructions and the processor being arranged within the housing, a display device configured to generate an interface based in part in response to the processor, wherein the display device is arranged in the front panel, a touchscreen associated with the display device and configured to sense a user input, wherein the user input is provided to the processor and wherein the touchscreen comprises part of the front panel, and a rear input arranged on the rear panel of the housing and configured to provide a dedicated input to the processor.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Satish Ramprasad, Sergio Rivera
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Patent number: 10891046Abstract: An electronic device including a housing including a front panel and a rear panel, the rear panel arranged on a side of the housing opposite the front panel, a processor configured to execute instructions and the processor being arranged within the housing, a display device configured to generate an interface based in part in response to the processor, where the display device is arranged in the front panel, a touchscreen associated with the display device and configured to sense a user input, where the user input is provided to the processor and where the touchscreen include part of the front panel, and a rear input arranged on the rear panel of the housing and configured to provide a dedicated input to the processor, the processor providing advanced user controls on the interface in response to operation of the rear input.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Satish Ramprasad, Sergio Rivera
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Patent number: 10848931Abstract: The present application describes a method and system for modifying APN settings on a wireless device for connecting to a cellular data network. The wireless device includes a device management application. The wireless device displays an APN code on a display. The device management application determines when a user has provided the APN code thereto. The device management application confirms the validity of the received APN in order to gain access to the cellular data network.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Satish Ramprasad, Sergio Rivera
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Publication number: 20200333943Abstract: A wireless device configured to operate both as a smart phone and a phone having basic features including: a memory configured to store a transition application; a processor configured to implement the transition application in response to a triggering component; a display configured to display a graphical user interface for controlling operation of the processor of the wireless device and the wireless device; and the processor further configured to implement the transition application in response to a triggering component to implement the graphical user interface displayed by the display to implement basic features.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
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Publication number: 20200252340Abstract: The disclosure provides a system and method for controlling on a wireless device the amount and speed of data transferred between a wireless device and the Internet, and a wireless device with a metering client that can throttle data speeds and types based on how much data a user has used. Specifically, the wireless device includes a metering client to track one of data usage or an amount of prepaid data available. When the metering client determines that the amount of data available has exceeded a pre-determined threshold, the wireless device inhibits further data transmission amounts and speeds.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Sergio Rivera, Satish Ramprasad, Sze Ho Wong