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).

  • Patent number: 12089289
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Patent number: 11653188
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Patent number: 11563844
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Publication number: 20220141641
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Patent number: 11297227
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Satish Ramprasad, Sergio Rivera
  • Patent number: 11249615
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Patent number: 11199961
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergio Rivera, Satish Ramprasad
  • Patent number: 11159681
    Abstract: 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 subscriber
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Publication number: 20210281989
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Patent number: 11076294
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Publication number: 20210211537
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Publication number: 20210160423
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Satish Ramprasad, Sergio Rivera
  • Patent number: 11019472
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Publication number: 20210132763
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Sergio Rivera, Satish Ramprasad
  • Patent number: 10979357
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergio Rivera, Satish Ramprasad, Sze Ho Wong
  • Patent number: 10911664
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Satish Ramprasad, Sergio Rivera
  • Patent number: 10891046
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Satish Ramprasad, Sergio Rivera
  • Patent number: 10848931
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Satish Ramprasad, Sergio Rivera
  • Publication number: 20200333943
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Publication number: 20200252340
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Sergio Rivera, Satish Ramprasad, Sze Ho Wong