Patents by Inventor Shelby Seward

Shelby Seward 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).

  • Publication number: 20170163801
    Abstract: When authorized, a user of a computing device, such as a smart phone, may place a communication using an originating number that is different from the number assigned to the computing device. An IMS application server that handles requests for the computing device associated with the originating number is notified when the telephone number assigned to the computing device is used by a different computing device. The notification to the IMS application server might include, but is not limited to device information, location information, and the like. After being notified of the communications terminated by other computing devices that are associated with the device number, accurate call records may be provided regarding the communications involving the originating number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Shelby Seward, Robert F. Piscopo, JR.
  • Publication number: 20170149846
    Abstract: A system and method that fork incoming calls to a destination device or a device that is associated with the destination device is disclosed. The system receives a request to register multiple device for IMS services, receives an incoming call to a destination mobile device, identifies one or more associated mobile devices, and determines one or more forked devices. The system transmits a first notification to each forked device, the first notification indicating that the forked device may accept or reject the incoming call request, and the system receives an acceptance or rejection from one or more forked devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Shujaur Mufti, Shelby Seward
  • Publication number: 20170150336
    Abstract: A wireless emergency alert system (also known as a wireless emergency alert system, or “WEA,” and formerly known as a commercial mobile alert system, or “CMAS”) receives a geotargeted federal alert that is to be delivered to mobile devices within a defined geographic region. A database of locations of access points is utilized by the system to identify those access points that are likely present in the defined region. The system identifies mobile devices that have an ongoing connection (e.g. IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) session) with the identified access points, in part by maintaining and accessing a look-up table containing location information for the access point and connected mobile devices. In addition, the system tracks mobile devices that no longer have an ongoing session and deregisters the appropriate mobile devices in the look-up table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy N. Dunn, Michael Hooker, Shelby Seward, Srini Bodapotula
  • Publication number: 20170078484
    Abstract: When authorized, a user of a computing device, such as a smart phone, may associate a telephone number that is assigned to a computing device with other computing devices. The other computing devices may or may not have an assigned device number. A user may also select to use the same number as the originating number of an electronic device. For example, a user may specify that each computing device associated with the user utilizes the same telephone number. The user may also specify that a computing device not utilize an assigned number. The associations of a device number with the computing devices may be stored as implicit registration data and/or as hunt groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Shelby Seward, Robert F. Piscopo, JR.
  • Publication number: 20170078483
    Abstract: When authorized, a user of a computing device, such as a smart phone, may place a communication using an originating number that is different from the number assigned to the computing device. An IMS application server that handles requests for the computing device associated with the originating number is notified when the telephone number assigned to the computing device is used by a different computing device. The notification to the IMS application server might include, but is not limited to device information, location information, and the like. After being notified of the communications terminated by other computing devices that are associated with the device number, accurate call records may be provided regarding the communications involving the originating number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Shelby Seward, Robert F. Piscopo, JR.
  • Patent number: 9596583
    Abstract: A wireless emergency alert system (also known as a wireless emergency alert system, or “WEA,” and formerly known as a commercial mobile alert system, or “CMAS”) receives a geotargeted federal alert that is to be delivered to mobile devices within a defined geographic region. A database of locations of access points is utilized by the system to identify those access points that are likely present in the defined region. The system identifies mobile devices that have an ongoing connection (e.g. IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) session) with the identified access points, in part by maintaining and accessing a look-up table containing location information for the access point and connected mobile devices. In addition, the system tracks mobile devices that no longer have an ongoing session and deregisters the appropriate mobile devices in the look-up table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy N. Dunn, Michael Hooker, Shelby Seward, Srini Bodapotula
  • Patent number: 9584657
    Abstract: When authorized, a user of a computing device, such as a smart phone, may place a communication using an originating number that is different from the number assigned to the computing device. An IMS application server that handles requests for the computing device associated with the originating number is notified when the telephone number assigned to the computing device is used by a different computing device. The notification to the IMS application server might include, but is not limited to device information, location information, and the like. After being notified of the communications terminated by other computing devices that are associated with the device number, accurate call records may be provided regarding the communications involving the originating number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Shelby Seward, Robert F. Piscopo, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20170041460
    Abstract: When authorized, a user of a computing device, such as a smart phone, may select an originating phone number to initiate a voice call that is different from the telephone number that is assigned to the computing device. The telephone number that is selected as the originating number may be a number that is assigned to another computing device and/or a different user. In response to receiving a request to place an outgoing call using the selected destination number, the network returns a temporary routing number to the computing device. The computing device places a call to the temporary routing number. After receiving the call at the temporary routing number, the network places the outgoing call using the selected originating number. The outgoing call appears to a called party to originate from the selected originating number instead of from the phone number assigned to the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Shelby Seward, Robert F. Piscopo, JR.
  • Publication number: 20170013024
    Abstract: User devices configured to select subsets of network identities and network devices configured to deliver messages based on those subsets are described herein. The user devices each receive multiple network identities for a service account, select a subset of the network identities based on preferences, and provide the selected subset to the telecommunication network in message headers. The preferences indicate network identities for which a user wishes the user device to receive communications. A network device receives and caches the subsets. The network device further utilizes the subsets in determining which user device to deliver messages to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: Shelby Seward
  • Patent number: 9509853
    Abstract: A system and method that fork incoming calls to a destination device or a device that is associated with the destination device is disclosed. The system receives a request to register multiple device for IMS services, receives an incoming call to a destination mobile device, identifies one or more associated mobile devices, and determines one or more forked devices. The system transmits a first notification to each forked device, the first notification indicating that the forked device may accept or reject the incoming call request, and the system receives an acceptance or rejection from one or more forked devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Shujaur Mufti, Shelby Seward
  • Publication number: 20160337825
    Abstract: In some implementations, a core network device can receive an initiation request of a communication session to an alias number. The core network device can retrieve from a registration database one or more destination number(s) corresponding to the alias number. The core network device can transmit respective indication(s) of the alias number to destination(s) corresponding to the retrieved destination number(s). The core network device can initiate the communication session to one of the destination(s) using the respective one of the retrieved destination number(s). A destination number can correspond to a computing device, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Robert F. Piscopo, JR., Shelby Seward
  • Publication number: 20160337513
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device may determine a location of the computing device. The computing device may have an associated first phone number. The computing device may determine that the location of the computing device is outside a geographic area in which a carrier associated with the first phone number provides service. The computing device may send a registration request to a local network indicating that the computing device is operating in an over the top mode. The computing device may originate an outgoing call from the computing device. The outgoing call appears to a called party to originate from a second phone number that is different from the first phone number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Shelby Seward, Robert F. Piscopo, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160174054
    Abstract: A wireless emergency alert system (also known as a wireless emergency alert system, or “WEA,” and formerly known as a commercial mobile alert system, or “CMAS”) receives a geotargeted federal alert that is to be delivered to mobile devices within a defined geographic region. A database of locations of access points is utilized by the system to identify those access points that are likely present in the defined region. The system identifies mobile devices that have an ongoing connection (e.g. IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) session) with the identified access points, in part by maintaining and accessing a look-up table containing location information for the access point and connected mobile devices. In addition, the system tracks mobile devices that no longer have an ongoing session and deregisters the appropriate mobile devices in the look-up table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy N. Dunn, Michael Hooker, Shelby Seward, Srini Bodapotula
  • Publication number: 20160156783
    Abstract: A system and method that fork incoming calls to a destination device or a device that is associated with the destination device is disclosed. The system receives a request to register multiple device for IMS services, receives an incoming call to a destination mobile device, identifies one or more associated mobile devices, and determines one or more forked devices. The system transmits a first notification to each forked device, the first notification indicating that the forked device may accept or reject the incoming call request, and the system receives an acceptance or rejection from one or more forked devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Shujaur Mufti, Shelby Seward
  • Publication number: 20160105420
    Abstract: An access management account that includes an access identifier may be used to control access to telecommunications services or applications. An access identifier is designated for obtaining access to multiple telecommunications services or applications, in which the multiple telecommunications services or applications are accessible to a user through multiple user accounts that are protected by account credentials. Once the access credential is designated, the access credential may be used to determine whether access to the one or more telecommunications services or applications is to be granted instead of using the account credentials of the multiple user accounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Engan, Steven Farsai, Alexandru Catalin Ionescu, Brad Smith, Shelby Seward, Christopher H. Joul, Anthony Yiu
  • Publication number: 20160105780
    Abstract: A communication device may transmit messages to an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network through an untrusted non-3GPP radio access network (RAN). A process to be implemented on a communication device may include generating a message having a location identifier (ID) that is indicative of a current location of the communication device, and transmitting the message, through an untrusted non-3GPP RAN, to a node within the IMS network. A process to be implemented on one or more nodes of the IMS network may include receiving, from a communication device and via an untrusted non-3GPP RAN, a message having a location ID, and in response to receiving the message, estimating a current location of the communication device based at least in part on the location ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: William Michael Hooker, Shelby Seward, Shujaur Mufti
  • Patent number: 9271135
    Abstract: A wireless emergency alert system (also known as a wireless emergency alert system, or “WEA,” and formerly known as a commercial mobile alert system, or “CMAS”) receives a geotargeted federal alert that is to be delivered to mobile devices within a defined geographic region. A database of locations of access points is utilized by the system to identify those access points that are likely present in the defined region. The system identifies mobile devices that have an ongoing connection (e.g. IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) session) with the identified access points, in part by maintaining and accessing a look-up table containing location information for the access point and connected mobile devices. In addition, the system tracks mobile devices that no longer have an ongoing session and deregisters the appropriate mobile devices in the look-up table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy N. Dunn, Michael Hooker, Shelby Seward, Srini Bodapotula
  • Publication number: 20160021146
    Abstract: A system and method that allows a mobile device to register for IMS services while the mobile device is roaming in a visited telecommunications network is disclosed. The system receives a request for multiple IMS services from a mobile device while the mobile device is roaming in a foreign network. The system uses an identifier of the foreign network and an associated RAT type to query a policy table containing a list of whitelisted IMS services for the foreign network and associated RAT type. The system processes the requested IMS registrations for services that are whitelisted and does not process requested IMS registrations for services that are not on the whitelist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Shujaur Mufti, Rob Piscopo, Shelby Seward, Zeeshan Jahangir
  • Publication number: 20140273911
    Abstract: A wireless emergency alert system (also known as a wireless emergency alert system, or “WEA,” and formerly known as a commercial mobile alert system, or “CMAS”) receives a geotargeted federal alert that is to be delivered to mobile devices within a defined geographic region. A database of locations of access points is utilized by the system to identify those access points that are likely present in the defined region. The system identifies mobile devices that have an ongoing connection (e.g. IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) session) with the identified access points, in part by maintaining and accessing a look-up table containing location information for the access point and connected mobile devices. In addition, the system tracks mobile devices that no longer have an ongoing session and deregisters the appropriate mobile devices in the look-up table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Timothy N. Dunn, Michael Hooker, Shelby Seward, Srini Bodapotula