Patents by Inventor Stephen J. Kolanowski

Stephen J. Kolanowski 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: 20230045180
    Abstract: A device may create a list of identifiers for base stations that support a fixed wireless service for a user device. The device may receive a first identifier of a first base station associated with a first attach request of the user device. The device may enable the fixed wireless service for the first base station for the user device when the first identifier is included in the list of identifiers. The device may disable the fixed wireless service for the first base station for the user device when the first identifier is not included in the list of identifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J. KOLANOWSKI, Samirkumar PATEL, Angel V. GOMEZ, Ye HUANG
  • Patent number: 11522830
    Abstract: A method, device, and computer-readable medium are provided for sending, by a customer-premises equipment (CPE) device to a wireless access device via a CPE network interface, an Internet protocol (IP) address lease request, wherein the wireless access device terminates a wireless backhaul connection to a service provider network; receiving, responsive to the IP address lease request, an acknowledge message that includes a requested IP address and a protocol configuration option (PCO) providing identification information for the wireless access device; connecting, via the wireless access device and using the requested IP address, to a bootstrap server device associated with the service provider network; receiving, via the wireless access device, attachment information associated with a network management server and the service provider network; and sending, via the wireless access device, the identification information to the network management server in an attachment procedure using the attachment informatio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Kolanowski, Samirkumar Patel, Angel V. Gomez, Snehal Desai
  • Patent number: 11503459
    Abstract: A device obtains a data structure from a computing device, and divides the data structure into data segments. The device obtains a list of user devices from the computing device and obtains, from one or more network devices, a respective location and a respective reachability of each user device. The device determines, based on the respective location of each user device, a set of user devices connected to a base station. The device determines a communication capability of the base station, and determines, based on the communication capability, a subset of the set of user devices and one or more sets of the data segments. The device sends, based on the respective reachability of each user device of the subset of user devices, the one or more sets of data segments to the subset of user devices via the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ye Huang, Jin Yang, Stephen J. Kolanowski, Bjorn Hjelm, Stephane Chaysinh, Martin A. Iroff
  • Patent number: 10938955
    Abstract: A method assigns a bootstrap server for wireless devices in a machine-to-machine environment. The method includes receiving, by a network device in a wireless access network and from a wireless device, a first request for a bootstrap server identifier. The method also includes providing, to the wireless device, a response including an address for a carrier-specific bootstrap server device. The method also includes receiving, by the carrier-specific bootstrap server device, a request for management server connection information. The request is submitted by the wireless device using the bootstrap server identifier. The method further includes assigning, by the carrier-specific bootstrap server device, the wireless device to a management server of a group of management servers and sending connection information for the management server to the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: James Mathison, Stephen J. Kolanowski
  • Publication number: 20210006535
    Abstract: A method, device, and computer-readable medium are provided for sending, by a customer-premises equipment (CPE) device to a wireless access device via a CPE network interface, an Internet protocol (IP) address lease request, wherein the wireless access device terminates a wireless backhaul connection to a service provider network; receiving, responsive to the IP address lease request, an acknowledge message that includes a requested IP address and a protocol configuration option (PCO) providing identification information for the wireless access device; connecting, via the wireless access device and using the requested IP address, to a bootstrap server device associated with the service provider network; receiving, via the wireless access device, attachment information associated with a network management server and the service provider network; and sending, via the wireless access device, the identification information to the network management server in an attachment procedure using the attachment informatio
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen J. Kolanowski, Samirkumar Patel, Angel V. Gomez, Snehal Desai
  • Publication number: 20200382948
    Abstract: A device obtains a data structure from a computing device, and divides the data structure into data segments. The device obtains a list of user devices from the computing device and obtains, from one or more network devices, a respective location and a respective reachability of each user device. The device determines, based on the respective location of each user device, a set of user devices connected to a base station. The device determines a communication capability of the base station, and determines, based on the communication capability, a subset of the set of user devices and one or more sets of the data segments. The device sends, based on the respective reachability of each user device of the subset of user devices, the one or more sets of data segments to the subset of user devices via the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ye HUANG, Jin YANG, Stephen J. KOLANOWSKI, Bjorn HJELM, Stephane CHAYSINH, Martin A. IROFF
  • Patent number: 10819676
    Abstract: A method, device, and computer-readable medium are provided to send, by a first consumer-premises equipment (CPE) device to a second CPE device in a local area network (LAN), a first request for an IP address, wherein the first request is a first signaling message that includes a first protocol configuration option (PCO) providing first network-centric information for the first CPE device; receive, from the second CPE device, an acknowledgement to the first request, wherein the acknowledgment is a second signaling message that includes the IP address and a second PCO providing second network-centric information for the second CPE device; connect, via the second CPE device, to a bootstrap server device via a radio access network (RAN); receive, via the second CPE device, attachment information associated with a network management server; and send, via the second CPE device, the second network-centric information to the network management server in a first attach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Kolanowski, Samirkumar Patel, Angel V. Gomez, Snehal Desai
  • Patent number: 10779160
    Abstract: A device obtains a data structure from a computing device, and divides the data structure into data segments. The device obtains a list of user devices from the computing device and obtains, from one or more network devices, a respective location and a respective reachability of each user device. The device determines, based on the respective location of each user device, a set of user devices connected to a base station. The device determines a communication capability of the base station, and determines, based on the communication capability, a subset of the set of user devices and one or more sets of the data segments. The device sends, based on the respective reachability of each user device of the subset of user devices, the one or more sets of data segments to the subset of user devices via the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ye Huang, Jin Yang, Stephen J. Kolanowski, Bjorn Hjelm, Stephane Chaysinh, Martin A. Iroff
  • Publication number: 20200196134
    Abstract: A device obtains a data structure from a computing device, and divides the data structure into data segments. The device obtains a list of user devices from the computing device and obtains, from one or more network devices, a respective location and a respective reachability of each user device. The device determines, based on the respective location of each user device, a set of user devices connected to a base station. The device determines a communication capability of the base station, and determines, based on the communication capability, a subset of the set of user devices and one or more sets of the data segments. The device sends, based on the respective reachability of each user device of the subset of user devices, the one or more sets of data segments to the subset of user devices via the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Ye Huang, Jin Yang, Stephen J. Kolanowski, Bjorn Hjelm, Stephane Chaysinh, Martin A. Iroff
  • Publication number: 20190327341
    Abstract: A method assigns a bootstrap server for wireless devices in a machine-to-machine environment. The method includes receiving, by a network device in a wireless access network and from a wireless device, a first request for a bootstrap server identifier. The method also includes providing, to the wireless device, a response including an address for a carrier-specific bootstrap server device. The method also includes receiving, by the carrier-specific bootstrap server device, a request for management server connection information. The request is submitted by the wireless device using the bootstrap server identifier. The method further includes assigning, by the carrier-specific bootstrap server device, the wireless device to a management server of a group of management servers and sending connection information for the management server to the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: James Mathison, Stephen J. Kolanowski
  • Patent number: 10455057
    Abstract: A method assigns a bootstrap server for wireless devices in a machine-to-machine environment. The method includes receiving, by a network device in a wireless access network and from a wireless device, a first request for a bootstrap server identifier. The method also includes providing, to the wireless device, a response including an address for a carrier-specific bootstrap server device. The method also includes receiving, by the carrier-specific bootstrap server device, a request for management server connection information. The request is submitted by the wireless device using the bootstrap server identifier. The method further includes assigning, by the carrier-specific bootstrap server device, the wireless device to a management server of a group of management servers and sending connection information for the management server to the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: James Mathison, Stephen J. Kolanowski
  • Patent number: 10284425
    Abstract: A device may determine that a user device is to receive an update. The device may determine that the user device is not registered to a network associated with receiving the update. The device may provide a registration notification request based on determining that the user device is not registered to the network. The registration notification request may include information identifying the user device. The device may receive a response to the registration notification request. The response may indicate that the user device is registered to the network. The device may provide, based on receiving the response, an update message associated with the update. The update message may be destined for the user device and may include information indicating that the user device is to receive the update. The device may provide the update to the user device after providing the update message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Taral Patel, Miguel A. Carames, Stephen J. Kolanowski
  • Publication number: 20180152541
    Abstract: A method assigns a bootstrap server for wireless devices in a machine-to-machine environment. The method includes receiving, by a network device in a wireless access network and from a wireless device, a first request for a bootstrap server identifier. The method also includes providing, to the wireless device, a response including an address for a carrier-specific bootstrap server device. The method also includes receiving, by the carrier-specific bootstrap server device, a request for management server connection information. The request is submitted by the wireless device using the bootstrap server identifier. The method further includes assigning, by the carrier-specific bootstrap server device, the wireless device to a management server of a group of management servers and sending connection information for the management server to the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: James Mathison, Stephen J. Kolanowski
  • Patent number: 9690565
    Abstract: An exemplary system and method avoids unannounced software updates for a connected device by acquiring installation consent from the user for each software update to the connected device. Consent is acquired by leveraging an extended interface application described below, to facilitate notifications from the connected device to the user and receive user inputs indicating consent in response to the notifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Huiyu Wang, Kathleen J. Chylinski, Stephen J. Kolanowski, Snehal Desai, Jerome A. Bankos, Jr., Frank D. Larocca, Lily Zhu
  • Patent number: 9277397
    Abstract: A system may be configured to receive profile identifiers from a set of user devices; identify, based on the profile identifiers, one or more user devices, of the set of user devices, for which updated parameters should be provided, the parameters relating to operation of the one or more user devices with respect to a telecommunications network; and provide, to the identified one or more user devices, the updated parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventor: Stephen J. Kolanowski
  • Publication number: 20150350884
    Abstract: A system may be configured to receive profile identifiers from a set of user devices; identify, based on the profile identifiers, one or more user devices, of the set of user devices, for which updated parameters should be provided, the parameters relating to operation of the one or more user devices with respect to a telecommunications network; and provide, to the identified one or more user devices, the updated parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS
    Inventor: Stephen J. Kolanowski
  • Publication number: 20150215160
    Abstract: A device may determine that a user device is to receive an update. The device may determine that the user device is not registered to a network associated with receiving the update. The device may provide a registration notification request based on determining that the user device is not registered to the network. The registration notification request may include information identifying the user device. The device may receive a response to the registration notification request. The response may indicate that the user device is registered to the network. The device may provide, based on receiving the response, an update message associated with the update. The update message may be destined for the user device and may include information indicating that the user device is to receive the update. The device may provide the update to the user device after providing the update message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
    Inventors: Taral PATEL, Miguel A. Carames, Stephen J. Kolanowski
  • Publication number: 20150178061
    Abstract: An exemplary system and method avoids unannounced software updates for a connected device by acquiring installation consent from the user for each software update to the connected device. Consent is acquired by leveraging an extended interface application described below, to facilitate notifications from the connected device to the user and receive user inputs indicating consent in response to the notifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP (D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS)
    Inventors: Huiyu Wang, Kathleen J. Chylinski, Stephen J. Kolanowski, Snehal Desai, Jerome A. Bankos, JR., Frank D. Larocca, Lily Zhu