Patents by Inventor Suzann Hua

Suzann Hua 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: 20240073745
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, by at least one network device and from a user device, a registration message including a service identifier and at least one of a network slice identifier or a network slice token. The method may also include determining, based on information included in the registration message, whether the user device is authorized to use a network slice associated with the service identifier. The method may further include setting up a data session to be serviced by the network slice, in response to determining that the user device is authorized to use the network slice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Ye Huang, Miguel A. Carames, Lily Zhu, Jyotsna Kachroo, Suzann Hua, Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Umesh Kumar Gupta, Bjorn Hjelm
  • Patent number: 11917533
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a network slice usage subscription service is provided. The network slice usage subscription service may allow a network device to obtain network slice usage information and event notifications. The event notification may indicate when an end device is using a network slice and when the end device is no longer the network slice. The network device may include an application function (AF) device. The network device may use the event notification to perform an operation relating to the network slice and/or the end device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Suzann Hua, Ye Huang, Jude M. Munn, Parry Cornell Booker, Miguel A. Carames
  • Patent number: 11917719
    Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for the predictive determination of regions, such as registration areas associated with a wireless network, with respect to a User Equipment (“UE”) that registers with the wireless network. Such registration areas may be associated with different services, Quality of Service (“QoS”) parameters, network slices, or the like. When registering with the wireless network, the UE may receive an indication of a registration area that includes multiple tracking areas, which include a tracking area in which the UE is currently located and one or more other tracking areas in which the UE is likely to enter, as predicted based on one or more artificial intelligence/machine learning (“AI/ML”) models. The prediction may be based on the current location of the UE, UE attributes or parameters, and/or historical location information associated with the UE and/or other UEs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Suzann Hua, Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Parry Cornell Booker, Ye Huang
  • Publication number: 20240056803
    Abstract: A device establishes a first encrypted tunnel with a first active security gateway at a first data center to enable the device to communicate, via the first encrypted tunnel, with a first access and mobility management function (AMF) at the first data center. The device forwards, via the first encrypted tunnel and the first active security gateway, a first User Equipment device (UE) message to the first AMF. The device determines an occurrence of a failure or overload condition at the first active security gateway, and establishes, based on the determined occurrence of the failure or overload condition, a second encrypted tunnel with a standby security gateway at a second data center to enable the device to communicate, via the second encrypted tunnel, with the first AMF. The device forwards, via the second encrypted tunnel and the standby security gateway, at least one second UE message to the first AMF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Chien-Yuan Huang, Suzann Hua, Helen Osias Eglip, Parry Cornell Booker
  • Patent number: 11903044
    Abstract: A network device may maintain a list of existing slice identifiers, associated with slices of a core network, that are in use in active UE sessions, and may receive a slice identifier associated with a slice of the core network and provided in a request to establish a session between a UE and the slice of the core network. The network device may determine whether the slice identifier matches an existing slice identifier included in the list, and may create a new network address, with an address of the network device and the slice identifier, based on the slice identifier failing to match an existing slice identifier included in the list. The network device may utilize the new network address to establish the session between the UE and the slice of the core network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Suzann Hua, Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Parry Cornell Booker, David Taft, Raymond WaiMan So, Lap Tse
  • Patent number: 11902892
    Abstract: A network device of a core network may maintain a mapping table that maps core network slices with quality of service (QoS) class identifiers (QCIs) based on service profile identifiers (SPIDs), and may receive, from a user device, a request for service with a particular QCI included in the QCIs of the mapping table. The network device may identify a particular SPID of the SPIDs in the mapping table based on the particular QCI of the service, and may generate a flow request based on the particular SPID. The network device may cause the flow request to be provided to a radio access network (RAN) associated with the user device, to cause the RAN to select a RAN slice for provision of the service to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ye Huang, Jin Yang, Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Javier A. Ferro, Suzann Hua, Susan Wu Sanders, Violeta Cakulev, Ali Imdad Malik, Hossein M. Ahmadi
  • Patent number: 11889568
    Abstract: A device may include a processor configured to detect that an Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) tunnel from a user equipment (UE) device connected via a WiFi connection has become idle, based on the IPsec tunnel meeting an idleness criterion, and instruct the UE device to tear down the IPsec tunnel, in response to detecting that the IPsec tunnel from the UE device connected via the WiFi connection meets the idleness criterion. The device may be further configured to receive a mobile terminating call for the UE device; establish a new IPsec tunnel to the UE device via the WiFi connection, in response to receiving the mobile terminating call for the UE device; and forward the received mobile terminating call to the UE device via the established new IPsec tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Yuan Huang, Suzann Hua, Parry Cornell Booker
  • Patent number: 11849388
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a registration area-based application exposure and network slice selection service is provided. The service may include the generation of multiple sets of allowed network slices based on a type of end device, current tracking area, and registration area information. The service may also include selecting one of the sets of allowed network slices based on a mobility pattern of the end device. The service may also translate allowed network slices, current tracking area and registration area information, and expose the translated information to an application function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Suzann Hua, Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Ye Huang, Parry Cornell Booker
  • Patent number: 11849321
    Abstract: Systems and method are provided for a temporary network slice usage barring service within a core network. A network device in the core network receives a slice barring information message for an application function (AF). The slice barring information message includes a unique subscriber identifier associated with a user equipment (UE) device to be barred from a network slice and indicates a barring expiration time. The network device stores barring parameters based on the slice barring information message. The barring parameters include a slice identifier associated with the AF, the unique subscriber identifier, and the barring expiration time. The network device sends a barring instruction message to another network device associated with the network slice. The barring instruction message includes the unique subscriber identifier and the barring expiration time. The other network device enforces temporary barring of the UE device from the network slice based on the barring instruction message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Suzann Hua, Ye Huang, Chien-Yuan Huang, Parry Cornell Booker
  • Publication number: 20230385095
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which an capacity modification service is provided in relation to a virtual device. The capacity modification service may include a first virtual device of a host device that is able to a receive resource modification request directed to a second virtual device of the host device. The modification request may be received via user interface or application programming interface associated with the first and second virtual devices. The first virtual device may calculate resource values for resources of the prospective resource modification. The first virtual device may communicate the resource values to management layer of the host device, such as a container orchestrator. The container orchestrator may allocate the resources for the second virtual device based on the resource values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Suzann Hua, Parry Cornell Booker, Emerando M. Delos Reyes, Chien-Yuan Huang
  • Patent number: 11825396
    Abstract: In some implementations, a network device may receive an identifier associated with an application server. The network device may associate the identifier with a service profile associated with a network slice based on a quality of service associated with the network slice. The network device may provide, to a device associated with the application server, information indicating that the identifier is associated with the service profile. The network device may receive address information associated with the application server. The network device may associate the address information with the service profile. The network device may provide service profile information to a security device included in a core network to cause the security device to forward traffic transmitted by the application server toward a destination via the network slice. The service profile information may include an identifier associated with the service profile, the identifier, and the address information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ye Huang, Miguel A. Carames, Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Alexander Fadeev, Suzann Hua, Jude M. Munn, Michael R. Waters
  • Publication number: 20230370962
    Abstract: A system described herein may receive a request to establish a communication session between a core network and a User Equipment (“UE”), determine that the requested communication session is associated with one or more admission control options and receive, from the UE, a selection of a particular admission control option of the one or more admission control options. The system may identify one or more actions associated with the particular admission control option. The one or more actions include rejecting the request to establish the communication session, or accepting the request to establish the communication session. The system may perform the one or more identified actions associated with the particular admission control option. The system may include an interface between an Access and Mobility Management Function (“AMF”) of the core network and a Network Slice Access Control Function (“NSACF”) of the core network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Suzann Hua, Miguel A. Carames, Ye Huang, Parry Cornell Booker
  • Publication number: 20230319904
    Abstract: A network device may maintain a list of existing slice identifiers, associated with slices of a core network, that are in use in active UE sessions, and may receive a slice identifier associated with a slice of the core network and provided in a request to establish a session between a UE and the slice of the core network. The network device may determine whether the slice identifier matches an existing slice identifier included in the list, and may create a new network address, with an address of the network device and the slice identifier, based on the slice identifier failing to match an existing slice identifier included in the list. The network device may utilize the new network address to establish the session between the UE and the slice of the core network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Suzann HUA, Sudhakar Reddy PATIL, Parry Cornell BOOKER, David TAFT, Raymond WaiMan SO, Lap TSE
  • Patent number: 11743791
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein may provide for the return (e.g., reconnection) of a User Equipment (“UE”) to a first radio access network (“RAN”) to which the UE was connected, after the UE has been redirected to a second RAN based on the occurrence of an event. The event may include a voice call placed by or to the UE. The return of the UE to the first RAN may occur based on the occurrence of another event, such as the voice call being terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Helen Osias Eglip, Suzann Hua, Maqbool Chauhan, Ali Imdad Malik
  • Patent number: 11736623
    Abstract: A charging function device may include a processor configured to obtain subscription information associated with a user equipment (UE) device in a wireless communication network. The processor may be further configured to receive, from a gateway device, data flow information relating to data flows associated with the UE device; receive, from a policy device, policy information relating to policies applied to the data flows associated with the UE device; generate a record for the UE device based on the received data flow information and the received policy information, wherein the record identifies at least one account charge based on a particular data flow associated with the UE device; and provide the generated charging record to an account system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Lalit R. Kotecha, Suzann Hua, Patricia R. Chang, Jin Yang, Donna L. Polehn, Vishwanath Ramamurthi, Arda Aksu
  • Patent number: 11723079
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for a hybrid network device to serve as a zero- or low-latency relay for communications between a wireless network, such as a licensed wireless network, and one or more other devices. The hybrid network device may establish a connection with a base station of a wireless network via a licensed radio access technology (“RAT”). The hybrid network device may communicate with one or more devices via an unlicensed RAT. The hybrid network device of some embodiments may aggregate communications from devices and may serve as a single connection endpoint with respect to the base station, such that the base station need not maintain a relatively large number of connections to accommodate a relatively large quantity devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Yang, Lalit R. Kotecha, Donna L. Polehn, Vishwanath Ramamurthi, Maria G. Lam, Arda Aksu, Suzann Hua
  • Patent number: 11716242
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein include receiving, from a first network function, a request to receive a notification when a second network function becomes available after a failure. A status update may be received from the second network function indicating that the second network function is available. It may be determined that the second network function is in a stable state. A notification may be sent, to the first network function, that the second network function is available along with an indication of a time period in which to switch from accessing a third network function to accessing the second network function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Suzann Hua, Chien-Yuan Huang, Emerando M. Delos Reyes, Parry Cornell Booker
  • Patent number: 11706693
    Abstract: An application function (AF) device may identify a user equipment (UE) and may send, to a network exposure function (NEF) device, a battery level request message concerning a battery of the UE. The AF device may obtain, from the NEF device, based on sending the battery level request message, a battery level report, and may cause, based on the battery level report, at least one action to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Suzann Hua, Ye Huang, Imtiyaz Shaikh
  • Publication number: 20230189131
    Abstract: A network device of a core network may maintain a mapping table that maps core network slices with quality of service (QoS) class identifiers (QCIs) based on service profile identifiers (SPIDs), and may receive, from a user device, a request for service with a particular QCI included in the QCIs of the mapping table. The network device may identify a particular SPID of the SPIDs in the mapping table based on the particular QCI of the service, and may generate a flow request based on the particular SPID. The network device may cause the flow request to be provided to a radio access network (RAN) associated with the user device, to cause the RAN to select a RAN slice for provision of the service to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ye HUANG, Jin YANG, Sudhakar Reddy PATIL, Javier A. FERRO, Suzann HUA, Susan Wu SANDERS, Violeta CAKULEV, Ali Imdad MALIK, Hossein M. AHMADI
  • Patent number: 11672040
    Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for a selection of an Interworking Function (“IWF”) that facilitates an interworking between a licensed wireless network and another wireless network, such as an unlicensed wireless network, based on a geographical location of a User Equipment (“UE”) that is connected to the licensed wireless network and the other wireless network. The IWF may be selected from a set of candidate IWFs based on respective locations of the candidate IWFs and the UE and/or a wireless access point associated with the other wireless network. The IWF may communicate with the UE, via the other wireless network, using one or more tunnels. The IWF may identify control plane and user plane traffic received via the tunnel(s), and may forward such communications to appropriate network devices of the licensed wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Yuan Huang, Suzann Hua, Parry Cornell Booker