Patents by Inventor Todd Vancleve

Todd Vancleve 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: 20250071567
    Abstract: Systems and methods for telecommunications network coverage optimization are disclosed. The network coverage optimization system computes a usability index value for a geographic area using measured values of telecommunications network usability indicators. The telecommunications network usability indicators are related to network coverage (e.g., whether the user has enough bars and can make a call), quality of service (e.g., whether the speech and data quality are good), and data speed (e.g., the amount of buffering the user is experiencing). The telecommunications network usability indicators can be selected based on an importance rating associated with them. Then, for each geographic area, the network coverage optimization system computes a score value and a weight value for each selected telecommunications network usability indicator. Using the computed score values and the computed weight values, the network coverage optimization system computes a usability index value for the geographic area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Gurpreet Singh, Stephen Todd Vancleve
  • Patent number: 12185122
    Abstract: Systems and methods to identify a growth classification/categorization for a geographic area that helps a network provider to solve for what types of planning opportunities are available at various area granularities is disclosed. The system computes values for a set of growth criteria for a geographic area. The growth criteria are related to planning, usability, customer experience, sales, population, and so on. Based on the growth-criteria values, the system identifies a classification/categorization for the area. For example, the system classifies an area as an invest area (e.g., requiring engineering action), a grow area (e.g., requiring sales action/being sales ready), a defend area (e.g., requiring engineering and sales actions to continue current trend), or a fix area (e.g., likely requiring both engineering and sales actions to improve current trend). Based on the area classification, the system can then provide actionable insights to drive improvement in network coverage and customer experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Gurpreet Singh, Stephen Todd Vancleve, Pankaj Saxena, Ashwini Kumar
  • Patent number: 12160753
    Abstract: Systems and methods for telecommunications network coverage optimization are disclosed. The network coverage optimization system computes a usability index value for a geographic area using measured values of telecommunications network usability indicators. The telecommunications network usability indicators are related to network coverage (e.g., whether the user has enough bars and can make a call), quality of service (e.g., whether the speech and data quality are good), and data speed (e.g., the amount of buffering the user is experiencing). The telecommunications network usability indicators can be selected based on an importance rating associated with them. Then, for each geographic area, the network coverage optimization system computes a score value and a weight value for each selected telecommunications network usability indicator. Using the computed score values and the computed weight values, the network coverage optimization system computes a usability index value for the geographic area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Gurpreet Singh, Stephen Todd Vancleve
  • Publication number: 20240291171
    Abstract: Aspects provided herein provide methods, systems, and a non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer instructions for determining antenna tilt in a network are provided. The method begins with determining an inter-site distance for at least one adjacent cell site within a beam width of an antenna of at least one cell site. Next, the inter-site distance is calculated at a predetermined overlap with at least one adjacent antenna of an adjacent cell site. The antenna is then tilted to move the calculated inter-site distance to be within a half-power beam width of the antenna. A latitude and longitude within a half-power point of the beam width of the antenna is then calculated. The tilt angel of the antenna is then calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Gurpreet Singh, Stephen Todd Vancleve
  • Publication number: 20240098513
    Abstract: Systems and methods to identify a growth classification/categorization for a geographic area that helps a network provider to solve for what types of planning opportunities are available at various area granularities is disclosed. The system computes values for a set of growth criteria for a geographic area. The growth criteria are related to planning, usability, customer experience, sales, population, and so on. Based on the growth-criteria values, the system identifies a classification/categorization for the area. For example, the system classifies an area as an invest area (e.g., requiring engineering action), a grow area (e.g., requiring sales action/being sales ready), a defend area (e.g., requiring engineering and sales actions to continue current trend), or a fix area (e.g., likely requiring both engineering and sales actions to improve current trend). Based on the area classification, the system can then provide actionable insights to drive improvement in network coverage and customer experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Gurpreet Singh, Stephen Todd Vancleve, Pankaj Saxena, Ashwini Kumar
  • Patent number: 11856412
    Abstract: Systems and methods to identify a growth classification/categorization for a geographic area that helps a network provider to solve for what types of planning opportunities are available at various area granularities is disclosed. The system computes values for a set of growth criteria for a geographic area. The growth criteria are related to planning, usability, customer experience, sales, population, and so on. Based on the growth-criteria values, the system identifies a classification/categorization for the area. For example, the system classifies an area as an invest area (e.g., requiring engineering action), a grow area (e.g., requiring sales action/being sales ready), a defend area (e.g., requiring engineering and sales actions to continue current trend), or a fix area (e.g., likely requiring both engineering and sales actions to improve current trend). Based on the area classification, the system can then provide actionable insights to drive improvement in network coverage and customer experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Gurpreet Singh, Stephen Todd Vancleve, Pankaj Saxena, Ashwini Kumar
  • Publication number: 20230199511
    Abstract: Systems and methods to identify a growth classification/categorization for a geographic area that helps a network provider to solve for what types of planning opportunities are available at various area granularities is disclosed. The system computes values for a set of growth criteria for a geographic area. The growth criteria are related to planning, usability, customer experience, sales, population, and so on. Based on the growth-criteria values, the system identifies a classification/categorization for the area. For example, the system classifies an area as an invest area (e.g., requiring engineering action), a grow area (e.g., requiring sales action/being sales ready), a defend area (e.g., requiring engineering and sales actions to continue current trend), or a fix area (e.g., likely requiring both engineering and sales actions to improve current trend). Based on the area classification, the system can then provide actionable insights to drive improvement in network coverage and customer experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Gurpreet Singh, Stephen Todd Vancleve, Pankaj Saxena, Ashwini Kumar
  • Publication number: 20230199514
    Abstract: Systems and methods for telecommunications network coverage optimization are disclosed. The network coverage optimization system computes a usability index value for a geographic area using measured values of telecommunications network usability indicators. The telecommunications network usability indicators are related to network coverage (e.g., whether the user has enough bars and can make a call), quality of service (e.g., whether the speech and data quality are good), and data speed (e.g., the amount of buffering the user is experiencing). The telecommunications network usability indicators can be selected based on an importance rating associated with them. Then, for each geographic area, the network coverage optimization system computes a score value and a weight value for each selected telecommunications network usability indicator. Using the computed score values and the computed weight values, the network coverage optimization system computes a usability index value for the geographic area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Gurpreet Singh, Stephen Todd Vancleve
  • Publication number: 20230188416
    Abstract: A network equipment operation adjustment system is provided herein that is configured to improve the performance of a telecommunications network by generating a network score representing the performance of a telecommunications network within a geographic region, determining one or more network equipment parameter adjustments using the network score, and causing the adjustments to occur. The network equipment operation adjustment system can further display the network score and other network scores for other geographic regions in an interactive user interface to efficiently allow a network operator to view the network performance of a telecommunications network by geographic region and/or to view how the network performance in each of the geographic regions is changing over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Brandon Le, Andrea Bonanomi, Jason Firth, Todd Vancleve
  • Patent number: 11582097
    Abstract: A network equipment operation adjustment system is provided herein that is configured to improve the performance of a telecommunications network by generating a network score representing the performance of a telecommunications network within a geographic region, determining one or more network equipment parameter adjustments using the network score, and causing the adjustments to occur. The network equipment operation adjustment system can further display the network score and other network scores for other geographic regions in an interactive user interface to efficiently allow a network operator to view the network performance of a telecommunications network by geographic region and/or to view how the network performance in each of the geographic regions is changing over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Le, Andrea Bonanomi, Jason Firth, Todd Vancleve
  • Publication number: 20210006464
    Abstract: A network equipment operation adjustment system is provided herein that is configured to improve the performance of a telecommunications network by generating a network score representing the performance of a telecommunications network within a geographic region, determining one or more network equipment parameter adjustments using the network score, and causing the adjustments to occur. The network equipment operation adjustment system can further display the network score and other network scores for other geographic regions in an interactive user interface to efficiently allow a network operator to view the network performance of a telecommunications network by geographic region and/or to view how the network performance in each of the geographic regions is changing over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Brandon Le, Andrea Bonanomi, Jason Firth, Todd Vancleve
  • Patent number: 10812330
    Abstract: A network equipment operation adjustment system is provided herein that is configured to improve the performance of a telecommunications network by generating a network score representing the performance of a telecommunications network within a geographic region, determining one or more network equipment parameter adjustments using the network score, and causing the adjustments to occur. The network equipment operation adjustment system can further display the network score and other network scores for other geographic regions in an interactive user interface to efficiently allow a network operator to view the network performance of a telecommunications network by geographic region and/or to view how the network performance in each of the geographic regions is changing over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Le, Andrea Bonanomi, Jason Firth, Todd Vancleve
  • Publication number: 20190199589
    Abstract: A network equipment operation adjustment system is provided herein that is configured to improve the performance of a telecommunications network by generating a network score representing the performance of a telecommunications network within a geographic region, determining one or more network equipment parameter adjustments using the network score, and causing the adjustments to occur. The network equipment operation adjustment system can further display the network score and other network scores for other geographic regions in an interactive user interface to efficiently allow a network operator to view the network performance of a telecommunications network by geographic region and/or to view how the network performance in each of the geographic regions is changing over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Brandon Le, Andrea Bonanomi, Jason Firth, Todd Vancleve