Patents by Inventor Tony Ferreira
Tony Ferreira 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).
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Publication number: 20240406670Abstract: A geo-fencing system stores a geo-fence associated with a geographic location of a user equipment device (UE). The geo-fencing system receives, from a Network Exposure Function (NEF) or Service Capability Exposure Function (SCEF) in a mobile network, a monitoring event (MONTE) location report associated with a current location of the UE within the mobile network, and extracts a Radio Access Network (RAN) location from the MONTE location report, where the RAN location identifies a cell, cell sector, eNodeB (eNB), gNodeB (gNB), or tracking area (TA) associated with the current location of the UE. The geo-fencing system determines, based on a comparison of the identified cell, cell sector, eNB, gNB, or TA with the stored geo-fence, whether the UE has entered or exited the geo-fence, and sends, based on the determination, a geo-fence alert to the NEF or SCEF for forwarding to a geo-fencing enabled application.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2023Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Ye Huang, Miguel A. Carames, Suzann Hua, Tony Ferreira, Alexander Fadeev
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Publication number: 20240364679Abstract: A method, a network device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are described in relation to an EASDF secure service. The EASDF secure service may include a network-side service that may validate access and authorization to use a domain name system (DNS) resolver device, such as an edge application server discovery function. The network-side service may validate access and authorization of an end device based on tokens. The EASDF secure service may include an end device-side service that includes a token with a DNS query to the DNS resolver device. The end device-side service may further provide authorization regarding access and use of applications, networks, and application devices that host applications and/or assets by the end device at the end device. The end device-side service may determine access and/or authorization based on tokens and a validation procedure performed at the end device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: Jerry Steben, David Taft, Maqbool Chauhan, Tony Ferreira, Lily Zhu
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Publication number: 20240357481Abstract: A device in a network may be configured to: receive a request from a User Equipment (UE) device to establish a session with a network slice in the network; obtain a device type of the UE device; select, by using the device type, a Session Management Function (SMF), among a set of SMFs, which manages sessions for UE devices of the device type; and send a message to the selected SMF to create a session context. When the selected SMF receives the message, the selected SMF is configured to select a User Plane Function (UPF) based on the device type and cause the selected UPF to establish the session between the UE device and the network slice.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Suzann Hua, Jerry Steben, Raymond WaiMan So, Maqbool Chauhan, Tony Ferreira, Michael Kondratiuk
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Publication number: 20240224232Abstract: A method may include receiving, from a user equipment (UE) device, a registration request and determining whether the UE device is not in a home region associated with the UE device, and whether information included in the registration request indicates that the UE device is in a different location than a location associated with a most recent registration request. The method may also include transmitting a message to a notification device, in response to determining that the UE device is not in the home region associated with the UE device and the UE device is in a different location than the location associated with a most recent registration request. The method may further include transmitting, by the notification device, notification information to the UE device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2023Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Suzann Hua, Ye Huang, Tony Ferreira
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Publication number: 20240205797Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which an blocking delivery service is provided. The service may use an identifier of a source end device, destination address information associated with a destination end device, and configurable criteria as a basis to block delivery of application service layer data. The service may be configured to apply to end devices based on an addressing scheme of the service. The service may be configured on a network device that provides an application service. The service may block delivery without the use of class of service or subscriber provisioning.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2024Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Kevin Lim, Craig Barth, Brian Olson, Ye Huang, Joseph Lee, Tony Ferreira
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Patent number: 11950177Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which an blocking delivery service is provided. The service may use an identifier of a source end device, destination address information associated with a destination end device, and configurable criteria as a basis to block delivery of application service layer data. The service may be configured to apply to end devices based on an addressing scheme of the service. The service may be configured on a network device that provides an application service. The service may block delivery without the use of class of service or subscriber provisioning.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Kevin Lim, Craig Barth, Brian Olson, Ye Huang, Joseph Lee, Tony Ferreira
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Publication number: 20220167246Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which an blocking delivery service is provided. The service may use an identifier of a source end device, destination address information associated with a destination end device, and configurable criteria as a basis to block delivery of application service layer data. The service may be configured to apply to end devices based on an addressing scheme of the service. The service may be configured on a network device that provides an application service. The service may block delivery without the use of class of service or subscriber provisioning.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Kevin Lim, Craig Barth, Brian Olson, Ye Huang, Joseph Lee, Tony Ferreira
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Patent number: 10038844Abstract: The disclosed technology includes switching between a normal or standard-lens UI and a panoramic or wide-angle photography UI responsive to a zoom gesture. In one implementation, a user gesture corresponding to a “zoom-out” command, when received at a mobile computing device associated with a minimum zoom state, may trigger a switch from a standard lens photo capture UI to a wide-angle photography UI. In another implementation, a user gesture corresponding to a “zoom-in” command, when received at a mobile computing device associated with a nominal wide-angle state, may trigger a switch from a wide-angle photography UI to a standard lens photo capture UI.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Nirav Bipinchandra Mehta, Mikkel Crone Köser, David Singleton, Robert William Hamilton, Henry John Holland, Tony Ferreira, Thomas Weedon Hume
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Patent number: 9990694Abstract: Certain embodiments of this disclosure include methods and devices for outputting a zoom sequence. According to one embodiment, a method is provided. The method may include: (i) determining first location information from first metadata associated with one or more images, wherein the first location information identifies a first location; and (ii) outputting, for display, a first zoom sequence based on the first location information, wherein the first zoom sequence may include a first plurality of mapped images of the first location from a first plurality of zoom levels and the plurality of mapped images are sequentially ordered by a magnitude of the zoom level.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Thomas Weedon Hume, Mikkel Crone Köser, Tony Ferreira, Jeremy Lyon, Waldemar Ariel Baraldi, Bryan Mawhinney, Christopher James Smith, Lenka Trochtova, Andrei Popescu, David Ingram, Flavio Lerda, Michael Ananin, Vytautas Vaitukaitis, Marc Paulina
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Publication number: 20170099437Abstract: The disclosed technology includes switching between a normal or standard-lens UI and a panoramic or wide-angle photography UI responsive to a zoom gesture. In one implementation, a user gesture corresponding to a “zoom-out” command, when received at a mobile computing device associated with a minimum zoom state, may trigger a switch from a standard lens photo capture UI to a wide-angle photography UI. In another implementation, a user gesture corresponding to a “zoom-in” command, when received at a mobile computing device associated with a nominal wide-angle state, may trigger a switch from a wide-angle photography UI to a standard lens photo capture UI.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Nirav Bipinchandra Mehta, Mikkel Crone Köser, David Singleton, Robert William Hamilton, Henry John Holland, Tony Ferreira, Thomas Weedon Hume
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Publication number: 20170076427Abstract: Certain embodiments of this disclosure include methods and devices for outputting a zoom sequence. According to one embodiment, a method is provided. The method may include: (i) determining first location information from first metadata associated with one or more images, wherein the first location information identifies a first location; and (ii) outputting, for display, a first zoom sequence based on the first location information, wherein the first zoom sequence may include a first plurality of mapped images of the first location from a first plurality of zoom levels and the plurality of mapped images are sequentially ordered by a magnitude of the zoom level.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Thomas Weedon Hume, Mikkel Crone Köser, Tony Ferreira, Jeremy Lyon, Waldemar Ariel Baraldi, Bryan Mawhinney, Christopher James Smith, Lenka Trochtova, Andrei Popescu, David Ingram, Flavio Lerda, Michael Ananin, Vytautas Vaitukaitis, Marc Paulina
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Patent number: 9538078Abstract: The disclosed technology includes switching between a normal or standard-lens UI and a panoramic or wide-angle photography UI responsive to a zoom gesture. In one implementation, a user gesture corresponding to a “zoom-out” command, when received at a mobile computing device associated with a minimum zoom state, may trigger a switch from a standard lens photo capture UI to a wide-angle photography UI. In another implementation, a user gesture corresponding to a “zoom-in” command, when received at a mobile computing device associated with a nominal wide-angle state, may trigger a switch from a wide-angle photography UI to a standard lens photo capture UI.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Nirav Bipinchandra Mehta, Mikkel Crone Köser, David Singleton, Robert William Hamilton, Henry John Holland, Tony Ferreira, Thomas Weedon Hume
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Patent number: 9508172Abstract: Certain embodiments of this disclosure include methods and devices for outputting a zoom sequence. According to one embodiment, a method is provided. The method may include: (i) determining first location information from first metadata associated with one or more images, wherein the first location information identifies a first location; and (ii) outputting, for display, a first zoom sequence based on the first location information, wherein the first zoom sequence may include a first plurality of mapped images of the first location from a first plurality of zoom levels and the plurality of mapped images are sequentially ordered by a magnitude of the zoom level.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Thomas Weedon Hume, Mikkel Crone Koser, Tony Ferreira, Jeremy Lyon, Waldemar Ariel Baraldi, Bryan Mawhinney, Christopher James Smith, Lenka Trochtova, Andrei Popescu, David Ingram, Flavio Lerda, Michael Ananin, Vytautas Vaitukaitis, Marc Paulina
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Publication number: 20150249785Abstract: The disclosed technology includes switching between a normal or standard-lens UI and a panoramic or wide-angle photography UI responsive to a zoom gesture. In one implementation, a user gesture corresponding to a “zoom-out” command, when received at a mobile computing device associated with a minimum zoom state, may trigger a switch from a standard lens photo capture UI to a wide-angle photography UI. In another implementation, a user gesture corresponding to a “zoom-in” command, when received at a mobile computing device associated with a nominal wide-angle state, may trigger a switch from a wide-angle photography UI to a standard lens photo capture UI.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2014Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Nirav Bipinchandra Mehta, Mikkel Crone Köser, David Singleton, Robert William Hamilton, Henry John Holland, Tony Ferreira, Thomas Weedon Hume