Patents by Inventor William Hooker

William Hooker 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).

  • Patent number: 12641177
    Abstract: Solutions for testing emergency call handling capability include: receiving, into a user equipment (UE), a dialed number (e.g., “922”); mapping, by the UE, the dialed number to a test service uniform resource name (URN); and transmitting the test service URN to a wireless network. Further solutions include: receiving, by the wireless network, from the UE, the test service URN; differentiating, by the wireless network, the test service URN from an SOS URN; and based on at least receiving the test service URN, establishing an emergency test voice call between the UE and a public safety answering point (PSAP) emulator. In some examples, the test service URN comprises “urn:service” and “test” (e.g., “urn:service:test.sos” or “urn:service:sos.test”), and is flagged by a bit field of an emergency service category value. In some examples, the wireless network transmits to the UE, an indication that the dialed number maps to the test service URN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Hang Hoi Yau, William Hooker
  • Patent number: 12526879
    Abstract: Solutions for placing an emergency call over a wireless network improve speed and reliability by prioritizing using an internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) packet data network (PDN) or protocol data unit (PDU) network (PDN/PDU) over domain reselection when a call attempt fails over an emergency PDN/PDU (EPDN/EPDU). Examples include establishing an IMS PDN/PDU session for a user equipment (UE) over a wireless network; attempting, by the UE, an emergency call using an EPDN/EPDU over the wireless network; and based on at least a failure of the emergency call over the EPDN/EPDU, reattempting the emergency call using the IMS PDN/PDU over the wireless network. Based on at least a failure of the emergency call over the IMS PDN/PDU, the UE performs domain reselection and reattempts the emergency call using a second wireless network. In some examples, wireless networks transmit a network policy for handling the emergency call to the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Hang Hoi Yau, Christopher Joul, Hyung Keun Choi, Lin Zhang, Syed Hassan Raza, William Hooker, Srinivasa Rao Bodapotula, Anthony James Wageman
  • Publication number: 20240357707
    Abstract: Solutions for placing an emergency call over a wireless network improve speed and reliability by prioritizing using an internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) packet data network (PDN) or protocol data unit (PDU) network (PDN/PDU) over domain reselection when a call attempt fails over an emergency PDN/PDU (EPDN/EPDU). Examples include establishing an IMS PDN/PDU session for a user equipment (UE) over a wireless network; attempting, by the UE, an emergency call using an EPDN/EPDU over the wireless network; and based on at least a failure of the emergency call over the EPDN/EPDU, reattempting the emergency call using the IMS PDN/PDU over the wireless network. Based on at least a failure of the emergency call over the IMS PDN/PDU, the UE performs domain reselection and reattempts the emergency call using a second wireless network. In some examples, wireless networks transmit a network policy for handling the emergency call to the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Hang Hoi Yau, Christopher Joul, Hyung Keun Choi, Lin Zhang, Syed Hassan Raza, William Hooker, Srinivasa Rao Bodapotula, Anthony James Wageman
  • Publication number: 20240267455
    Abstract: Solutions for testing emergency call handling capability include: receiving, into a user equipment (UE), a dialed number (e.g., “922”); mapping, by the UE, the dialed number to a test service uniform resource name (URN); and transmitting the test service URN to a wireless network. Further solutions include: receiving, by the wireless network, from the UE, the test service URN; differentiating, by the wireless network, the test service URN from an SOS URN; and based on at least receiving the test service URN, establishing an emergency test voice call between the UE and a public safety answering point (PSAP) emulator. In some examples, the test service URN comprises “urn:service” and “test” (e.g., “urn:service:test.sos” or “urn:service:sos.test”), and is flagged by a bit field of an emergency service category value. In some examples, the wireless network transmits to the UE, an indication that the dialed number maps to the test service URN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Hang Hoi Yau, William Hooker
  • Publication number: 20060210383
    Abstract: A lift gate assembly including a pair of spaced-apart columns, a pair of support members telescopingly received within the pair of spaced apart columns, a platform having a first section operably coupled to the pair of support members and a second section operably coupled to the first section, and a support element having a first end operably coupled with one of the pair of support members, and a second end operably coupled with the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventor: William Hooker