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20090276300 | Network Systems and Methods Utilizing Mobile Devices to Enhance Consumer Experience - Network systems and methods for utilizing mobile devices to enhance customer experiences are disclosed herein. A first aspect of the present invention facilitates a customer to acquire a membership to a membership program and subsequently access benefits of the membership program via a mobile device. Another aspect of the present invention facilitates a customer to redeem coupons for sales transactions via a mobile device. Yet another aspect of the present invention facilitates a customer to acquire a map including the location of requested items. Another aspect of the present invention facilitates a customer to search for an item and in response receive the availability and in some instances a map location of the requested item. Yet another aspect of the present invention facilitates a customer to pay for item using a remote charging method. | 11-05-2009 |
20110090838 | Dynamic Content Distribution in Mobile Telecommunications Network - A mobile telecommunications network is configured to dynamically adapt transmitted content according to the channel quality of the network link connecting a destination mobile device to the mobile telecommunications network. Channel quality indicators (CQIs) for the mobile devices associated with the mobile telecommunications network are cached at one or more support nodes of a core network. Components of the core network therefore can request the CQI of a mobile device from a corresponding support node rather than repeating a process of determining anew the condition of the network linking to a mobile device each time content is to be communicated to or from a mobile device. A service provider receiving the CQI for a mobile device from the cache of a support node can adapt the content to be provided to the mobile device to the particular conditions of the network represented by the CQI. | 04-21-2011 |
20110111732 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC PROVISION OF PERSONALIZED INFORMATION - In one embodiment, the present disclosure is a method and apparatus for dynamic provision of personalized information. In one embodiment, a method for providing information relevant to a need of a user of a communication device includes monitoring, by the communication device, dynamic information relating to the user, and sending, by the communication device, a message describing the need of the user, where the message includes the dynamic information. | 05-12-2011 |
20110116610 | User Profile Based Speech To Text Conversion For Visual Voice Mail - Messages in a message system are converted from one format to another format in accordance with preferred message formats and/or conditions. Message formats can include text messages, multimedia messages, visual voicemail messages, and/or other audio/visual messages. Based on conditions such as recipient device location or velocity and a preferred message format a message can be converted into an appropriate transmission format and transmitted and/or communicated to the recipient in its appropriate format (e.g., text, multimedia, audio, etc. . . .). | 05-19-2011 |
20110143723 | AUTOMATIC DELIVERY OF VISUAL VOICEMAIL - A visual voicemail may be automatically transmitted to a receiving mobile device after the visual voicemail fails to reach the receiving mobile device during an initial delivery attempt. For example, a visual voicemail delivery system may receive an indication of an incoming voicemail, and a visual voicemail associated with the incoming voicemail may be generated. The system may maintain the delivery status of the visual voicemail. For example, if the receiving mobile device retrieves the visual voicemail from the system via a communication session, the system may mark the visual voicemail as delivered. After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the system may determine whether the visual voicemail has been delivered to the mobile device. If the system determines that the visual voicemail has not been delivered to the mobile device, the system may automatically transmit visual voicemail to the mobile device. | 06-16-2011 |
20110151863 | Automated Communications Device Field Testing, Performance Management, And Resource Allocation - Field testing, performance monitoring, and resource management are performed via a communications device, automatically and autonomously, without user intervention. Abnormal conditions are automatically detected while the communications device is performing a service and adjustments are automatically made to network resources in order to improve service performance. Upon initiation of a request for service (e.g., IM, MMS, SMS, etc.), the communications device automatically begins to monitor the performance of the service session (e.g., send time, receive time, etc.). During or after the service session, the communications device stores the performance data associated with the performance of the service. The performance data is analyzed in accordance with a subscriber's user profile information, to detect any problems with the service. If problems are detected, necessary adjustments and/or reallocation of resources are made automatically and autonomously, without user intervention. | 06-23-2011 |
20110199963 | Systems and Methods for Managing PDP Contexts in a Wireless Data Communications Network - Systems and method are for managing packet data protocol (PDP) contexts in a wireless data communications network. A plurality of real-time applications are prioritized within a single, shared PDP context or allocated a second PDP context based upon priority levels logically assigned to the plurality of applications such that high priority applications are delivered before lower priority applications. Lower priority applications are suspended and interrupted by higher priority applications and are set to resume after the higher priority applications are completed. Priority levels are established by a priority management engine (PME) that may reside in one or more network elements, such as a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node or a network probe system. The priority management engine establishes the priority levels based upon one or more factors including, for example, PDP utilization characteristics at a given time and/or given network location, and/or user preferences. | 08-18-2011 |
20110249618 | Systems, Methods and Computer Program Products for Intelligent APN Management in Wireless Communications Networks - Systems, methods, and computer program products are for managing APNs in a wireless communications network during a PDP context activation sequence. An exemplary method includes a radio network controller (RNC) generating an APN assignment request in response to a PDP context activation request being received from a device and sending the APN assignment request to an intelligent APN management system (iAPNMS). The method also includes determining, at the iAPNMS based upon an assignment factor, an APN to assign to the PDP context activation request and assigning the APN to the PDP context activation request. The method also includes one of the RNC and the iAPNMS modifying the PDP context activation request to include the APN, and the RNC forwarding the PDP context activation request including the APN to a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) gateway support node (SGSN) to continue the PDP context activation sequence. | 10-13-2011 |
20110305327 | On Demand Visual Voicemail-To-Text System And Method - Voicemail messages are transcribed to text in accordance with a subscriber preference. When a new voicemail message is detected or a request to retrieve a voicemail message is detected, a voicemail to text device may alter its behavior based on the voicemail to text subscriber preference and a mobile device status. Subscriber preferences can comprise location (e.g., GPS, AGPS, roaming, international, or national boundaries), date, time, and network resources. Voicemail to text can automatically be re-enabled/disabled based on subscriber preferences set by a subscriber or network provider. A subscriber or network provider can initiate a state change (enable/disable) of voicemail to text. | 12-15-2011 |
20120207063 | Systems and Methods for Managing PDP Contexts in a Wireless Data Communications Network - Systems and method are for managing packet data protocol (PDP) contexts in a wireless data communications network. A plurality of real-time applications are prioritized within a single, shared PDP context or allocated a second PDP context based upon priority levels logically assigned to the plurality of applications such that high priority applications are delivered before lower priority applications. Lower priority applications are suspended and interrupted by higher priority applications and are set to resume after the higher priority applications are completed. Priority levels are established by a priority management engine (PME) that may reside in one or more network elements, such as a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node or a network probe system. The priority management engine establishes the priority levels based upon one or more factors including, for example, PDP utilization characteristics at a given time and/or given network location, and/or user preferences. | 08-16-2012 |
20120220285 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING PRIVACY WHEN A MOBILE DEVICE IS LOCATED IN A DEFINED PRIVACY ZONE - A system, method and apparatus for protecting privacy when a mobile device is located in a defined privacy zone are described herein. The available features that a user of a mobile device may use are controlled while the mobile device is located in a define privacy zone. Once a mobile device is detected in the define privacy zone, a database is accessed to determine if the mobile device has the features available that are to be disabled. If the features are available, a disable signal is sent via the communications network to the mobile device and the feature is disabled. Once the mobile device is detected to be outside of the defined privacy zone, the previously disabled mobile device feature is enabled. | 08-30-2012 |
20120293305 | Network Systems and Methods Utilizing Mobile Devices to Enhance Consumer Experience - A mobile device requests map information to locate an item in a store. If the item is available, map information is sent to the mobile device. The map information includes directions to the item. If the item is not available, alternative item information is sent to the mobile device. | 11-22-2012 |
20130231101 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING PRIVACY WHEN A MOBILE DEVICE IS LOCATED IN A DEFINED PRIVACY ZONE - A system, method and apparatus for protecting privacy when a mobile device is located in a defined privacy zone are described herein. The available features that a user of a mobile device may use are controlled while the mobile device is located in a define privacy zone. Once a mobile device is detected in the define privacy zone, a database is accessed to determine if the mobile device has the features available that are to be disabled. If the features are available, a disable signal is sent via the communications network to the mobile device and the feature is disabled. Once the mobile device is detected to be outside of the defined privacy zone, the previously disabled mobile device feature is enabled. | 09-05-2013 |
20130286019 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTING MEDIA CONTENT FOR PRESENTATION - A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, mapping image pixels of media content to a first portion of display pixels of a display to create mapped pairs having a mapped image pixel and a mapped display pixel, where the display has at least one of a greater number of horizontal or vertical pixels than the media content and for each mapped pair, one or more values associated with the mapped image pixel are assigned to the mapped display pixel, assigning blended mapped values to unmapped display pixels in a second portion of the display pixels, where, for each unmapped display pixel, the blended mapped value is a statistical compilation of one or more values assigned to the mapped display pixels that are adjacent to the unmapped display pixels, and presenting the mapped and unmapped display pixels at the display. The method includes other embodiments. | 10-31-2013 |
20130287091 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEDIA STREAMING - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, dividing a media content item into a plurality of media content segments, at each media content segment of the plurality of media content segments, applying motion estimation between at least two video frames of the media content segment to determine a content weight for the media content segment, determining a bit rate for the media content segment according to the determined content weight for the media content segment, and encoding the media content segment at the determined bit rates to generate a data stream for the media content segment, whereby a plurality of data streams for the plurality of media content segments of the media content are generated, and transmitting the plurality of data streams for the plurality of media content segments of the media content to the one or more media devices. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 10-31-2013 |
20130308919 | Video Service Buffer Management - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving video content at a communication device, providing the video content to a video buffer of the communication device, commencing playback of the video content at the communication device, determining buffer status information that represents a capacity of the video buffer and an amount of the capacity that has been utilized, monitoring for a buffer exhaustion condition based on the buffer status information, and adjusting the playback of the video content responsive to a detection of the buffer exhaustion condition. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 11-21-2013 |
20130312042 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving video content at a mobile device, utilizing the mobile device for adjusting dimensions of an area of attention in an image of the video content based on a desired display resolution, utilizing the mobile device for adjusting dimensions of a peripheral portion that surrounds the area of attention, and replacing the image with the adjusted image during presentation of the video content. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 11-21-2013 |
20140043978 | DYNAMIC CONTENT DISTRIBUTION IN MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A mobile telecommunications network is configured to dynamically adapt transmitted content according to the channel quality of the network link connecting a destination mobile device to the mobile telecommunications network. Channel quality indicators (CQIs) for the mobile devices associated with the mobile telecommunications network are cached at one or more support nodes of a core network. Components of the core network therefore can request the CQI of a mobile device from a corresponding support node rather than repeating a process of determining anew the condition of the network linking to a mobile device each time content is to be communicated to or from a mobile device. A service provider receiving the CQI for a mobile device from the cache of a support node can adapt the content to be provided to the mobile device to the particular conditions of the network represented by the CQI. | 02-13-2014 |
20140047485 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF APPLICATION SERVICES - Systems and processes that incorporate teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving from a mobile device, by way of a cellular network, a request for delivery of high-bandwidth application service. A location of the mobile device can be obtained and used to determine availability of any nearby wireless packet-network services. If it is determined that a wireless packet-network service is available, a network connection between the mobile device and the wireless packet-network service can be established. The request for delivery of high-bandwidth services can then be forwarded to an application server that delivers the requested services by way of the wireless packet-network service. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 02-13-2014 |
20140141743 | LONG TERM EVOLUTION INTELLIGENT SUBSCRIBER PROFILE - A network device may predict the use of a mobile device and configure a network based on the prediction. The network device may provide instructions to display coverage indicators for the mobile device based on the predictions. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143330 | Integrated Long Term Evolution Social Media Messaging - A network device may detect a social media communication associated with a mobile device. The network device may analyze the communication along with a user profile associated with the mobile device to create an enhanced user profile. | 05-22-2014 |
20140156460 | Obtaining Ratings Using A Rating Service - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for obtaining ratings using a rating service. A server computer executing a rating service can detect arrival of a user device at a vendor location. The server computer also can detect an interaction with a product offered at the vendor location by the user device. The server computer can determine that a rating for the product is to be requested, and can request the rating from the user device. | 06-05-2014 |
20140161042 | Systems, Methods and Computer Program Products for Intelligent APN Management in Wireless Communications Networks - Systems, methods, and computer program products are for managing APNs in a wireless communications network during a PDP context activation sequence. An exemplary method includes a radio network controller (RNC) generating an APN assignment request in response to a PDP context activation request being received from a device and sending the APN assignment request to an intelligent APN management system (iAPNMS). The method also includes determining, at the iAPNMS based upon an assignment factor, an APN to assign to the PDP context activation request and assigning the APN to the PDP context activation request. The method also includes one of the RNC and the iAPNMS modifying the PDP context activation request to include the APN, and the RNC forwarding the PDP context activation request including the APN to a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) gateway support node (SGSN) to continue the PDP context activation sequence. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164585 | Intelligent Automatic Network Operations Interface - A network device may receive intelligent operations interface information that may comprise devices, resources, or events that may affect a communication system. The intelligent operations interface information may be processed to isolate network performance problems and effectuate a prioritized resolution of the network performance problems. | 06-12-2014 |
20140293128 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving video content at a mobile device via a network from a video server wherein a single version of the video content is provided by the video server to a group of mobile devices that includes the mobile device, utilizing the mobile device for adjusting dimensions of an area of attention in an image of the video content based on a desired display resolution to generate an adjusted area of attention, utilizing the mobile device for adjusting dimensions of a peripheral portion that surrounds the area of attention in at least one of a horizontal or vertical direction based on the adjusted area of attention to generate an adjusted peripheral portion of an adjusted image, and replacing the image with the adjusted image during presentation of the video content at a display of the mobile device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 10-02-2014 |
20140347989 | Video Service Buffer Management in a Mobile Rate Control Enabled Network - A system for a mobile wireless device to receive and display a video stream while preventing overflow or starvation of a receive buffer of the mobile wireless device by requesting changes to video streaming or encoding rates of a video streaming device and by controlling a video playback frame rate is provided. A current receive buffer level of the mobile wireless device is used to make comparisons with several thresholds, the results of which are used to trigger actions. | 11-27-2014 |
20150072638 | Network Performance Management For Broadcast Messaging - A system that allows for performance indicators such as a success rate of a broadcast message or latency between a sender and mobile station of a broadcast message, during emergency broadcasts to a wireless transmit/receive unit, such as a mobile phone. | 03-12-2015 |
20150091757 | Systems and Methods for High Precision Indoor Location Tracking - A radio frequency signal mediator configured indoors passively receives signals from a user wireless device and determines layer two radio access network measurement data from the signals. At least one other radio frequency signal mediator in the same space also passively receives signals from the user wireless device and determines layer two radio access network measurement data from the signals. The radio frequency signal mediators send the data to a location determining device that determines a location for the user device based on the at least two sets of data and send the location data to a location server. | 04-02-2015 |
20150118988 | Machine-To-Machine (M2M) Emergency Communications - System, methods, and devices may provide alerts, such as emergency alerts, using machine-to-machine communications. A method may include receiving a state of a mammal associated with a device, receiving a state of an environment that is approximate to the location of the mammal associated with the device, determining a likelihood of a harmful activity based on the aforementioned states, and automatically sending alert message based on the determined likelihood of the harmful activity. | 04-30-2015 |
20150118996 | Long Term Evolution Machine to Machine Privacy Protection - An intelligent decision engine is configured on a mobile device that includes rules and criteria that the engine uses to determine whether to allow the mobile device to engage in M2M communications with an M2M device. The criteria may be based on user groups, location of the mobile device, privacy zones that may or may not include the M2M device, “black” and/or “white” access lists, time of day, traffic on a wireless link to a wireless network, etc. If the communication meets all applicable criteria it is permitted to commence, and if not, it is blocked. | 04-30-2015 |
20150119065 | INTEGRATED LTE RADIO ACCESS ENODE B WITH SENSOR ARRAY CONTROLLER SYSTEM - A sensor controller may receive a trigger and determine a first location associated with the trigger. Based at least in part on the determined first location, a first set of one or more sensors may be identified. The sensor controller may instruct the first set of one or more sensors to detect first data associated with a mobile device and/or a missing person. The first data associated with the mobile device may be received via the first set of one or more sensor. Based on the received first data, a second location corresponding to the mobile device and/or person may be determined. The second location may have increased accuracy as compared to the first location. | 04-30-2015 |
20150138988 | INDIVIDUALLY UNIQUE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR MANAGEMENT - Individually unique key performance indicator management may be utilized to enhance performance in a network. A warning alarm threshold for a key performance indicator associated with a mobile device may be determined. And upon receiving an alert message indicating that the warning alarm threshold has been exceeded, a network device may be modified. | 05-21-2015 |
20150139182 | System And Method For Differentiated System Continuity When Changing Networks - A method for transferring a communication session from a first network to a second network. The method includes receiving, on the first network, a first request associated with a first user device to transfer a first communication session to a second network and a second request associated with a second user device to transfer a second communication session to the second network, accessing profile information associated with the first user device and the second user device, accessing subscription information associated with the first user device and the second user device, accessing performance requirements associated with each application running on each of the respective first user device and second user device, determining a priority of each of the respective requests based on the accessed profile information, subscription information, and performance requirements; and transferring one or more of the communication sessions to the second network based on the determining step. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142581 | Providing Ratings Using a Rating Service - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing ratings using a rating service. A server computer can execute a rating service. The rating service can be configured to detect an activity associated with a user device and to identify a rating associated with the activity. The server computer can determine if the rating is to be provided to the user device and, if a determination is made that the rating is to be provided to the user device, provide the rating to the user device. | 05-21-2015 |
20150156522 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving video content at a mobile device via a network from a video server wherein a single version of the video content is provided by the video server to a group of mobile devices that includes the mobile device, utilizing the mobile device for adjusting dimensions of an area of attention in an image of the video content based on a desired display resolution to generate an adjusted area of attention, utilizing the mobile device for adjusting dimensions of a peripheral portion that surrounds the area of attention in at least one of a horizontal or vertical direction based on the adjusted area of attention to generate an adjusted peripheral portion of an adjusted image, and replacing the image with the adjusted image during presentation of the video content at a display of the mobile device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 06-04-2015 |
20150163767 | DYNAMIC NETWORK CONFIGURATION BASED ON PASSIVE LOCATION ANALYTICS - Passive location estimation of mobile devices within a wireless network is provided. The passive location estimation is determined based on one or more measurements that are received from the mobile device and/or from one or more network elements. At least a portion of the passive information can be received in user plane data associated with an application executing on the mobile device. A measurement set for the mobile device can be defined and can be used to build fingerprints of geographical cellular measurements. | 06-11-2015 |
20150178324 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Readable Storage Devices for Providing Third Party Application Service Providers With Access to Subscriber Information - A service-related repository provides access to subscriber information to third party application service providers without providing the third party application service providers with access to a main network repository. The service-related repository stores subscriber information in a standardized format and in a format tailored for each third party application service provider. The subscriber information stored within the service-related repository mirrors network subscriber information stored within the main network repository. The main network repository is distinct from a secondary repository that includes the service-related repository. The secondary repository also includes a subscriber-related repository for storing the subscriber information in a standardized format | 06-25-2015 |
20150208201 | System, Method And Apparatus For Protecting Privacy When A Mobile Device Is Located In A Defined Privacy Zone - A system, method and apparatus for protecting privacy when a mobile device is located in a defined privacy zone are described herein. The available features that a user of a mobile device may use are controlled while the mobile device is located in a define privacy zone. Once a mobile device is detected in the define privacy zone, a database is accessed to determine if the mobile device has the features available that are to be disabled. If the features are available, a disable signal is sent via the communications network to the mobile device and the feature is disabled. Once the mobile device is detected to be outside of the defined privacy zone, the previously disabled mobile device feature is enabled. | 07-23-2015 |
20150230003 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEDIA STREAMING - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, dividing a media content item into a plurality of media content segments, at each media content segment of the plurality of media content segments, applying motion estimation between at least two video frames of the media content segment to determine a content weight for the media content segment, determining a bit rate for the media content segment according to the determined content weight for the media content segment, and encoding the media content segment at the determined bit rates to generate a data stream for the media content segment, whereby a plurality of data streams for the plurality of media content segments of the media content are generated, and transmitting the plurality of data streams for the plurality of media content segments of the media content to the one or more media devices. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 08-13-2015 |
20150230264 | Systems and Methods for Managing PDP Contexts in a Wireless Data Communications Network - Systems and method are for managing packet data protocol (PDP) contexts in a wireless data communications network. A plurality of real-time applications are prioritized within a single, shared PDP context or allocated a second PDP context based upon priority levels logically assigned to the plurality of applications such that high priority applications are delivered before lower priority applications. Lower priority applications are suspended and interrupted by higher priority applications and are set to resume after the higher priority applications are completed. Priority levels are established by a priority management engine (PME) that may reside in one or more network elements, such as a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node or a network probe system. The priority management engine establishes the priority levels based upon one or more factors including, for example, PDP utilization characteristics at a given time and/or given network location, and/or user preferences. | 08-13-2015 |
20150288560 | Intelligent Automatic Network Operations Interface - A network device may receive intelligent operations interface information that may comprise resources or events that may affect a communication system. The intelligent operations interface information may be processed to isolate network performance problems and effectuate a prioritized resolution of the network performance problems. | 10-08-2015 |
20150301671 | Pressure-Based Input Method for User Devices - Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to a pressure-based input method for user devices. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a user device can receive an output from a pressure sensor. The output can include parameters associated with a pressure applied to the pressure sensor by a user. The user device can analyze the output to determine a command to be executed by the user device. The user device can execute the command. | 10-22-2015 |
20150373191 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA MANAGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY SERVICES - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising caching, by a server comprising a processor, a subscriber profile in a network repository to create a cached subscriber profile. The cached subscriber profile comprises a replica of stored subscriber data. The method also comprises updating the cached subscriber profile in accordance with subscriber use of a first application from a first application provider to produce a first updated version of the cached subscriber profile. The method further comprises updating the first updated version of the cached subscriber profile in accordance with subscriber use of a second application from a second application provider to produce a second updated version of the cached subscriber profile. The first and second updated versions of the cached subscriber profile are accessible by the first application provider and by the second application provider. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 12-24-2015 |
20150373539 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNIFIED AUTHENTICATION IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising authenticating, by a server comprising a processor, a communication device to a first communication network, in accordance with authentication information stored in a first repository of the first communication network. The method also comprises determining, by the server, that a second communication network is accessible to the communication device. The method further comprises providing, by the server, the authentication information to a second repository of the second communication network in accordance with the determining, wherein the providing is performed independently of a request from the second communication network. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 12-24-2015 |
20150379101 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSCRIBER MANAGEMENT - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for A method, comprising enabling, by a system comprising a processor, a first modification of a first user profile at a secondary data repository of a communication network, wherein the first modification is directed by a first application operating at a first communication device of the communication network, identifying a usage event that is associated with the first communication device according to the first modification to the first user profile, and replicating a second modification to a second user profile at a primary data repository according to a change in operation of a second application associated with the usage event that is identified to the first communication device, where the replicating is according to an update policy for the primary data repository. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 12-31-2015 |
20150381741 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING COMMUNICATION SERVICES - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, providing radio access information to a first server of an IP multimedia subsystem network to cause the first server to establish an interface between the first server and a second server for providing the radio access information to the second server, where the interface does not utilize an S14 interface, and where the providing of the radio access information to the second server causes the second server to discover access networks in proximity to the communication device and to manage connections to the access networks. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 12-31-2015 |
20160007173 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY MANAGING USER PROFILES AND STATUS CHANGE INFORMATION - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving status change information from a first communication device of a first user over a network; adjusting a user profile of a second user responsive to the status change information; and providing the status change information to a group of second communication devices of the second user to cause the group of second communication devices to adjust operational parameters according to the status change information. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 01-07-2016 |
20160048399 | ORCHESTRATED SENSOR SET - Orchestration of a set of sensors selected from a superset of sensors is disclosed. Orchestration can reduce redundant data capture associated with the superset of sensors. Further, selection of sensors for the orchestrated set of sensors can be predicated on the functionality of a sensor, location of a sensor, redundancy of a sensor, etc. Moreover, event measurement information and/or user preference information can be incorporated into the selection of sensors for inclusion in the orchestrated set. Additionally, virtual machine instances can be associated with sensor operation for the orchestrated set of sensors, which can facilitate adaptation of sensor features via the corresponding virtual machine. | 02-18-2016 |
20160098817 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTING MEDIA CONTENT FOR PRESENTATION - A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, mapping image pixels of media content to a first portion of display pixels of a display to create mapped pairs having a mapped image pixel and a mapped display pixel, where the display has a at least one of a greater number of horizontal or vertical pixels than the media content and where, for each mapped pair, one or more values associated with the mapped image pixel are assigned to the mapped display pixel, assigning blended mapped values to unmapped display pixels in a second portion of the display pixels, where, for each unmapped display pixel, the blended mapped value is a statistical compilation of a plurality of the one or more values assigned to the mapped display pixels that are adjacent to the unmapped display pixels, and presenting the mapped and unmapped display pixels at the display. The method includes other embodiments. | 04-07-2016 |
20160105355 | CENTRALIZED RADIO ACCESS NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION MECHANISM - Diverting communication content directed to a wireless device based on a determined state of a display of the wireless device is presented herein. A method can include receiving state information representing a display state of a display of a wireless device; and in response to determining, based on the state information, that the display has been inactive for a defined period of time, redirecting communication content that has been directed to the wireless device to an intermediary device. In an example, the redirecting can include storing the communication content in the intermediary device as stored content, and in response to determining, based on the state information, that the display has been active, sending, via the intermediary device, the stored content directed to the wireless device. | 04-14-2016 |
20160113025 | MACHINE TO MACHINE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A method and system for managing M2M traffic in a network is provided. The M2M device sends a message that includes a machine identity for the M2M device. A query is submitted to a database that correlates the machine identity with a QoS parameter or a priority. The message is assigned to one of a plurality of input queues based on the assigned QoS parameter or priority. Each input queue is associated with a delay period so that the message is held in the queue for a period less than the delay period. | 04-21-2016 |
20160119913 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including identifying, by a system including a processor, a second subtask from a first subtask to generate a collective task to be performed for a communication device and determining, by the system, a bearer path for enabling the first resource to coordinate with the second resource to perform the collective task. The first subtask and the second subtask are associated with a first resource and a second resource identified from a database of available resources for performing the collective task. The first resource performs the first subtask, and the second resource performs the second subtask. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-28-2016 |
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20080240045 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATION OF RADIO RESOURCES - Characteristics of an unknown application on the wireless network are compared with characteristics of previously classified wireless applications. When the characteristics of the unknown application match those of a previously classified application, the bandwidth requirement associated with the matching previously classified application is allocated to the unknown application by the wireless network. | 10-02-2008 |
20100210251 | Delivery of Network Services - A network element includes at least one input to receive communications from a plurality of terminal devices and a plurality of network elements, a processing unit and logic to classify the communications as a type of user information, and a router to route the communications according to the type of user information. The communication may be routed to at least one of a plurality of subnetworks according to the type of user information. | 08-19-2010 |
20100323690 | Application of Dynamic Profiles to the Allocation and Configuration of Network Resources - A service request is received and associated with a subscriber id. Profile information is accessed for the source of the service request. A copy of the profile information is stored in a network element employed by the source of the service request to access the network. | 12-23-2010 |
20110098021 | Dynamically Organizing Visual Voicemail - Visual voicemail is dynamically organized according to detected criteria. Voicemail may be automatically associated with a category, priority, or other attribute. The attributes may be assigned based on user-configured associations with particular senders, the detection of user-defined words or phrases within the voicemail, or on other attributes such as the voicemail sender's relative location to the voicemail recipient. Voicemail may be visually identified as being associated with one or more attributes, and may be organized and presented to a user based on the associated attributes. Actions may be performed and the voicemail may be manipulated based on the attributes. | 04-28-2011 |
20110098022 | Integrating Multimedia and Voicemail - Integrated multimedia voicemail systems and methods allow the creation of voicemail with associated multimedia content. A user can compose a voicemail and select or create multimedia content to be associated with the voicemail. A user can associate files, webpage addresses, applications, and user-created content with a voicemail. A user may operate an interface on a user device to select content and instruct a voicemail system to associate such content with a voicemail. The voicemail with integrated multimedia content may be an originating voicemail or a voicemail in response to another voicemail. | 04-28-2011 |
20110117874 | Interactive Personal Emergency Communications - Emergency alert messages are received from an emergency service or governmental agencies and modified according to user, user group, or device characteristics or preferences. Emergency alert messages are appended with source identifiers that can be used by users to respond to such alert messages. The emergency alert messages and the response messages can include multimedia content. Emergency alert messages received on a user device can be transmitted to other devices using various means, including short distance wireless communications protocols. | 05-19-2011 |
20110117887 | Client Management of Visual Voicemail Data Communications - Data communications sessions for visual voicemail data communications are terminated under the control of a wireless device's visual voicemail client. In one embodiment, a visual voicemail client can be configured to transmit a request or command to terminate a data communications session immediately upon sending an acknowledgement of receiving voicemail data from a voicemail server. In another embodiment, a visual voicemail client can be configured to transmit a request or command to terminate a data communications session following the expiration of a timer set by the visual voicemail client. Alternatively, a visual voicemail client can be configured to wait for a termination request for command from a voicemail server. | 05-19-2011 |
20110117939 | System and Method for Messaging Content Delivery - An integrated system for messaging content delivery for use in a wireless network that incorporates a messaging application broker that interfaces with messaging applications; management applications, a plurality of user devices, and external networks. The interfaces use the appropriate protocols to interact with the messaging applications, management applications, user devices and external networks. | 05-19-2011 |
20110125554 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A DYNAMIC MARKET - A method and system for implementing a dynamic market system includes registering buyers and vendors of products and components associated with products. Buyers may send purchase requests to a dynamic vending engine, which may forward the purchase requests to vendors. Vendors may respond with sales offers. Buyers and vendors may organize into groups to obtain certain market advantages. When a purchase request for a product sub-system is received, the dynamic vending engine may automatically generate a number of purchase requests for product components included in the product sub-system. | 05-26-2011 |
20110143716 | Visual Voicemail Privacy Protection - Visual voicemail privacy protection is implemented by requiring a credential from a user or a user device before providing voicemail data to the user. The credential may be a user name and password combination, a digital certificate, or the like. The user may enable or disable this privacy protection feature at will. A first device being used for visual voicemail services may detect a second device within a defined area around the first device and either enable or disable privacy protection features based on whether the second device is determined to be an authorized or unauthorized device. Privacy protection features may be implemented locally or remotely. | 06-16-2011 |
20110143722 | Integrated Visual Voicemail Communications - A single visual voicemail communications session is established and used to provide various content to a visual voicemail client on a wireless device. Rather than requiring the establishment of multiple communications session in order to obtain messaging, multimedia, and other content types associated with a voicemail at a wireless device, all such content is obtained or accessed by a voicemail server and transmitted to the wireless device. The wireless device can provide visual voicemail client data to a voicemail server, enabling the voicemail server to modify content as needed so that it is compatible with the wireless device. | 06-16-2011 |
20110143725 | VISUAL VOICEMAIL DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A visual voicemail message may be generated and/or rendered and provided to a mobile device in a format determined based on a characteristic. For example, an identifier of a mobile device may be received. Upon receipt of the mobile device identifier, a characteristic such as a type, a brand, a model, a firmware version, or the like that may indicate a particular format and/or message type capable of being received and/or displayed by the mobile device may be determined. A visual voicemail message may then be generated and/or rendered in the particular format and provided to the mobile device. | 06-16-2011 |
20110300832 | Interactive Personalized E-Experience System and Method for Visual Voice Mail - In-person shopping at brick-and-mortar locations can be facilitated using visual voicemail systems. A user device can be detected upon entry or proximity to a retail location and a greeting visual voicemail message can be transmitted to the user device. User data may be integrated into the greeting message. The greeting message can also include options for a user to activate that allow the integration of the virtual and physical shopping experience. Options can include requests for sales associate help, product information or location, associated service plans or accessories, etc. Multiple remote resources can be coordinated to service a user's requests via a visual voicemail system while the user is shopping in the retail location. | 12-08-2011 |
20110300833 | INTELLIGENT TEXT MESSAGE-TO-SPEECH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUAL VOICE MAIL - A visual voicemail system can convert visual voicemail message content to an alternate format based on the location of the recipient device, whether and how the recipient device is in motion, a priority of the message content, user preferences, or other criteria. Alternately, a recipient wireless device may also convert content to an alternate format based on the similar criteria. Content may be presented automatically to a user on recipient device based on such criteria. Content may be converted from audio to text, text to audio, or from any format to any other format. Location, motion data, user preferences, etc. may be obtained from a location based service system, a recipient wireless device, or any other source. | 12-08-2011 |
20120064920 | MOBILE OBJECT LOCATION-BASED PRIVACY PROTECTION - A system, method and apparatus for creating and implementing a privacy zone around a mobile object are described herein. A privacy zone is a geographic location proximate to a mobile object in which mobile device functionality is reduced when a mobile device is inside the boundaries of the privacy zone. A locator subsystem tracks the location of the mobile object to update the location of the privacy zone. Further, the locator subsystem monitors for mobile devices that may interface with the privacy zone. Once a mobile device is found to be within a privacy zone, the pre-determined mobile device features will preferably be disabled. | 03-15-2012 |
20120122427 | Personal Media Storage and Retrieval for Visual Voice Mail - A personal media storage system within a visual voicemail system may be implemented A visual voicemail server may receive and store multimedia content on a personal media storage system and associate such content with a voicemail. A visual voicemail server may obtain such content if provided with location data for the content rather than the actual content. A visual voicemail client on a wireless device may transmit a request for content to the visual voicemail server, which may retrieve the content and send to the visual voicemail client using the communications link between the visual voicemail client and the visual voicemail server. The visual voicemail client may render the content within the client. | 05-17-2012 |
20120315883 | System, Apparatus and Methods for Storing Links to Media Files in Network Storage - A network includes user information comprising terminal capabilities and readiness information for a terminal device. A network element receives the terminal capabilities and readiness information from the terminal device and communicates the terminal capabilities and readiness information such that it is received and stored. The information is accessed to set media delivery parameters for the terminal device. | 12-13-2012 |
20120322415 | VISUAL VOICEMAIL PRIVACY PROTECTION - Visual voicemail privacy protection is implemented by requiring a credential from a user or a user device before providing voicemail data to the user. The credential may be a user name and password combination, a digital certificate, or the like. The user may enable or disable this privacy protection feature at will. A first device being used for visual voicemail services may detect a second device within a defined area around the first device and either enable or disable privacy protection features based on whether the second device is determined to be an authorized or unauthorized device. Privacy protection features may be implemented locally or remotely. | 12-20-2012 |
20130023287 | User Profile Based Speech To Text Conversion For Visual Voice Mail - Messages in a message system are converted from one format to another format in accordance with preferred message formats and/or conditions. Message formats can include text messages, multimedia messages, visual voicemail messages, and/or other audio/visual messages. Based on conditions such as recipient device location or velocity and a preferred message format a message can be converted into an appropriate transmission format and transmitted and/or communicated to the recipient in its appropriate format (e.g., text, multimedia, audio, etc. . . . ). | 01-24-2013 |
20130066683 | BUSINESS TO BUSINESS DYNAMIC PRICING SYSTEM - Methods and systems are disclosed for analyzing products. An embodiment provides a method. In one implementation, a method includes but is not limited to identifying a weak attribute of a component in the product; and generating a recommendation related to the weak attribute of the component. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the description, claims, and drawings that form the present disclosure. | 03-14-2013 |
20130070913 | Visual Voicemail Privacy Protection - Visual voicemail privacy protection is implemented by requiring a credential from a user or a user device before providing voicemail data to the user. The credential may be a user name and password combination, a digital certificate, or the like. The user may enable or disable this privacy protection feature at will. A first device being used for visual voicemail services may detect a second device within a defined area around the first device and either enable or disable privacy protection features based on whether the second device is determined to be an authorized or unauthorized device. Privacy protection features may be implemented locally or remotely. | 03-21-2013 |
20130072178 | INTELLIGENT TEXT MESSAGE TO SPEECH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUAL VOICEMAIL - A visual voicemail system can convert visual voicemail message content to an alternate format based on the location of the recipient device, whether and how the recipient device is in motion, a priority of the message content, user preferences, or other criteria. Alternately, a recipient wireless device may also convert content to an alternate format based on the similar criteria. Content may be presented automatically to a user on recipient device based on such criteria. Content may be converted from audio to text, text to audio, or from any format to any other format. Location, motion data, user preferences, etc. may be obtained from a location based service system, a recipient wireless device, or any other source. | 03-21-2013 |
20130090094 | Application of Dynamic Profiles to the Allocation and Configuration of Network Resources - A service request is received and associated with a subscriber id. Profile information is accessed for the source of the service request. A copy of the profile information is stored in a network element employed by the source of the service request to access the network. | 04-11-2013 |
20130094637 | System And Method For Callee-Caller Specific Greetings For Voice Mail - A method for customization of voice mail messaging. The method includes recording a plurality of voice mail messages, defining selection criteria for each of the plurality of voice mail messages, establishing a first call for which one of the plurality of voice mail messages will be selected, identifying parameters of the first call, matching the parameters with the selection criteria, selecting the one of the plurality of messages based on the matching step, and playing the selected message on the first call. | 04-18-2013 |
20130101096 | System And Method For Visual Voice Mail In A Multi-Screen Environment - A method of managing visual voice mail in a multi-screen environment. The method includes receiving voice mail messages in a server, creating a state machine for each message, pushing a visual voice mail notification to at least three devices, receiving an action command from one of the three devices and updating the state machine responsive to the receiving step. | 04-25-2013 |
20130101097 | Visual Voice Mail Delivery Mechanisms - A method of selecting a distribution list for a voice mail message. The steps include identifying a group of recipients with whom to share the voice mail message, creating a user profile which includes voice mail preferences of a subscriber and the group of recipients, the preferences including an indication as whether to share the voice mail message with the group of recipients and distributing the voice mail message based on the preferences. | 04-25-2013 |
20130102343 | Dynamic Bearer Management - An MME may request QoS and/or APN parameters from an HSS that may determine whether the MME is approaching or exceeds a threshold number of requested or supportable bearers. The HSS may adjust the QoS/APN parameters based on the threshold determination. The number of bearer requests or established bearers and the total number of supportable bearers may be calculated by the HSS or provided by the MME. The HSS may also take into account the status of other MMEs in the network in adjusting QoS/APN parameters. Upon detecting heavy signaling traffic from a UE, an HSS may take steps, or instruct a policy manager, to reduce or prevent traffic from the UE. | 04-25-2013 |
20130102356 | Intelligent Roaming and Interworking - A mobile device may be configured with multiple access point names (APNs) including a roaming APN and a non-roaming APN. After a mobile device determines whether it is roaming, it may transmit a service request with the corresponding APN. The network may then select a profile based on the APN that may include quality of service parameters and other parameters for servicing the mobile device. The profile may be obtained from a local home location register or a remote home location register. | 04-25-2013 |
20130107783 | Intelligent Hot Spot and Tethering | 05-02-2013 |
20130108032 | System And Method For Visual Voice Mail In An LTE Environment | 05-02-2013 |
20130122871 | System And Method For Augmenting Features Of Visual Voice Mail - A method for delivery of a voice mail message to a recipient. The method includes determining content of the voice mail message, identifying a recipient of the voice mail message based on the determining step, converting the voice mail message to a format for delivery based on the identifying step, and delivering the converted voice mail message to the recipient. The method further includes identifying a voice mail box of the recipient and caching voice mail box information at a voice mail server. | 05-16-2013 |
20130165080 | MOBILE OBJECT LOCATION-BASED PRIVACY PROTECTION - A system, method and apparatus for creating and implementing a privacy zone around a mobile object are described herein. A privacy zone is a geographic location proximate to a mobile object in which mobile device functionality is reduced when a mobile device is inside the boundaries of the privacy zone. A locator subsystem tracks the location of the mobile object to update the location of the privacy zone. Further, the locator subsystem monitors for mobile devices that may interface with the privacy zone. Once a mobile device is found to be within a privacy zone, the pre-determined mobile device features will preferably be disabled. | 06-27-2013 |
20130196635 | Client Management of Visual Voicemail Data Communications - Data communications sessions for visual voicemail data communications are terminated under the control of a wireless device's visual voicemail client. In one embodiment, a visual voicemail client can be configured to transmit a request or command to terminate a data communications session immediately upon sending an acknowledgement of receiving voicemail data from a voicemail server. In another embodiment, a visual voicemail client can be configured to transmit a request or command to terminate a data communications session following the expiration of a timer set by the visual voicemail client. Alternatively, a visual voicemail client can be configured to wait for a termination request for command from a voicemail server. | 08-01-2013 |
20130196636 | Interactive Personalized E-Experience System And Method For Visual Voice Mail - In-person shopping at brick-and-mortar locations can be facilitated using visual voicemail systems. A user device can be detected upon entry or proximity to a retail location and a greeting visual voicemail message can be transmitted to the user device. User data may be integrated into the greeting message. The greeting message can also include options for a user to activate that allow the integration of the virtual and physical shopping experience. Options can include requests for sales associate help, product information or location, associated service plans or accessories, etc. Multiple remote resources can be coordinated to service a user's requests via a visual voicemail system while the user is shopping in the retail location. | 08-01-2013 |
20130231092 | Integrating Multimedia and Voicemail - Integrated multimedia voicemail systems and methods allow the creation of voicemail with associated multimedia content. A user can compose a voicemail and select or create multimedia content to be associated with the voicemail. A user can associate files, webpage addresses, applications, and user-created content with a voicemail. A user may operate an interface on a user device to select content and instruct a voicemail system to associate such content with a voicemail. The voicemail with integrated multimedia content may be an originating voicemail or a voicemail in response to another voicemail. | 09-05-2013 |
20130244619 | INTELLIGENT TEXT MESSAGE TO SPEECH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUAL VOICEMAIL - A visual voicemail system can convert visual voicemail message content to an alternate format based on the location of the recipient device, whether and how the recipient device is in motion, a priority of the message content, user preferences, or other criteria. Alternately, a recipient wireless device may also convert content to an alternate format based on the similar criteria. Content may be presented automatically to a user on recipient device based on such criteria. Content may be converted from audio to text, text to audio, or from any format to any other format. Location, motion data, user preferences, etc. may be obtained from a location based service system, a recipient wireless device, or any other source. | 09-19-2013 |
20130244628 | PERSONALIZED ELECTRONIC ADDRESS BOOK - In some embodiments of the present disclosure the location of a mobile device can be used to manage a user's electronic address book and connect a user to various members of a directory. | 09-19-2013 |
20130275538 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MESSAGING CONTENT DELIVERY - An integrated system for messaging content delivery for use in a wireless network that incorporates a messaging application broker that interfaces with messaging applications; management applications, a plurality of user devices, and external networks. The interfaces use the appropriate protocols to interact with the messaging applications, management applications, user devices and external networks. | 10-17-2013 |
20130290537 | Long Term Evolution Radio Network Application-Level Load Balancing - A network device may receive an application level load balancing factor, and instruct another network device to load balance data packets based on an analysis of the application level load balancing factor. | 10-31-2013 |
20130294591 | System And Method For Augmenting Features Of Visual Voice Mail - A method for delivery of a voice mail message to a recipient. The method includes determining content of the voice mail message, identifying a recipient of the voice mail message based on the determining step, converting the voice mail message to a format for delivery based on the identifying step, and delivering the converted voice mail message to the recipient. The method further includes identifying a voice mail box of the recipient and caching voice mail box information at a voice mail server. | 11-07-2013 |
20130308500 | DELIVERY OF VISUAL VOICE MAIL - Delivery of a text message and/or voice mail message may include identifying a recipient of the message, receiving a notification indicative of one of the subscriber's availability, the subscriber's presence and the subscriber's location, recording the message, selectively converting a voice mail message to a text message based on the notification, and delivering either the text message or the voice mail message to a device of the recipient based on the notification. The text message and/or voice mail message may be delivered via a map, wherein selection of a location on the map may retrieve the text message and/or voice mail message. | 11-21-2013 |
20130310015 | INTELLIGENT LONG TERM EVOLUTION PEER-TO-PEER MANAGEMENT - A device may receive a peer-to-peer communication, receive a capability of a second device associated with the peer-to-peer communication, and provide instructions to adjust a peer-to-peer communication based on the capability of the device. | 11-21-2013 |
20130322268 | Long Term Evolution Network Billing Management - A device in a network may monitor a communications session (such as a traffic flow) and determine that the session has been affected by an adverse network condition such as equipment failure or heavy congestion. The effect of the network condition may be provided to a billing system that may proactively adjust charging for a customer associated with the traffic flow. Various data may be taken into account in determining the adjustment, including a service type, a subscriber identifier, an emergency identifier, and a traffic condition index. | 12-05-2013 |
20130336118 | LONG TERM EVOLUTION NETWORK DYNAMIC OVERLOAD MANAGEMENT - A downstream device in a network may monitor and collect data on its condition, including detecting overload conditions, and transmit such data to an upstream network device. The upstream network device may select a best downstream device for a particular traffic flow based on condition data received from downstream devices and transmit the traffic flow to the selected downstream device. A network management server may be configured to perform similar functions, instructing network devices on how to transport data through a network based on condition data received from such devices. | 12-19-2013 |
20130336128 | Intelligent Network Diagnosis And Evaluation Via Operations, Administration, And Maintenance (OAM) Transport - An operation, administration, and maintenance data sink may receive an event data packet. The event data packet may be processed and transmitted based on instructions from a controller, wherein the controller may regulate the transmission of the processed event data packet based on network conditions. | 12-19-2013 |
20130336132 | Dynamic Response Management Leveraging Dynamic Quality Of Service Allocation - For methods, system, and apparatuses for dynamic response management a network device may receive an application service identifier and assign a radio resource to a first device based on the application service identifier. There may be a partitioning of content into a plurality of segments. There also may be an assignment of a quality of service level to a segment of the plurality segments and an adjustment of the quality of service level based on sensors of a device and other inputs. | 12-19-2013 |
20140003337 | Long Term Evolution Network Admission Management | 01-02-2014 |
20140004815 | Long Term Evolution Network Profile Based Usage Notification | 01-02-2014 |
20140019996 | EVENT HANDLING SYSTEM - A service that determines what event has occurred and provide a list of actions that the service can be performed in order to help the user through a hectic time period is disclosed. In one example, one or more modules can identify one or more events and transmitting an indication of the at least one event to a mobile device. Then, one or more modules can receive an indication that a mobile device has selected at least one of the at least one event, and determine at least one action to perform, wherein the at least one action can be associated with the at least one selected event. | 01-16-2014 |
20140029439 | LONG TERM EVOLUTION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND EVENT PLANNING - A network monitoring and configuration device may be configured in a network to receive condition data from devices across the network in order to perform network-wide reconfiguration to improve the service provided by the network. By analyzing data received from across the network regarding device utilization, link utilization, and other conditions, the network monitoring and configuration device may determine whether and how to redirect traffic, adjust delivery requirements, and re-provision network resources to improve service or avoid future service degradation. The network monitoring and configuration device may also receive data from external sources, such as emergency services providers, and use such data to further determine whether and how to configure the network. | 01-30-2014 |
20140140270 | Long Term Evolution RAN Component Selection Based on Message Type - A front end processing unit may be configured in a radio access network (RAN) and may determine a particular RAN component to use to provide transport for incoming communications. The front end processing unit may determine criteria for the communication and select an appropriate RAN component based on the criteria for communicating with the user mobile device originating the communication. In an embodiment, a higher service level capable user device that transmits a communication to a higher service level RAN component may be instructed to communicate with a lower service level RAN component for transport of the communication where it is determined that the communication does not warrant the use of higher service level network resources. Front end processing unit functionality may be integrated into individual RAN components, such as a base transceiver station, a Node B, and an eNode B, rather than being performed by a separate device. | 05-22-2014 |
20140159913 | System And Method For Managing Sensor Network Uplink And Downlink Communications - A network includes a supervisory sensor in communication with a wireless network and a non-supervisory sensor in communication with the supervisory sensor, wherein the non-supervisory sensor communicates with the wireless network through the supervisory sensor. The supervisory sensor may be configured to receive downloads from a server communicating through the wireless network and to collect data from the non-supervisory sensor. The supervisory sensor may be configured to transmit the collected data to a server on the wireless network. Moreover, the non-supervisory sensor and the supervisory sensor each have an active state and an inactive state and wherein the supervisory sensor may be in the active state while the non-supervisory sensor is in the inactive state. | 06-12-2014 |
20140162661 | Long Term Evolution Integrated Radio Access Network System Leverage Proactive Load Balancing Policy Enforcement - A method may comprise receiving, at a server configured in a long term evolution network, information indicative of a condition of utilization of a first radio access technology resource accessible by a user device. If the condition of utilization indicates an adverse network condition, then the server may transmit a change command instructing the user device to migrate to a second radio access technology resource. | 06-12-2014 |
20140162663 | LONG TERM EVOLUTION MOBILITY NETWORK TIMER AND RETRY MANAGEMENT - Management of a network may be accomplished by adjusting timer settings and/or retry criteria. For example, communications and management from an end-to-end perspective of entities in a network may be conducted; timers and/or retry criteria may be adjusted dynamically based on network traffic load; timers and/or retry criteria may be adjusted dynamically based on overload conditions; feedback mechanisms may be implemented to allow downstream network elements to inform upstream network elements about the health status and/or load condition of the network; and/or differentiated timer and retry criteria/mechanisms may be implemented. | 06-12-2014 |
20140162676 | Management Of Voice Communications Over Long Term Evolution Networks - A first network device in a network, such as an LTE network, configured to establish a default bearer between a node and the first network device. The first network device may transmit a first communication type between the first network device and the node over the a default bearer and receive a service request requesting the establishment of a dedicated bearer for the transmission of a second communication type between the first network device and the node, the service request requesting that the dedicated bearer have a quality of service higher than the quality of service of the default bearer. The first network device may transmit the second type of communication between the first network device and the node over the default bearer, establish the dedicated bearer, and then switch the transmission of the second type of communication from the default bearer to the dedicated bearer. | 06-12-2014 |
20140162684 | Long Term Evolution Advanced Location-Sensitive Information Management - LTE advanced location-sensitive information management may include receiving, by a server, location information corresponding to a location of a device that is remote from the server. The server may receive identification information corresponding to a user of the device. The server may organize the location information based on the identification information. The server may receive a list of one or more intended recipients. The server may recommend, based on the identification information, a first time duration during which to expose the location information to the one or more intended recipients. And the server may send the location information to the list of one or more intended recipients. | 06-12-2014 |
20140171057 | MOBILE OBJECT LOCATION-BASED PRIVACY PROTECTION - A system, method and apparatus for creating and implementing a privacy zone around a mobile object are described herein. A privacy zone is a geographic location proximate to a mobile object in which mobile device functionality is reduced when a mobile device is inside the boundaries of the privacy zone. A locator subsystem tracks the location of the mobile object to update the location of the privacy zone. Further, the locator subsystem monitors for mobile devices that may interface with the privacy zone. Once a mobile device is found to be within a privacy zone, the pre-determined mobile device features will preferably be disabled. | 06-19-2014 |
20140222576 | Interactive Personalized E-Experience System and Method for Visual Voice Mail - In-person shopping at brick-and-mortar locations can be facilitated using visual voicemail systems. A user device can be detected upon entry or proximity to a retail location and a greeting visual voicemail message can be transmitted to the user device. User data may be integrated into the greeting message. The greeting message can also include options for a user to activate that allow the integration of the virtual and physical shopping experience. Options can include requests for sales associate help, product information or location, associated service plans or accessories, etc. Multiple remote resources can be coordinated to service a user's requests via a visual voicemail system while the user is shopping in the retail location. | 08-07-2014 |
20140235224 | EVENT HANDLING SYSTEM - A service that determines what event has occurred and provide a list of actions that the service can be performed in order to help the user through a hectic time period is disclosed. In one example, one or more modules can identify one or more events and transmitting an indication of the at least one event to a mobile device. Then, one or more modules can receive an indication that a mobile device has selected at least one of the at least one event, and determine at least one action to perform, wherein the at least one action can be associated with the at least one selected event. | 08-21-2014 |
20140257984 | System and Method for Selling Items via a Wireless Mobile Telecommunications System - Items are sold via a wireless mobile telecommunications network in which multimedia presentations describing items offered for sale are broadcast for reception by wireless mobile devices. Users of the devices can transmit responses indicating requests to buy the items or bid for them in auctions. | 09-11-2014 |
20140302844 | INTELLIGENT ROAMING AND INTERWORKING - A mobile device may be configured with multiple access point names (APNs) including a roaming APN and a non-roaming APN. After a mobile device determines whether it is roaming, it may transmit a service request with the corresponding APN. The network may then select a profile based on the APN that may include quality of service parameters and other parameters for servicing the mobile device. The profile may be obtained from a local home location register or a remote home location register. | 10-09-2014 |
20150072691 | Long Term Evolution Mobility Network Timer And Retry Management - Management of a network may be accomplished by adjusting timer settings and/or retry criteria. For example, communications and management from an end-to-end perspective of entities in a network may be conducted; timers and/or retry criteria may be adjusted dynamically based on network traffic load; timers and/or retry criteria may be adjusted dynamically based on overload conditions; feedback mechanisms may be implemented to allow downstream network elements to inform upstream network elements about the health status and/or load condition of the network; and/or differentiated timer and retry criteria/mechanisms may be implemented. | 03-12-2015 |
20150098389 | INTELLIGENT MACHINE-TO-MACHINE (IM2M) DEVICES - An intelligent machine-to-machine (iM2M) device may collaborate with other devices to perform functions. An iM2M device may determine if it has the necessary resources to respond to a request. Upon determining that the resources needed to provide a response to the request are not available in the iM2M device, the iM2M device may negotiate with other devices in order to obtain a response to the request and/or resources to respond to the request. The other devices may send respective responses and/or resource back to the iM2M device. The iM2M device may, in turn, respond to the request. | 04-09-2015 |
20150124946 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUAL VOICE MAIL IN A MULTI-SCREEN ENVIRONMENT - A method of managing visual voice mail in a multi-screen environment. The method includes receiving voice mail messages in a server, creating a state machine for each message, pushing a visual voice mail notification to at least three devices, receiving an action command from one of the three devices and updating the state machine responsive to the receiving step. | 05-07-2015 |
20150127646 | BIG DATA ANALYTICS - Data may be processed based on a type of application, a user, a type of device, a user profile, and/or a device profile. Data may be processed, in real time as it is received. The data may be segmented and/or partitioned into portions. For each portion, a user identifier associated with the portion may be determined. For each portion, an application associated with the portion may be determined. For each portion, a device associated with the portion may be determined. It may be determined whether a portion of the data is to be further processed based on the user identifier, the application, and/or the device. A portion of data that is to be further processed may be prioritized, directed to specific processing, and/or classified. Subsequent procession, and/or storage, of a portion of data may be based a result of at least one of the prioritizing, the directing, and/or the classifying. | 05-07-2015 |
20150147997 | EVENT BASED LOCATION-BASED SERVICE - An event based location-based service may provide a location of a device to members of group(s) associated with the device. A network server may receive an indication of an event from an event notification system. Upon receiving the indication of the event, the network server may determine a region of the event and a location of the device within the region. Upon determining the region of the event and the location of the device, the network server may determine an entity associated with the device. Upon determining the entity associated with the device, the network server may determine communication address for the group(s). The network server may provide the location of the device to the members of group(s) via the communication address. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149563 | INTELLIGENT MACHINE-TO-MACHINE (IM2M) RESERVE - An intelligent machine-to-machine (iM2M) device may collaborate with other reserve devices to perform functions. An iM2M device may determine if it has the necessary resources to respond to a request. Upon determining that the resources needed to provide a response to the request are not available in the iM2M device, the iM2M device may send a help request to other devices, such as a reserve, farm, and/or network (collectively referred to as a farm) of M2M, iM2M devices, and/or other appropriate devices. The iM2M device may negotiate with farm devices so that the farm devices may generate, at least in part, a response to the request, or provide the needed resources, at least in part, to the iM2M device. The farm devices may send respective responses back to the originating iM2M device. The originating iM2M device may, in turn, respond to the original request. | 05-28-2015 |
20150156604 | LOCATING A DEVICE VIA A TEXT MESSAGE - A first device may receive a location of a second device simply by sending a text message to the second device. The text message may comprise an identifier of the second device (e.g., phone number of the second device, mobile subsection identification number of the second device, etc.) and a location code. A communication network may intercept the text message. The communication network may analyze contents of the text message. The network may determine that the location code is valid and determine the location of the second device. The network may provide an indication of the location of the second device to the first device. | 06-04-2015 |
20150256681 | Visual Voice Mail Delivery Mechanisms - Systems and methods for voice mail delivery may include receiving a voicemail by a device of a subscriber, determining if the subscriber is a member of a group of members, and, upon a determination that the subscriber is a member of the group, combining the voice mail message with a second voice mail message received by a member of the group other than the subscriber to generate a combined voice mail message. | 09-10-2015 |
20150271835 | Management Of Voice Communications Over Long Term Evolution Networks - A first network device in a network, such as an LTE network, configured to establish a default bearer between a node and the first network device. The first network device may transmit a first communication type between the first network device and the node over the a default bearer and receive a service request requesting the establishment of a dedicated bearer for the transmission of a second communication type between the first network device and the node, the service request requesting that the dedicated bearer have a quality of service higher than the quality of service of the default bearer. The first network device may transmit the second type of communication between the first network device and the node over the default bearer, establish the dedicated bearer, and then switch the transmission of the second type of communication from the default bearer to the dedicated bearer. | 09-24-2015 |
20160112570 | Delivery Of Visual Voice Mail - Delivery of a text message and/or voice mail message may include identifying a recipient of the message, receiving a notification indicative of one of the subscriber's availability, the subscriber's presence and the subscriber's location, recording the message, selectively converting a voice mail message to a text message based on the notification, and delivering either the text message or the voice mail message to a device of the recipient based on the notification. The text message and/or voice mail message may be delivered via a map, wherein selection of a location on the map may retrieve the text message and/or voice mail message. | 04-21-2016 |