161 |
Provisioning Automotive SIM Cards without Removal from Vehicle |
US13782035 |
2013-03-01 |
US20140248860A1 |
2014-09-04 |
Lawrence D. Cepuran; Steven Swanson; David George |
A system and method are provided for re-provisioning a telematics unit of a telematics-equipped vehicle for wireless services. The re-provisioning process includes: connecting a computing device to an on-board diagnostics interface of the telematics-equipped vehicle; accessing a subscriber identification card of the telematics unit via the on-board diagnostics interface; requesting subscription information from a subscriber credentials server via a network connection; receiving the subscription information; and reprogramming the subscriber identification card of the telematics unit for wireless services based on the received subscription information. |
162 |
ADAPTIVE THRESHOLDING FOR IMAGE RECOGNITION |
US14046814 |
2013-10-04 |
US20140187223A1 |
2014-07-03 |
Volodymyr V. Ivanchenko; Geoffrey Scott Heller; Richard Howard Suplee, III; Daniel Bibireata |
Various approaches for providing textual information to an application, system, or service are disclosed. In particular, various embodiments enable a user to capture an image with a camera of a portable computing device. The computing device is capable of taking the image and processing it to recognize, identify, and/or isolate the text in order to forward the text to an application or function. The application or function can then utilize the text to perform an action in substantially real-time. The text may include an email, phone number, URL, an address, and the like and the application or function may be dialing the phone number, navigating to the URL, opening an address book to save contact information, displaying a map to show the address, and so on. Adaptive thresholding can be used to account for variations across an image, in order to improve the accuracy and efficiency of text recognition processes. |
163 |
INSTALLATION OF A VOICE CLIENT FOR ROAMING DEVICES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK |
US14194408 |
2014-02-28 |
US20140185526A1 |
2014-07-03 |
Arda Aksu; William H. Stone; Sanyogita Shamsunder |
A mobile device may obtain wireless network connectivity from a local telecommunications provider by replacing a card in a mobile device associated with the user. In one implementation, a method may include receiving identification information relating to a mobile device; determining, based on the identification information, that the mobile device is compatible with a wireless network; transmitting, based on the determination that the mobile device is compatible with the wireless network, a Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) client application to the mobile device, the VoLTE client application providing functionality, for the mobile device, relating to usage of VoLTE services in the wireless network; and communicating, with the mobile device and the VoLTE client application, to provide one or more VoLTE services to the mobile device. |
164 |
Remotely configuring mobile telephone software based on subscription |
US13758766 |
2013-02-04 |
US08725134B2 |
2014-05-13 |
Shihong Zou; Yu Lin; Wenyong Shi |
A method, which is convenient to subscribe, configure and move mobile telephone software service, focuses on user. It regards all kinds of mobile telephone service software as the carrier of the service. A user's mobile telephone stores user description information and service description information related of the mobile telephone in service management platform after installing and starting a mobile telephone service. The user logs on the service management platform through access equipment, and subscribes mobile telephone service modality and all kinds of function available after identity authorization. The user can configure service parameters through access equipment, downloads the mobile telephone service software or service description information from service management platform, and installs them to user's mobile telephone after subscription or configuration operation. The user can log on the service management platform through new mobile telephone when the mobile telephone is updated. All mobile telephone service and service description information used in the original mobile telephone can be moved to the new mobile telephone selectively or as a whole after identity authorization. It is convenient to update, subscribe and configure individualization mobile telephone service software. |
165 |
GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR MANAGING SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULES |
US14146401 |
2014-01-02 |
US20140120912A1 |
2014-05-01 |
Scott Barkley; Amit Gupta; Daniel G. Collins; Jahangir Mohammed |
A method of operating a mobile wireless network comprising: receiving, by a provisioning server, a signal from a mobile wireless network specifying a location of a first mobile device having a first International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and operating in the mobile wireless network under a first condition, the mobile wireless network including a plurality of mobile switching centers (MSCs) and a plurality of mobile devices operating in the mobile wireless network; provisioning the first IMSI in the first HLR based on a state transition rule from a first provisioning state to a second provisioning state; provisioning a second IMSI in the first HLR based on the state transition rule from a third provisioning state to the first provisioning state; and transmitting data identifying the second IMSI to the first mobile device to allow the first mobile device to operate in the mobile wireless network under a second condition. |
166 |
Remotely provisioned wireless proxy |
US13738525 |
2013-01-10 |
US08712408B2 |
2014-04-29 |
Kevin Tsurutome; Robert Barcklay; Robert Wang |
A remotely provisioned proxy within a wireless/mobile phone that proxies a wireless communication path between a disconnected piconet (e.g., BLUETOOTH™) device and a network resource such as a universal resource locator (URL) via a mating mobile phone. Thus, an application proxy module embodied within the mobile phone provides managed access of a piconet device connected to the mating mobile phone to remote services. A disconnected piconet device uses the full data bandwidth available to a wireless phone, without the need for the disconnected piconet device to include its own separate wireless front end, or to require use of a modem within the mobile phone. Thus, using a mobile phone with application proxy, the user need not pay for the luxury of a tethered data plan. |
167 |
Location-Based Application Program Management |
US14137607 |
2013-12-20 |
US20140113613A1 |
2014-04-24 |
Ronald Keryuan Huang; Morgan Grainger |
Methods, program products, and systems for location-based application program management are described. A mobile device can receive a first application program to be executed in an application subsystem. The first application program can be configured to be invoked or notified when the mobile device is located at a defined location. The mobile device can register the first application program to a second application program that executes in a baseband subsystem. The mobile device can set the application subsystem to a power-saving operating mode. The second application program can monitor a current location of the mobile device. When the mobile device is currently located at the defined location, the second application program can set the application subsystem to an active operating mode, and invoke the first application program. |
168 |
Method and System for Facilitating Wireless Communication Via Alternate Communication Pathway |
US14146141 |
2014-01-02 |
US20140112329A1 |
2014-04-24 |
Jerome Vogedes; Ajit Kumar Panda |
A mobile device system and related method are disclosed by which the device is able to communicate wirelessly not only via a Wide Area Network (WAN) link but also via an alternate link such as a Wi-Fi link. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a command from a remote server, via the WAN link, to establish a Wi-Fi link when possible. The method further includes, upon establishing the Wi-Fi link, sending a message for receipt by the server indicating that the Wi-Fi link has been established, and receiving software update information from the server, the information being communicated to the mobile device via the Wi-Fi link. Further, the method includes one or both of (1) sending an acknowledgement for receipt by the server indicating that the information has been received and (2) receiving an instruction from the server that communications via the Wi-Fi link be ended. |
169 |
Systems and methods for preparing a telecommunication network for providing services |
US13424145 |
2012-03-19 |
US08699962B2 |
2014-04-15 |
Leszek Naruszewicz; Krzysztof Ronald Grochla; Aleksander Karol Seman; Yair Bourlas |
Systems and methods for preparing a telecommunication network for communicating with a client by provisioning the telecommunications system for providing services to the client in accordance with provisioning information provided by the client. Provisioning information may be updated in the network using provisioning information provided by the client and vice versa. One criteria for updating provisioning information includes determining which provisioning information is the most recent. |
170 |
MULTIPLEXING MULTIPLE MOBILE SERVICES ON A SINGLE MOBILE ACCESS POINT NAME |
US14099043 |
2013-12-06 |
US20140092848A1 |
2014-04-03 |
Terry DURAND; Timothy MORTSOLF; Deepak GARG |
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for multiplexing multiple mobile services on a single mobile access point name (APN). A method includes, in a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network, examining Internet Protocol (IP) packets that traverse a mobile GN link of a Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN), and applying a combination of packet protocols coupled with a carrier defined set of work flow rules to route the IP packets to their next destination and earmark billing CDRs for mediation and correlation by back office IT systems residing with a carrier in the mobile network. |
171 |
SYSTEM FOR DETECTING USAGE OF A WIRELESS PHONE IN AN AUTOMOBILE |
US13616645 |
2012-09-14 |
US20140080543A1 |
2014-03-20 |
Paul Anthon Mueller; Gregory William Farrey; Tye Arthur Winkel; Thomas Joseph Hermann; John Dolinsky; Thomas Eric Svenson |
A vehicle includes a detection module including a directional antenna and signal processing logic. The detection module is located within the vehicle, arranged with respect to a driver region, and configured to detect a condition wherein a wireless phone is operated within the driver region. The detection module generates an output indicative of the detected condition. The vehicle further includes a controller configured to receive the output, and control the vehicle in response to the detected condition. |
172 |
REASSIGNED MOBILE MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS |
US14064955 |
2013-10-28 |
US20140057622A1 |
2014-02-27 |
Julie WEINSTEIN; Meera Deshpande KUMARJIGUDA; Shankar KULKARNI; Venkat GADDAM |
The instant application describes a method of managing a customer's mobile station and providing a notification of a resultant change. The method includes steps of communicating over the air through a mobile communication network with a subscriber device management application running on the customer's mobile station; causing the subscriber device management application to attempt to change an operation control parameter of the customer's mobile station via the over the air communication; and determining an outcome of the attempted change of the operational control parameter of the customer's mobile station. The method also includes a step of sending a mobile messaging service message, providing notification of the attempted change of the operational control parameter of the customer's mobile station, through the mobile communication network to another mobile station associated with the customer. |
173 |
Method and system for facilitating wireless communication via alternate wireless pathway |
US12981360 |
2010-12-29 |
US08630231B2 |
2014-01-14 |
Jerome Vogedes; Ajit Panda; William Hede |
A mobile device system and related method are disclosed by which the device is able to communicate wirelessly not only via a Wide Area Network (WAN) link but also via an alternate link such as a Wi-Fi link. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a command from a remote server, via the WAN link, to establish a Wi-Fi link when possible. The method further includes, upon establishing the Wi-Fi link, sending a message for receipt by the server indicating that the Wi-Fi link has been established, and receiving software update information from the server, the information being communicated to the mobile device via the Wi-Fi link. Further, the method includes one or both of (1) sending an acknowledgement for receipt by the server indicating that the information has been received and (2) receiving an instruction from the server that communications via the Wi-Fi link be ended. |
174 |
Global platform for managing subscriber identity modules |
US13622172 |
2012-09-18 |
US08626164B2 |
2014-01-07 |
Scott Barkley; Amit Gupta; Daniel G. Collins; Jahangir Mohammed |
A method of operating a mobile wireless network comprising: receiving, by a provisioning server, a signal from a mobile wireless network specifying a location of a first mobile device having a first International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and operating in the mobile wireless network under a first condition, the mobile wireless network including a plurality of mobile switching centers (MSCs) and a plurality of mobile devices operating in the mobile wireless network; provisioning the first IMSI in the first HLR based on a state transition rule from a first provisioning state to a second provisioning state; provisioning a second IMSI in the first HLR based on the state transition rule from a third provisioning state to the first provisioning state; and transmitting data identifying the second IMSI to the first mobile device to allow the first mobile device to operate in the mobile wireless network under a second condition. |
175 |
Device based telecommunications initiated data fulfillment system |
US13599239 |
2012-08-30 |
US08626145B2 |
2014-01-07 |
Wen Khang Han |
A system and method for service fulfillment is based on service invocation with a preprogrammed communication device. The communication device recognizes special multi-function code digit sequences to cause service invocation. The preprogrammed communication device, upon recognition of a multi-function code, selects a communication channel or messaging protocol and forwards information related to the service invocation to a service fulfillment platform. The communication channel or messaging protocol may be selected based on availability, optimization, preprogrammed logic associated with the multi-function code, or other parameters related to the service invocation, such as user, subscription, registration, location or device ID. The preprogrammed communication device permits service invocation without reconfiguration of a communication network to which the communication device is coupled. The communication device can be reconfigured or reprogrammed to recognize and respond to different multi-function codes. |
176 |
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE APPLET MANAGEMENT ON SMART CARDS |
US13971581 |
2013-08-20 |
US20130337869A1 |
2013-12-19 |
Nakul Duggal; Bryan Chuck Gurganus; Carl Qu |
Methods and apparatus for device applet management on smart cards. A method includes detecting access to a smart card; reading a directory structure from the smart card that identifies one or more platform types, and for each platform type identifies corresponding device applets; determining from the directory structure one or more device applets associated with a selected platform type; and providing access to the one or more device applets. The apparatus comprises means for detecting access to a smart card, means for reading a directory structure from the smart card that identifies one or more platform types, and for each platform type identifies corresponding device applets, means for determining from the directory structure one or more device applets associated with a selected platform type, and means for providing access to the one or more device applets. |
177 |
ADAPTIVE THRESHOLDING FOR IMAGE RECOGNITION |
US13491398 |
2012-06-07 |
US20130330003A1 |
2013-12-12 |
Volodymyr V. Ivanchenko; Geoffrey Scott Heller; Richard Howard Suplee, III; Daniel Bibireata |
Various approaches for providing textual information to an application, system, or service are disclosed. In particular, various embodiments enable a user to capture an image with a camera of a portable computing device. The computing device is capable of taking the image and processing it to recognize, identify, and/or isolate the text in order to forward the text to an application or function. The application or function can then utilize the text to perform an action in substantially real-time. The text may include an email, phone number, URL, an address, and the like and the application or function may be dialing the phone number, navigating to the URL, opening an address book to save contact information, displaying a map to show the address, and so on. Adaptive thresholding can be used to account for variations across an image, in order to improve the accuracy and efficiency of text recognition processes. |
178 |
Card application toolkit support for IP multimedia subsystem |
US13384709 |
2010-10-20 |
US08606319B2 |
2013-12-10 |
Syed Hussain Ali; Jean-Philippe Cormier; Andrew Allen |
To consolidate session initiation protocol (SIP) messages a user equipment (UE) is made aware of all Internet Protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) applications installed in its memory and on a universal integrated circuit card (UICC) and supported communication services. By obtaining this information before the initial IMS Registration, the UE can save resources by registering all local applications and communication services in single IMS registration. |
179 |
INTELLIGENT MOBILITY APPLICATION PROFILING TOOL |
US13956028 |
2013-07-31 |
US20130315088A1 |
2013-11-28 |
Alexandre Gerber; Zhuoqing Morley Mao; Feng Qian; Subhabrata Sen; Oliver Spatscheck; Zhaoguang Wang |
Analyzing mobile device applications within a wireless data network and other related aspects are presented herein. More particularly, described herein is a novel Intelligent Mobility Application Profiling Tool (iMAP) and/or other mechanisms, systems and methods for profiling and benchmarking applications associated with mobile devices in a wireless data network. Various systems and methods described herein expose cross-layer interaction associated with a network device in order to profile an application on the network device with respect to energy efficiency, performance, and functionality. As described herein, radio resource control (RRC) analysis can be performed to infer RRC states associated with a given application, identify tail time, etc. Further, analyzers are employed for various layers, including transmission control protocol (TCP) and/or hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), as well as to analyze communication bursts associated with a given application. Analysis results are subsequently utilized to deliver application profiling results to a user. |
180 |
System and method for generic mobile phone configuration |
US13752386 |
2013-01-28 |
US08571536B2 |
2013-10-29 |
Robert E. Urbanek |
A method of providing wireless communication service to a mobile phone is provided. The method comprises identifying common mobile phone applications and selectively supported mobile phone applications, installing the common mobile phone applications and the selectively supported mobile phone applications in read only memory of the mobile phone, each of the selectively supported applications associated with a selection switch initially disabled. The method further comprises, when activating the mobile phone, enabling at least one of the selection switches and writing at least one reference to branded content to a random access memory of the mobile phone based on a service plan associated with the mobile phone. |