公开(公告)号：US11706590B1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US17448442

申请日：2021-09-22

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Mark Peden ,  Raymond E. Reeves ,  Simon Youngs

IPC: H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04W88/18

CPC classification number: H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04W88/184

Abstract: A method and system for enabling MMS message delivery to a recipient device. An MMSC receives and stores MMS message content to be delivered to the recipient device, and the MMSC responsively sends to the recipient device an MMS-notification message carrying an address of the MMS message content stored at the MMSC and then receives a reply indicating that the recipient device received the MMS-notification message. The MMSC then detects that, after the MMSC received the reply, (i) at least a predefined threshold amount of time has passed and (ii) the MMSC has not yet received from the recipient device a request to download the MMS message content. And responsive to at least the detecting, the MMSC then sends to the recipient device a data-service-trigger message that triggers turning on data service of the recipient device, thus enabling MMS-message delivery to the recipient device.

公开(公告)号：US09538453B1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-03

申请号：US13789938

申请日：2013-03-08

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Raymond E. Reeves ,  Simon Youngs ,  Mark D. Peden

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W48/04

CPC classification number: H04W48/18 ,  H04W48/08

Abstract: Methods and a corresponding system for conserving inter-MSC trunk capacity when multiple serving systems provide coverage at a particular geographic area. A first determination is made that when a first mobile station and a second mobile station are both at the particular geographic area, the first mobile station and the second mobile station engage in communications with each other. A second determination is made that the first mobile station and the second mobile station are both at the particular geographic area. And responsive to making at least the first and second determinations, the first mobile station is provisioned with preferred roaming list data that causes the first mobile station to be served by a given one of the multiple serving systems that also serves the second mobile station.

Abstract translation: 方法和相应的系统，用于在多个服务系统在特定地理区域提供覆盖时节省MSC间干线容量。 首先确定当第一移动台和第二移动台都在特定地理区域时，第一移动台和第二移动台彼此进行通信。 第二确定是第一移动台和第二移动台都在特定的地理区域。 并且响应于至少进行第一和第二确定，向第一移动台提供优选的漫游列表数据，该数据使第一移动台由服务于第二移动站的多个服务系统中的给定的一个提供服务。

公开(公告)号：US09374734B1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-21

申请号：US13790986

申请日：2013-03-08

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Gary Koller ,  Raymond E. Reeves ,  Simon Youngs ,  Mark Peden

IPC: H04J3/00 ,  H04W28/08

CPC classification number: H04W28/08 ,  H04W88/16

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for using mobile-station-specific gateway-burden data for assigning mobile stations to data-access gateways. One embodiment takes the form of a method carried out by at least one network entity in a communication system that includes a radio access network (RAN) for providing wireless service to mobile stations and that further includes multiple data-access gateways. The method includes maintaining mobile-station-specific gateway-burden data that associates each of multiple mobile stations with one or more indicia of the extent to which those mobile stations have respectively consumed one or more resources of one or more of the data-access gateways. The method further includes using the mobile-station-specific gateway-burden data to assign mobile stations among the various data-access gateways such that mobile stations indicated by the mobile-station-specific gateway-burden data as having placed similar burdens on one or more of the gateways are grouped together by assignment to the same respective gateways.

Abstract translation: 公开了使用移动站专用网关负担数据将移动台分配给数据接入网关的方法和系统。 一个实施例采用由通信系统中的至少一个网络实体执行的方法的形式，该通信系统包括用于向移动台提供无线服务的无线电接入网络（RAN），并且还包括多个数据访问网关。 该方法包括维护将多个移动站中的每一个相关联的移动站专用网关负载数据与这些移动站分别消耗一个或多个数据访问网关的一个或多个资源的程度的一个或多个标记 。 该方法还包括使用移动台特定的网关负担数据来分配各种数据接入网关之间的移动台，使得由移动台专用网关负担数据指示的移动台在一个或一个 更多的网关通过分配到相同的各个网关被分组在一起。

公开(公告)号：US09210687B1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-08

申请号：US14036399

申请日：2013-09-25

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Raymond E. Reeves ,  Simon Youngs ,  Mark Peden ,  Gary Koller

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W68/02 ,  H04W36/00

CPC classification number: H04W36/0016 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/0005 ,  H04W36/0022 ,  H04W36/0088

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system to help manage wireless service in a scenario where a UE is served by a first RAN and begins being served by a second RAN. In accordance with the disclosure, a determination may then be made of whether the UE will likely engage in at least a threshold extent of scanning for coverage of the first RAN while the UE is being served by the second RAN. If the determination is affirmative, the UE may then be caused to not scan for coverage of the first RAN while the UE is being served by the second RAN. Whereas, if the determination is negative, the UE may be allowed to scan for coverage of the first RAN while the UE is being served by the second RAN.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种在UE由第一RAN服务并开始被第二RAN服务的情况下帮助管理无线服务的方法和系统。 根据本公开，然后可以确定在UE正由第二RAN服务的情况下UE是否可能参与至少对第一RAN的覆盖的扫描的阈值范围。 如果确定是肯定的，则UE可以被引导为在第二RAN服务UE期间不扫描第一RAN的覆盖。 而如果确定是否定的，则UE可以被允许扫描第一RAN的覆盖，同时UE正由第二RAN服务。

公开(公告)号：US08775404B1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-08

申请号：US13631000

申请日：2012-09-28

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Mark Peden ,  Simon Youngs ,  Gary D. Koller ,  Raymond E. Reeves

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/30424 ,  G06F17/30864 ,  H04M1/274508 ,  H04M1/274516 ,  H04M1/274533 ,  H04M1/575

Abstract: A wireless communication device (WCD) may receive a communication from an initiating party. The communication may be associated with a communication application, and may include a communication-application identifier that identifies the initiating party. The WCD may check whether a contacts list for the WCD contains user name data associated in the contacts list with the communication-application identifier. Upon determining that the contacts list does not contain such user name data, the WCD may querying a network server (NS) to request user name data associated with the communication-application identifier, receive from the NS a reply containing particular name data associated with the communication-application identifier along with additional communication-application user identifiers, each of which is also associated with the particular name data. The WCD may update the contacts list such that the particular name data is associated with the communication-application identifier along with the received additional communication-application identifiers.

Abstract translation: 无线通信设备（WCD）可以从发起方接收通信。 通信可以与通信应用相关联，并且可以包括标识发起方的通信应用标识符。 WCD可以检查WCD的联系人列表是否包含与通信应用标识符在联系人列表中相关联的用户名数据。 在确定联系人列表不包含这样的用户名数据时，WCD可以查询网络服务器（NS）以请求与通信应用标识符相关联的用户名数据，从NS接收包含与 通信应用程序标识符以及附加的通信应用程序用户标识符，每个标识符也与特定名称数据相关联。 WCD可以更新联系人列表，使得特定名称数据与所接收的附加通信应用标识符一起与通信应用标识符相关联。