Google Inc.

Intuit, Inc.

Sony Corporation

Sony Mobile Communications Ab

Bloomberg L.p.

Ankur Jain

Hassan Sipra

Luis Felipe Cabrera

M Shannon Lietz

David Presotto

Oleg Gryb

Bok Knun Randolph Chung

Omkar Muralidharan

Sabu Kuruvila Philip

Jinglei Whitehouse, Iii

Dutt Kalapatapu

Elangovan Shanmugam

Aspi Siganporia

Sushant Jain

Thomas Bishop

Steven Padgett

Jeffrey M Wolfe

Brett Weaver

Troy D Otillio

Krishnendu Chaudhury

Mohammad Mahdian

Michael Youssefmir

Vivek Sahasranaman

Shobhit Saxena

Paul Lee

Javier Godinez

Andrew D Berkheimer

Qian Zhong

Eric Chu

Christopher Davis Monkman

Vincent Wei-Kang Chen

Erdi Chen

Andreas Terzis

Barry J Nisly

Ted Richard Neher, Iii

Sathish Karunakaran

Leonidas Kontothanassis

Hao Du

Feng Lu

James Armitage

Michael Axelrod

Pavel Morar

Ning Zhang

Mitchell D Trott

Amin Vahdat

Sharath Ananth

Arjun Singh

Bikash Koley

Robert J Greenwalt, Iii

Stella Loh

Paul Robert Schultz

Mark Basler

Mukarram Tariq

Rabendra Kumar Patel

Matthew T Ritter

Jai Chhugani

Mahesh Kallahalla

Jinglei Whitehouse

Ted R Neher

Ted R Iii Neher

A user equipment (UE) is configured to request connection to a selected one of a plurality of available network slices of a network system. The UE implements a permission control framework that allows individual applications to request connection to the selected network slice, but establishes the connection only when the framework determines, based on any of a variety of permission criteria, that the application is permitted to access the requested network slice. The UE also supports user selection of the network slice via a graphical user interface that presents a selectable list of available network slices.

Permission-based network slice selection

A method includes determining that a user device is located within a specified geographical region, and determining that the user device has an active subscription with a terrestrial network operator operating a terrestrial network within the geographical region, the terrestrial network associated with a primary profile stored on a subscriber identity module of the user device. The method also includes, in response to determining that the user device is located within the geographical region and that the user device has an active subscription with the terrestrial network operator, receiving, from the terrestrial network operator, a secondary profile attached to the active subscription and associated with a non-terrestrial communication network. The method further includes storing the secondary profile on an embedded subscriber identity module on the user device, and communicating via the non-terrestrial communication network using the secondary profile.

Device-driven mobility for non-terrestrial communication networks

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including an apparatus for using probabilistic techniques to provide reformatted versions of digital components. In one aspect, a process includes obtaining data specifying a distribution parameter limit for a given reformattable digital component that is eligible for reformatting using a set of digital component extensions. For each of multiple digital component requests, a determination is made that a given digital component extension has an additional selection requirement that, when combined with a base selection requirement for the given reformattable digital component, would exceed the distribution parameter limit. A determination is made, using a probabilistic technique, a probability at which the given digital component extension will be selected for use in generating a reformatted version of the given reformattable digital component such that an aggregate selection requirement for distributing the given reformattable digital component in response to requests over time is within the distribution parameter limit.

Probabilistic techniques for formatting digital components

A distributed software defined network (SDN) packet core system is configured to support a plurality of radio access technologies. The distributed SDN packet core system can include a cloud-based SDN centralized infrastructure instance and a plurality of local SDN infrastructure instances distributed in proximity to wireless access networks and radio access points thereof. The cloud-based centralized SDN infrastructure instance can be configured to handle network operations that are not latency sensitive. Each local SDN infrastructure instance can include a plurality of computer devices configured to execute a plurality of RAT specific control-plane modules and a plurality of RAT independent packet processing modules for performing latency sensitive network operations.

Distributed software defined wireless packet core system

A distributed software defined network (SDN) packet core system includes a plurality of interconnected local mobility domains (LMDs). Each LMD includes a plurality of radio access technology (RAT) specific front-end modules associated with at least one RAT and a mobility manager. Each RAT-specific front-end module is configured to handle intra-RAT and intra-LMD mobility events that involve switching connectivity of client devices between two radio access points coupled to the LMD and associated with a first common RAT that is also associated with that RAT-specific front-end module. The mobility manager is coupled to the front-end modules and is configured to handle intra-RAT and inter-LMD mobility events. The mobility manager can also be configured to handle inter-RAT and intra-LMD mobility events if the SDN packet core system supports more than one RAT.

Systems and methods for mobility management in a distributed software defined network packet core system

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for optimizing transmission of digital components. In one aspect a digital component distribution system performs operations including determining a minimum eligibility value required to maintain the eligibility of a given digital component based on a next highest eligibility value of one of the other digital components. Based on the next highest eligibility value, a baseline transmission value required to be submitted for distribution of the given digital component is determined. A normalized transmission value is determined based on the minimum eligibility value, and transmission of the given digital component to a client device presenting a particular electronic document is triggered based on the normalized transmission value.

Optimizing transmission of digital components

A system and method provide for connectivity to multiple network operators at a given time, and sorting outgoing traffic based on criteria associated with the data and the network operators. Available networks are identified, and a mobile device attaches to a first network for communication through a first application, and also attaches to a second network for communication through a second application, without requiring detachment from the first network. Accordingly, traffic for the first application is steered through the selected first network, and traffic for the second application is steered through the second network.

Democratized cellular network connectivity through small cells

Systems and methods for balancing load in a distributed software defined network (SDN) packet core system include a stateless load balancer within a local SDN infrastructure instance of the distributed SDN packet core system receiving a data packet for processing by at least one of a plurality of SDN network function modules of local SDN infrastructure instance. The stateless load balancer can direct the data packet to a stateful load balancer residing on a first computing device, among the plurality of computing devices in the local SDN infrastructure instance. The stateful load balancer can determine a stateful data packet processing task to be applied to the data packet and determine a second computing device in the local SDN infrastructure instance for applying the determined stateful data packet processing task to the data packet. The stateful load balancer can then forward the data packet to the second computing device.

Systems and methods for load balancing in a distributed software defined network packet core system

Systems and techniques are disclosed for predictively selecting media content items and providing the predicted media content items to a cache. A media client may be in communication with a cache and detect the media content items stored on the cache. Based on the detection, a media content user interface may be modified and may contain the cached media content items or links to the cached media content items.

Local client discovery for content via cache

This application discloses a display and/or user interface for viewing information relating to tradable items such as financial interests and/or for use in a trading system for such items. Offer and bid prices for the tradable item are displayed according to an alignment, e.g., vertically. The prices move along the alignment in accordance with received price updates. Persistence of at least a part of an earlier display is provided in a later display for indicating a market change or changes. A shift in the positions of one or more of the prices in the alignment and some visual persistence relative to one or more earlier prices provide an easily perceived visual indication to the viewer of changes in prices and direction of a market change or change relating to a reference value or benchmark from a first time to a second time. The displayed prices may include a last price, best offer and bid prices and depth of market prices. A cell is provided for each price and a color indicator for a price to be persisted is implemented, e.g., as a background coloring of the cells. Best offer and bid prices may be indicated by a first color, e.g., white, depth of market offer prices indicated by a second color or colors in one color family, e.g., green, and depth of market bid prices indicated by color or colors in another color family, e.g., red, with the particular color becoming more intense (e.g., darker) as the price worsens.

Display/user interface for trading system

A method of data communication rate control is provided. The method includes an application service provider receiving, from a mobile service provider, an indication of a data rate for transmission of data from a server associated with the application service provider to a mobile device. The method also includes transmitting data to the mobile device from the server associated with the application service provider based on the received data rate indication.

Systems and methods for using radio layer information to enhance network transfer protocols

A method includes receiving one or more data packets from an external network, establishing a first data bearer when a user device connects to a first network, and establishing a second data bearer when the user device connects to a second network. The user device is configured for dual connectivity with the first network and the second network. The method also includes routing the one or more data packets through at least one of the first network or the second network to the user device to simultaneously balance network traffic load across both the first network and the second network.

Dual connectivity and carrier aggregation at an IP layer

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Ankur Jain