Cellco Partnership

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Bhaskar Srinivasiah

Xuming Chen

Ratul Kumar Guha

Lixia Yan

Barry F Hoffner

Marc Chiaverini

Scott Anthony Townley

Bjorn Hjelm

Praveen Venkataramu

Javier Alejandro Ferro

Jolly Lal

Lawrence S Rybar

Christopher M Perry

Mamadou Mamoune Niang

Uma Venkata Raman

Romeo R Tan

Jonathan B Ofri

Alexis Polanco, Jr

Jeremy P Bolton

Mark Gilbert

Luke D VonFeldt

Cheryl Christine Noti

Mark Andrews

Hiywote Demisse

Taher Farkhondeh

Lisa Jenzeh

Christopher James Shunk

Taher Farkhondehl

A method may include determining a number of user devices that can access data services in a wireless network and storing information identifying the determined number of user devices for each of a number of sectors for each of a number of periods of time. The method may also include receiving a request from a first user device associated with a first user for access to data services during a first period of time, accessing the stored information to determine whether to grant the request and providing access to data services via the wireless network to the first user device. The method may further include excluding data usage by the first user device during the first period of time from being applied against a data limit associated with the user's data plan.

Tracking data usage in wireless networks

The instant application describes a method for receiving, at a hub and from a first partner, a request for a common identifier for linking an account of the customer associated with the first partner with an account of the customer associated with a second partner to provide the customer with enhanced joint account services; in response to the request, generating the common identifier and providing the common identifier to the first partner; generating at the hub a common ID status based on a first partner customer ID status and a second partner customer ID status; and forwarding the common ID status to the first partner and the second partner.

Joint marketed customer hub

A universal integrated circuit card (UICC) may include a universal subscriber identity module (USIM); a code division multiple access (CDMA) subscriber identity module (CSIM); a memory to store instructions; and a processor. The processor may execute instructions to determine a type of wireless access network available to a user equipment (UE) associated with the UICC; perform updates of the UICC using the USIM, in response to detecting a CDMA enhanced High Rate Packet Data (eHRPD) network, a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) access network, or a Long Term Evolution (LTE) access network; and perform updates of the UICC using the CSIM, in response to detecting an available CDMA access network other than a CDMA eHRPD access network.

Universal integrated circuit card updates in a hybrid network

A universal integrated circuit card (UICC) may include a universal subscriber identity module (USIM); a code division multiple access (CDMA) subscriber identity module (CSIM); a memory to store instructions; and a processor. The processor may execute instructions to determine a type of wireless access network available to a user equipment (UE) associated with the UICC; perform activation of the UICC using the USIM, in response to detecting a CDMA enhanced High Rate Packet Data (eHRPD) network, a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) access network, or a Long Term Evolution (LTE) access network; and perform activation of the UICC using the CSIM, in response to detecting an available CDMA access network other than a CDMA eHRPD access network.

Universal integrated circuit card activation in a hybrid network

Quick wireless access for data network communication is provided to a data device by provision of an access management unit incorporated in the data device. A default network access identifier (NAI), unique to the data device, permits limited access to a wireless network provider's provisioning platform so that the device can be authenticated and access to a data network authorized for a preset service period. Replenishment for a new service period may be provided.

Wireless data communication access activation

A method is performed by a user device and a smart card inserted into the user device. The method includes storing, in the smart card, information to permit the user device to communicate with a particular network; identifying a first smart card identifier associated with the smart card; identifying a second smart card identifier associated with a previous smart card inserted into the user device; comparing the first smart card identifier and the second smart card identifier to generate a first comparison result; pushing, by the smart card and to the user device, the information when the first comparison result indicates that the first smart card identifier matches the second smart card identifier; and obtaining, by the user device, access to the particular network using the information received from the smart card.

Management of CDMA credentials on a smart card

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Atlanta, GA, United States of America

Bhaskar Srinivasiah