Sprint Communications Comapny L.p.

Sprint Spectrum L.p.

Rodney Dewaine Nelson

Michael Patrick McMullen

John R Schuler

Mark Douglas Peden

Bryce Alan Jones

John Eric Belser

Paul M Andreas

Geetha R Thati

Piyush X Upadhyay

William James Routt

Jamie L Kennedy

Raymond Emilio Reeves

Benjamin Wilson

Tanya S Hatcher

Ryan Alan Wick

John Marvin Jones, Iii

Terry Gene Rayburn

Patrick Scott Carter

Mike P McMullen

Kamran Qadir

Kevin J Quirk

A communication server is disclosed. The communication server comprises a processor, a memory, and an application stored in the memory. The application, when executed by the processor, receives a request that identifies a subject to remove from a user history of the a user equipment (UE), wherein the user history is compiled based on communication events initiated by the UE and is associated with content that is sent to the UE. The application, responsive to receiving the request from the UE, transmits a user history modification request to a history management server, wherein the communication server disassociates the subject from the user history identified in the request received from the UE.

Explicit user history input

A timeout period for a base station to wait for a UE's response to bearer-setup messaging from the base station will be set based on an evaluation of how often the UE (or a class of UEs of which the UE is a member) has experienced bearer-setup failures. For instance, the base station could generally apply a default timeout period for waiting to receive bearer-setup response messaging from UEs. But for a given UE that has recently experienced a high rate of bearer-setup failures, the base station could apply a longer timeout period, to help cope with that UE's tendency to be slower to respond to the base station's bearer-setup messaging.

Controlling radio-bearer setup based on history of radio-bearer-setup failure

When a network entity receives packets transmitted from a user equipment device (UE), the network entity will detect that a threshold number of those packets exceed the network entity's maximum transmission unit (MTU), and the network entity will responsively cause the UE to reduce the UE's MTU. In particular, the network entity will responsively transmit to the UE, within a header of a packet carrying bearer data to the UE, a directive for the UE to decrease the UE's MTU.

Dynamic configuration of maximum transmission unit of UE, based on receipt of oversized packet(s) at network entity

A method comprises a client executing on a processor of a UE, where the client is monitoring an application log and communication log for a plurality of user applications and communication applications. The client measures a volume of transactions and a set of performance metrics associated with UE resource usage. The client generates a custom device profile that establishes baselines for each of the plurality of user applications and identifies any deviations from the baselines. The client creates a bounded threshold based on the deviations, and detects that at least one of the plurality of user applications has exceeded the bounded threshold. The client determines that the bounded threshold was exceeded based on an application trigger and a network trigger, and in response, initiates a response action. The client also captures the communication log, the application log and application cache corresponding to the user application.

Systems and methods for on-device adaptive self-executing diagnostics tool

A method of wireless communication. The method comprising receiving by an application executing on a mobile communication device a provisioning payload comprising a zero-rated access point name (APN) from a wireless communication network, where the zero-rated APN is used by the wireless communication network to provide a distinctive communication service to the mobile communication device without counting data tonnage associated with the distinctive communication service against a data limit of a wireless communication service plan associated with the mobile communication device, receiving by the application a command to initiate the distinctive communication service, engaging the distinctive communication service to use the zero-rated APN in conducting the distinctive communication service, and providing the distinctive communication service to the mobile communication device at a lower quality of service (QoS) by a wireless communication network node relative to a standard QoS provided to standard communication service in the wireless communication network.

Differentiated wireless communication service provisioning and connecting alternate pathways

A method for correcting connectivity failures of core applications on a user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The method comprises a client detecting a plurality of request-reply message sequences between a core application and a corresponding server, and learning a set of request-reply message sequences within the plurality of request-reply message sequences that are not producing a connection error with the corresponding server. The method further includes creating a series of ghost replies that each mimic a reply that is one of the set of learned replies coming from the corresponding server and not producing a connection error, and then retaining the series of ghost replies. The method then includes detecting at least one connection error between the core application and the corresponding server, and feeding a ghost reply to the core application.

Systems and methods for real-time correction of core applications

A method, system, and medium are provided for validating the identity or authority of a user of a wireless device to consent to providing geographic locations of their respective wireless device to a third-party application. Upon receiving a request to validate the authority of a user to consent to providing of geographic locations, the user is automatically redirected to a validation service portal. The validation service portal verifies the identity or authority of the user to consent by requiring the user to provide identification information. The identification information is compared to identification information in one or more databases to determine if the user has the authority to consent. An indication is provided by the validation service portal to the third-party application of whether the user has the authority to consent. The third-party application then initiates location-based services based on the indication.

Validation service portal for wireless location management

A method and system is disclosed for controlling communication behavior of application programs running on a user equipment device (UE) based on joint consideration of predicted roaming and predicted communication behavior of the application programs. A UE may monitor its operational state data during times when it is operating in a wireless network of a home service provider and during other times when it is roaming in a wireless network of a different service provider, and apply the monitored operational state data to a roaming prediction model configured for predicting future roaming state. The UE may also monitor communication behavior data of resident application programs, and apply the monitored communication behavior data to an application-communication prediction model configured for predicting future communication behavior of the applications. The UE may then control communication behavior of the application programs based on the roaming prediction model and the application-communication prediction model.

Data transfer management based on predicted roaming status and application behavior

A method, system, and medium are provided for determining the identity of a user associated with a wireless device located near a geographic location at a specific time. In response to the occurrence of an event at a geographic location, a request can be issued by a wireless provider to users of wireless devices to provide the geographic locations of their respective devices and their identities to one or more entities. Upon receiving an affirmative response to the request, the wireless provider communicates information to the entities allowing the entities to contact the users to solicit information regarding the occurrence of the event. A wireless provider may send a request for authorization to users of wireless devices to provide geographic locations when the wireless devices enter a predefined geographic area.

Providing geographic locations of a user's wireless device

A method, system, and medium are provided for determining the identity of a user associated with a wireless device located near a geographic location at a specific time. In response to the occurrence of an event at a geographic location, a request can be issued by a wireless provider to users of wireless devices to provide the geographic locations of their respective devices and their identities to one or more entities. Upon receiving an affirmative response to the request, the wireless provider communicates information to the entities allowing the entities to contact the users to solicit information regarding the occurrence of the event. A wireless provider may send a request for authorization to users of wireless devices to provide geographic locations when the wireless device enters a predefined geographic area.

A method, system, and medium are provided for determining the geographic location associated with events depicted in media. The geographic locations can be provided by creators of the media, or by users who view the media. The geographic locations can then be stored in a database on a server. A determination can be made as to whether the geographic locations are within a predefined distance of the geographic location of a wireless device. A set of events located within the predefined distance can be presented to a user of the wireless device.

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Overland Park, KS, United States of America

Rodney Dewaine Nelson