Raymond H Ball

US Patent:

20220386101, Dec 1, 2022

Filed:

Aug 11, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/886118

Inventors:

- Bellevue WA, US
Nassereddine Sabeur - Bellevue WA, US
Raymond Ball - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

H04W 8/12
H04W 40/20

Abstract:

Disclosed is a system and method to route a call from a roaming UE on a 5G network. The system receives from a UE belonging to a home network an indication of a call to a dialed number. The call requires information associated with the UE that is not available to the first wireless telecommunication network, because the UE is roaming on a visitor network. The indication of the call includes a unique identifier of the visitor network. The system can determine based on the unique identifier that the UE is roaming and send a request to the visitor network to provide instructions on how to route the received call. Upon obtaining the instructions on how to route the received call, the system routes the received call.

US Patent:

20220248253, Aug 4, 2022

Filed:

Feb 1, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/164707

Inventors:

- Bellevue WA, US
Joel Arends - Renton WA, US
Raymond Thomas Ball - Seattle WA, US
Marc A. Proctor - Shanwee KS, US

International Classification:

H04W 28/02
H04W 48/16
H04W 60/00
H04W 76/10
H04W 4/50
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

Systems and methods for establishing a communication interface between control functions of a network core and a network data node associated with a user side packet core are discussed herein. The system can enable configuration information to be stored and dynamically updated by the network data node such that control nodes of the user side packet core requesting service from the network core are provided with up to date configuration information associated with active control functions. As control functions are activated and deactivated, the configuration information can be updated to reflect the current state of the network core and ensure that user device connects are routed to active control functions configured to provide user requested services.

US Patent:

20200280903, Sep 3, 2020

Filed:

May 18, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/877214

Inventors:

- Bellevue WA, US
Raymond Thomas Ball - Seattle WA, US
Mehul Shah - Sammamish WA, US

International Classification:

H04W 48/04
H04W 8/18
H04W 8/06
H04W 48/16
H04W 8/26

Abstract:

Systems and methods for providing improved network service allocation. Rather than providing all-or-nothing network service allocation to users, the system can use the mobile country code (MCC) and mobile network code (MNC) to provide access to different services to different users. The services provided to each roaming user, for example, can be negotiated in a roaming agreement with the user's provider. The roaming user can then be provided access to only those services agreed to in the roaming agreement. A home provider can also use multiple MNCs to provide similar service allocation to home users, with each MNC providing a different combination of services. The home provider can also use mobile subscriber identification numbers (MSINs), or ranges of MSINs, to provide service allocation for home users.

US Patent:

20200059786, Feb 20, 2020

Filed:

Mar 4, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/292202

Inventors:

- Bellevue WA, US
Raymond Ball - Seattle WA, US
Andrew Watts - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

H04W 12/06
H04W 12/04
H04L 9/08
H04L 9/32
H04W 12/00

Abstract:

The present disclosure describes techniques that facilitate the encryption of data communications between a home and VPLMN, along with the verification of a content and origin of encrypted messages at each end of a data communication. In one non-limiting example, the process of verifying the content and origin of an encrypted message is facilitated partly by an exchange of network public keys between the HPLMN and VPLMNs. In another example, a network certificate aggregator (NCA) may act as a certificate authority (CA) by verifying the identities of interacting home and VPLMNs. The NCA may facilitate and exchange public keys between a home and VPLMN, whereby the HPLMN and VPLMNs need only trust and verify an identity of the NCA. Alternatively, the NCA may act as a conduit for data communications between the HPLMN and VPLMN.

US Patent:

20190223079, Jul 18, 2019

Filed:

Jun 5, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/997994

Inventors:

- Bellevue WA, US
Raymond Thomas Ball - Seattle WA, US
Mehul Shah - Sammamish WA, US

International Classification:

H04W 48/04
H04W 8/18
H04W 8/26
H04W 8/06
H04W 48/16

Abstract:

Systems and methods for providing improved network service allocation. Rather than providing all-or-nothing network service allocation to users, the system can use the mobile country code (MCC) and mobile network code (MNC) to provide access to different services to different users. The services provided to each roaming user, for example, can be negotiated in a roaming agreement with the user's provider. The roaming user can then be provided access to only those services agreed to in the roaming agreement. A home provider can also use multiple MNCs to provide similar service allocation to home users, with each MNC providing a different combination of services. The home provider can also use mobile subscriber identification numbers (MSINs), or ranges of MSINs, to provide service allocation for home users.

US Patent:

20190190996, Jun 20, 2019

Filed:

Dec 20, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/848844

Inventors:

- Bellevue WA, US
Raymond Thomas Ball - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04W 8/12
H04W 8/16
H04W 8/18

Abstract:

In some implementations, a telecommunications network can include an authorization server, e.g., a Diameter Routing Agent. The authorization server can receive service data associated with a network terminal from a home authorization server. The authorization server can determine that a portion of the service data corresponds with a predetermined network service and remove the portion of the service data to provide modified service data. The authorization server can transmit the modified service data to a control device of the network. In some examples, the control device can determine a gateway device identified in the modified service data and transmit an association message to the gateway device on behalf of the terminal. In some examples, the control device can receive a request for a network service from the terminal, determine that the modified service data does not authorize the network service, and transmit a rejection message to the terminal.

US Patent:

20190190997, Jun 20, 2019

Filed:

Dec 20, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/848941

Inventors:

- Bellevue WA, US
Raymond Thomas Ball - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04W 12/08
H04L 29/06
H04W 4/20
H04W 4/06

Abstract:

In some implementations, a telecommunications network can include a control device, e.g., an LTE mobility management entity (MME). The control device can retrieve service data associated with a network terminal from a home authorization server. The control device can determine that a portion of the service data corresponds with a predetermined network service and remove the portion of the service data to provide modified service data. In some examples, the control device can determine a gateway device identified in the modified service data and transmit an association message to the gateway device on behalf of the terminal. In some examples, the control device can receive a request for a network service from the terminal, determine that the modified service data does not authorize the network service, and transmit a rejection message to the terminal.