Device, process, and application for determining wireless device carrier compatibility

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12464341-B2
Application number	US-202217880257-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 3, 2022
Priority date	Aug 3, 2021
Publication date	Nov 4, 2025
Grant date	Nov 4, 2025

Abstract

A system configured to determine wireless carrier compatibility information for a wireless device feature for at least one wireless network and a wireless device. The wireless device includes a wireless device processor configured to obtain a wireless device configuration; the wireless device processor further configured to obtain a wireless network configuration; the wireless device processor further configured to analyze the wireless device configuration and the wireless network configuration and determine wireless carrier compatibility information for a wireless device feature; and a display configured to receive the wireless carrier compatibility information and display the wireless carrier compatibility information in response to the wireless device processor for the wireless device feature.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A wireless device, comprising:
a processor configured to: obtain a wireless device configuration and at least one wireless network configuration; analyze the at least one wireless network configurations, at least a part of which being obtained from one of the following: a wireless device application or a wireless carrier; and determine, for a set of features for the at least one wireless network and the wireless device, wireless carrier compatibility information, wherein the set of features comprises virtual private network features; and a display configured to: receive the wireless carrier compatibility information; and display the wireless carrier compatibility information in response to the processor for the set of features, wherein the set of features further comprises voice over long-term evolution (VOLTE) (4G/5G), voice over wireless fidelity (VoWiFi), communication features, network features, Wi-Fi features, broadband features, networking features, application features, Internet of things (IoT) features, peripheral features, mobile body area networks (MBAN) features, entertainment features, encryption features, multimedia features, quality of service features, Video over LTE (ViLTEp) features, session initiation protocol (SIP) features, application server (AS) features, IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) architectural framework features, MNO features, MVNO features, compatibility features, enhanced voice services (EVS) features, source-controlled variable bit-rate (SC-VBR) features, voice/sound activity detector (VAD) features, comfort noise generation (CNG) features, error concealment (EC) for packet loss in networks features, channel-aware mode to improve frame/packet error resilience features, and jitter buffer management (IBM) features.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
obtain the wireless device configuration based on an identification of the wireless device, wherein the identification of the wireless device comprises an international mobile equipment identity (IMEi).

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
obtain the wireless device configuration based on one or more of the following types, versions, or characteristics of: a transceiver of the wireless device, the processor, a subscriber identity module (SIM) card of the wireless device, a codec of the wireless device, or a firmware of the wireless device.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the wireless device configuration or the wireless network configuration is remotely stored at a database.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to obtain location information from the wireless device and to determine wireless carrier compatibility information for the set of features based on the location information of the wireless device.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless carrier compatibility information for the set of features comprises information indicating a support for one or more of the features.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to obtain the wireless network configuration based on implementation of particular wireless bands that support the set of features.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to compare the wireless device configuration and the wireless network configuration to at least one of a first set of predetermined combinations that are compatible and a second set of predetermined combinations that are not compatible.

9 . A computer-implemented process, comprising:
obtaining, from at least one of an application of at least one wireless device or a compatibility information processor associated with a wireless carrier, a configuration of each of at least one wireless network and the at least one device; analyzing the configurations; determining compatibility information for a set of features involving the at least one device and the at least one network, wherein the set of features comprises virtual private network features; obtaining the compatibility information; and responsive to a processor for the set of features, outputting the obtained information, wherein the set of features further comprises voice over long-term evolution (VOLTE) (4G/5G), voice over wireless fidelity (VoWiFi), communication features, network features, Wi-Fi features, broadband features, networking features, application features, Internet of things (IoT) features, peripheral features, mobile body area networks (MBAN) features, entertainment features, encryption features, multimedia features, quality of service features, Video over LTE (ViLTEp) features, session initiation protocol (SIP) features, application server (AS) features, IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) architectural framework features, MNO features, MVNO features, compatibility features, enhanced voice services (EVS) features, source-controlled variable bit-rate (SC-VBR) features, voice/sound activity detector (VAD) features, comfort noise generation (CNG) features, error concealment (EC) for packet loss in networks features, channel-aware mode to improve frame/packet error resilience features, and jitter buffer management (IBM) features.

10 . The process of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to obtain the at least one device configuration based on an identification of the at least one device, and wherein the identification of the at least one device comprises an IMEi.

11 . The process of claim 9 , further comprising:
obtaining the at least one device configuration based on one or more of the following types, versions, or characteristics of: a transceiver of the at least one device, a processor of the at least one device, a SIM card of the at least one device, a codec of the at least one device, or a firmware of the at least one device.

12 . The process of claim 9 , further comprising:
providing a database configured to store the at least one device configuration and the at least one network configuration.

13 . The process of claim 9 , further comprising:
obtaining location information from the at least one device; and determining wireless carrier compatibility information for the set of features based on the location information of the at least one device.

14 . The process of claim 9 , wherein the wireless carrier compatibility information for the set of features comprises information indicating support for the set of features.

15 . The process of claim 9 , further comprising:
obtaining the at least one network configuration based on implementation of particular wireless bands that support the set of features.

16 . The process of claim 9 , further comprising:
comparing the at least one device configuration and the at least one network configuration to at least one of a first set of predetermined combinations that are compatible and a second set of predetermined combinations that are not compatible.

17 . The process of claim 13 , further comprising:
responsive to an interaction at a user interface, outputting a plurality of spectrum bands to initiate a determination of spectrum bands available at a location determined based on the location information.

Assignees

• Tracfone Wireless Inc

Inventors

• Vagelos Theodore

Classifications

• H04W8/183

  Processing at user equipment or user record carrier · CPC title

• H04W8/08

  Mobility data transfer · CPC title

• H04W8/18

  Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data · CPC title

• H04W48/16

  Discovering, processing access restriction or access information · CPC title

• H04W8/22 Primary

  Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities · CPC title