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Barry F. Hoffner

Also filed as: HOFFNER BARRY · HOFFNER BARRY F · HOFFNER BARRY FRANKLIN

53 granted patents·6 pending applications·227 citations·filing 1996–2024

98Inventor score

Technology areasH04W H04L H04M G06F G06V

Files withVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC53 CHEN XUMING2 BELL COMMUNICATIONS RES1 CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON1 CHANG PATRICIA RUEY-JANE1

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59 records

0197US11128716B1System and method for monitoring usage in a converged charging systemVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 21, 2021·11 cites·20 claims
0297US10412625B1Systems and methods for tracking and calculating network usage in a network with multiple user plane functionsVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 10, 2019·21 cites·20 claims
0396US10715976B2Method and system for event detection based on vehicular mobile sensors and MEC systemVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 14, 2020·37 cites·20 claims
0496US10165476B1Systems and methods for applying policy rules in a mobile networkVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 25, 2018·13 cites·20 claims
0595US10205831B1Charging interface between SMF and charging server in next generation wireless networksVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 12, 2019·11 cites·20 claims
0694US11985497B2Systems and methods for network-based encryption of a user equipment identifierVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 14, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
0793US10772005B2Systems and methods for tracking and calculating network usage in a network with multiple user plane functionsVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 8, 2020·8 cites·20 claims
0890US11770267B2Systems and methods for selective provisioning of a charging function in a wireless networkVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 26, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
0990US11252281B2Network interface for tracking radio resource utilizationVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 15, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
1090US8515392B2Self-subscription and self-reactivation to a networkCHEN XUMING·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 20, 2013·17 cites·22 claims
1189US11039019B1Systems and methods for providing policy control of parallel signaling in a fifth generation (5G) networkVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 15, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
1289US9674374B1Tracking data usage in wireless networksVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 6, 2017·15 cites·20 claims
1388US10171682B1Network interface for tracking radio resource utilizationVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 1, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
1488US9894215B1Tracking data usage in wireless networksVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 13, 2018·12 cites·20 claims
1586US10715681B2Network interface for tracking radio resource utilizationVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 14, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
1684US10645753B1Systems and methods for providing indications of network connectivity status to a user deviceVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 5, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
1783US9485712B1Data bandwidth optimizationVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 1, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
1881US9860136B2Providing network congestion information to mobile devices for sponsored dataVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 2, 2018·6 cites·18 claims
1981US8107945B2Wireless device remote recoveryHOFFNER BARRY·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 31, 2012·21 cites·20 claims
2080US9032480B2Providing multiple APN connections support in a browserCELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON·Filed 2012·Granted May 12, 2015·6 cites·24 claims
2178US11133946B2Systems and methods for selective provisioning of a charging function in a wireless networkVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 28, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
2277US10296881B2Content provider charged gatewayVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 21, 2019·4 cites·14 claims
2377US2025031025A1System and Method for Automated Recovery to Re-Provision a Subscriber of a Communication NetworkVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
2476US9924044B2Recommendations based on real-time usage informationCHEN XUMING·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 20, 2018·5 cites·17 claims
2576US2024298171A1Systems and methods for network-based encryption of a user equipment identifierVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
2672US12114395B2System and method for automated recovery to re-provision a subscriber of a communication networkVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 8, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
2771US10439935B2Systems and methods for providing external services to core network trafficVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 8, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
2870US10334116B2Charging interface between SMF and charging server in next generation wireless networksVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 25, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
2968US10750407B2Method and system for data flow enforcementVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 18, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
3068US10701216B2Methods and devices for time-based conditional presence reportingVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 30, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
3167US11576082B2Method and system for carrier-initiated traffic tuning and communication of subscriber parametersVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 7, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
3267US11503508B2Systems and methods for modifying data usage permissions based on an eventVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 15, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
3365US12439357B2Systems and methods for dynamic registration management in enhanced core networksVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
3465US11652888B2System and method for monitoring usage in a converged charging systemVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 16, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
3564US12185270B2Method and system for network access management of malfunctioning end devicesVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 31, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
3664US11489970B2Systems and methods for providing policy control of parallel signaling in a fifth generation (5G) networkVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 1, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
3763US12323798B2Systems and methods for dynamic access and mobility policy refresh in wireless networksVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 3, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
3861US2025113177A1Systems and methods for locating subscriber informationVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
3959US2024397302A1System and method for supporting 5g signaling for influencing mobile devicesVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
4058US12452376B2Systems and methods for generating network policy decisions for data sessionsVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
4158US10958574B2Systems and methods for providing external services to core network trafficVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 23, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
4257US10827389B2Systems and methods for modifying data usage permissions based on an eventVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 3, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
4357US10779200B2Systems and methods for applying policy rules in a mobile networkVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 15, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
4457US2024236640A1Systems and methods for establishing protocol data unit sessions using session management subscription dataVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
4557US2024205859A1Systems and methods for session setup or registration in a core networkVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
4656US12425818B2Systems and methods for network usage monitoringVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
4756US11785488B2Enhanced real-time network consumption tracking for wireless networksVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 10, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
4856US11165912B2Methods and devices for time-based conditional presence reportingVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 2, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
4954US10820236B2Method and system for carrier-initiated traffic tuning and communication of subscriber parametersVERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 27, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
5054US8892068B2Real-time usage monitoring for communication devicesCHANG PATRICIA RUEY-JANE·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 18, 2014·1 cites·17 claims

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