IP Library Granted Patent US 9,060,297
Granted Patent B1
US 9,060,297 · App. 13/827,865 · Granted Jun 16, 2015

Application labels for data communication

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Patent No.
US 9,060,297
App. No.
13/827,865
Granted
Jun 16, 2015
Kind
B1
Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and software for providing an application label in a level two communication. In a particular embodiment, a wireless communication device provides a processing system configured to execute an application that requires application data to be communicated with a communication network. The wireless communication device further provides a layer two communication transceiver configured to label the application in a layer two communication header, and communicate to the communication network at least the layer two communication header and the application data.

Claims (31)

1. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a processing system configured to execute an application that requires application data to be communicated with a communication network; and

a layer two communication interface configured to:

insert an application label identifying the application in a layer two communication header; and

communicate to the communication network at least the layer two communication header and the application data.

2. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein the layer two communication interface communicates in a layer two communication format.

3. The wireless communication device of claim 2 wherein the layer two communication format comprises a LTE communication format.

4. The wireless communication device of claim 2 wherein the layer two communication format comprises a CDMA communication format.

5. The wireless communication device of claim 2 wherein the layer two communication format comprises a HSPA communication format.

6. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein the processing system is further configured to identify the application label upon installation of the application on the wireless communication device.

7. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein the application label comprises a communication priority label.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium having program instruction stored thereon that, when executed by a wireless communication device, direct the wireless communication device to at least:

execute an application that requires application data to be communicated with a communication network;

insert an application label identifying the application in a layer two communication header; and

communicate to the communication network at least the layer two communication header and the application data.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 wherein the program instruction, to insert an application label for the application in a layer two communication header, directs the wireless communication device to insert an application label for the application in a wireless communication format header.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 wherein the program instruction, to insert an application label for the application in a layer two communication header, directs the wireless communication device to insert an application label for the application in a LTE communication format header.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 wherein the program instructions further direct the wireless communication device to identify the application label upon installation of the application.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 wherein the application label comprises a communication priority label.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 wherein the application label comprises a forbidden application label.

14. A method of operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising:

executing an application that requires application data to be communicated with a communication network;

inserting an application label identifying the application in a layer two communication header; and

communicating to the communication network at least the layer two communication header and the application data.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the layer two communication header is a part of a layer two communication format.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the layer two communication format comprises LTE communication format.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the layer two communication format comprises CDMA communication format.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein the layer two communication format comprises HSPA communication format.

19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

identifying the application label upon installation of the application.

20. The method of claim 14 wherein the application label comprises a communication priority label.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2022
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
To: SPRINT INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED; IBSV LLC; LAYER3 TV, LLC; PUSHSPRING, LLC; T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC; T-MOBILE USA, INC.; ASSURANCE WIRELESS USA, L.P.; BOOST WORLDWIDE, LLC; CLEARWIRE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS LLC; SPRINTCOM LLC; SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.; SPRINT SPECTRUM LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2021
From: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
To: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
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TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF FIRST PRIORITY AND JUNIOR PRIORITY SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Apr 2, 2020
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
To: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 2, 2020
From: T-MOBILE USA, INC.; ISBV LLC; T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC; LAYER3 TV, INC.; PUSHSPRING, INC.; BOOST WORLDWIDE, LLC; CLEARWIRE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS LLC; CLEARWIRE LEGACY LLC; SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.; SPRINT INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED; SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.; ASSURANCE WIRELESS USA, L.P.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
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GRANT OF FIRST PRIORITY AND JUNIOR PRIORITY SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Mar 6, 2017
From: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2013
From: REEVES, RAYMOND EMILIO; PEDEN, MARK DOUGLAS; YOUNGS, SIMON; KOLLER, GARY DUANE
To: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
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