IP Library Granted Patent US 12,671,749
Granted Patent B2
US 12,671,749 · App. 18/671,615 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Unified notification system

Inventor: Surajit Chattaraj (Maple Valley, WA)
Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
H04L67/55H04L51/214H04L51/23H04L51/56
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,671,749
App. No.
18/671,615
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for providing a unified notification system. A notification is transmitted to a receiving device and a determination is reached as to whether the message was successfully delivered to the receiving device. If the message was not delivered, a second notification type is utilized to deliver the message to the receiving device. If the message was not delivered to the receiving device, a third notification type is utilized. This cycle repeats a number of times.

Claims (49)

1 . A method for providing notifications to a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving a first message destined for the UE, wherein the first message has a first format;

determining that the UE is not connected to a first radio access network;

determining that the UE is connected to a second radio access network, the second radio access network being a different type of radio access network than the first radio access network;

determining that a delivery of the first message to the UE using the first format was unsuccessful;

based on said determinations, and based on notification type capabilities of the UE, converting, by a notification system of a telecommunications network, the first message to a second message, the second message having a second format different than the first format; and

communicating the second message to the second radio access network for delivery to the UE.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second radio access network is a satellite radio access network and the first radio access network is a terrestrial radio access network.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second format is SMS.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the first format is a phone call.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the second message was not received at the UE using the second format;

based on the second message not being received at the UE, determining a third format for a third message to be sent to the UE; and

sending the third message to the UE using the third format, wherein the third format is different than the first format and the second format.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising transmitting the first message to the UE until a threshold has been met, wherein the threshold is a number of total times that a notification cycle occurred.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the notification cycle is a combination of the first format, the second format, and the third format.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first format and the second format are one or more of email, SMS, push, phone call, or voicemail.

9 . A non-transitory computer readable media, that when executed by one or more computer processing components, cause the one or more computer processing components to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first message destined for a UE, wherein the first message has a first format;

determining that the UE is not connected to a first radio access network;

determining that the UE is connected to a second radio access network, the second radio access network being a different type of radio access network than the first radio access network;

determining that a delivery of the first message to the UE using the first format was unsuccessful;

based on said determinations, and based on notification type capabilities of the UE, converting, by a notification system of a telecommunications network, the first message to a second message, the second message having a second format different than the first format; and

communicating the second message to the second radio access network for delivery to the UE.

10 . The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 9 , wherein the second radio access network is a satellite radio access network and the first radio access network is a terrestrial radio access network.

11 . The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein the second format is SMS.

12 . The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 11 , wherein the first format is a phone call.

13 . The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 9 , wherein the first format and the second format are one or more of email, SMS, push, phone call, or voicemail.

14 . The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining that the second message was not received at the UE using the second format;

based on the second message not being received at the UE, determining a third message to be sent to the UE using a third format; and

sending the third message to the UE via the third format, wherein the third format is different than the first format and the second format.

15 . A system for providing notifications to a UE, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer storage hardware devices storing computer-usable instructions that, when used by the one of more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive a first message destined for the UE, wherein the first message has a first format;

determine that the UE is not connected to a first radio access network;

determine that the UE is connected to a second radio access network, the second radio access network being a different type of radio access network than the first radio access network;

determine that a delivery of the first message to the UE using the first format was unsuccessful;

based on said determinations, and based on notification type capabilities of the UE, converting, by a notification system of a telecommunications network, the first message to a second message, the second message having a second format different than the first format; and

communicate the second message to the second radio access network for delivery to the UE.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the second radio access network is a satellite radio access network and the first radio access network is a terrestrial radio access network.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the second format is SMS.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the first format is a phone call.

19 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the first format and the second format are one or more of email, SMS, push, phone call, or voicemail.

20 . The system of claim 15 , further comprising:

determining that the second message was not received at the UE using the second format;

based on the second message not being received at the UE, determining a third message to be sent to the UE using a third format; and

sending the third message to the UE via the third format, wherein the third format is different than the first format and the second format.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2024
From: CHATTARAJ, SURAJIT
To: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 067523/0399 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 18182208 · Mar 10, 2023
Related Publication 20240314217A1 · Sep 19, 2024
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