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US 8832777
Adapting network policies based on device service processor configuration
Current assignee: Headwater Research LLC
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Patent summary
Title, assignee, inventors, filing/issue dates, abstract, and a plain-language overview of the claims.
Patent Overview: US8832777B2
Title: "Adapting network policies based on device service processor configuration"
Patent number: US8832777B2 | Application: US13/237,827
Inventors: Gregory G. Raleigh; James Lavine
Assignee (per source listing): Original assignee — Headwater Partners I LLC; current assignee listed as Headwater Research LLC (the source notes listed assignees may be inaccurate).
Key dates: Priority date 2009-03-02 (claimed from US12/380,774); filing date 2011-09-20; publication of application 2012-04-19 (US20120096513A1); patent granted/publication 2014-09-09; anticipated expiration 2029-03-02. Status listed as Active.
Purpose and plain-language scope (as indicated by the title and source): The patent relates to adapting network policies based on the configuration of a device's service processor. The source text supplies prior-art keywords appearing on the record — "service," "network," "policy," "usage," and "user" — which suggest subject matter concerning how network usage or service policies interact with device-side service configuration. Beyond the title, the source excerpt contains no claim text, no abstract, and no written description.
Family context (from supplied text only): The same filing (2011-09-20) is listed as priority to a PCT application (WO2012040247A1) and to counterparts in Canada, Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, China, Australia, and Europe (EP2619684B1), among others.
Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/[US8832777](/patent/US8832777)/en
What the excerpt does not establish: It does not provide the claims, abstract, specification, or drawings content, so the actual claimed scope cannot be stated. It does not establish the accuracy of the assignee listing, inventorship beyond the two named inventors, legal status, or validity. The excerpt also lists litigation entries and reassignments, which are outside the scope of this overview and were not analyzed. No technical details of the invention beyond the title and prior-art keywords should be inferred from this excerpt.
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Cases on file (2)
Group view →Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 8832777. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.
- 2:25-cv-00156E.D. Tex., Marshall Div.dismissed without prejudice
Defendants: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Verizon Communications, Inc., Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc., and 5 others
Other patents asserted: 11966464, 8639935, 9973930, 11985155
- 2:25-cv-00215E.D. Tex.dismissed without prejudice
Defendants: AT&T Inc., AT&T Services, Inc., AT&T Mobility, LLC, and 1 other
Other patents asserted: 11966464, 8639935, 9973930, 11985155
Litigation summary
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Proceedings on file (0)
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Current assignee: Headwater Research LLC
No PTAB proceedings on file. This patent has not been challenged via IPR, PGR, or CBM. The absence is itself a signal — well-asserted patents eventually attract IPRs. The LLM analysis below may surface filings the ODP feed hasn’t indexed yet.
PTAB challenges
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Assignment history
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Prior art
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Obviousness
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Extensions
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Derivative works
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This patent in court (2)
2 tracked lawsuits name US 8832777.