ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,402,094, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (Atlanta) and AT&T Mobility II LLC (Atlanta).

"Private home PLMN in UICC" was invented by Sreejith Menon (Herndon, Va.) and Suja John (Herndon, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a mobile device that includes a home public land mobile network (HPLMN) identifier and a private home public land mobile network (PHPLMN) identifier. The mobile device prioritizes attaching to a radio access network (RAN) of the PHPLMN. The PHLMN and PHPLMN identifiers may be provided as part of an over-the-air (OTA) update. Oth...