ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,031, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Headwater Research LLC (Tyler, Texas).

"Adapting network policies based on device service processor configuration" was invented by Gregory G. Raleigh (Incline Village, Nev.) and James Lavine (Denver, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are various embodiments to prevent, detect, or take action in response to the moving a device credential from one device to another, the improper configuration of a service processor, a missing service processor, or the tampering with a service processor in device-assisted services (DAS) systems."

The patent was filed on Dec. 23, 2022, under Appli...