US Patent Issued to Verizon Patent and Licensing on July 15 for "Network exposure function (NEF) for SUCI-based UE-initiated service authorization" (California, Texas, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,363,076, issued on July 15, was assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, N.J.).

"Network exposure function (NEF) for SUCI-based UE-initiated service authorization" was invented by Ye Huang (San Ramon, Calif.), Shanthala Kuravangi-Thammaiah (Keller, Texas), Miguel A. Carames (Long Valley, N.J.) and Shiva Narayanabhatla (Basking Ridge, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A network device receives a network service request, for network service in a mobile network, from a user equipment device (UE), where the network service request includes a first service identifier (ID) and a subscription concealed ID (SUCI). The netw...