ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,640,810, issued on May 26, was assigned to T-Mobile USA Inc. (Bellevue, Wash.).
"Dynamic scanning rates for satellite network coverage" was invented by Ryan P. Dreiling (Shawnee, Kan.) and Christopher Bailey (Overland Park, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are systems and methods for determining network scanning rates for electronic devices. For instance, a system can receiving a first indication that a mobile device has established a connection with a satellite. The system can determine a scanning rate for the mobile device to scan at based on whether the mobile device is located/moving close to or far from network co...