US 12,452,724 B2
Systems and methods for management of network slice access
Lily Zhu, Parsippany, NJ (US); Bharadwaj Vemuri, Jersey City, NJ (US); and Samirkumar Patel, Middlesex, NJ (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/067,889.
Prior Publication US 2024/0205728 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 28/0252 (2013.01) [H04W 8/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A user device comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
receive a command to launch an application;
identify a preferred network slice for the application;
determine, by the application, that a network services subscription for the user device does not include the preferred network slice;
obtain consent, from a user of the user device, to add the preferred network slice to the network services subscription;
receive, from a provider network, authorization for using the preferred network slice by the application;
initiate a network session on the preferred network slice; and
provide a user prompt to allow the user to toggle use of the preferred network slice by the application.