# US 12,764,039 B2 · Interacting with network functions associated with a cellular network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,764,039 B2 - Document ID: US12764039B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 19/019,896 - Filed: 2025-01-14 - Published: 2026-07-16 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2025-01-14 - Assignees: Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C. - Applicants: Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C. - Inventors: Alberto Lozada Cristobal; Shradha Niranjan Desai - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12764039B2 ## CPC - H04L 41/22: comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI] - H04L 63/08: {for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32)} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Systems, methods, and machine-readable media may provide for one or a combination of the following. A user interface (UI) may be caused to be displayed. The UI may include UI elements that identify network functions (NFs). The NFs may be associated with one or more of user equipment (UE), a radio access network (RAN), and/or a core network of a cellular network. A selection of a network function (NF) from the NFs may be received via the UI. Information associated with the NF may be obtained. The UI may be caused to be updated to display at least a portion of the information associated with the NF. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: one or more processing devices; and memory communicatively coupled with, and readable by, the one or more processing devices and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the system to perform operations comprising: causing a user interface (UI) to be displayed, wherein: the UI comprises UI elements that identify network functions (NFs) of network components, wherein the NFs are grouped according to domains, the domains comprising user equipment (UE), a radio access network (RAN), and a core network of a cellular network; and the UI comprises one or more user-selectable interface elements for each of the domains to identify a subset of the NFs grouped according to a selected domain; receiving, via the UI, a selection of a network function (NF) from the subset of the NFs; obtaining, from a network component corresponding to the selected NF, information associated with the NF; and causing the UI to be updated to display at least a portion of the information associated with the NF. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the UI indicates whether the NFs are associated with the UE, the RAN, or the core network. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the obtaining the information associated with the NF comprises providing authentication credentials to a network component corresponding to the NF. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system as recited in claim 3, wherein the authentication credentials are particular to the network component corresponding to the NF, and others of the NFs require different authentication credentials. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system as recited in claim 4, the operations further comprising: receiving, via the UI, a subsequent selection of a second NF from the NFs; obtaining second information associated with the second NF based at least in part on providing second authentication credentials to a second network component corresponding to the second NF; and causing the UI to be updated to display at least a portion of the second information associated with the second NF. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the portion of the information associated with the NF comprises one or more current parameter values corresponding to the NF. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system as recited in claim 1, the operations further comprising: responsive to the selection of the NF, selecting support material associated with the NF, and causing the UI to be updated to indicate the selected support material. ### Claim 8 A method comprising: causing a user interface (UI) to be displayed, wherein: the UI comprises UI elements that identify network functions (NFs) of network components, wherein the NFs are grouped according to domains, the domains comprising user equipment (UE), a radio access network (RAN), and a core network of a cellular network; and the UI comprises one or more user-selectable interface elements for each of the domains to identify a subset of the NFs grouped according to a selected domain; receiving, via the UI, a selection of a network function (NF) from the subset of the NFs; obtaining, from a network component corresponding to the selected NF, information associated with the NF; and causing the UI to be updated to display at least a portion of the information associated with the NF. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the UI indicates whether the NFs are associated with the UE, the RAN, or the core network. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the obtaining the information associated with the NF comprises providing authentication credentials to a network component corresponding to the NF. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the authentication credentials are particular to the network component corresponding to the NF, and others of the NFs require different authentication credentials. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising: receiving, via the UI, a subsequent selection of a second NF from the NFs; obtaining second information associated with the second NF based at least in part on providing second authentication credentials to a second network component corresponding to the second NF; and causing the UI to be updated to display at least a portion of the second information associated with the second NF. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the portion of the information associated with the NF comprises one or more current parameter values corresponding to the NF. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The method as recited in claim 8, further comprising: responsive to the selection of the NF, selecting support material associated with the NF, and causing the UI to be updated to indicate the selected support material. ### Claim 15 One or more non-transitory, machine-readable media having machine-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause a system to perform operations comprising: causing a user interface (UI) to be displayed, wherein: the UI comprises UI elements that identify network functions (NFs) of network components, wherein the NFs are grouped according to domains, the domains comprising user equipment (UE), a radio access network (RAN), and a core network of a cellular network; and the UI comprises one or more user-selectable interface elements for each of the domains to identify a subset of the NFs grouped according to a selected domain; receiving, via the UI, a selection of a network function (NF) from the subset of the NFs; obtaining, from a network component corresponding to the selected NF, information associated with the NF; and causing the UI to be updated to display at least a portion of the information associated with the NF. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The one or more non-transitory, machine-readable media as recited in claim 15, wherein the UI indicates whether the NFs are associated with the UE, the RAN, or the core network. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The one or more non-transitory, machine-readable media as recited in claim 15, wherein the obtaining the information associated with the NF comprises providing authentication credentials to a network component corresponding to the NF. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The one or more non-transitory, machine-readable media as recited in claim 17, wherein the authentication credentials are particular to the network component corresponding to the NF, and others of the NFs require different authentication credentials. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The one or more non-transitory, machine-readable media as recited in claim 18, the operations further comprising: receiving, via the UI, a subsequent selection of a second NF from the NFs; obtaining second information associated with the second NF based at least in part on providing second authentication credentials to a second network component corresponding to the second NF; and causing the UI to be updated to display at least a portion of the second information associated with the second NF. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The one or more non-transitory, machine-readable media as recited in claim 15, wherein the portion of the information associated with the NF comprises one or more current parameter values corresponding to the NF.