Patents by Inventor Bernard Ku
Bernard Ku has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10602210Abstract: Methods and systems for message notification are described. A video message is received from a source access device. A selection of a target user may be received for the video message. A message notification of availability of the video message for a target access device associated with the target user may be provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Bernard Ku, Arshad Khan, Niral Sheth
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Patent number: 10581930Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining from a transport protocol message, capability information associated with user equipment associated with a call session, determining a first codec to provide a first media service to the user equipment associated with the call session according to the capability information, and responsive to determining the first codec, searching a codec table to obtain a first resource identifier associated with a first media resource function to provide the first media service according to the first codec. If the first resource identifier associated with the first codec is not available at the codec table, accessing the first resource identifier associated with the first media resource function from a domain name server and, in turn, transmitting a first request to the first media resource function to provide the first media service to the user equipment associated with the call session. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, Michael Taylor, Bernard Ku
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Publication number: 20200021778Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium in a media controller having computer instructions to execute a soft-phone client application on the media processor, receive an audio call or a video call originating from an IP Multimedia Subsystem network where the calls are directed to the media processor by a gateway having a switch that routes the audio call or video call in accordance with a destination address included in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) header message, and selectively answer one of the audio call or the video call. The computer instructions can be operable to present an audio portion of the audio call through a speaker of a presentation device when an audio call is answered. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Thomas P. Benzaia, Bernard Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu
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Patent number: 10477144Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium in a media controller having computer instructions to execute a soft-phone client application on the media processor, receive an audio call or a video call originating from an IP Multimedia Subsystem network where the calls are directed to the media processor by a gateway having a switch that routes the audio call or video call in accordance with a destination address included in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) header message, and selectively answer one of the audio call or the video call. The computer instructions can be operable to present an audio portion of the audio call through a speaker of a presentation device when an audio call is answered. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Thomas P. Benzaia, Bernard Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu
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Publication number: 20190342424Abstract: A content selection server including a processor configured to receive personal preference information from a plurality of personal media devices, select content based on the personal preference information, and provide playback of the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Bernard Ku, Weidong Hu, Armstrong Soo
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Publication number: 20190318062Abstract: A content delivery network includes an overlay network having a plurality of cache servers. Each cache server configured to receive a request from a personal content server to register with the content delivery network, receive a request from a mobile capture device to establish communication with the personal content server, and establish a communication path through the overlay network between the mobile capture device and the personal content server. Each cache server is further configured to transfer content from the mobile capture device along the communication path to the personal content server.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: WEIDONG HU, BERNARD KU, CAMERON COURSEY
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Patent number: 10404864Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, from a private telephone number mapping server, a first database comprising address records associated with subscriber devices of a first carrier, storing, at an inter-carrier server system, an inter-carrier mapping database comprising the address records converted to an inter-carrier format, receiving new address records associated with new subscriber devices registered with the first carrier, updating the inter-carrier mapping database with the address records converted to the inter-carrier format, receiving a first query for an address record associated with a called number of a first device of the first carrier for initiating an internet protocol call between the first device and a second device of the second carrier, querying the inter-carrier mapping database of the inter-carrier server system for the address record, and transmitting the address record to the second carrier for routing the internet protocol call.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Bernard Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, James W. Forsyth
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Publication number: 20190268568Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method at a gateway device that registers at least one mobile phone number with the gateway device via a femtocell integrated with the gateway device when a mobile device associated with the at least one mobile phone number is within range of the femtocell, registers at least one voice over internet protocol phone number with the gateway device, and selectively receives and makes calls using one of a set top box registered with the gateway device, the mobile device registered with the femtocell, a voice over internet protocol phone corresponding to the at least one voice over internet protocol phone number. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, Thomas P. Benzaia, Bernard Ku
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Patent number: 10394389Abstract: An architecture is described that can utilize photo-sensors embedded in a substantially transparent layer of a UI display for tracking objects that approach or hover over the UI display. The photo-sensors can be configured to detect light of certain wavelengths (e.g., visible light, infrared light) that are propagated toward the UI display, while ignoring light emanating from the UI display when displaying content. Accordingly, by examining various characteristics of the incoming light such as intensity, the architecture can identify a location of a shadow incident upon the display caused by an approaching or hovering selector object blocking portions of incoming light. Additionally or alternatively, the architecture can identify a location of higher intensity for light emanating from the selector object.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Armstrong Soo, Bernard Ku, Jeffrey Brandt
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Patent number: 10356210Abstract: A content selection server including a processor configured to receive personal preference information from a plurality of personal media devices, select content based on the personal preference information, and provide playback of the content.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Bernard Ku, Weidong Hu, Armstrong Soo
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Patent number: 10339277Abstract: A content delivery network includes an overlay network having a plurality of cache servers. Each cache server configured to receive a request from a personal content server to register with the content delivery network, receive a request from a mobile capture device to establish communication with the personal content server, and establish a communication path through the overlay network between the mobile capture device and the personal content server. Each cache server is further configured to transfer content from the mobile capture device along the communication path to the personal content server.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Weidong Hu, Bernard Ku, Cameron Coursey
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Patent number: 10341610Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method at a gateway device that registers at least one mobile phone number with the gateway device via a femtocell integrated with the gateway device when a mobile device associated with the at least one mobile phone number is within range of the femtocell, registers at least one voice over internet protocol phone number with the gateway device, and selectively receives and makes calls using one of a set top box registered with the gateway device, the mobile device registered with the femtocell, a voice over internet protocol phone corresponding to the at least one voice over internet protocol phone number. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2018Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, Thomas P. Benzaia, Bernard Ku
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Publication number: 20190174004Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, responsive to determining that a second device is associated with a first carrier network, obtaining a first record associated with a called number of the second device from a first carrier network telephone number mapping equipment server of the first carrier network, and transmitting a first internet protocol address for the second device from the first record to a terminating call session control function server of the first carrier network to initiate the internet protocol call session.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Bernard Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, James W. Forsyth
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Publication number: 20190141008Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining at a first directory server of a first regional call processing system whether a new name authority pointer associated with a telephone number is within a first geographic region of the first regional call processing system, transmitting the new name authority pointer to a first name server of the first regional call processing system for provisioning the name authority pointer to the first name server responsive to determining that the telephone number is located within the first geographic region, and transmitting the new name authority pointer to a second directory server for provisioning the new name authority pointer to a second name server of a second regional call processing system responsive to determining that the telephone number is not located within the first geographic region. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2019Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: James W. Forsyth, Bernard Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu
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Patent number: 10263948Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining at a first directory server of a first regional call processing system whether a new name authority pointer associated with a telephone number is within a first geographic region of the first regional call processing system, transmitting the new name authority pointer to a first name server of the first regional call processing system for provisioning the name authority pointer to the first name server responsive to determining that the telephone number is located within the first geographic region, and transmitting the new name authority pointer to a second directory server for provisioning the new name authority pointer to a second name server of a second regional call processing system responsive to determining that the telephone number is not located within the first geographic region. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: James W. Forsyth, Bernard Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu
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Patent number: 10264134Abstract: Methods and apparatus to select a dynamically peered voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) border element are disclosed. An example method comprises collecting data representative of a dynamic performance of a voice over Internet protocol network, prioritizing a selection of a peered border element based on the collected data, and modifying a telephone number mapping (ENUM) database based on the prioritized selection.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Mehrad Yasrebi, James Jackson, Bernard Ku
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Patent number: 10264132Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, responsive to determining that a second device is associated with a first carrier network, obtaining a first record associated with a called number of the second device from a first carrier network telephone number mapping equipment server of the first carrier network, and transmitting a first internet protocol address for the second device from the first record to a terminating call session control function server of the first carrier network to initiate the internet protocol call session.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Bernard Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, James W. Forsyth
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Publication number: 20190042057Abstract: An architecture is described that can utilize photo-sensors embedded in a substantially transparent layer of a UI display for tracking objects that approach or hover over the UI display. The photo-sensors can be configured to detect light of certain wavelengths (e.g., visible light, infrared light) that are propagated toward the UI display, while ignoring light emanating from the UI display when displaying content. Accordingly, by examining various characteristics of the incoming light such as intensity, the architecture can identify a location of a shadow incident upon the display caused by an approaching or hovering selector object blocking portions of incoming light. Additionally or alternatively, the architecture can identify a location of higher intensity for light emanating from the selector object.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Armstrong Soo, Bernard Ku, Jeffrey Brandt
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Publication number: 20180343287Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining from a transport protocol message, capability information associated with user equipment associated with a call session, determining a first codec to provide a first media service to the user equipment associated with the call session according to the capability information, and responsive to determining the first codec, searching a codec table to obtain a first resource identifier associated with a first media resource function to provide the first media service according to the first codec. If the first resource identifier associated with the first codec is not available at the codec table, accessing the first resource identifier associated with the first media resource function from a domain name server and, in turn, transmitting a first request to the first media resource function to provide the first media service to the user equipment associated with the call session. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, Michael Taylor, Bernard Ku
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Patent number: 10114511Abstract: An architecture is described that can utilize photo-sensors embedded in a substantially transparent layer of a UI display for tracking objects that approach or hover over the UI display. The photo-sensors can be configured to detect light of certain wavelengths (e.g., visible light, infrared light) that are propagated toward the UI display, while ignoring light emanating from the UI display when displaying content. Accordingly, by examining various characteristics of the incoming light such as intensity, the architecture can identify a location of a shadow incident upon the display caused by an approaching or hovering selector object blocking portions of incoming light. Additionally or alternatively, the architecture can identify a location of higher intensity for light emanating from the selector object.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Armstrong Soo, Bernard Ku, Jeffrey Brandt