Patents by Inventor Weiyi Zhang
Weiyi Zhang 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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Publication number: 20210192210Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first plurality of inputs that identify a plurality of geographical locations and a plurality of infrastructure located at the plurality of geographical locations, classifying each of the plurality of geographical locations in accordance with the first plurality of inputs to obtain a plurality of classes, obtaining a second plurality of inputs that identify costs, revenue, profits, or any combination thereof, associated with the plurality of infrastructure, processing the second plurality of inputs in conjunction with the plurality of classes to identify a first plurality of locations included in the plurality of geographical locations to decommission infrastructure included in the plurality of infrastructure, and presenting the first plurality of locations via a device. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Carlos Eduardo De Andrade, Will Adams Culpepper, Vijay Gopalakrishnan, Sarat Puthenpura, Weiyi Zhang
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Publication number: 20210155598Abstract: A two-quaternary ammonium compound has a structural formula of formula (I). L1 is a C1 to C8 alkylene group; L2 is a C1 to C8 alkylene group; Z1 is nitro group or a halogen or methoxy group; Z2 is nitro group or a halogen or methoxy group; Z3 is nitro group or a halogen or methoxy group; R?H or a C1 to C6 alkyl group; a, b, and c are independently an integer from 0-5; and M is a pharmaceutically acceptable anion, such as a bromine ion, chlorine ion, sulfonate radical, etc. A stereoisomer or mixture of stereoisomers, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate or eutectic of the compound of formula (I) forms a composition with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, or forms a compounded prescription with other active components, and the composition or compounded prescription may be used in the preparation of a muscle relaxant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityInventors: Jun YANG, Jin LIU, Weiyi ZHANG, Wensheng ZHANG, Cheng ZHOU, Bowen KE, Lei TANG
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Patent number: 10958517Abstract: A new scalable approach to conflict-free deployment of changes across networks. The conflict rules or constraints may be modeled using policies and algorithms to determine an optimized schedule for change deployment.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Ajay Mahimkar, Rakesh Sinha, Carlos Eduardo De Andrade, Weiyi Zhang, Robert Riding
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Patent number: 10826976Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a model and optimization framework, a request, rendered in a first format, for a service to be implemented on a subset of a software-defined network. The request includes at least one constraint affecting implementation of the service. The method includes producing an optimized solution, rendered in a second format, for implementing the service based on the at least one constraint. The method includes translating the optimized solution to the first format and providing instructions for a cloud manager to implement the service consistent with the translated optimized solution.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Carlos Eduardo De Andrade, Rakesh Kumar Sinha, Weiyi Zhang, Sarat Puthenpura
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Publication number: 20200267052Abstract: A new scalable approach to conflict-free deployment of changes across networks. The conflict rules or constraints may be modeled using policies and algorithms to determine an optimized schedule for change deployment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Ajay Mahimkar, Rakesh Sinha, Carlos Eduardo De Andrade, Weiyi Zhang, Robert Riding
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Publication number: 20200059511Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a model and optimization framework, a request, rendered in a first format, for a service to be implemented on a subset of a software-defined network. The request includes at least one constraint affecting implementation of the service. The method includes producing an optimized solution, rendered in a second format, for implementing the service based on the at least one constraint. The method includes translating the optimized solution to the first format and providing instructions for a cloud manager to implement the service consistent with the translated optimized solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Carlos Eduardo De Andrade, Rakesh Kumar Sinha, Weiyi Zhang, Sarat Puthenpura
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Patent number: 10469567Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a model and optimization framework, a request, rendered in a first format, for a service to be implemented on a subset of a software-defined network. The request includes at least one constraint affecting implementation of the service. The method includes producing an optimized solution, rendered in a second format, for implementing the service based on the at least one constraint. The method includes translating the optimized solution to the first format and providing instructions for a cloud manager to implement the service consistent with the translated optimized solution.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Carlos Eduardo De Andrade, Rakesh Kumar Sinha, Weiyi Zhang, Sarat Puthenpura
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Patent number: 10404546Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to a multi-tier fault tolerant network design with Quality of Service (“QoS”) considerations. According to one aspect, a network planning system can identify at least one critical site of a plurality of sites. The critical site is considered to be critical for survivability of a network. The network planning system can construct a topology that connects the plurality of sites. The network planning system can determine a shortest path for each network link in the topology. The network planning system can check a service level agreement to determine a reliability requirement for each link in the topology that is not connected to the critical site. The network planning system can implement a reliable adaptive multipath provisioning algorithm to adaptively determine a bandwidth allocation on each link in the topology based, at least in part, upon the shortest path and the reliability requirement.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Weiyi Zhang
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Patent number: 10374888Abstract: Communication networks go through frequent upgrades, whereby access point (AP) devices that serve network client devices are brought offline to effectuate the upgrade. Concurrently upgrading too many AP devices within a given geographic area can lead to coverage holes where no service is available, congestion where data cannot be sufficiently communicated, or other service degradation. On the other hand, upgrading too few AP devices within the area can result in a network-wide upgrade time that is too great. An architecture is presented that can efficiently generate a schedule for upgrading AP devices of a communication network.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMInventors: Ajay Mahimkar, Zihui Ge, Weiyi Zhang, Lili Qiu, Mubashir Adnan Qureshi
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Patent number: 10171197Abstract: A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for routing traffic in a reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer of a dense wavelength division multiplexing network are disclosed. For example, the method determines the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer has asymmetric traffic, and routes the asymmetric traffic in the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer over a plurality of asymmetrical optical connections, wherein the plurality of asymmetrical optical connections is provided with only uni-directional equipment in the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Balagangadhar G. Bathula, Angela L. Chiu, Mark David Feuer, Rakesh Kumar Sinha, John Lester Strand, Sheryl Leigh Woodward, Weiyi Zhang
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Publication number: 20180302278Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a model and optimization framework, a request, rendered in a first format, for a service to be implemented on a subset of a software-defined network. The request includes at least one constraint affecting implementation of the service. The method includes producing an optimized solution, rendered in a second format, for implementing the service based on the at least one constraint. The method includes translating the optimized solution to the first format and providing instructions for a cloud manager to implement the service consistent with the translated optimized solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2017Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Carlos Eduardo De Andrade, Rakesh Kumar Sinha, Weiyi Zhang, Sarat Puthenpura
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Publication number: 20180241636Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to a multi-tier fault tolerant network design with Quality of Service (“QoS”) considerations. According to one aspect, a network planning system can identify at least one critical site of a plurality of sites. The critical site is considered to be critical for survivability of a network. The network planning system can construct a topology that connects the plurality of sites. The network planning system can determine a shortest path for each network link in the topology. The network planning system can check a service level agreement to determine a reliability requirement for each link in the topology that is not connected to the critical site. The network planning system can implement a reliable adaptive multipath provisioning algorithm to adaptively determine a bandwidth allocation on each link in the topology based, at least in part, upon the shortest path and the reliability requirement.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Weiyi Zhang
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Publication number: 20180167277Abstract: Communication networks go through frequent upgrades, whereby access point (AP) devices that serve network client devices are brought offline to effectuate the upgrade. Concurrently upgrading too many AP devices within a given geographic area can lead to coverage holes where no service is available, congestion where data cannot be sufficiently communicated, or other service degradation. On the other hand, upgrading too few AP devices within the area can result in a network-wide upgrade time that is too great. An architecture is presented that can efficiently generate a schedule for upgrading AP devices of a communication network.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Ajay Mahimkar, Zihui Ge, Weiyi Zhang, Lili Qiu, Mubashir Adnan Qureshi
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Publication number: 20170346590Abstract: A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for routing traffic in a reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer of a dense wavelength division multiplexing network are disclosed. For example, the method determines the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer has asymmetric traffic, and routes the asymmetric traffic in the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer over a plurality of asymmetrical optical connections, wherein the plurality of asymmetrical optical connections is provided with only uni-directional equipment in the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Balagangadhar G. Bathula, Angela L. Chiu, Mark David Feuer, Rakesh Kumar Sinha, John Lester Strand, Sheryl Leigh Woodward, Weiyi Zhang
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Patent number: 9735912Abstract: A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for routing traffic in a reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer of a dense wavelength division multiplexing network are disclosed. For example, the method determines the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer has asymmetric traffic, and routes the asymmetric traffic in the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer over a plurality of asymmetrical optical connections, wherein the plurality of asymmetrical optical connections is provided with only uni-directional equipment in the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Balagangadhar G. Bathula, Angela L. Chiu, Mark David Feuer, Rakesh Kumar Sinha, John Lester Strand, Sheryl Leigh Woodward, Weiyi Zhang
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Publication number: 20160344506Abstract: A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for routing traffic in a reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer of a dense wavelength division multiplexing network are disclosed. For example, the method determines the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer has asymmetric traffic, and routes the asymmetric traffic in the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer over a plurality of asymmetrical optical connections, wherein the plurality of asymmetrical optical connections is provided with only uni-directional equipment in the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: BALAGANGADHAR G. BATHULA, Angela L. Chiu, Mark David Feuer, Rakesh Kumar Sinha, John Lester Strand, Sheryl Leigh Woodward, Weiyi Zhang
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Patent number: 9488412Abstract: A drying system and a laundry drying device are provided. The drying system includes a compressor, a draught fan, a casing, a throttling device, an evaporator and a condenser. The condenser and the evaporator are relatively fixedly arranged inside the casing, and the evaporator is obliquely arranged inside the casing; an inner space of the casing at least includes a first space at one side of the evaporator, a second space between the evaporator and the condenser, and a third space at another side of the condenser; a bottom portion of the casing is provided with a water reserving portion or a drainage hole, and the casing has a high point A at a portion where the condenser is arranged and a high point B at a portion where the evaporator is arranged, and the high point A is substantially same as the high point B.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Hangzhou Sanhua Research Institute Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhijie Yu, Weiyi Zhang, Xinfeng Huang
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Patent number: 9413640Abstract: A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for routing traffic in a reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer of a dense wavelength division multiplexing network are disclosed. For example, the method determines the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer has asymmetric traffic, and routes the asymmetric traffic in the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer over a plurality of asymmetrical optical connections, wherein the plurality of asymmetrical optical connections is provided with only uni-directional equipment in the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Balagangadhar G. Bathula, Angela L. Chiu, Mark David Feuer, Rakesh Kumar Sinha, John Lester Strand, Sheryl Leigh Woodward, Weiyi Zhang
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Publication number: 20160119222Abstract: A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for routing traffic in a reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer of a dense wavelength division multiplexing network are disclosed. For example, the method determines the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer has asymmetric traffic, and routes the asymmetric traffic in the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer over a plurality of asymmetrical optical connections, wherein the plurality of asymmetrical optical connections is provided with only uni-directional equipment in the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Balagangadhar G. Bathula, Angela L. Chiu, Mark David Feuer, Rakesh Kumar Sinha, John Lester Strand, Sheryl Leigh Woodward, Weiyi Zhang
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Patent number: 9246623Abstract: A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for routing traffic in a reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer of a dense wavelength division multiplexing network are disclosed. For example, the method determines the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer has asymmetric traffic, and routes the asymmetric traffic in the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer over a plurality of asymmetrical optical connections, wherein the plurality of asymmetrical optical connections is provided with only uni-directional equipment in the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Balagangadhar G. Bathula, Angela L. Chiu, Mark David Feuer, Rakesh Kumar Sinha, John Lester Strand, Sheryl Leigh Woodward, Weiyi Zhang