Patents by Inventor Zhi Cui

Zhi Cui 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).

  • Publication number: 20240106633
    Abstract: Embodiments of this specification provide account opening methods, systems, and apparatuses. An example method is performed by a terminal device that includes a trusted execution environment (TEE) and an encryption hardware-based secure element. When it is detected that a current user initiates an account opening request, the terminal device obtains a user public key of the current user in the TEE, and signs a user public key by using a predetermined manufacturer private key, to obtain a user certificate; signs, in the secure element by using a user private key corresponding to the user public key, opening information; generates an opening request in the TEE based on at least the user certificate and signed opening information; and, in the TEE, generates an opening request packet based on the opening request, and sends the opening request packet to a server that opens an account based on the opening request packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dengwei Xu, Bingying Zhu, Xianjun Cui, Zhi Xin, Xiaofei Wan, Chao WU
  • Patent number: 11935409
    Abstract: A processing system including at least one processor may obtain a parking request for a vehicle to park at a parking facility and may offer a plurality of parking spots of the parking facility for the vehicle, where at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered is a parking spot that is predicted to be available, and where the offering includes presenting information regarding predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots for a duration of an intended stay of the vehicle at the parking facility. The processing system may then obtain a selection of a parking spot from among the plurality of parking spots and reserve the parking spot for the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Ginger Chien, Zhi Cui, Eric Zavesky, Robert T. Moton, Jr., Adrianne Binh Luu, Robert Koch
  • Publication number: 20240080715
    Abstract: Adaptable resiliency for a virtualized radio access network (vRAN) framework is disclosed. A resiliency management component can determine vRAN topological adaptations that can reflect resiliency requirements of service instance(s). Accordingly, sufficient redundant vRAN components to satisfy the resiliency requirements can be deployed. However, unlike conventional redundancy techniques that can determine a highest level of redundancy and then apply that relative to all supported services, the disclosed subject matter can avoid over-deploying redundant vRAN components, e.g., redundant components exceeding the resiliency requirement of a service instance, resulting in lowered monetary and non-monetary costs to maintain a vRAN. Moreover, as the services change, the topology of the vRAN can be automatically adapted to purge excessive redundancies, add newly required redundancies, etc., which can facilitate propagating an adequate but lean vRAN topology that is sufficiently resilient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Xiaowen Mang
  • Publication number: 20240070602
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed anticipatory supply chain coordination with connected vehicle fleet and unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) integrations. According to one aspect disclosed herein, an energy provider system can obtain connected vehicle information from a connected vehicle. The connected vehicle information can include a vehicle identifier that uniquely identifies the connected vehicle, an energy capacity remaining for the connected vehicle, and a current location of the connected vehicle. The energy provider system can obtain order information from an inventory management system. The order information can include a destination location to which a physical order is to be delivered. The energy provider system can determine a route to the destination location based, at least in part, upon the energy capacity remaining and the current location. The energy provider system can then provide the route to the connected vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Roger D. Wickes, Eric Zavesky, James Pratt
  • Patent number: 11916762
    Abstract: A flexible service-based architecture (SBA) for next generation communication networks is described. In an embodiment, a method performed by a system comprising a processor comprises receiving a service request for provision of a data communication service to a communication device via a communication network comprising a plurality of different network resources defined by resource components and sub-components of the resource components. In response to receiving the service request, accessing network resource abstraction information that identifies the resource components, and the sub-components respectively associated with the resource components, and selecting a subset of the different network resources for the provision of the data communication service to the communication device based a service criterion associated with the data communication service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Hongyan Lei, Paul Smith, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20240056886
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a requirement of a network-accessible service requested by a user, and determining a network policy according to the service. An infrastructure of a network domain is organized according to the requirement and the policy to provide the service. A distributed controller operating within the network domain configures time-insensitive and time sensitive network domain functions according to the network policy. The time-insensitive functions are obtained from the distributed controller and applied in a manner that selects an access domain type of a number of different types. The selection is made according to an application of the time-insensitive and time sensitive network domain functions. Network performance data is monitored, and the infrastructure is reconfigured responsive to the application the functions, to obtain a reconfigured network infrastructure based on the network performance data, to ensure compliance with the network policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Paul Edward Smith, Jr., David Kinsey
  • Publication number: 20240056922
    Abstract: Facilitating unified mobility management for metaverse and physical worlds in advanced networks is provided herein. Operations of a system include determining a change has occurred to a service parameter of a user equipment executing a metaverse experience. The metaverse experience can include a combination of first usage of a first resource selected from a first group of resources associated with a physical world and second usage of a second resource selected from a second group of resources associated with a virtual world. The operations can also include executing a mobility management microservice for the user equipment, wherein the mobility management microservice is selected based on a type of the change to the service parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Paul E. Smith, JR.
  • Patent number: 11902134
    Abstract: Communications services are provided to a device. For instance, where a communications resource is being used by a device via a first communications service provider (CSP) component associated with a first CSP, based on a probabilistic analysis of loading parameters received from a device at the first CSP component. A likelihood that the device will move can be predicted, comprising determining the likelihood is not less than a threshold likelihood. If likely to move, and based on the loading parameters, a loading profile associated with a user of the device is updated resulting in updated likelihoods of usages of the communication resource by the device via respective other CSP components other than the first CSP component. Further, based on the updated likelihoods of usages of the communication resource, at least part of the communications resource can be allocated to the respective other CSP components to facilitate communications with the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Sangar Dowlatkhah, Nigel Bradley, Ari Craine, Robert Koch
  • Publication number: 20240048454
    Abstract: Facilitating metaverse service orchestration and hybrid software defining network control with policy enabled multiple input multiple output in advanced networks is provided herein. Operations of a system include identifying physical resources associated with a physical network and virtual resources associated with a virtual network. The physical resources and the virtual resources are determined to be utilized for fulfillment of a service request. The operations can also include combining the physical resources and the virtual resources into a composition of mixed resources. The composition of mixed resources can include the physical resources and the virtual resources. Further, the operations can include rendering, in a perceivable format, the composition of mixed resources in response to the service request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Paul E. Smith, JR.
  • Patent number: 11887476
    Abstract: A processing system including at least one processor may transmit a notification of a presence of an emergency service vehicle to a plurality of entities, obtain, from at least a first entity of the plurality of entities, at least a first acknowledgement of the presence of the emergency service vehicle, determine that at least a second acknowledgement is not obtained from at least a second entity of the plurality of entities, and present information associated with the at least the second entity to a device of the emergency service vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T Intellect al Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Ginger Chien, Zhi Cui, Eric Zavesky, Robert T. Moton, Jr., Adrianne Binh Luu, Robert Koch
  • Publication number: 20240031876
    Abstract: Facilitating conditional fast return with slicing information preservation in advanced networks is provided herein. Operations of a system include receiving, from second network equipment, network slice information for a user equipment during a first handover of the user equipment from the second network equipment to the first network equipment. The operations can also include transmitting, to third network equipment, the network slice information for the user equipment during a second handover of the user equipment from the first network equipment to the third network equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Hongyan Lei, Bo Lee
  • Publication number: 20240028028
    Abstract: A processing system including at least one processor may obtain a request for a performance of a task, where the task is to be performed by at least one autonomous vehicle, broadcast an offer for performing the task to a plurality of autonomous vehicles, obtain from a first autonomous vehicle of the plurality of autonomous vehicles, a bid to perform the task by the first autonomous vehicle and at least a second autonomous vehicle, and assign the task to the first autonomous vehicle and the at least the second autonomous vehicle in response to the bid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Sangar Dowlatkhah, Sameena Khan, Troy Paige, Ari Craine, Robert Koch
  • Patent number: 11882158
    Abstract: A device, method or executable instructions that include receiving, over a network, an authentication request from a user device for performing a function utilizing a first authentication method, obtaining network intelligence data for a mobile network over the network, and identifying a risk for each of multiple authentication methods in response to analyzing device security behavior and the network intelligence data. Further embodiments include identifying a first risk for the first authentication method and identifying a second risk for the function, determining the first risk is higher than the second risk, and identifying a second authentication method that is associated with the second risk. Additional embodiments include notifying the user device of the second risk for the function, and providing a recommendation to the user device to utilize the second authentication method to perform the function. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Sangar Dowlatkhah
  • Publication number: 20230419235
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first positional information comprising a location of a non-stationary entity mobile within an environment, the first positional information obtained from a service provider monitoring a positional status of the non-stationary entity within the environment. A path of the non-stationary entity is predicted according to the first positional information. A delivery device mobile within the environment is directed according to the predicted path to deliver an item to the non-stationary entity. Second positional information is obtained, identifying a location of the delivery device within the environment. A separation distance is calculated between the location of the non-stationary entity and the location of the delivery device within the environment and a delivery opportunity is detected based upon the separation distance not exceeding a threshold distance. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Hongyan Lei
  • Publication number: 20230421448
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network system, comprising a plurality of access networks including access network resources, a plurality of transport networks including transport network resources, a plurality of core networks including core network resources, and a hybrid software-defined network (H-SDN), wherein the access network resources, the transport network resources, and the core network resources are abstracted into respective universal resource ports, resulting in a plurality of universal resource ports, and wherein the H-SDN leverages metaverse resources and select universal resource ports of the plurality of universal resource ports to facilitate end-to-end metaverse service delivery. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Hongyan Lei, Ye Chen
  • Publication number: 20230421646
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining information regarding a metaverse object and data regarding network resources, deriving a mapping between the metaverse object and one or more of the network resources based on the information and the data, and providing a hybrid service design and orchestration (H-SDO) system with access to the mapping to facilitate selection of particular network resources for supporting one or more metaverse service requests relating to the metaverse object. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Zhi Cui
  • Publication number: 20230362069
    Abstract: A flexible service-based architecture (SBA) for next generation communication networks is described. In an embodiment, a method performed by a system comprising a processor comprises receiving a service request for provision of a data communication service to a communication device via a communication network comprising a plurality of different network resources defined by resource components and sub-components of the resource components. In response to receiving the service request, accessing network resource abstraction information that identifies the resource components, and the sub-components respectively associated with the resource components, and selecting a subset of the different network resources for the provision of the data communication service to the communication device based a service criterion associated with the data communication service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Hongyan Lei, Paul Smith, JR.
  • Publication number: 20230354147
    Abstract: Connectionless mobility management techniques across different wireless technologies are provided. In an embodiment, a method comprises obtaining, by a controller device that comprises a processor and that is part of a communication network employing a relativistic routing protocol (RRP), condition information regarding operating conditions associated with different access point devices, wherein the communication network comprises router agent devices respectively connected to the different access point devices that communicatively couple the different access point devices to a server device via respective communication links to a router device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Hongyan Lei, John Bartell, Paul Smith, JR.
  • Patent number: 11797896
    Abstract: A processing system including at least one processor may collect, via at least one camera of at least one autonomous aerial vehicle, viewing information for a plurality of positions for each of a plurality of viewing locations within an event venue. The processing system may next present a viewing location selection interface to a user, where the viewing location selection interface provides a simulated view with respect to at least one of the plurality of positions for at least one of the plurality of viewing locations, and where the simulated view is based upon the viewing information that is obtained. The processing system may then obtain a selection from the user of a viewing location of the plurality of viewing locations for an event at the event venue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Sangar Dowlatkhah, Sameena Khan, Troy Paige, Ari Craine, Robert Koch
  • Publication number: 20230328610
    Abstract: A framework for a 6th generation (6G) ubiquitous wireless communications network is provided. A system comprises: a memory that stores executable instructions; and a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Sangar Dowlatkhah, Paul Smith, Jr.