Patents Assigned to AND Communications
  • Patent number: 11115542
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system are disclosed for connecting a device to subscriptions and cellular billing plans. The method includes enrolling a second device enabled for connectivity to cellular or other wireless service in a cellular subscription and associated billing plan associated with a first device, wherein the enrollment includes providing an identifier for the second device to a cellular service provider associated with the first device by a second user, and allowing a second user to use capabilities of the second device as governed by the cellular subscription and an associated billing plan associated with the first device; while the second device is also configured to allow a first user to use capabilities of the second device as governed by the cellular subscription and an associated billing plan of the first user's choice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Aeris Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: David Hu, Drew S. Johnson, Robert B. Fultz, Steven A. Millstein, Dae Seong Kim, John Molise
  • Patent number: 11115395
    Abstract: A cross-domain information transfer system includes a key distribution center that generates private encryption keys and a signature key pair as a secret signing and secret verifying key for an attribute associated with a given domain. A sender device generates ciphertext from plaintext based upon the private encryption key, appends an attribute for a given domain to the ciphertext, generates ciphertext with a concealed attribute based upon the secret signing key and broadcasts the ciphertext with the concealed attribute. Domain gateway devices each receive a respective secret verifying key for an associated attribute, receive the ciphertext with the concealed attribute from the untrusted network, and use the secret verifying key to determine if the concealed attribute matches the attribute associated with the domain gateway device, and, when so, pass the ciphertext to at least one receiver device coupled with the domain gateway device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: HARRIS GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael T. Kurdziel, Steven M. Farris, Peter Bajorski, Alan R. Kaminsky, Marcin Lukowiak, Stanislaw P. Radziszowski
  • Patent number: 11116041
    Abstract: A wireless access node exchanges data with User Equipment (UE) over a radio band and determines a performance metric for the UE over the radio band. The wireless access node transfers the performance metric to the UE. The UE translates the performance metric into a service instruction for the radio band and transfers the service instruction to the wireless access node. The wireless access node transfers the service instruction to a network controller. The network controller modifies the wireless data service for the wireless UE over the radio band in response to the service instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Sougata Saha, Kavitha Swaminathan
  • Patent number: 11115937
    Abstract: Wireless communications are described. A wireless device may determine a first transmission power for a first signal and a second transmission power for a second signal. The wireless device may reduce signal transmission power of one or more of the first signal or the second signal, based on a calculated power value exceeding an allowable transmission power. The wireless device may reduce the signal transmission power during an overlap period or a non-overlap period, based on a duration of an overlap of the first signal with the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Patent number: 11115809
    Abstract: A terminal capability indication method and a terminal are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jing Liang, Li Chen
  • Patent number: 11115810
    Abstract: A method of provisioning an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) of a wireless communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventor: Dhananjay Indurkar
  • Patent number: 11115940
    Abstract: A method for obtaining a noise power and a terminal are provided. The obtaining method includes: obtaining a first power offset value of an actual automatic gain control (AGC) received power relative to a first predetermined received power within a predetermined transmission time interval (TTI); obtaining, according to a preset correspondence between a modulation mode and an AGC backoff value, a target AGC backoff value corresponding to a current modulation mode; and obtaining the noise power according to the first power offset value, the target AGC backoff value, and a current AGC received power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li Zhao, Rui Zhao, Ying Peng
  • Patent number: 11114815
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a silicon photonics chip and a rare-earth-ion-doped waveguide amplifier chip, wherein the rare-earth ion-doped waveguide amplifier is proximate to and optically coupled to the silicon photonics chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Acacia Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Li Chen, Christopher Doerr
  • Patent number: 11115860
    Abstract: In a wireless communication network, a primary access node controls the amount of secondary access nodes that serve User Equipment (UE). The primary access node exchanges data with the UE, corrects errors, and determines an error rate. The primary access node exchanges the data over backhaul links and determines backhaul throughput. The primary access node determines a target number of the secondary access nodes based on the error rate and the backhaul throughput. The primary access node identifies a qualifying set of the secondary access nodes that have adequate received signal strength. The primary access node selects a serving set having the target number of secondary access nodes from the qualifying set. The primary access node indicates the UE to the serving set and indicates the serving set to the UE. The serving set of the secondary access nodes exchange data with the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventor: Sreekar Marupaduga
  • Patent number: 11115723
    Abstract: Linear content holds great value to consumers, and by delivering it to consumers on demand, service providers can improve the user experience for their consumers. A consumer requests linear on demand content by selecting channels and time ranges or content items, or bundles thereof, which the service provider broadcasts as linear content. The requested content is broadcast, and repackaged as an unbroken block of content for the consumer during the requested time range or the duration of the content item. By repackaging the linear on demand content, the service provider may provide greater options to consumers without significantly increasing the amount of bandwidth used in its network to deliver that content. Channel guides and viewing features are tailored for the requested content to further improve the user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Ray Killick, Muhammad Asif Raza
  • Patent number: 11112623
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for driving an optical push-pull Mach-Zehnder modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Acacia Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Doerr
  • Patent number: 11114871
    Abstract: A smart wearable device and a charger thereof includes the smart wearable device and a charging base configured to charge the smart wearable device. The charging base comprises an elastic case. An open slot for inserting the smart wearable device is formed in the elastic case. A power supply portion is disposed on the charging base. The power supply portion provides the smart wearable device with electrical energy for charging. The smart wearable device is fixed to the charging base by way of a close fit between slot walls on two sides of the open slot and an outer surface of the smart wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: JRD Communication Inc.
    Inventor: Wangfa Zhan
  • Patent number: 11115312
    Abstract: A data packet router uses Inter-Planetary File System (IPFS) and consensus to control file modifications. The router routes data packets based on a networking file. The router modifies the networking file. The router generates a new IPFS object from the modified networking file. The router obtains consensus on the new IPFS object from neighbor routers. The routers use previously approved IPFS objects to retrieve topology data and achieve consensus on the modified networking file based on the topology data. In response to the consensus, the router routes data packets based on the modified networking file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Clifton Wayne Hankins, Mary Carol Perry, Scott Paul Sherman, Rogelio Jay Barba, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11113723
    Abstract: A communication server is disclosed. The communication server comprises a processor, a memory, and an application stored in the memory. The application, when executed by the processor, receives a request that identifies a subject to remove from a user history of the a user equipment (UE), wherein the user history is compiled based on communication events initiated by the UE and is associated with content that is sent to the UE. The application, responsive to receiving the request from the UE, transmits a user history modification request to a history management server, wherein the communication server disassociates the subject from the user history identified in the request received from the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Tanya S. Hatcher, Bryce A. Jones, Rodney D. Nelson, Mark D. Peden
  • Patent number: 11114852
    Abstract: Power distribution modules are configured to distribute power to a power-consuming component(s), such as a remote antenna unit(s) (RAU(s)). By “hot” connection and/or disconnection, the power distribution modules can be connected and/or disconnected from a power unit and/or a power-consuming component(s) while power is being provided to the power distribution modules. Power is not required to be disabled in the power unit before connection and/or disconnection of power distribution modules. The power distribution modules may be configured to protect against or reduce electrical arcing or electrical contact erosion that may otherwise result from “hot” connection and/or connection of the power distribution modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Chois Alven Blackwell, Jr., Boyd Grant Brower, Terry Dean Cox
  • Patent number: 11115435
    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for mitigating network threats. In one implementation, a provider edge device of a telecommunications network is configured to accept distributed denial of service mitigation rule propagation from a customer edge device of a customer network in communication with the provider edge device. A distributed denial of service mitigation rule for the customer network is received at the provider edge device from the customer edge device. The distributed denial of service mitigation rule includes one or more routing parameters and a mitigation action. The distributed denial of service mitigation rule is implemented locally on the provider edge device of the telecommunications network. A broadcasting of the distributed denial of service mitigation rule in the telecommunications network is prevented beyond the provider edge device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Peter Brecl
  • Patent number: 11113335
    Abstract: A dialogue system includes a response utterance selecting unit generating a response utterance original sentence to an input utterance; an input utterance emotion estimating unit estimating emotion of the input utterance by calculating input utterance emotion scores indicating degree of matching between the emotion represented by the input utterance and a plurality of emotions; and a response utterance modifying unit for calculating response utterance emotion scores of a response utterance original sentence as emotion scores for each of the plurality of emotions, modifying the response utterance original sentence by a method of modification determined by the values of input utterance emotion score and the response utterance emotion score, and thereby generating and outputting a response utterance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventors: Noriyuki Abe, Kanako Onishi, Kentaro Torisawa, Canasai Kruengkrai, Yutaka Kidawara
  • Patent number: 11115845
    Abstract: Methods and systems for citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) interference management using dual subscriber identification module (SIM) devices are described. The method includes assigning a physical cell identity (PCI) to each CBRS device (CBSD) granted unlicensed spectrum by a spectrum access system (SAS). Each spectrum granted CBSD may exchange PCIs with neighbor spectrum granted CBSDs to resolve PCIs and maintains a PCI table. A dual SIM device may be connected to a CBSD via a first SIM. Each spectrum granted CBSD having a connected dual SIM device reports a number of PCIs detected by the dual SIM device(s). A SAS designated dual SIM device may use a second SIM to measure power values of PCIs detected by the designated dual SIM device which are absent from a provided PCI table. The measured power values may be used by the SAS to make cluster interference decisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Volkan Sevindik, Haider Syed
  • Patent number: D930176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Shenzhen Violet Intelligent Communication Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yin Wang
  • Patent number: D930177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Shenzhen Violet Intelligent Communication Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yin Wang