Patents Assigned to AND Communications
  • Patent number: 10945091
    Abstract: Methods and systems for communication management are disclosed. A computing device may receive a computing request. The computing device may determine a timeout parameter associated with the computing request. A notification may be sent if the timeout parameter is predicted to be exceeded or if the timeout parameter is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT, LLC
    Inventors: Chun Hsu, Michael Horwitz, Chris Orogvany, Alfred Stappenbeck
  • Patent number: 10945161
    Abstract: According to one configuration, a communication management resource in a wireless network environment records a location of a wireless base station. The communication management resource then defines a region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless base station based on feedback received from the wireless base station. For example, in one arrangement, the user equipment provides performance metrics to the wireless base station. The wireless base station uses the performance metrics to determine boundaries associated with a region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless base station. The wireless base station communicates the boundary information to the communication management resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Haider H. Syed, Volkan Sevindik, Perwaiz Akhtar
  • Patent number: 10943005
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for secure authentication of IoT devices are disclosed. The method for secure authentication of IoT devices comprises establishing a network connection with a network operator server via a control channel, establishing identity of the network operator server using a pre-shared server key, establishing identity of the IoT device using a pre-shared client key and cryptographically generating a session key for a network session to allow secure data exchange between the network operator server and the IoT device. The cryptographically generated session key is used for securely authenticating application running on the authenticated IoT device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Aeris Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Yixiang Chen
  • Patent number: 10942094
    Abstract: A material sampling system for obtaining a plurality of substantially similar samples of granular material, such as grain or other crop material, from a load of granular material is provided. The system can include a sample extractor for obtaining a sample portion of granular material, a sample divider operative to divide the sample portion of granular material into a plurality of smaller samples of granular material in a plurality of sample containers and a sample transfer conduit for transferring the sample of granular material from the sample extractor to the sample divider. The sample portions can be taken at regular sample time intervals throughout the entire load of granular material to get an accurate representation of the granular material and information about the samples in the sample containers can be obtained by the system while it is obtaining the samples and this information stored for later use and display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Intelliconn Communication Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Ernest Russell Jackson, Dean Friesen, Steven Peter Chivilo, Christopher David Hammel
  • Patent number: 10944864
    Abstract: The present invention relates to communications methods and apparatus for determining whether a received call originated from an artificial intelligence system and the call handling procedures to be used on the received call based on whether or not the call was determined to have been originated from an artificial intelligence system. An exemplary method embodiment includes the steps of: receiving a first call; determining whether said first call originated from an artificial intelligence system; and when said first call is determined to have originated from an artificial intelligence system performing one or more artificial intelligence call handling operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Ribbon Communications Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Justin Hart
  • Patent number: 10944662
    Abstract: Embodiments generally disclosed herein include a computer-implemented method for monitoring and correlating network traffic data associated with a primary network that is in communication with a plurality of secondary networks. The method generates a network traffic data set by monitoring network traffic between the primary network and the plurality of secondary networks. The method also determines a mapping of network connectivity by monitoring inter-network routing information between the primary network and the plurality of secondary networks. In addition, the method generates a traffic measurement data set by monitoring network utilization statistics between the primary network and the plurality of secondary networks. With the collected data sets, the method then calculates a relational network mapping between the primary network and the plurality of secondary networks by correlating the network traffic data set, the mapping of network connectivity, and the traffic measurement data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: John Kane, Joseph Lawrence, Maria Farnon, Rick Nooner, Raoul Alcala, Mark Taylor
  • Patent number: 10945032
    Abstract: A method and a system for remotely controlling a smart television based on a mobile terminal and the mobile terminal are disclosed. The method includes: detecting a state of the smart television every predetermined time interval by the mobile terminal, and receiving a command input from a user to acquire a type of an audience watching the smart television; determining whether a current playing time, a playing content and a playing duration conform to conditions preset by a user, when the audience watching the smart television is a minor; and detecting whether the smart television is in a turned-on state when the audience watching the smart television is an older person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiuling Zhou, Xiaolu Zhou
  • Patent number: 10944784
    Abstract: Embodiments can identify requests that may be tied to a DDOS attack. For example, the primary identifiers (e.g., a source address) of requests for a network resource (e.g., an entire website or a particular element of the website) can be tracked. In one embodiment, a statistical analysis of how often a particular source address (or other primary identifier) normally makes a request can be used to identify source addresses that make substantially more requests. A normal amount can correspond to an average number of request that a source address makes. According to some embodiments, a system can use statistical analysis methods on various request data in web server logs to identify potential attacks and send data concerned potential attacks to an HBA system for further analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Smith, Shawn Marck
  • Patent number: 10944873
    Abstract: Methods and systems for routing voice over internet protocol (VOIP) are described. A service provider may provide a VOIP infrastructure for routing VOIP calls. One or more other service providers may join the VOIP infrastructure. A computing device may identify the service provider servicing the VOIP calls and may further process the calls accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, FFC
    Inventors: Chia-Chang Li, Eric Wong, Vengatarajulu Rajasekar, Satish Sampangiramiah
  • Patent number: 10945001
    Abstract: Data (e.g., images, video, data fields, character strings, logos, etc.) may be analyzed to identify common elements and differentiating elements, and the elements may be respectively transmitted using different streams. For example, if two devices are receiving two video images that are nearly the same, a first data stream comprising the one or more identified common elements may be sent to them both, a second data stream comprising a portion of the one or more identified differentiating elements may be transmitted to the first device, and a third data stream comprising a different portion of the one or more identified differentiating elements may be transmitted to the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Stone
  • Patent number: 10944676
    Abstract: Methods and systems for dynamic congestion management in communications networks that advantageously provides a satisfactory Quality of Experience (QoE) of real time communication for network users. Congestion management is achieved wherein an ingress interface is monitored by a data processing system and when utilization of that interface exceeds a first activation level a message is sent to a second data processing system wherein that second data processing system is a source for at least some of data packets traversing the ingress interface, wherein the first message indicates that traffic shaping is to occur in accordance with the first activation level and only if the utilization falls below a deactivation level, transmitting a second message to the second data processing system wherein the second message indicates that traffic shaping is to stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Tata Communications (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Hesham Moussa
  • Patent number: 10944680
    Abstract: The present invention relates to communications methods, apparatus and systems for collecting metrics and/or traffic routing using SDN principles. In an exemplary method embodiment, the method includes the steps of: operating a SBC to: (i) receive a session initiation signal used to initiate a first media session; (ii) send to an SDN controller session identification information identifying a first RTCP packet stream corresponding to the first media session and causing said SDN controller to control a first open flow switch to establish an entry in a table to cause the first open flow switch to send a copy of the RTCP packets corresponding to the first RTCP packet stream to the SBC while also communicating the RTCP packets corresponding to the first RTCP packet stream towards the intended first RTCP packet stream destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Ribbon Communications Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashish Sharma, Nagesh Kumar Bollapalli, Siddharth Gahlaut
  • Patent number: 10944903
    Abstract: An electronic device able to adjust for large differences in skin tones and colors in images acquired includes a first camera module for acquiring a first image, a second camera module for acquiring a depth map, and a processor. The processor analyzes the first image and the depth map, and determines whether a face is detected only by the second camera module and not by the first camera module. If any such face is detected, the processor controls the first camera module to focus on the area of the face detected by the second camera module and acquire a second and further images after light-metering the semi-detected face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: En-Chieh Chang
  • Patent number: 10943527
    Abstract: A portable electronic device with large display screen-to-body includes a housing, a first display, a circuit board, and an optical module. The first display is a transparent display. The optical module is electrically connected to the circuit board and positioned below the first display. The first display, the optical module, and the circuit board are received in the housing, the optical module is configured to receive external light passing through the first display even as the first display is displaying images. Operating methods for the portable electronic device in various modes are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kwang-Pi Lee, Szu-Tso Lin, Po-Ching Huang, Chieh-Ming Cheng, Wen-Lung Chen
  • Patent number: 10942640
    Abstract: Disclosed by the present invention are a fingerprint recognition module and a mobile phone, the mobile phone comprising a fingerprint recognition module, a display screen, a touch screen chip disposed on the display screen and a touch screen panel disposed on the touch screen chip, a display touch integrated circuit (IC) and a display screen touch circuit board being disposed at one end of the display screen. The present invention reduces the length of a bottom frame of a mobile phone as well as the entire mobile phone by means of silk printing, transfer printing or electroplating a decorative ring on the touch screen panel to take the place of the fingerprint recognition metal decorative ring of an ordinary mobile phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: HuiZhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiguo Hu, Hongbin Zhan, Weihui Fan, Yun Ye, Rui Shi, Yun Lin
  • Patent number: 10944151
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a housing, a first feed source, a ground portion, a radiator, and a second feed source. The housing includes a front frame, a backboard, and a side frame. The side frame defines a slot. The front frame defines a first gap, a second gap, and a groove. A radiating portion and a coupling portion are divided from the housing by the slot, the first gap, the second gap, and the groove. The first feed source is electrically connected to the radiating portion. One end of the ground portion is electrically connected to the radiating portion and another end of the ground portion is grounded. The radiator is coupled with and apart from the coupling portion. The second feed source is electrically connected to the radiator and a current from the second feed source is coupled to the coupling portion through the radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Chang Hsu, Shu-Wei Jhang, Jia-Hung Hsiao, Tun-Yuan Tsou, Tze-Hsuan Chang, Yen-Jung Tseng, Yi-Ting Chen, Jung-Sheng Chih
  • Patent number: 10943418
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for access authentication. The method includes: receiving profile information of a visitor through a server, and generating a visitor code and transmitting the same to a visitor terminal, and generating a random code based on a valid visitor code, and receiving a decoding result based on decoding the random code and the visitor code by the visit terminal, and predetermining an access authority for the visitor for a predetermined time as the decoding result is successfully matched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: JRD Communication (Shenzhen) LTD.
    Inventors: Jia Wang, Ling Ma
  • Publication number: 20210067211
    Abstract: A method includes generating a set of symbols based on an incoming data vector. The set of symbols includes K symbols, K being a positive integer. A first transformation matrix including an equiangular tight frame (ETF) transformation or a nearly equiangular tight frame (NETF) transformation is generated, having dimensions N×K, where N is a positive integer and has a value less than K. A second transformation matrix having dimensions K×K is generated based on the first transformation matrix. A third transformation matrix having dimensions K×K is generated by performing a series of unitary transformations on the second transformation matrix. A first data vector is transformed into a second data vector having a length N based on the third transformation matrix and the set of symbols. A signal representing the second data vector is sent to a transmitter for transmission of a signal representing the second data vector to a receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Rampart Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Brandon ROBINSON
  • Publication number: 20210067299
    Abstract: A method of transmitting configuration information and a related device are provided. The method includes sending IDC assistance information to a network-side device, wherein the network-side device includes at least one of an MN and an SN; receiving assistance configuration information of IDC interference cancellation sent by the network-side device, wherein the assistance configuration information of IDC interference cancellation corresponds to the IDC assistance information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Yumin WU, Yanxia ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210068117
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and device in nodes for wireless communication. A first node receives first information; and receives a first signaling. The first information is used for determining K resource blocks; the K resource blocks respectively correspond to K reference-signal resource groups; any reference-signal resource in the K reference-signal resource groups corresponds to one of M first-type indexes; the first signaling is used for activating a first index in the M first-type indexes; a first resource block is any of the K resource blocks, a first reference-signal resource is used for determining a spatial relation of the first resource block, and the first reference-signal resource is one reference-signal resource corresponding to the first index in a reference-signal resource group corresponding to the first resource block. The above method employs information selected by TRP/panel, thus reducing a signaling overhead and delay of beam management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Keying WU, Xiaobo ZHANG