Patents Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
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Publication number: 20190386739Abstract: An improved technique for acoustic sensing involves, in one embodiment, launching into a medium, a plurality of groups of pulse-modulated electromagnetic-waves. The frequency of electromagnetic waves in a pulse within a group differs from the frequency of the electromagnetic waves in another pulse within the group. The energy scattered by the medium is detected and, in one embodiment, the beat signal may be used to determine a characteristic of the environment of the medium. For example, if the medium is a buried optical fiber into which light pulses have been launched in accordance with the invention, the presence of acoustic waves within the region of the buried fiber can be detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Andrew B. Lewis, Stuart Russell
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Publication number: 20190386740Abstract: An improved technique for acoustic sensing involves, in one embodiment, launching into a medium, a plurality of groups of pulse-modulated electromagnetic-waves. The frequency of electromagnetic waves in a pulse within a group differs from the frequency of the electromagnetic waves in another pulse within the group. The energy scattered by the medium is detected and, in one embodiment, may be used to determine a characteristic of the environment of the medium. For example, if the medium is a buried optical fiber into which light pulses have been launched in accordance with the invention, the presence of acoustic waves within the region of the buried fiber can be detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Justin Hayward, Andrew B. Lewis, Stuart Russell
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Publication number: 20190379937Abstract: Methods and systems for capturing, transmitting and processing data for generating ratings relating to multimedia programming based on passively obtained user cues are disclosed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Brian Amento, Christopher Harrison, Larry Stead
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Patent number: 10503809Abstract: A mobile multimedia content aggregation and dissemination platform is provided that aims to automate the creation, collection, aggregation, and dissemination of RSS and non-RSS information for and to interested parties. This platform may be used for the construction of a personalized blogging agent as well as for a personalized news aggregator.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.Inventors: Yih-Farn Robin Chen, Rittwik Jana, Serban Jora, Bernard S. Renger, Bin Wei
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Patent number: 10489517Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of providing an on demand translation service is provided. A subscriber may be charged a reduced fee or no fee for use of the on demand translation service in exchange for displaying commercial messages to the subscriber, the commercial messages being selected based on subscriber information. A multimedia signal including information in a source language may be received. The information may be obtained as text in the source language from the multimedia signal. The text may be translated from the source language to a target language. Translated information, based on the translated text, may be transmitted to a processing device for presentation to the subscriber. The received multimedia signal may be sent to a multimedia device for viewing.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Srinivas Bangalore, David Crawford Gibbon, Mazin Gilbert, Patrick Guy Haffner, Zhu Liu, Behzad Shahraray
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Publication number: 20190355480Abstract: Systems and methods mediate anomaly notifications in health data to health alerts using data structures and logic to organize, contain, and dispose of identified health anomalies. Multiple detection algorithms, operating asynchronously and independently, run against one or more health data streams. Examples of data streams are electronic laboratory requisitions and results, OTC sales of medicines and medical supplies, emergency department visit data, and others. The outputs of anomaly detection generators—anomaly notifications (anomalies)—are processed by the invention. The case manager organizes anomaly notifications and supports collaborative decision making and disposition among expert users.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Colin Goodall, Guy Jacobson, Simon Tse, John Mark F. Mocenigo, Richard Drechsler
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Patent number: 10462510Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for automatically identifying video content within source video and transmitting the video content to an electronic mail client. The transmitted video content can be streaming video, video files, and/or other medium derived from the source video. An enhanced electronic mail client is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Lee Begeja, David Crawford Gibbon, Zhu Liu, Robert Edward Markowitz, Bernard Simon Renger, Behzad Shahraray, Gary Lee Zamchick
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Patent number: 10454573Abstract: An improved technique for acoustic sensing involves, in one embodiment, launching into a medium, a plurality of groups of pulse-modulated electromagnetic-waves. The frequency of electromagnetic waves in a pulse within a group differs from the frequency of the electromagnetic waves in another pulse within the group. The energy scattered by the medium is detected and, in one embodiment, may be used to determine a characteristic of the environment of the medium. For example, if the medium is a buried optical fiber into which light pulses have been launched in accordance with the invention, the presence of acoustic waves within the region of the buried fiber can be detected.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Justin Hayward, Andrew B. Lewis, Stuart Russell
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Patent number: 10447388Abstract: An improved technique for acoustic sensing involves, in one embodiment, launching into a medium, a plurality of groups of pulse-modulated electromagnetic-waves. The frequency of electromagnetic waves in a pulse within a group differs from the frequency of the electromagnetic waves in another pulse within the group. The energy scattered by the medium is detected and, in one embodiment, the beat signal may be used to determine a characteristic of the environment of the medium. For example, if the medium is a buried optical fiber into which light pulses have been launched in accordance with the invention, the presence of acoustic waves within the region of the buried fiber can be detected.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Andrew B. Lewis, Stuart Russell
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Patent number: 10445060Abstract: The invention provides for a system, method, and computer readable medium storing instructions related to controlling a presentation in a multimodal system. The method embodiment of the invention is a method for the retrieval of information on the basis of its content for real-time incorporation into an electronic presentation. The method comprises receiving from a presenter a content-based request for at least one segment of a first plurality of segments within a media presentation and while displaying the media presentation to an audience, displaying to the presenter a second plurality of segments in response to the content-based request. The computing device practicing the method receives a selection from the presenter of a segment from the second plurality of segments and displays to the audience the selected segment.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.Inventors: Patrick Ehlen, David Crawford Gibbon, Mazin Gilbert, Michael Johnston, Zhu Liu, Behzad Shahraray
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Patent number: 10445903Abstract: The invention provides devices and methods that process images. The invention processes a received signal representing information of texture and information of an image, which has the texture removed from at least one region. The image information is encoded to obtain encoded information of the image. An output signal is generated representing the texture information and the encoded image information. In another embodiment, the invention synthesizes texture based on the received texture information, decodes received image information, which is encoded, to obtain a decoded image, and then maps the synthesized texture onto the decoded image.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.Inventors: Adriana Dumitras, Barin Haskell
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Patent number: 10445358Abstract: A method of indexing multimedia content by creating database records that include location data is disclosed. Devices that generate multimedia content also generate location data corresponding to the location of the device when the content is generated. The location data includes geographical coordinates such as latitude and longitude as well as orientation and tilt. Other data may be recorded such as date and time of day, and light exposure. The content and location data are communicated to a Content Index Processor (CIP) that creates a database record from the location data and determines classifications for the database record that can be used by a person that is searching for particular multimedia content.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.Inventors: Joseph Thomas O'Neil, Kenneth H. Rosen
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Patent number: 10440433Abstract: Methods and systems for capturing, transmitting and processing data for generating ratings relating to multimedia programming based on passively obtained user cues are disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Brian Amento, Christopher Harrison, Larry Stead
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Publication number: 20190289002Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for multifactor authentication for Internet-of-things devices. An access request can be received from an Internet-of-things device. The access request can include identifying information associated with the Internet-of-things device and a certificate. The certificate can be validated and a stored version of the identifying information can be obtained. If the stored version of the identifying information is determined to match the identifying information included with the access request, access to a resource can be allowed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicants: AT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Russell Vegh, Senthil Ramakrishnan, Roger Mahler
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Publication number: 20190260850Abstract: A method and system for distributing content on a network through network-wide transactions is disclosed. The method and system monitors the network using triggered measurement of the performance of an element of the network, dynamically computing, based on the monitoring, the regions of the network with available performance capacity for the transaction to proceed at a given time, determining, based on the computing, a scheduled time for the transaction to proceed, and distributing the content according to a schedule related to the scheduled time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Balachander Krishnamurthy, Harsha Madhyastha, Oliver Spatscheck
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Patent number: 10390091Abstract: A method and apparatus for delivering selected multimedia content to a user of a mobile device in a pervasive computing environment is disclosed. Communications with a mobile device in the environment is established. A user profile and viewing history is received from the mobile device. Multimedia content is selected and sequenced for viewing by the user. The selection of multimedia content is based on search logic that includes the user profile and viewing history. Metadata is transmitted to the mobile device that is associated with the selected multimedia content.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.Inventor: Joseph Thomas O'Neil
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Publication number: 20190252077Abstract: Systems and methods mediate anomaly notifications in health data to health alerts using data structures and logic to organize, contain, and dispose of identified health anomalies. Multiple detection algorithms, operating asynchronously and independently, run against one or more health data streams. Examples of data streams are electronic laboratory requisitions and results, OTC sales of medicines and medical supplies, emergency department visit data, and others. The outputs of anomaly detection generators—anomaly notifications (anomalies)—are processed by the invention. The case manager organizes anomaly notifications and supports collaborative decision making and disposition among expert users.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Colin Goodall, Guy Jacobson, Simon Tse, John Mark F. Mocenigo, Richard Drechsler
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Publication number: 20190245581Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for reducing outbound interference in a broadband powerline communication system. Data is modulated on first and second carrier frequencies and is transmitted via respective first and second lines of the powerline system. A characteristic of at least one of the carrier signals (e.g., phase or amplitude) is adjusted in order to improve the electrical balance of the lines of the transmission system. This improvement in electrical balance reduces the radiated interference of the powerline system. Also disclosed is the use of a line balancing element on or more lines of the powerline system for altering the characteristics of at least one of the power lines in order to compensate for a known imbalance of the transmission system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventor: Paul Shala Henry
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Patent number: 10375136Abstract: A layered syndicated feed or content is provided having layers defined according to a media type (e.g., text, graphic, audio, or video) wherein each layer has a plurality of levels such that each level provides either inclusive or exclusive content of the layer's media type in varying degrees of detail or depth. Furthermore, a system is provided for requesting and storing user and mobile device profiles indicative of the syndicated content layers and levels that the user is interested in receiving and that the user's mobile device is capable of receiving.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.Inventors: Bin Wei, Yih-Farn Chen, Rittwik Jana, Serban Jora, Bernard S. Renger
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Patent number: 10367831Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method comprising: within a backbone network: for backbone network traffic addressed to a particular target and comprising attack traffic and non-attack traffic, the attack traffic simultaneously carried by the backbone network with the non-attack traffic: redirecting at least a portion of the attack traffic to a scrubbing complex; and allowing at least a portion of the non-attack traffic to continue to the particular target without redirection to the scrubbing complex.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Oliver Spatscheck, Jacobus E. Van der Merwe