Patents Assigned to AT&T Mobility II LLC
  • Patent number: 11663825
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, analyzing media content to recognize an object therein, wherein the media content is provided as a video stream displayed to a user of a communication device, the media content comprising a plurality of digital frames transported to the communication device over a private network; associating product information of a product with the object; receiving a user input selecting the object; determining providers of goods or services of the product, wherein the providers of goods or services are selected during the determining based on a proximity of the providers to the user of the communication device; and providing the product information to the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Manouchehr Bagheri
  • Patent number: 11665215
    Abstract: Personalized content delivery (e.g., using a computerized tool) is enabled. For example, a system can comprise: a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: determining a quality of service metric representative of a quality of service of streamed content delivered via a content delivery network, determining a quality of experience metric representative of a quality of experience associated with a user profile of a consumer of the streamed content, and based on the quality of service and the quality of experience, modifying the streamed content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Eric Zavesky, Jing Guo, Eric Petajan, Jessica Owensby, James Pratt
  • Patent number: 11656361
    Abstract: Selective broadcast of corrective vehicle positioning information using a hyper-precise-positioning (HPP) proxy is presented herein. A system can obtain satellite navigation correction data; assign respective portions of the satellite navigation correction data to defined geographical regions to facilitate respective point-to-multipoint wireless broadcasts of the respective portions of the satellite navigation correction data to respective vehicles that have been determined to be located within the defined geographical regions; and distribute, via respective signaling planes, broadcast requests comprising the respective portions of the satellite navigation correction data to respective wireless access point devices to facilitate the respective point-to-multipoint wireless broadcasts of the respective portions of the satellite navigation correction data—such satellite navigation correction data facilitating correction of satellite navigation data that has been received by the respective vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Julius Mueller, Erie Lai Har Lau, Reza Hussain Hussaini, Hendrawan Susanto
  • Patent number: 11658697
    Abstract: Embodiments for port reconfiguration for passive intermodulation interference mitigation are presented herein. A base station device comprises a signal processing component comprising a passive intermodulation interference component and an antenna configuration component. The passive intermodulation interference component determines passive intermodulation interference corresponding to uplink signals that have been received, via a configurable cellular antenna array of the base station device, from respective wireless devices of a group of wireless devices that have been communicatively coupled to the base station device. The antenna configuration component selects a defined configuration of a group of cellular antenna ports of the configurable cellular antenna array to facilitate a reduction of the passive intermodulation interference corresponding to the uplink signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Ernest Tsui, Michael Taylor, Weihua Ye, Young Suh, Paul Maxwell, Guanying Ru, James Hollister
  • Patent number: 11657705
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies directed to an integrated telecommunications roadside unit for supporting vehicle-to-everything (“V2X”) communications are disclosed herein. Embodiments of an integrated telecommunications roadside unit can include a processor and a memory that store computer-executable instructions that configure a processor to perform operations. The operations can include intercepting a vehicle-to-vehicle communication that is provided from a first vehicle to a second vehicle. The vehicle-to-vehicle communication can be transmitted using a direct transmission mode. The operations can further include encapsulating the vehicle-to-vehicle communication in a user plane package. The operations can also include routing the user plane package to a destination network access node, where the destination network access node is outside of a direct communication range corresponding to the first vehicle and the second vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: AT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Zachery Carter, Roger Mahler, Erie Lai Har Lau, Sangar Dowlatkhah
  • Patent number: 11659357
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network device that comprises a processing system including a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations. The operations include obtaining timing advance data regarding a communication device served by the network; the timing advance data is collected by a network element coupled to the network device, and the network element communicates with the communication device using control-plane signaling. The timing advance data is processed using location data regarding the network element to determine a geolocation of the communication device. The geolocation is stored at a storage device; the network device and storage device are included in a secure portion of the network. The geolocation is provided to equipment of a network customer accessing the secure portion of the network via a secure interface. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Bartlett, Jordan Alexander, Thomas Becker
  • Patent number: 11658821
    Abstract: When a network element attempts to establish a session with another network element, a security verification agent may be activated in one or both network elements. The security verification agents, such as front-end processors, virtual network functions, or other software agents, may reside in each of the network elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Arturo Maria
  • Patent number: 11658938
    Abstract: A content filtering system and method includes receiving in a network device in a network from a user device, a user selected set of rules identifying a set of URLs to be blocked. The set of rules are loaded into the network device. The network device receives from the user device a request to access a specified URL. A determination is made at the network device whether the specified URL is in the user selected set of rules. If the specified URL is in the user selected set of rules, then the specified URL is blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Mark Austin, Shahab Azmoudeh, Joseph Dorsey, Victor Nilson, Christopher Sambar, Jerald Weber
  • Patent number: 11659415
    Abstract: Facilitating antenna farm intelligent software defined networking enabled dynamic resource controller networks (e.g., 5G, 6G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a system can comprise evaluating a condition, the condition being at a mobile device, and a characteristic related to a defined network service associated with a connection to the mobile device. The operations can also comprise selectively modifying a quantity of antennas utilized to provide the connection to the mobile device based on the condition being determined to influence a level of service associated with the defined network service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Sangar Dowlatkhah, Zhi Cui, Paul Smith, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11659253
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, dividing a media content item into a plurality of media content segments, at each media content segment of the plurality of media content segments, applying motion estimation between at least two video frames of the media content segment to determine a content weight for the media content segment, determining a bit rate for the media content segment according to the determined content weight for the media content segment, and encoding the media content segment at the determined bit rates to generate a data stream for the media content segment, whereby a plurality of data streams for the plurality of media content segments of the media content are generated, and transmitting the plurality of data streams for the plurality of media content segments of the media content to the one or more media devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Venson Shaw, Jun Shen
  • Publication number: 20230156092
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure include, for example, selecting a first edge device of a first network to provide a part of a service to a communication device, establishing a first session between the first edge device and a device of a second network for a duration of the service, wherein the first session is associated with a first portion of an address, establishing a second session between the first edge device and the communication device in accordance with an access technology to facilitate a transfer of first data associated with the first part of the service to the communication device, wherein the second session is associated with a second portion of the address, and wherein the second portion of the address identifies the access technology, and transferring the first data to the communication device in accordance with the address, wherein the address comprises a third portion that identifies the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Sangar Dowlatkhah
  • Publication number: 20230156045
    Abstract: A streaming orchestrator may monitor the quality of video being delivered to a home or other building. If the streaming orchestrator determines that additional performance is needed, it may create an additional User Plane Gateway in the virtual “white box” environment residing in the customer premises. The streaming orchestrator may instruct gNodeBs to continue to route traffic back to the central core functions or to route traffic to local user plane gateways which transmit video streams to the Internet via localized high-speed connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Arturo Maria
  • Patent number: 11651322
    Abstract: Wireless presence is used as a theft prevention mechanism for packages. When a package is shipped, the package includes a wireless security device. Before the package is delivered to its final destination shipping address, the wireless security device is activated and programmed with a security credential. The security credential, though, is based on information obtained during an initial purchase. The wireless security device may thus only be deactivated by a recipient participating in the initial purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II, LLC
    Inventors: Mario Kosseifi, Joseph Thomas
  • Patent number: 11653258
    Abstract: A system that can detect a congested network node device that is overloaded due to number of user equipment (UE) devices connected to the network node device being determined to have exceeded a connection threshold; determine a second network node device that is available to establish connections with at least some of the UEs connected to the congested network node device; identify a third network node device that is transferring UE devices to the congested network node device to create additional connections; and transmit a cell individual offset (CIO) parameter and cell hysteresis offsets to the third network node device to reduce transferring UE devices to the congested network node device, and another CIO parameter and cell hysteresis offsets to the second network node device to increase establishment of the UE connection from the congested network node device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Slawomir Stawiarski, Mochamad Mirza, Arthur Brisebois, Vladimir Gusavac
  • Patent number: 11652891
    Abstract: An architecture for dynamically selecting and routing traffic from Internet of things (IoT) devices and sensors to the nearest or most proximate IoT hub device. A method can comprise receiving a connection request from a user device; retrieving address data representing a network device of a group of network devices; and sending the address data to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Basavaraj Patil, Senthil Nathan Ramakrishnan
  • Patent number: 11653307
    Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for deactivating the Idle mode discontinuous reception (iDRX) for services that require latency that is less than the conventional paging channel values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Darwin Parra, Robert Holden, Stephen Hardin, Jason Sikes, Tracey Green
  • Publication number: 20230144212
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a first user associated with a first mobile device, and determining a first user type associated with the first user. Further embodiments can include identifying a first identity associated with the first user based on the first user type and identifying a second identity associated with the first user based on the first user type. Additional embodiments can include providing first alternate content to the first mobile device to mask the first identity and providing second alternate content to the first mobile device associated with the second identity. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I.L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Cassioppi, Eric Zavesky, James H. Pratt
  • Publication number: 20230143763
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes receiving weblink information, receiving media content, inserting the weblink information into a digital frame, providing the plurality of digital frames as a video stream to a consumer media device, displaying, by the consumer media device, the video stream, receiving, by the consumer media device, a user input to pause the video stream during the displaying of the video stream to pause the video stream to display a current digital frame of the plurality of digital frames, receiving, by the consumer media device, a user input indicating a selection of a portion of the current digital frame, determining selected Weblink information for the portion of the current digital frame, and providing a connection to a website associated with the selected Weblink information to the consumer media device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Manouchehr Bagheri
  • Patent number: 11645912
    Abstract: A cooperative intelligent traffic system is provided for use between bicycles, motorcycles, and other vehicles. Sensor data from mobile devices and other sensor devices associated with the vehicle can be sent to an edge network computing device (e.g., a multi-access edge computing device) and be processed at the edge network to identify threats and hazards, and then transmit the threat assessment data to other bicycles, motorcycles, and vehicles nearby. The threat assessment data can be used by the operators of the other vehicles to warn them of upcoming threats, hazards, road conditions, and other pertinent conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Erie Lai Har Lau, Julius Mueller, Charles Carey
  • Patent number: 11647365
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a processing system that analyses, without user intervention, content of a first message directed from equipment of a sending user to equipment of a receiving user, to identify a task. The processing system determines that that the receiving user is unable to perform the task according to biometric data of the receiving user. The biometric data is selected from one of heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and combinations thereof. According to the content of the first message and the biometric data obtained from the receiving user, the processing system determines that the task should be delegated to another user, and responsive thereto, provides a second message associated with the task to equipment of the another user. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Dana Tardelli, Ginger Chien, Adrianne Luu, Leonid Razoumov, Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan