Patents Assigned to AT & T
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Patent number: 12267752Abstract: Sentiment capture by wireless network elements is provided herein. A method can include extracting, by a system comprising a processor, features of sensor data captured by a sensor, communicatively coupled to the system via a wireless communication network and located in an area, wherein the sensor data is representative of respective persons present in the area, resulting in extracted features; determining, by the system, sentiment data, representative of an emotional condition of the respective persons present in the area, by correlating the extracted features to circumstantial properties associated with the area; and generating, by the system based on the sentiment data, a response to a query for information associated with the area.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Joseph Soryal, Shawn Rajguru
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Patent number: 12267336Abstract: Dynamic multi-network security controls are provided herein. A method can include receiving a report of malicious network traffic observed by first network equipment operating in a first communication network, where the report indicates a second communication network distinct from the first communication network as an originating network of the malicious network traffic, identifying second network equipment operating in the second communication network as a source of the malicious network traffic, and based on the identifying, blocking communications from the second network equipment for a defined time interval.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Donald Levy, Jason Godfrey, Robert Kong, Deon Ogle
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Patent number: 12267309Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, including: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of allocating a port for receiving a request to access a resource of a second device, wherein the second device has a non-routable network address, wherein the device is on a first network, wherein the second device is on a third network, and wherein the first network and the third network are communicatively coupled by the second network; opening a second connection to a network element on the second network responsive to receiving a first connection; sending a first message to the network element to create a meeting with the resource; and sending a Geocast message requesting that the second device create a third connection that enables access to the resource, wherein the Geocast message identifies a geographic area in which the second device is physicallyType: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Robert J. Hall
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Publication number: 20250105942Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first indication of a first count of resource blocks in a first cell in which the device is located, obtaining a second indication of a second count of resource blocks allocated to the device, obtaining a third indication of a reference signal received power (RSRP) value for the device, obtaining a fourth indication of a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value for the device, computing a first reference signal received quality (RSRQ) value for the device based on the first indication, the second indication, the third indication, and the fourth indication, and transmitting a fifth indication of the first RSRQ value. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sameer Sangal, Jianchun Zhou
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Publication number: 20250106124Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first data from a first component of a disaggregated wireless communication network; obtaining second data from a second component of the disaggregated wireless communication network; formatting the first data and the second data for use in a generative artificial intelligence (AI) process, wherein the formatting results in formatted data; applying the formatted data to the generative AI process, wherein the generative AI process results in one or more first commands for the first component of the disaggregated wireless communication network; and transmitting the one or more first commands to the first component of the disaggregated wireless communication network. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventor: Arturo Maria
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Publication number: 20250106909Abstract: A method includes receiving a request for a communication session from a user device, identifying a first resource from a plurality of resources, wherein the first resource is associated with a first service control layer for a radio access network and wherein the plurality of resources includes at least one virtual network function (VNF), identifying a second resource from the plurality of resources, wherein the second resource is associated with a second service control layer for LTE core functions, identifying a third resource from the plurality of resources, wherein the third resource is associated with a third service control layer for content delivery, allocating a virtual machine to be used to instantiate the at least one VNF, instantiating the at least one VNF and establishing the communication session by facilitating communications between the first service control layer, the second service control layer and the third service control layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Rajendra Prasad Kodaypak, Venson Shaw
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Patent number: 12262306Abstract: The technology is generally directed towards sending multiplexing capability data between integrated access and backhaul (IAB) nodes, such as for use in coordinating the communications of the nodes, including using multiplexed resources. In addition to different types of multiplexing capabilities, the technology facilitates sending condition data (e.g., measured interference, traffic, beam data and the like) by which a parent node can make determinations with respect to coordinating (e.g., scheduling and/or guard symbol usage) child node communications. Further, the technology provides for sending usage criterion data with the multiplexing capability indication data, such that, for example, any specified usage criterion needs to be satisfied before a particular type of multiplexing can be used.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Thomas Novlan
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Patent number: 12261977Abstract: Various methods for a 3GPP defined Charging and Collection Function are employed that may use a microservices approach. The microservice approach may decompose the function of the network elements into component level functions that may be deployed as separate functional elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: James Edward Oliver, Ming Mei Lee, Debra Sparks
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Patent number: 12261718Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a point-to-point connection are disclosed. The method queries for a next available label for a first provider edge router and a next available label for a second provider edge router, performs a first configuration at the first provider edge router and a second configuration at the second provider edge router, wherein the performing the first configuration comprises configuring a first interface and configuring a label for using at least one tunnel by a second interface, wherein the performing the second configuration comprises configuring a third interface and configuring a label for using the at least one tunnel by a fourth interface, and performs a first mapping for the first provider edge router from the first interface to the second interface, and a second mapping for the second provider edge router from the third interface to the fourth interface.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Tuan Duong, Christopher J. Chase
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Patent number: 12261865Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first group of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses from a group of network devices, and determining a second group of IP addresses from the first group of IP addresses includes possible malicious IP addresses utilizing a machine learning application. Further embodiments can include obtaining a first group of attributes of malicious IP addresses from a first repository, and determining a third group of IP addresses from the second group of IP addresses includes possible malicious IP addresses based on the first group of attributes. Additional embodiments can include receiving user-generated input indicating a fourth group of IP addresses from the third group of IP addresses includes possible malicious IP addresses, and transmitting a notification to a group of communication devices indicating that the fourth group of IP address includes possible malicious IP addresses. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Srivathsan Srinivasagopalan, Ganesh Subramaniam, Robert Archibald
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Patent number: 12261644Abstract: Facilitating auto-pilot aerial to surface heterogenous communications in advanced networks is provided herein. Operations of a system include receiving, via a receiver, a wireless signal that originated from a device located above a ground surface, the network equipment is located below the ground surface. The operations can also include transforming, via a converter, the wireless signal into an optical signal that is transmitted via a fiber optic cable below the ground surface, the receiver and the converter are located on a first side of the fiber optic cable. Further, the operations can include using a reflector to transmit light along the fiber optic cable at a defined angle. The reflector can be located at a second side of the fiber optic cable. The first side is closer to the ground surface as compared to the second side. The defined angle can be an angle approaching zero degrees.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Joseph Soryal
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Publication number: 20250097262Abstract: A distributed denial of service (“DDoS”) attack profiler can determine a plurality of DDoS attack properties associated with a DDoS attack that utilizes an Internet of Things (“IoT”) device operating in communication with a home gateway. The DDoS attack profiler can create a DDoS attack profile and can provide a DDoS attack report based upon the DDoS attack profile to a correlator. An IoT device profiler can determine a plurality of IoT device properties and can create, based upon the plurality of IoT device properties, an IoT device profile. The IoT device profiler can create an anomaly report that identifies an anomaly associated with the IoT device. The correlator can correlate the DDoS attack report with the anomaly report to determine if a match exists. In response to determining that the match exists, the home gateway system can store the bot match record in a bot match repository.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Yaron Koral, Shraboni Jana, Kaustubh Joshi
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Publication number: 20250098007Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, establishing a communication session utilizing a first radio access technology (RAT), obtaining data associated with a performance of the communication session via the first RAT, analyzing the data to determine that the performance of the communication session may be enhanced utilizing a second RAT that is different from the first RAT, resulting in a first determination, and based on the first determination, causing the communication session to utilize the second RAT. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Yupeng Jia, Jason Sikes
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Publication number: 20250097147Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, network data associated with a communication network; generating, by the processing system, Quality of Service (QOS) information by applying machine learning to the network data; and providing, by the processing system, the QoS information to a Policy Control Function (PCF) that selects or generates a first UE Route Selection Policy (URSP) rule according to the QoS information and provides the first URSP to an end user device, where the first URSP rule is implemented to provide a communication service to the end user device utilizing an application via the communication network. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Prashant Raghuvanshi, Christopher San Gaspar
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Publication number: 20250097854Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a self-interference channel response of a transceiver of a mobile base station having a transmitter and a receiver. The self-interference channel response spans multiple sub-bands of a predetermined mobile cellular frequency channel. A first sub-band of the multiple sub-bands is identified according to the self-interference channel response and, an estimate is determined, at the receiver, of a first coupled transmit power level of the transmitter when operating within the first sub-band. A receiver sensitivity is adjusted according to the first coupled transmit power level to obtain an adjustment adapted to increase receiver sensitivity, while restricting operation of the receiver to a substantially linear region. The adjustment allows a transmission within the first sub-band and a reception within a second sub-band of the plurality of sub-bands to occur simultaneously at the mobile base station. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Aditya Chopra, Salam Akoum, Thomas Novlan
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Publication number: 20250094771Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, combining a plurality of machine learning (ML) models to form a composite model, the plurality of ML models including a first ML model trained on first local data received at a first network location and added models including a second ML model through an nth ML model, respective added models of the added models each being respectively trained on respective training data at a respective network location remote from the first network location; receiving input data at the first network location; providing the input data to the composite model; receiving, from the composite model, a conclusion about a status of the input data; receiving an indication to update one or more models of the plurality of ML models; and updating the one or more models according to the indication. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Deven Panchal, Dan Musgrove, David H. Lu, Isilay Baran
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Publication number: 20250097503Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a plurality uplink data packets on a network, the plurality of uplink data packets conveying application protocol messages from an application on a mobile device to an application server providing a service to the application on the mobile device over the network; providing data packets of the plurality uplink data packets to a machine learning model, the machine learning model trained to identify respective application protocol messages from the data packets; receiving from the machine learning model an indication that a start video download application protocol message has been identified by the machine learning model, the start video download application protocol message requesting initiation of a video download to the application on the mobile device from the application server; detecting a plurality of downlink data packets on the network, the plurality of downlink data packets conveying video content data to the mobile device in respoType: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Yuan Ding, Natalia Schenck, Vinay Sharma, Hao Kang
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Publication number: 20250095060Abstract: Providing and using a digital asset delivery service can include obtaining a digital asset delivery request that identifies a digital asset that is to be provided to a recipient device, the recipient device, and delivery requirements associated with providing the digital asset to the recipient device. A data source and a network resource via which the data source is to provide the digital asset to the recipient device can be determined, where the data source and the network resource are capable of satisfying the delivery requirements. A ledger that includes instructions for constructing the digital asset at the recipient device can be provided to the recipient device. Delivery of the digital asset to the recipient device by the data source can be triggered, and delivery of the digital asset to the recipient device by the data source can be tracked using a token.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ginger Chien, Norma Berry, Joan Gingery, Jennifer Joy
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Publication number: 20250097737Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first report comprising first data, obtaining a second report comprising second data, analyzing at least the first data and the second data to identify characteristics of an environment where a communication device is located, based at least in part on the characteristics, determining whether dual connectivity is appropriate for providing a communication service to the communication device, resulting in a determination of dual connectivity, and selectively enabling or disabling dual connectivity in respect of the communication device based on the determination of dual connectivity. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property l, L.P.Inventors: Zhi Cui, Hongyan Lei
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Publication number: 20250097801Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first data associated with a plurality of user equipment devices that are communicating with at least one access point of a wireless terrestrial network, wherein the first data indicates a respective location of each user equipment device, a respective in-use wireless frequency that each user equipment device is using for communicating with the at least one access point, and one or more respective potential wireless frequencies that each user equipment device is capable of using for wireless communication; obtaining second data associated with a satellite access point of a wireless non-terrestrial network, wherein the second data indicates a current location of the satellite access point, a future predicted location of the satellite access point, and one or more wireless satellite frequencies that will be available for use by the satellite access point when at the future predicted location in order to communicate with one or more of the useType: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Vivanco, David Ross Beppler