Patents Assigned to Cox communications, INC
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Publication number: 20230060411Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for tank level monitoring. To perform monitoring of fuel levels of fuel tanks, tank level monitor devices may be affixed to the fuel tanks. The tank level monitors may be used to provide data relating to the fuel tanks to a remote location (such as a mobile device application). A predictive algorithm may also be implemented to more effectively schedule refueling events for various fuel tanks.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Ilan Gluck, Peyton Riley, Altan Stalker, Kavita Parihar, Lauren Douglas, John Kiernan, Eric Lescourret, Matt Shorts
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Publication number: 20230067617Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for detecting the location of objects using a network of internet of things (IoT) sensors (“tracking devices”). The tracking devices may be capable of determining location information (for example, through GPS signals) and may communicate this information to a central server. However, in some cases, a tracking device may be unable to communicate with the central server using a long-range communication network. The tracking device may also be unable to ascertain its own location. In such situations, other tracking devices may communicate with the tracking device over short-range signals, determine the location of the tracking device, and relay this information to the central server.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventor: Peyton Riley
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Patent number: 11575968Abstract: Information about and access to available third party content are provided via a primary service provider programming guide. A primary service provider may allow its customers/subscribers to access third party content through the systems of the primary service provider upon selection of a given third party content item from the primary service provider programming guide. The third party content may be provided as a full screen overlay over content presently being displayed and viewed from the primary service provider, or the third party content may be provided via a picture-in-picture inset either on the full screen or inside the displayed programming guide. Third party content offered via the primary service provider programming guide may be based on a recommendation of content in view of preferences and profile information for the customer/subscriber.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Len Barlik, Yousef Wasef Nijim, Jay Paul Langa, James Alan Strothmann
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Publication number: 20230032163Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to network outage management. A method may include receiving, by a cloud-based system, a first indication of a first cable system outage; instantiating, by the cloud-based system, a first computing instance associated with generating event data indicative of the first cable system outage; instantiating, by the cloud-based system, a second computing instance associated with a machine learning model; generating, by the cloud-based system, using the event data as inputs to the machine learning model, a score indicative of a probability that the first cable system outage is repairable by a technician; and refrain from sending, by the cloud-based system, based on a comparison of the score to a score threshold, the event data to a first system associated with repairing the first cable system outage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Amrit Shaswat, Brian Stublin, Sarah Lau, Brad Demerich
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Patent number: 11558672Abstract: A virtual communication bus for sharing information between applications is provided. When a user accesses media content on a television or content via an application on a virtual communication bus, data associated with the media content or the application content may be stored in a communal memory in a standard format, and may be accessed by one or more other applications on the virtual communication bus. The data may include data associated with interactions between the user and an application and interaction between applications. The data may be utilized to determine relevant information to provide the user. When a user accesses another application (on a same or another device), information determined to be relevant to the user may be provided. Data may be stored and shared between applications on the virtual communication bus.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2012Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Clasen, Lior Koren, Franco Morales, Carson Banov, Shubh Singhi, Joshua Edward Fierstein
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Publication number: 20230010898Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to coordinating the exchange of information relating to the delivery of assets (e.g., packages, freight, supplies, parts, materials, raw goods, inventory, tools, and equipment) in a supply chain or inventor management context. A status token may be provided to an unauthorized user, wherein the status token is initialized in an invalid state. Attempts to query status information while the status token may be denied and/or convey no information regarding the status of the asset. If an adverse condition occurred during a designated time period, status information for the asset may be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2021Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: David Lee, Jacob Mapel, Hunter Shinn, Zach Ritter, Alexis Cohen
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Patent number: 11546198Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multi-MAC controller and single PHY systems and methods. An example method may include transmitting, via a first device in a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) network, a first block of data within a first time slot and at a first power level, the first power level being based on an attenuation of a first network tap device associated with the first device. The example method may also include transmitting, via a second device in the DOCSIS network, a second block of data within the first time slot and at a second power level, the second power level being based on an attenuation of a second network tap device associated with the second device, the first power level being different than the second power level.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventor: Jeff Finkelstein
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Publication number: 20220413993Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to anomaly detection of CPE firmware revisions. A method may include collecting metrics data for a plurality of customer-provided equipment (CPE) models over a window of time; training a first autoencoder for a first CPE model of the plurality of CPE models using at least a portion of the metrics data to detect anomalies within a plurality of firmware versions of the first CPE model; identifying, using the first autoencoder, that a first firmware version of the plurality of firmware versions is anomalous across a first time series; and storing data indicating that the first firmware version of the plurality of firmware versions is anomalous across the first time series. Metrics data may include one or more of interactive voice response (IVR) session data; calls handled data; and truck schedule data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Serge Farinas, Taewoon Kong, Bradley Demerich
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Patent number: 11523193Abstract: This disclosure describes, among other things, an Optical Communications Module Link Extender (OCML) including embedded Ethernet and PON amplification rather than relying on a separate amplification module for Ethernet and/or PON signals transmitted through the OCML. Providing an OCML that is able to provide the appropriate amplification to transmit both Ethernet and PON signals may be accomplished by using one or more Raman pumps on the signals transmitted in the upstream direction through the OCML (for example, upstream from one or more customer devices to one or more OLTs for PON signals. This OCML configuration may allow for a more cost-effective and efficient system with a smaller footprint than a system that relies on external amplification modules to transmit Ethernet or PON signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventor: Harjinder S. Ghuman
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Publication number: 20220376969Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to network outage management. A method may include receiving a first indication of a first cable system outage. The method may include identifying a start time associated with the first cable system outage, and determining, based on the start time, a time period during which to refrain from generating a service ticket indicative of the first cable system outage. The method may include determining that the first cable system outage has not ended at an end time of the time period, and receiving a second indication of a second cable system outage. The method may include determining that the second cable system outage begins during the time period and has not ended at the end time. The method may include generating and sending a service ticket indicative of the first cable system outage and the second cable system outage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Drew Milley, Tuba Aktaran-Kalayci, Brad Pfaff, Brian Stublen, Shane Yates, Will Gao, Christian Welin
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Publication number: 20220376810Abstract: This disclosure describes devices and methods related to multiplexing optical data signals. A method may be disclosed. The method may comprise receiving, by a dense wave division multiplexer (DWDM), one or more optical data signals. The method may comprise combining, by the DWDM, the one or more optical data signals. The method may comprise outputting, by the DWDM, the combined one or more optical data signals to a first circulator. The method may also comprise combining, by the WDM, the second optical data signal and one or more third signals, and outputting an egress optical data signal to an optical switch. The method may also comprise outputing, by the optical switch, the egress optical data signal on a primary fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventor: Harjinder S. GHUMAN
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Patent number: 11509599Abstract: Systems and methods are described for enabling quantum computing at an edge node of a network. For example, a machine learning component residing on each of a plurality of edge nodes of the network may be implemented to distribute application processing by network location and processing type, including distribution among classical processing at a central cloud, classical processing at an edge node, and quantum processing at a quantum edge node including a quantum computing device. By distributing certain applications, such as latency-sensitive applications of a higher order of complexity, to an edge node, and particularly a quantum edge node, latency may be reduced and complex application code may be processed more quicky using quantum computations. For applications to be processed using quantum processing, the machine learning component may further identify qubits for the quantum processing and define containers based on the qubits for deployment by the quantum computing device.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Yousef Wasef Nijim, Anthony Joseph Insinga, Joshua Paul Bernard Sommer
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Patent number: 11509498Abstract: Optimized automated access network connectivity is provided. A network connecting device (NCD) may perform an optimized access network setup process upon boot-up to connect to an access network. The optimized process may be determined by a cloud-based machine-learning system based on learned connecting and network usage behaviors. The optimized process may include a sequence of network connectivity evaluations configured to minimize the setup time associated with discovering and connecting to an access network. The optimized process may further reduce or eliminate the probability of device failure due to an erroneous access network implementation by establishing communications with a test server prior to committing an access operating mode to non-volatile memory. The NCD may be configured to modify the device's master configuration settings to include the optimized process such that when a master reset is performed, the device may utilize the optimized process to discover and connect to the access network.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Michael Paul Overcash, Yousef Wasef Nijim, James Alan Strothmann
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Patent number: 11502770Abstract: This disclosure describes devices and methods related to multiplexing optical datasignals. A method may be disclosed. The method may comprise receiving, by a dense wave division multiplexer (DWDM), one or more optical data signals. The method may comprise combining, by the DWDM, the one or more optical data signals. The method may comprise outputting, by the DWDM, the combined one or more optical data signals to a first circulator. The method may also comprise combining, by the WDM, the second optical data signal and one or more third signals, and outputting an egress optical data signal to an optical switch. The method may also comprise outputting, by the optical switch, the egress optical data signal on a primary fiber.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventor: Harjinder S. Ghuman
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Publication number: 20220351365Abstract: The disclosure is directed to, among other things, systems and methods for troubleshooting equipment installations using machine learning. Particularly, the systems and methods described herein may be used to validate an installation of one or more devices (which may be referred to as “customer premises equipment (CPE)” herein as well) at a given location, such as a customer's home or a commercial establishment. As one non-limiting example, the one or more devices may be associated with a fiber optical network, and may include a modem and/or an optical network terminal (ONT). However, the one or more devices may include any other types of devices associated with any other types of networks as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2021Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Monte Fowler, Lalit Bhatia, Jagan Arumugham
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Publication number: 20220353004Abstract: This disclosure describes, among other things, an Optical Communications Module Link Extender (OCML) including embedded Ethernet and PON amplification rather than relying on a separate amplification module for Ethernet and/or PON signals transmitted through the OCML. Providing an OCML that is able to provide the appropriate amplification to transmit both Ethernet and PON signals may be accomplished by using one or more Raman pumps on the signals transmitted in the upstream direction through the OCML (for example, upstream from one or more customer devices to one or more OLTs for PON signals. This OCML configuration may allow for a more cost-effective and efficient system with a smaller footprint than a system that relies on external amplification modules to transmit Ethernet or PON signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventor: Harjinder Ghuman
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Patent number: 11488508Abstract: Different functional views for a mobile device are provided depending on orientation of the device. The mobile device includes an enclosure and a display disposed within the enclosure, wherein the display presents a functional view to a user when the device is positioned in a first orientation and a second functional view when the display is rotated to a second orientation.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Philip John Stroffolino, Terry Douglas Lee
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Patent number: 11489601Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for auto-adjustment signal quality. A method may include determining one or more cable modem devices configured to communicate with a device via a network. The method may include sending poll requests to the one or more cable modem devices to determine a signal power level associated with each of the one or more cable modem devices. The method may include receiving a first poll response from a first cable modem device. The method may include determining, based on the first poll response, a first signal strength associated with the first cable modem device. The method may include determining that the first signal strength deviates from a signal strength threshold. The method may include determining, based on the determination that the first signal strength deviates from the signal strength threshold, a first adjustment to an output power of the device for the first cable modem device.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Shane Yates, Joseph Keller, Christian Welin, Amrit Shaswat, Brian Stublen, Brad Pfaff, Drew Milley, Alexis Hwang, David Norman
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Publication number: 20220327534Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium for providing comprehensive security to business systems by distributing the security for accessing the business systems across databases at a plurality of locations. The distributed security simplifies security maintenance and is used to control all aspects of a business. The generation of bills, pings converter boxes, schedules pay per view, etc. are handled by the distributed security.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Brenda B. Little, Kirk H. Warren
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Patent number: 11456924Abstract: The disclosed systems are directed to Internet of Things (IoT) devices and techniques. In particular, the disclosed systems can identify an IoT device and a corresponding device type to be scheduled for a data transmission or a data reception over at least one wired or wireless network; determine a data priority associated with the IoT device, the data priority corresponding to the device type; determine, based at least in part on the data priority or the device type, a bandwidth and a time for data transmission or reception to or from the IoT device using an IoT data over cable service interface specification (IoT DOCSIS) protocol; generate a grant packet in accordance with a service flow, the service flow registered for the second device; and communicate with the second device at the time and at the bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey L. Finkelstein