AT&T Patent Applications

AT&T patent applications that are pending before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230224410
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, including a processing system for performing operations for determining service requirements of a call session at first user equipment associated with a communication network, determining a first codec to facilitate the call session at the first user equipment according to the service requirements of the call session, searching a session border controller table according to the first codec to obtain a first resource identifier associated with a first session border controller type to facilitate the call session at the user equipment, receiving a first address of a first session border controller associated with the communication network from a domain name server associated with the communication network responsive to a first query including the first resource identifier, and sending a first transport protocol message to the first session border controller according to the first address. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, Bernard S. Ku, Thomas P. Benzaia
  • Publication number: 20230224305
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a processing system determining a first communication device initiating a communication session with a second communication device, and transmitting a notification to the second communication device. The notification indicates to the second communication device to initiate a location verification application on the second communication device, and the location verification application transmits notifications to adjacent network devices. Each notification indicates to an adjacent network device to provide its location to the processing system. Further embodiments include receiving locations from the adjacent network devices, and identifying a first location associated with the second communication device. Additional embodiments include determining that the first location is in proximity to the locations, and establishing the communication session between the first communication device and the second communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Joseph Soryal
  • Publication number: 20230224984
    Abstract: 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 facilitating establishment of a communications path between an open device and a remote device through a communications network; receiving an indication of potentially sensitive information on the communications path; and facilitating establishment of a secure communications path between a secure device and the remote device through the communications network. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Lars Benjamin Johnson, Wei Wang, Rachel Rosencrantz, Mikhail Istomin
  • Publication number: 20230224452
    Abstract: A volumetric content enhancement system (“the system”) can annotate at least a portion of a plurality of voxels from a volumetric video with contextual data. The system can determine at least one actionable position within the volumetric video. The system can create an annotated volumetric video that includes the volumetric video, an annotation with the contextual data, and the at least one actionable position. The system can provide the annotated volumetric video to a volumetric content playback system. The system can obtain viewer feedback associated with the viewer and can determine an emotional state of the viewer based, at least in part, upon the viewer feedback. The system can receive viewer position information that identifies a specific actionable position of the viewer. The system can generate manipulation instructions to instruct the volumetric content playback system to manipulate the annotated volumetric content to achieve a desired emotional state of the viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Zavesky, David Gibbon, Wen-Ling Hsu, Jianxiong Dong, Richard Palazzo
  • Publication number: 20230211497
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system identifies a type of wearable physical augmentation (PA) equipment, determines that a task is to be performed using the PA equipment; and retrieves equipment data regarding the PA equipment and experience data regarding the task. The method also includes analyzing the task to generate a procedure for performing the task; providing the procedure to a user wearing the PA equipment; and transmitting commands to the PA equipment in accordance with the procedure. The method further includes monitoring performance of the task, based on information transmitted by sensors integral to the PA equipment; and modifying, in accordance with the monitoring, the procedure during the performance of the task. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Joseph Soryal, Naila Jaoude
  • Publication number: 20230216593
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a first optical signal from a first optical network via a first port of the wavelength converter, receiving a second optical signal from a second optical network via a second port of the wavelength converter, modulating the first optical signal with the second light signal to generate a third optical signal, eliminating the first light signal from the third optical signal to generate a fourth optical signal, and transmitting the fourth optical signal through the second optical network. The first optical signal can include a first digital signal modulated onto a first light signal of a first wavelength, the second optical signal can include a second light signal can include a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, and the fourth optical signal can include the first digital signal modulated onto the second light signal. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Ricky Perry, Kent McCammon
  • Publication number: 20230216846
    Abstract: A quantum entanglement communication service can be provided by detecting a request to access data stored at a first computer. In response to detecting the data access request, a request can be generated to request that a server computer generate an entangled particle pair. Measurement data can be received, the measurement data corresponding to a measurement observed after interacting a first bit of a token stored at a second computer with a first entangled particle from the entangled particle pair. An operation to perform on a second entangled particle of the entangled particle pair at the first computer can be determined and performed. A state of the second entangled particle can be measured to obtain a value, and a bit string can be generated, where the bit string can include a number that corresponds to the value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: William Trost, Luis Albisu
  • Publication number: 20230214463
    Abstract: Creating and using device orientation fingerprints can include detecting a request to create an orientation fingerprint for a user device, where the orientation fingerprint defines an orientation of the user device and includes a machine learning model that models, for the user device and a known user of the user device, multiple orientations of the device for multiple activities. Operational data that includes orientation data, identity data, and activity data can be obtained. The operational data can be provided to machine learning to output the orientation fingerprint and the orientation fingerprint can be stored with data that associates the orientation fingerprint with the known user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Alexander Waterman
  • Publication number: 20230208856
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to encrypted applications verification. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a device can execute an application verification module to perform operations. The device can receive a hash function from a master security server. The hash function can be used to verify an application installed on the device. The device can apply the hash function to application code of the application to determine a hash result. The master security server can determine whether the application is verified based upon the hash result. The device can execute the application thereby generating data traffic to be sent via a network to a destination. The device can provide the data traffic to the network. A network node can receive the data traffic and can allow or deny the data traffic access to the destination based upon a command received from the master security server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Joseph Soryal
  • Publication number: 20230208908
    Abstract: A system can include a gateway, a plurality of network function nodes, and a distributed load balancer including load balancer nodes each having a flow table portion stored thereon. The load balancer nodes can form a node chain having a tail and head nodes. A load balancer node can receive a packet from the gateway. In response, the load balancer node can generate a query, directed to the tail node, that identifies the packet and a network function identifier associated with a network function node that is proposed to handle a connection. The tail node can determine whether an entry for the connection exists in a flow table portion associated with the tail node. If not, the tail node can initiate an insert request for writing the entry for the connection via the head node. The entry can then be written to all load balancer nodes in the node chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Abhigyan, Kaustubh Joshi, Edward Scott Daniels
  • Publication number: 20230208728
    Abstract: A cloud gateway outage risk detector can receive, by an event listener module, user session data associated with a plurality of user sessions over a cloud gateway. The event listener module can store the data in a database. A run-time collection module can obtain at least a portion of the data. The run-time collection module can provide the portion of the data to a run-time risk criteria evaluation module that can determine, based upon the portion of the data, a run-time outage risk criteria for the cloud gateway. A baseline risk criteria evaluation module can obtain historical data from the database. The baseline risk criteria evaluation module can determine, based upon the data, a baseline outage risk criteria for the cloud gateway. The run-time risk criteria evaluation module can determine whether the run-time outage risk criteria meets or exceeds an outage risk threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zosim Kanevsky, Wen-Jui Li
  • Publication number: 20230206282
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to tiered immersive experiences for bimodal avatar groups. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a virtual assistant (“VA”) can be executed by a user device. The VA can obtain a preference for an immersive experience. The VA can generate a search request directed to an immersive experience marketplace. The search request can include the preference and a tier desired for the immersive experience. The user device can send the search request to the immersive experience marketplace, and in response, the user device can receive a search result that identifies at least one match for the immersive experience based, at least in part, upon the preference and the tier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Rashmi Palamadai, Eric Zavesky, Nigel Bradley
  • Publication number: 20230205930
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to enhancing data privacy and owner capture of data value. According to one aspect disclosed herein, an obfuscation and orchestration proxy system can receive a request for a service. The request can originate from a user. The user can be associated with user data. The obfuscation and orchestration proxy system can determine a business flow to be used to provide the service. The business flow can identify a disaggregated provider component to provide, at least in part, the service. The obfuscation and orchestration proxy system can provide a portion of the user data to the disaggregated provider component. The obfuscation and orchestration proxy system can reveal a further portion of the user data to the disaggregated provider component. The obfuscation and orchestration proxy system can obfuscate the portion of the user data for data passthrough to one or more other disaggregate provider components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Ginger Chien, Jennifer Joy, Joan Gingery, Norma Berry
  • Publication number: 20230208647
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device with a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations including receiving a first record of sending a file and a hash for the file from a sender of the file; recording the first record on a blockchain; providing the first record to a receiver of the file; and monitoring a predetermined time period in which to receive a second record of receiving the file and the hash for the file. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Yaron Kanza, Divesh Srivastava, Tamrapami Dasu, Eleftherios Koutsofios
  • Publication number: 20230208736
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising providing services over a network to a device, and constructing device capability and usage profiles. A level of service quality for the device is adjusted by adjusting a latency criterion regarding connection of the device to the network; adjusting a speed of transmissions to or from the device; and altering a routing of transmissions to or from the device. The network can be partitioned so that the adjusted service quality level is provided by a network portion having a predetermined level of resources. The adjusted service quality level can comprise a first level while the device is active and a second level while the device is inactive; the first level is higher than the second level. The first and second levels are lower than a service quality level provided by another network portion. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Emily Soelberg, Nabil Mastan, Venson Shaw, Sangar Dowlatkhah
  • Publication number: 20230205864
    Abstract: An emotion-based authentication service can obtain data associated with a user device, identify an emotion associated with the data, detect an authentication request that requests authentication of the user device using an emotion-based authentication service, generate, based on the emotion and the data, a challenge for the user device and an expected response to the challenge, receive, from the user device, a response to the challenge, and determine if the user device is to be authenticated based on the response to the challenge and the expected response to the challenge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Olivia Lin, Daryl Wilkerson, Ashley Isles, Jeff Beavers, Toni Rouser, Tyler Smith
  • Publication number: 20230208700
    Abstract: A system comprising a network cloud configured for a point of deployment containerized environment, a plurality of servers in communication with the network cloud, configured to establishing a point of deployment (POD) in one of the plurality of servers, receiving a determination that the POD is not operational, mapping the topology of the POD, and based on the mapping step, troubleshooting the POD in accordance with a set of rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Qian, Soumyajit Chakraborty
  • Publication number: 20230208717
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining, from a first source of information, a first bandwidth prediction, wherein the first bandwidth prediction is based upon historical bandwidth data that had been provided by a plurality of devices; obtaining, from a second source of information, a second bandwidth prediction, wherein the second bandwidth prediction is based upon network measurements, and wherein the network measurements are other than the historical bandwidth data that had been provided by the plurality of devices; selecting as a source of a future bandwidth prediction one of the first source of information and the second source of information, wherein the selecting is based upon a comparison of each of the first bandwidth prediction and the second bandwidth prediction to an actually obtained bandwidth of the device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Emir Halepovic, Matteo Varvello
  • Publication number: 20230206130
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses, among other things, may provide for an interactive dynamic mapping engine (iDME) for business intelligence, which may interactively obtain information for user devices from sources and schema unknown to the user devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Pei-En Pamela Hsu, Eshrat Huda, Mukundan Sarukkai
  • Publication number: 20230209658
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving network-related information associated with a first RAN that includes a first RIC, obtaining, from an artificial intelligence (AI) model synchronization system associated with a second RAN, data relating to an AI model deployed by a second RIC of the second RAN, determining, based on the data relating to the AI model and the network-related information associated with the first RAN, that the AI model can be leveraged by the first RAN to improve network performance of the first RAN, performing synchronization with the AI model synchronization system to obtain the AI model, responsive to the determining that the AI model can be leveraged by the first RAN to improve the network performance of the first RAN, and causing the first RIC to deploy the AI model in the first RAN after the performing the synchronization. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Syed Anwar Aftab, Manoop Talasila, Guy Jacobson, John F. Murray, Mazin E. Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20230206259
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses may provide for the auto-determination of partial usage of a physical environment and use derived intelligence to take various actions. This may allow for partial resulting maintenance of the physical environment based on a single use or use over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Koch, Nikhil Marathe, James Pratt, Ari Craine, Eric Zavesky, Timothy Innes, Nigel Bradley
  • Publication number: 20230205845
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to image classification attack mitigation. According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a system can obtain an original image and reduce a resolution of the original image to create a reduced resolution image. The system can classify the reduced resolution image and output a first classification. The system also can classify the original image via deep learning image classification and output a second classification. The system can compare the first classification and the second classification. In response to determining that the first classification and the second classification match, the system can output the second classification of the original image. In response to determining that the first classification and the second classification do not match, the system can output the first classification of the original image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Joseph Soryal, Dylan C. Reid
  • Publication number: 20230198984
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies of network service control for remote access to wireless radio networks are provided herein. In an embodiment, a client network can be provided by a network access point that can include a processor that is configured to detect a guest user equipment and determine whether the guest user equipment is a recognized device. In response to determining that the guest user equipment is not a recognized device, the processor can create an identity verification request message that seeks approval from a host device to allow the guest user equipment to access the client network. The processor can provide the identity verification request message to the host device and receive a trigger response message. The processor can create a network access package that provides the guest user equipment with access credentials to access the client network and provide the network access package to the guest user equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Earle H. West, III, Mark Fu
  • Publication number: 20230199261
    Abstract: A method can be provided which includes receiving a channel line-up for an over-the-top media content system, receiving a preferred channel line-up containing a portion of the channel line-up, displaying individual channels of the channels of the preferred channel line-up in a preferred order on a display associated with the processor, monitoring a location of the processor while displaying the preferred channel line-up, determining whether the location of the processor corresponds to a channel exclusion zone, and removing excluded channels from the channel line-up based on the channel exclusion zone. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: David Piepenbrink, Stephen Rys
  • Publication number: 20230199266
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a user device that attaches to a radio access network of a mobile network and requests services. The user device creates a virtual network function on the device to support the service. The virtual network function may include a user plane virtual network function, a control plane virtual network function, or both. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Arturo Maria
  • Publication number: 20230198857
    Abstract: A model-driven system automatically deploys a virtualized service, including multiple service components, on a distributed cloud infrastructure. A master service orchestrator causes a cloud platform orchestrator to retrieve a cloud services archive file, extract a cloud resource configuration template and create cloud resources at appropriate data centers as specified. The master service orchestrator also causes a software defined network controller to retrieve the cloud services archive file, to extract a cloud network configuration template and to configure layer 1 through layer 3 virtual network functions and to set up routes between them. Additionally, the master service orchestrator causes an application controller to retrieve the cloud services archive file, to extract a deployment orchestration plan and to configure and start layer 4 through layer 7 application components and bring them to a state of operational readiness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Syed Anwar Aftab, Rittwik Jana, John F. Murray, Mazin E. Gilbert, Kazi Farooqui
  • Publication number: 20230198935
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first traffic from a first communication device; analyzing the first traffic to classify the first traffic as being associated with an execution of a first application; based on the classification of the first traffic as being associated with the execution of the first application, translating an address associated with the first traffic from a first address associated with a first network to a second address associated with a second network, the second network being different from the first network; and conveying the first traffic to a second communication device of the second network using the second address. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael R. Albrecht, Oliver Spatscheck
  • Publication number: 20230199556
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first network parameter associated with a first network device and obtaining a second network parameter associated with a second network device. Further embodiments include determining that the first network device is less congested than the second network device based on the first network parameter and the second network parameter resulting in a first determination. Additional embodiments include amplifying a first wireless signal based on the first determination and in response to receiving the first wireless signal from the first network device resulting in a first amplified wireless signal, and transmitting the first amplified wireless signal Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Bhumit Patel, Wasib Khallil, Jonathan Chang, Iftekhar Alam
  • Publication number: 20230195611
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving instructions to validate a configuration associated with an application under test, the instructions identifying the application under test that exists in a first particular software environment that is selected from among a plurality of software environments; receiving dependency data, the dependency data identifying a dependency application that exists in a second particular software environment that is selected from among the plurality of software environments; performing a first process to determine whether the application under test that exists in the first particular software environment can be instantiated as a first running application, the first process resulting in a first determination; responsive to the first determination being that the application under test that exists in the first particular software environment can be instantiated as the first running application, automatically performing with no user interaction a second p
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Nishan Singh, Abdulla Udaipurwala, Kulbhusan Azad
  • Publication number: 20230199455
    Abstract: 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 determining network capacity to provide an enhanced experience to user equipment running an application; determining whether the user equipment features can provide the enhanced experience, wherein the determination is based in part on capability, location and subscription status; and responsive to a determination of adequate network capacity and adequate user equipment features, offering the enhanced experience through the application. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Arnold Schrider, Christopher McNair Wood, Richard Zaffino, Jason Sikes, Patrick Hendricks, Matthew Wallace
  • Publication number: 20230199232
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to increasing misspelling, typographical, and partial search tolerance for search terms. A system can obtain media content metadata associated with media content. The system can identify a plurality of names within the media content metadata and remove a plurality of stop words from the media content metadata. The system can determine a plurality of unigrams and a plurality of bigrams from the media content metadata. The system can determine a plurality of misspellings of the media content metadata. The system can compile the plurality of names, the plurality of stop words, the plurality of unigrams, the plurality of bigrams, and the plurality of misspellings as results. The system can determine a plurality of incorrect search strings based upon the results and can create a dictionary including the plurality of incorrect search strings mapped to a plurality of correct search strings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Sanjeev Misra, Ann Eileen Skudlark, Appavu Siva Prakasam
  • Publication number: 20230198813
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a coherence block for each user equipment (UE) of a plurality of UEs being served by the first cell, resulting in a plurality of coherence blocks, responsive to the determining, identifying a smallest coherence block from the plurality of coherence blocks, identifying a pilot sequence length based on the smallest coherence block, determining a plurality of orthogonal pilot sequences based on the identifying the pilot sequence length, designating, from the plurality of orthogonal pilot sequences, a first group of orthogonal pilot sequences for use in the first cell, and distributing, to each neighboring cell of a plurality of neighboring cells adjacent to the first cell, a respective group of orthogonal pilot sequences from a remainder of the plurality of orthogonal pilot sequences, to prevent pilot contamination between the first cell and the plurality of neighboring cells. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Ernest Tsui, Weihua Ye
  • Publication number: 20230198591
    Abstract: Establishing and refining beams in MIMO sessions can include detecting establishment of a communication session between a cell site and a user equipment. The communication session can be conducted using a multi-input multi-output beam that can be supported by a first portion of an antenna array, the first portion including two or more antenna array elements of the antenna array. Device data that relates to the user equipment can be obtained, where the device data can include movement data that can describe a movement of the user equipment. A beamforming command can be generated to include instructions that, when implemented by an entity associated with the cell site, can cause the cell site to refine the multi-input multi-output beam based on the device data. A refined multi-input multi-output beam can be supported by a second portion of the antenna array. The beamforming command can be provided to the cell site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Iftekhar Alam, Effendi Jubilee, Ming-Ju Ho
  • Publication number: 20230191261
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, analyzing data to identify that the data is associated with an online game, translating, based on the analyzing, a first address associated with the data to a second address that is different from the first address, and transmitting the data to a communication device using the second address. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael R. Albrecht, Oliver Spatscheck
  • Publication number: 20230199540
    Abstract: A method includes generating a test call from a user device to a public safety access point, wherein the test call is generated on a schedule, wherein the test call is configured to test call parameters, and wherein the test call parameters comprise a planned base station site and a planned base station sector, acquiring call detail data associated with the test call, in which the call detail data includes an identification of an actual base station site and an actual base station sector used for the test call and the public safety access point receiving the test call, and wherein the actual base station site collects the call detail data, determining whether the call detail data matches the test call parameters, and generating a pass or fail determination based on the determining step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Mobility ll LLC
    Inventors: Craig Mullings, Stalin Femando Albanes, Chhavi Sharma, Justin Kenneth Kirsten
  • Publication number: 20230185359
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to pictograms as digitally recognizable tangible controls. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a user system can include a processing component and a memory component. The memory component can include instructions of a pictogram digitization module. The user system can capture, via a camera component, an image containing a pictogram that is a digitally recognizable tangible manifestation of a digital control. The user system can determine, via the pictogram digitization module, the digital control associated with the pictogram. The user system can implement, via the pictogram digitization module, the digital control. The digital control can include a digital content, an action, or a context. The user system can create, via the pictogram digitization module, a digital interface that includes the digital control. In some embodiments, the pictogram includes a formal pictogram. In other embodiments, the pictogram includes an informal pictogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Ryan Schaub, Barrett Kreiner
  • Publication number: 20230188209
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining distinct timing offsets between an input port and output ports of a multiport optical device. An optical signal is injected at an input port of the device to obtain output signals at the output ports, which are injected into downstream fibers. An optical multipath return signal is received via the input port of the device, including a combination of measured events including reflections, backscatter, or both. A number of similar events expected in the number of downstream optical fibers is calculated to obtain an expected multipath signature based on configuration data. Results of the optical multipath return signal are then compared to the expected multipath signature to obtain comparison results. One of the measured events is distinguished from the others based on the first comparison results and the distinct timing offsets. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Ricky Perry
  • Publication number: 20230187038
    Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to secure user-controlled personal health records (“PHRs”). According to one aspect disclosed herein, a patient device can launch a PHR wallet device application. The patient device can connect, via the PHR wallet device application, to a PHR server that stores PHR associated with a user. The patient device can define, via the PHR wallet device application, an access level to be applied to the PHR. The patient device can initiate, via the PHR wallet device application, a transfer of the PHR from the PHR server to a health care provider. The health care provider can be permitted to access the portion of the PHR in accordance with the access level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Sameena Khan, Zhi Cui, Bo Lee
  • Publication number: 20230188968
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to context-enhanced emergency service. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a victim device can execute a victim emergency application. The victim emergency application can preemptively collect emergency event data associated with a victim of an emergency event before the emergency event occurs. The victim device can communicate the emergency event data towards an emergency network. In response to the emergency event, the victim device can initiate an emergency call directed to the emergency network, and subsequently the emergency call can fail. Since the emergency network has the emergency event data preemptively collected by the victim emergency application, emergency personnel is more likely to be able to help the victim even after the emergency call fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Amee Sheth, James Gordon Beattie, Donald Sorkin
  • Publication number: 20230188435
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a communication session from each of a group of communication devices over a portion of a communication network resulting in a group of communication sessions. Each communication device of the group of communication devices is associated with a user. Further embodiments include determining each communication session comprises downloading of a group of short-form video content from a video content server over the portion of the communication network, and identifying a group of network traffic features associated with the group of communication sessions. Additional embodiments include providing first instructions to a network device based on the group of network traffic features. The network device adjusts a group of network resources according to the first instructions. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Emir Halepovic, Theodore Karagioules, Shangyue Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230186424
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a media content item having first and second portions adapted for presentation according to first and second viewports that facilitate access to an extended portion of the media content item otherwise inaccessible via the first viewport. First and second display devices are associated together, configuration parameters are determined, and a viewport configuration is identified for the first and second viewports according to the configuration parameters. The first and second portions of the media content items are received by the first and second display devices to facilitate first and second presentations of the first and second portions of the media content item. The first and second presentations, according to the viewport configuration, provide a collective display of the extended portion of the media content item. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicants: Interwise Ltd., AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Gil From, Avigayil Bar-Asher, Jeremy Toeman
  • Publication number: 20230185271
    Abstract: A method includes defining a plurality of variables to modify in a control loop; collecting first data using a first variable of the plurality of variables while executing the control loop, generating a first result based on the collecting first data step, substituting a second variable of the plurality of variables for the first variable, collecting second data using the second variable while executing the control loop, generating a second result based on the collecting second data step, comparing the first result and the second result; and taking an action based on the comparing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Aaron, James Fan
  • Publication number: 20230189079
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request for delivery of content to a point-of-delivery device over a wireless network, wherein the request includes one or more service metrics and a Quality of Service Class Identifier (“QCI”), facilitating an allocation of resources of the wireless network based on the service metrics and the QCI, sending wireline transmission parameters associated with the service metrics and the QCI to a wireline manager of a wireline network wherein the wireline network is in communication with the wireless network, establishing an end-to-end communication channel between a content collection point and the point-of-delivery device using a combination of the wireline network and the wireless network and delivering the content to the point-of-delivery device via the end-to-end communication channel in accordance with the wireline transmission parameters, the service metrics and the QCI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: James Gordon Beattie, JR., John Bartell, Haywood S. Peitzer
  • Publication number: 20230188808
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a device, playback content. The playback content is associated with an ATSC signal. The method also includes identifying, by the device, one or more markers in the playback content, communicating, by the device, information associated with the one or more markers to an advertisement decision engine, and receiving, by the device, a URL for an addressable targeted programmatic advertisement from the advertisement decision engine. The method further includes inserting, by the device, the addressable targeted programmatic advertisement URL into the playback content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Przemyslaw Kamela, Sonali Behera, Rajesh Krishna
  • Publication number: 20230188568
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a network controller and from a first node of a network, information associated with a data stream of the network and determining, by the network controller, a segmentation for the data stream. The segmentation includes a plurality of data segments and the plurality of data segments includes a first data segment. The method further includes determining, by the network controller, a data flow path for each of the plurality of data segments and determining, by the network controller, a first wavelength to assign to the first data segment. The first wavelength is one of a plurality of wavelengths spanning between the first node and a second node of the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Stuart J. Williams, Allan Theall, Timothy Tuggle, Steven Axt, Charlton Gardiner, Kathleen Tse, John Humphries
  • Publication number: 20230189169
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, collecting performance information for a plurality of user equipment (UE) devices and at least one base station in a radio communication network, determining, based on the performance information, that one or more UE devices of the plurality of UE devices experience a synchronization failure attempting to connect to a base station of the at least one base station, determining to temporarily boost transmit power of a synchronization signal block by the base station to facilitate synchronization between the base station and the UE devices experiencing the synchronization failure, determining a boosted power level of the transmit power of the synchronization signal block to minimize disruption to UE devices in an overlapping area between a first cell coverage area of the base station and a second cell coverage area of an adjacent base station, initiating transmission of the synchronization signal block by the base station at the boosted power level for
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Vivanco, David Ross Beppler, Slawomir Mikolaj Stawiarski
  • Publication number: 20230186304
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing a transaction validation service. A device can receive a request to validate a transaction requested by a user device, where the transaction can be performed by an application and where the request to validate the transaction can be obtained with a first hash that is created by the user device. The first hash can include a hash of transaction data that is hashed using data stored on the user device. The device can receive an indication that the transaction has been approved, obtain a second hash of the transaction data that is hashed using the data stored on the user device, and determine, based on the first hash and the second hash, whether the transaction should be allowed or blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Luis Albisu, Katie Alvarez, Daniel Solero
  • Publication number: 20230188803
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a communication device has initiated a first communication session with a video content server over a communication network, and identifying that the communication device is downloading short-form video content during the first communication session over a portion of the communication network. Further embodiments include determining a size and duration of pre-loaded short-form video content during the first communication session, and determining the communication device has initiated a second communication session with the video content server over the communication network. Additional embodiments include providing instructions to a network device according to the size and duration of the pre-loaded short-form video content to adjust network resources associated with the portion of the communication network. The network device adjusts the network resources associated with the portion of the communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Emir Halepovic, Theodore Karagioules, Shangyue Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230188624
    Abstract: A content distribution network includes a first server in communication with an anycast server that provides content via a unicast signal, and with a multicast server that provides the content via a multicast signal. The first server is configured to receive a list of source addresses associated with the content, and to provide a metadata file including an anycast Internet protocol address of the anycast server from the list of source addresses as an Internet protocol address of the content in response to a first request for the content. When the number of client devices requesting the content exceeds a first threshold, the first server receives an updated list of sources including a multicast Internet protocol address of a multicast server, and provides the multicast Internet protocol address of the multicast server as the Internet protocol address of the content in the metadata file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Han Q. Nguyen, Sunil Maloo, Douglas M. Nortz
  • Publication number: 20230188801
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a communication device initiating a first communication session with a video content server, and determining the communication device is downloading video content during the first communication session from the video content server over a portion of a communication network resulting in first downloaded video content. Further embodiments include determining a video content service associated with the first downloaded video content, and identifying the first downloaded video content as short-form video content in response to determining a group of network traffic features associated with the first downloaded video content during the first communication session. Additional embodiments include providing first instructions to a network device to adjust a group of network resources associated with the portion of the communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Theodore Karagioules, Emir Halepovic, Shangyue Zhu