Patents by Inventor Bernard S. Ku

Bernard S. Ku has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20200236219
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method and system to interconnect a first communications carrier to a second communications carrier by receiving a request to connect a communication from a first carrier to a second carrier; filtering the request to identify a specific name authority pointer (NPA-NXX) number from a plurality of specific name authority pointer (NPA-NXX) numbers; when the filter identifies the specific name authority pointer (NPA-NXX) number, modifying a private ENUM (tElephone NUmber Mapping) domain of the request to include an intercarrier ENUM apex based domain with a DNS (domain name server) recursion zone; retrieving a routing record using a domain name server (DNS) indicated by the intercarrier ENUM apex based domain; and routing the communication to the second carrier using the routing record. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernard S. Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, James W. Forsyth
  • Patent number: 10687260
    Abstract: Methods and systems may provide carrier ENUM based routing for subscriber devices (e.g., voice or other multimedia services over IP) to locate and to connect to subscriber devices of another IP peering carrier. A private ENUM database may be used to connect subscribers of disparate carriers using a domain for designated breakout gateway control functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernard S. Ku, Andrew Jurczak, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu
  • Publication number: 20200186491
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies pertaining to enabling internet protocol carrier peering to foreign network domains are provided. A method includes identifying, by a computer system executing within an originating carrier network, a plurality of numbering plan area identifiers corresponding to a receiving carrier network. The method further includes accessing, by the computer system executing within the originating carrier network based on the plurality of numbering plan area identifiers, a plurality of numbering plan area zone file records stored on a private enabled telephone number mapping server. The method also includes creating, by the computer system executing within the originating carrier network, a single instance of a name authority pointer record placeholder within each of the plurality of numbering plan area zone file records stored on the private enabled telephone number mapping server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernard S. Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, Andrew Jurczak
  • Patent number: 10659616
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method and system to interconnect a first communications carrier to a second communications carrier by receiving a request to connect a communication from a first carrier to a second carrier; filtering the request to identify a specific name authority pointer (NPA-NXX) number from a plurality of specific name authority pointer (NPA-NXX) numbers; when the filter identifies the specific name authority pointer (NPA-NXX) number, modifying a private ENUM (tElephone NUmber Mapping) domain of the request to include an intercarrier ENUM apex based domain with a DNS (domain name server) recursion zone; retrieving a routing record using a domain name server (DNS) indicated by the intercarrier ENUM apex based domain; and routing the communication to the second carrier using the routing record. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernard S. Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, James W. Forsyth
  • Publication number: 20200126119
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method, operating at a processing system including a processor, can include receiving a reply message from a communication device responsive to a query signal and including audio information collected at a presentation area, determining consumer presence information at the presentation area according to the audio information collected at the presentation area, determining a probability of a consumer advertising experience according to the consumer presence information, selecting first advertising media from a set of advertising media according to the probability of consumer advertising engagement, and presenting the first advertising media to the presentation area via the presentation system. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, Thomas P. Benzaia, Bernard S. Ku
  • Publication number: 20200118170
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, transmitting a signal during a media presentation, wherein the signal is transmitted prior to an advertising timeslot during the media presentation, receiving a first indication that the signal is detected by a user device, and receiving a second indication of a status of the user device, wherein the status coincides with when the user device detects the signal. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Benzaia, Bernard S. Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu
  • Patent number: 10609462
    Abstract: A method includes receiving information at a media device from an accessory device. The information includes first image data captured by a camera and second image data captured by the camera subsequent to capture of the first image data. The camera is a component of an earpiece of the accessory device. The method includes identifying, at a processor of the media device, a particular limb movement of a user of the accessory device based on the information. The method also includes performing an action with the processor, the action based on the particular limb movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Benzaia, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, Bernard S. Ku
  • Patent number: 10567336
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies pertaining to enabling internet protocol carrier peering to foreign network domains are provided. A method includes identifying, by a computer system executing within an originating carrier network, a plurality of numbering plan area identifiers corresponding to a receiving carrier network. The method further includes accessing, by the computer system executing within the originating carrier network based on the plurality of numbering plan area identifiers, a plurality of numbering plan area zone file records stored on a private enabled telephone number mapping server. The method also includes creating, by the computer system executing within the originating carrier network, a single instance of a name authority pointer record placeholder within each of the plurality of numbering plan area zone file records stored on the private enabled telephone number mapping server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernard S. Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, Andrew Jurczak
  • Publication number: 20190342810
    Abstract: Methods and systems may provide carrier ENUM based routing for subscriber devices (e.g., voice or other multimedia services over IP) to locate and to connect to subscriber devices of another IP peering carrier. A private ENUM database may be used to connect subscribers of disparate carriers using a domain for designated breakout gateway control functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Bernard S. Ku, Andrew Jurczak, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu
  • Publication number: 20190320069
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method and system to interconnect a first communications carrier to a second communications carrier by receiving a request to connect a communication from a first carrier to a second carrier; filtering the request to identify a specific name authority pointer (NPA-NXX) number from a plurality of specific name authority pointer (NPA-NXX) numbers; when the filter identifies the specific name authority pointer (NPA-NXX) number, modifying a private ENUM (tElephone NUmber Mapping) domain of the request to include an intercarrier ENUM apex based domain with a DNS (domain name server) recursion zone; retrieving a routing record using a domain name server (DNS) indicated by the intercarrier ENUM apex based domain; and routing the communication to the second carrier using the routing record. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernard S. Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, James W. Forsyth
  • Patent number: 10419993
    Abstract: Methods and systems may provide carrier ENUM based routing for subscriber devices (e.g., voice or other multimedia services over IP) to locate and to connect to subscriber devices of another IP peering carrier. A private ENUM database may be used to connect subscribers of disparate carriers using a domain for designated breakout gateway control functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernard S. Ku, Andrew Jurczak, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu
  • Publication number: 20190238499
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method and apparatus for resolving domain name system queries using unique top-level domains in a private network space are disclosed. For example, the method determines that a domain name service query specifies a destination residing in a private network space rather than in a public Internet space. The method then routes the domain name service query to a top-level domain name service server associated with the private network space, without routing the domain name service query to a root domain name service server in the public Internet space. The top-level domain name system server resides in the highest level of a hierarchy of domain name system servers belonging to the private network space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, Bernard S. Ku, Thomas P. Benzaia
  • Patent number: 10356248
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method and system to interconnect a first communications carrier to a second communications carrier by receiving a request to connect a communication from a first carrier to a second carrier; filtering the request to identify a specific name authority pointer (NPA-NXX) number from a plurality of specific name authority pointer (NPA-NXX) numbers; when the filter identifies the specific name authority pointer (NPA-NXX) number, modifying a private ENUM (tElephone NUmber Mapping) domain of the request to include an intercarrier ENUM apex based domain; retrieving a routing record using a domain name server (DNS) indicated by the intercarrier ENUM apex based domain; and routing the communication to the second carrier using the routing record. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernard S. Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, James W. Forsyth
  • Publication number: 20190199676
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies pertaining to enabling internet protocol carrier peering to foreign network domains are provided. A method includes identifying, by a computer system executing within an originating carrier network, a plurality of numbering plan area identifiers corresponding to a receiving carrier network. The method further includes accessing, by the computer system executing within the originating carrier network based on the plurality of numbering plan area identifiers, a plurality of numbering plan area zone file records stored on a private enabled telephone number mapping server. The method also includes creating, by the computer system executing within the originating carrier network, a single instance of a name authority pointer record placeholder within each of the plurality of numbering plan area zone file records stored on the private enabled telephone number mapping server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernard S. Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, Andrew Jurczak
  • Patent number: 10313300
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a network component of a first carrier network from a source device, a telephone number of a destination device configured to communicate via a second carrier network. The method further includes in response to a query message sent to a telephone number mapping device of an internetwork packet exchange network, receiving a name server record at the network component, the name server record indicating a domain name associated with a second telephone number mapping device of the second carrier network. The method also includes in response to the network component sending the domain name to a domain name server of the internetwork packet exchange network, receiving an Internet protocol address of the second telephone number mapping device. The method includes sending, from the network component to the second telephone number device, a second query message based on the Internet protocol address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernard S. Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, James W. Forsyth
  • Patent number: 10257154
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method and apparatus for resolving domain name system queries using unique top-level domains in a private network space are disclosed. For example, the method determines that a domain name service query specifies a destination residing in a private network space rather than in a public Internet space. The method then routes the domain name service query to a top-level domain name service server associated with the private network space, without routing the domain name service query to a root domain name service server in the public Internet space. The top-level domain name system server resides in the highest level of a hierarchy of domain name system servers belonging to the private network space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, Bernard S. Ku, Thomas P. Benzaia
  • Publication number: 20190037080
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method and system to interconnect a first communications carrier to a second communications carrier by receiving a request to connect a communication from a first carrier to a second carrier; filtering the request to identify a specific name authority pointer (NPA-NXX) number from a plurality of specific name authority pointer (NPA-NXX) numbers; when the filter identifies the specific name authority pointer (NPA-NXX) number, modifying a private ENUM (tElephone NUmber Mapping) domain of the request to include an intercarrier ENUM apex based domain; retrieving a routing record using a domain name server (DNS) indicated by the intercarrier ENUM apex based domain; and routing the communication to the second carrier using the routing record. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernard S. Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, James W. Forsyth
  • Publication number: 20180359115
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to achieve internetwork connectivity. Initiation is detected, by a first device on a first network, of an internet protocol (IP) connection with a second device on a second network, wherein the first network includes a plurality of egress devices that are configured to send requests for inter-network connection information. A subset of the egress devices are selected, wherein each of the subset of egress devices are configured to query for connection information relating to the second network. The subset of devices are caused to query the at least one other network for the connection information relating to the second network. The connection information is received relating to the second network. The connection information is caused to be used in establishing the IP connection between the first device and the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Bernard S. Ku, Andrew Jurczak, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu
  • Patent number: 10116802
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method and system to interconnect a first communications carrier to a second communications carrier by receiving a request to connect a communication from a first carrier to a second carrier; modifying a private ENUM (tElephone NUmber Mapping) domain of the request to include an intercarrier ENUM apex based domain; retrieving a routing record using a domain name server (DNS) indicated by the intercarrier ENUM apex based domain; and routing the communication to the second carrier using the routing record. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernard S. Ku, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, James W. Forsyth
  • Patent number: 10079692
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to achieve internetwork connectivity. Initiation is detected, by a first device on a first network, of an internet protocol (IP) connection with a second device on a second network, wherein the first network includes a plurality of client devices that are configured to send requests for inter-network connection information. A subset of the client devices are selected, wherein each of the subset of client devices are configured to query for connection information relating to the second network. The subset of devices are caused to query the at least one other network for the connection information relating to the second network. The connection information is received relating to the second network. The connection information is caused to be used in establishing the IP connection between the first device and the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernard S. Ku, Andrew Jurczak, Lakshminarashimhan Naidu