Patents by Inventor David G. Belanger
David G. Belanger 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).
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Patent number: 10681561Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing planning of a plurality of base station controllers in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains input data, and determines a limit for at least one base station controller parameter in accordance with the input data. The method determines if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded and determines an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, David G. Belanger, Arun Jotshi, Sam Houston Parker, Wenjie Zhao
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Publication number: 20190045375Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing planning of a plurality of base station controllers in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains input data, and determines a limit for at least one base station controller parameter in accordance with the input data. The method determines if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded and determines an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, David G. Belanger, Arun Jotshi, Sam Houston Parker, Wenjie Zhao
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Patent number: 10098006Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing planning of a plurality of base station controllers in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains input data, and determines a limit for at least one base station controller parameter in accordance with the input data. The method determines if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded and determines an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, David G. Belanger, Arun Jotshi, Sam Houston Parker, Wenjie Zhao
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Patent number: 10075861Abstract: A method, computer readable medium for diagnosing wireless network performance via a customer endpoint device are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request to perform a wireless network performance diagnostic test that is initiated by a customer endpoint device, establishes a session with the customer endpoint device, performs the wireless network performance diagnostic test in response to the request via the session using a packet generated by the customer endpoint device and provides diagnostic test data gathered from the wireless network performance diagnostic test to the customer endpoint device.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, Syed Anwar Aftab, David G. Belanger, Abbas Munawar Fazal, Sam Houston Parker
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Publication number: 20160360424Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing planning of a plurality of base station controllers in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains input data, and determines a limit for at least one base station controller parameter in accordance with the input data. The method determines if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded and determines an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: SARAT PUTHENPURA, David G. Belanger, Arun Jotshi, Sam Houston Parker, Wenjie Zhao
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Publication number: 20160255526Abstract: A method, computer readable medium for diagnosing wireless network performance via a customer endpoint device are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request to perform a wireless network performance diagnostic test that is initiated by a customer endpoint device, establishes a session with the customer endpoint device, performs the wireless network performance diagnostic test in response to the request via the session using a packet generated by the customer endpoint device and provides diagnostic test data gathered from the wireless network performance diagnostic test to the customer endpoint device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, Syed Anwar Aftab, David G. Belanger, Abbas Munawar Fazal, Sam Houston Parker
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Patent number: 9392467Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing planning of a plurality of base station controllers in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains input data, and determines a limit for at least one base station controller parameter in accordance with the input data. The method determines if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded and determines an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, David G. Belanger, Arun Jotshi, Sam Houston Parker, Wenjie Zhao
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Patent number: 9380585Abstract: A method and apparatus for selecting a bandwidth option for a cell in a network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains, for the cell, network traffic data for a geographical area, and a physical characteristic of an antenna in the geographical area, determines busy time data traffic from the network traffic data, determines, for the cell, a cell range from the physical characteristic of the antenna, selects a bandwidth option from a plurality of bandwidth options, and determines an average throughput in accordance with the bandwidth option that is selected and the cell range.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, David G. Belanger, Gopalakrishnan Meempat, Sam Houston Parker, Ravi Raina, Wenjie Zhao, Huahui Wang
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Patent number: 9338074Abstract: A method, computer readable medium for diagnosing wireless network performance via a customer endpoint device are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request to perform a wireless network performance diagnostic test that is initiated by a customer endpoint device, establishes a session with the customer endpoint device, performs the wireless network performance diagnostic test in response to the request via the session using a packet generated by the customer endpoint device and provides diagnostic test data gathered from the wireless network performance diagnostic test to the customer endpoint device.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, Syed Anwar Aftab, David G. Belanger, Abbas Munawar Fazal, Sam Houston Parker
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Patent number: 9271189Abstract: A method and apparatus for selecting a bandwidth option for a cell in a network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains, for the cell, network traffic data for a geographical area for mobility traffic and fixed wireless traffic, a physical characteristic of an antenna in the geographical area, and a type of connectivity at a customer premise, determines a busy time data traffic from the network traffic data for both the fixed wireless traffic and the mobility traffic, determines, for the cell, a cell range from the physical characteristic of the antenna and the type of connectivity at the customer premise, selects a bandwidth option from a plurality of bandwidth options, and determines an average throughput in accordance with the bandwidth option that is selected and the cell range, wherein the average throughput comprises a throughput for serving both the mobility traffic and the fixed wireless traffic.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, David G. Belanger, Sam Houston Parker, Ravi Raina, Huahui Wang
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Patent number: 8996641Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and corresponding system for personalizing and disbursing content material in an automated fashion based on differing characteristics or profiles of the recipients. The system includes a database of potential recipients with key characteristics such as location data, revenue, product ownership, customer status, tenure with the company/organization, payment status, credit rating, whether they have recently responded to other material, and the like. Dissemination media include email communications, collaterals, brochures, textual materials, image and video information, and any similar media, where the contents of the communication material is customized based on the key characteristics profiles of the recipients and driven by a set of business rules that can be adapted to fit various scenarios.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2014Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. via a transfer from AT&T CorpInventors: David G. Belanger, Sam Houston Parker, Sarat Puthenpura, Wenjie Zhao
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Publication number: 20140378153Abstract: A method and apparatus for selecting a bandwidth option for a cell in a network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains, for the cell, network traffic data for a geographical area, and a physical characteristic of an antenna in the geographical area, determines busy time data traffic from the network traffic data, determines, for the cell, a cell range from the physical characteristic of the antenna, selects a bandwidth option from a plurality of bandwidth options, and determines an average throughput in accordance with the bandwidth option that is selected and the cell range.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: SARAT PUTHENPURA, David G. Belanger, Gopalakrishnan Meempat, Sam Houston Parker, Ravi Raina, Wenjie Zhao, Huahui Wang
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Patent number: 8913497Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing planning of a plurality of serving general packet radio service support nodes in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains input data, and determines a limit for at least one serving general packet radio service support node parameter in accordance with the input data. The method determines if the limit for the at least one serving general packet radio service support node parameter is exceeded and determines an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, if the limit for the at least one serving general packet radio service support node parameter is exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2010Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, David G. Belanger, Arun Jotshi, Sam Houston Parker, Wenjie Zhao
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Patent number: 8897795Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing planning of a plurality of mobile switching centers in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains input data, and determines a limit for at least one mobile switching center parameter in accordance with the input data. The method determines if the limit for the at least one mobile switching center parameter is exceeded and determines an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, if the limit for the at least one mobile switching center parameter is exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, David G. Belanger, Abraham George, Sam Houston Parker, Wenjie Zhao
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Patent number: 8848552Abstract: A method and apparatus for forecasting busy hour traffic for a network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains actual traffic data for a seed time frame for each of one or more sectors in a given market and marketing projections for one or more forecast time frames for the given market, and determines a market traffic actual measure for the given market from the actual traffic data. The method obtains market traffic estimates from one or more previous runs, and updates the one or more market traffic estimates for the one or more forecast time frames beyond the seed time frame to obtain one or more updated market traffic estimates, wherein the updated market traffic estimates are used for forecasting the busy hour traffic data for each of the one or more forecast time frames beyond the seed time frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, David G. Belanger, Gopalakrishnan Meempat, Sam Houston Parker, Ravi Raina
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Publication number: 20140257987Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and corresponding system for personalizing and disbursing content material in an automated fashion based on differing characteristics or profiles of the recipients. The system includes a database of potential recipients with key characteristics such as location data, revenue, product ownership, customer status, tenure with the company/organization, payment status, credit rating, whether they have recently responded to other material, and the like. Dissemination media include email communications, collaterals, brochures, textual materials, image and video information, and any similar media, where the contents of the communication material is customized based on the key characteristics profiles of the recipients and driven by a set of business rules that can be adapted to fit various scenarios.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: David G. Belanger, Sam Houston Parker, Sarat Puthenpura, Wenjie Zhao
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Patent number: 8761102Abstract: A method and apparatus for selecting a bandwidth option for a cell in a network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains, for the cell, network traffic data for a geographical area, and a physical characteristic of an antenna in the geographical area, determines busy time data traffic from the network traffic data, determines, for the cell, a cell range from the physical characteristic of the antenna, selects a bandwidth option from a plurality of bandwidth options, and determines an average throughput in accordance with the bandwidth option that is selected and the cell range.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, David G Belanger, Gopalakrishnan Meempat, Sam Houston Parker, Ravi Raina, Wenjie Zhao, Huahui Wang
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Publication number: 20140148144Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing planning of a plurality of base station controllers in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains input data, and determines a limit for at least one base station controller parameter in accordance with the input data. The method determines if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded and determines an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2014Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: SARAT PUTHENPURA, David G. Belanger, Arun Jotshi, Sam Houston Parker, Wenjie Zhao
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Patent number: 8675587Abstract: A method and apparatus for selecting a bandwidth option for a cell in a network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains, for the cell, network traffic data for a geographical area for mobility traffic and fixed wireless traffic, a physical characteristic of an antenna in the geographical area, and a type of connectivity at a customer premise, determines a busy time data traffic from the network traffic data for both the fixed wireless traffic and the mobility traffic, determines, for the cell, a cell range from the physical characteristic of the antenna and the type of connectivity at the customer premise, selects a bandwidth option from a plurality of bandwidth options, and determines an average throughput in accordance with the bandwidth option that is selected and the cell range, wherein the average throughput comprises a throughput for serving both the mobility traffic and the fixed wireless traffic.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, David G Belanger, Sam Houston Parker, Ravi Raina, Huahui Wang
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Patent number: 8644191Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing planning of a plurality of base station controllers in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains input data, and determines a limit for at least one base station controller parameter in accordance with the input data. The method determines if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded and determines an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, David G. Belanger, Arun Jotshi, Sam Houston Parker, Wenjie Zhao