Patents by Inventor David R. Wolters
David R. Wolters 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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Publication number: 20210243611Abstract: An eNodeB uses a first portion of a frequency spectrum as a primary cell and uses a second portion of the frequency spectrum as a secondary cell that is dynamically shared with a 5G base station. The eNodeB and the 5G base station communicate to dynamically share the second portion of the frequency spectrum.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Arunabha Ghosh, David R. Wolter
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Patent number: 11012866Abstract: An eNodeB uses a first portion of a frequency spectrum as a primary cell and uses a second portion of the frequency spectrum as a secondary cell that is dynamically shared with a 5G base station. The eNodeB and the 5G base station communicate to dynamically share the second portion of the frequency spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Arunabha Ghosh, David R. Wolter
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Patent number: 10764349Abstract: A method includes initiating, by an agent application of an access point, a communication connection to a self-organizing network controller via a particular communication path to the self-organizing network controller. The particular communication path is identified in a prioritized set of communication paths to the self-organizing network controller. The method includes receiving, at the access point, control data from the self-organizing network controller via the particular communication path. The control data includes an instruction for a station, the station in communication with the access point via a wireless local area network supported by the access point. The method also includes sending the instruction to the station from the access point via the wireless local area network. The instruction is executable by the station to cause the station to modify a data transmission rate of the station.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, David R. Wolter
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Patent number: 10743259Abstract: Wireless transition timers associated with wireless transition states are adaptively controlled in relation to use of applications by user equipment (UE). A UE can include a transition management component (TMC) that can adaptively control wireless transition timers associated with wireless states based on application type, session content, or other factors. The TMC monitors data flow associated with an application and, for a current or subsequent communication session, controls the length of wireless transition timers and switching between wireless states to improve UE, application, and/or network performance while maintaining QOE for the user. The TMC can access a timer look-up table that maps wireless transition timers to application type, content type, user behavior, or other factors. The TMC also can desirably control maintaining persistence or always-on connections by controlling switching between wireless states using the adapted wireless transition timers.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, Gaviphat Lekutai, David R. Wolter
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Patent number: 10681710Abstract: A method includes determining, at an access point, that a channel used to communicate with a device is experiencing interference. The method also includes, in response to the access point detecting that the channel used to communicate with the device is experiencing interference, switching, at the access point to a second channel. The second channel is selected from available channels associated with a set of candidate frequency bands. The set of candidate frequency bands is selected based on a signal quality of a particular device in communication with the access point. The particular device is a communication device in communication with the access point that has a lowest signal quality of signal qualities of communication devices in communication with the access point.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Feng Wang, David R. Wolter
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Publication number: 20200059796Abstract: An eNodeB uses a first portion of a frequency spectrum as a primary cell and uses a second portion of the frequency spectrum as a secondary cell that is dynamically shared with a 5G base station. The eNodeB and the 5G base station communicate to dynamically share the second portion of the frequency spectrum.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Arunabha Ghosh, David R. Wolter
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Patent number: 10477261Abstract: A method and system for enhanced human to human and human to machine interactions employs a sensory communication session that spans from end user device to end user device across a network. The sensory communication session includes remote sensory application programming interfaces that provide standardized access to applications executing on user communication devices. The sensory communication session enables enhanced interactions with a deeper quality of experience and enables each communicating user to better discern feelings, situation, and other environmental and personal context associated with the other user.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2012Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, David R. Wolter, Milap Vrashank Majmundar
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Patent number: 10462675Abstract: An eNodeB uses a first portion of a frequency spectrum as a primary cell and uses a second portion of the frequency spectrum as a secondary cell that is dynamically shared with a 5G base station. The eNodeB and the 5G base station communicate to dynamically share the second portion of the frequency spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Arunabha Gosh, David R. Wolter
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Patent number: 10419288Abstract: A network operating system agent can operate to facilitate communications to a network device and a managing server of self-organizing network devices to exchange contexts between an application managed by a user equipment device and the network device. Relationships between self-organizing devices and applications of a user equipment device can be extended so that the network devices are context aware of the application settings. In response to detecting the user equipment device communicating via the network devices, a set of user equipment device parameters and a set of application settings of the application can be communicated to the network devices. The application settings can be modified according to the a set of radio network performance settings of the self-organizing network devices with the user equipment device based on the set of user equipment device parameters and the set of application settings of the application.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, David R. Wolter
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Publication number: 20190238613Abstract: A method includes initiating, by an agent application of an access point, a communication connection to a self-organizing network controller via a particular communication path to the self-organizing network controller. The particular communication path is identified in a prioritized set of communication paths to the self-organizing network controller. The method includes receiving, at the access point, control data from the self-organizing network controller via the particular communication path. The control data includes an instruction for a station, the station in communication with the access point via a wireless local area network supported by the access point. The method also includes sending the instruction to the station from the access point via the wireless local area network. The instruction is executable by the station to cause the station to modify a data transmission rate of the station.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: MOSTAFA TOFIGHBAKHSH, DAVID R. WOLTER
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Publication number: 20190182848Abstract: A method includes determining, at an access point, that a channel used to communicate with a device is experiencing interference. The method also includes, in response to the access point detecting that the channel used to communicate with the device is experiencing interference, switching, at the access point to a second channel. The second channel is selected from available channels associated with a set of candidate frequency bands. The set of candidate frequency bands is selected based on a signal quality of a particular device in communication with the access point. The particular device is a communication device in communication with the access point that has a lowest signal quality of signal qualities of communication devices in communication with the access point.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Feng Wang, DAVID R. WOLTER
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Patent number: 10305959Abstract: A method includes after determining that a first type of communication path to a self-organizing network controller is not available at an access point that supports a first wireless local area network, selecting, by an agent application at the access point, a second type of communication path to the self-organizing network controller from a prioritized set of communication paths. The method also includes attempting to establish a communication connection to the self-organizing network controller using the second type of communication path.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, David R. Wolter
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Patent number: 10244544Abstract: An apparatus includes a receiver configured to wirelessly receive a signal from a device. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to initiate a channel change operation associated with a channel of a particular frequency band. Each channel of the particular frequency band supports a threshold power level that is based on a signal quality associated with the signal and that enables wireless communication with the device.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Feng Wang, David R. Wolter
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Publication number: 20180368070Abstract: Wireless transition timers associated with wireless transition states are adaptively controlled in relation to use of applications by user equipment (UE). A UE can include a transition management component (TMC) that can adaptively control wireless transition timers associated with wireless states based on application type, session content, or other factors. The TMC monitors data flow associated with an application and, for a current or subsequent communication session, controls the length of wireless transition timers and switching between wireless states to improve UE, application, and/or network performance while maintaining QOE for the user. The TMC can access a timer look-up table that maps wireless transition timers to application type, content type, user behavior, or other factors. The TMC also can desirably control maintaining persistence or always-on connections by controlling switching between wireless states using the adapted wireless transition timers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, Gaviphat Lekutai, David R. Wolter
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Patent number: 10070391Abstract: Wireless transition timers associated with wireless transition states are adaptively controlled in relation to use of applications by user equipment (UE). A UE can include a transition management component (TMC) that can adaptively control wireless transition timers associated with wireless states based on application type, session content, or other factors. The TMC monitors data flow associated with an application and, for a current or subsequent communication session, controls the length of wireless transition timers and switching between wireless states to improve UE, application, and/or network performance while maintaining QOE for the user. The TMC can access a timer look-up table that maps wireless transition timers to application type, content type, user behavior, or other factors. The TMC also can desirably control maintaining persistence or always-on connections by controlling switching between wireless states using the adapted wireless transition timers.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, Gaviphat Lekutai, David R. Wolter
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Publication number: 20180219734Abstract: A network operating system agent can operate to facilitate communications to a network device and a managing server of self-organizing network devices to exchange contexts between an application managed by a user equipment device and the network device. Relationships between self-organizing devices and applications of a user equipment device can be extended so that the network devices are context aware of the application settings. In response to detecting the user equipment device communicating via the network devices, a set of user equipment device parameters and a set of application settings of the application can be communicated to the network devices. The application settings can be modified according to the a set of radio network performance settings of the self-organizing network devices with the user equipment device based on the set of user equipment device parameters and the set of application settings of the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, David R. Wolter
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Patent number: 9948511Abstract: A network operating system agent can operate to facilitate communications to a network device and a managing server of self-organizing network devices to exchange contexts between an application managed by a user equipment device and the network device. Relationships between self-organizing devices and applications of a user equipment device can be extended so that the network devices are context aware of the application settings. In response to detecting the user equipment device communicating via the network devices, a set of user equipment device parameters and a set of application settings of the application can be communicated to the network devices. The application settings can be modified according to the a set of radio network performance settings of the self-organizing network devices with the user equipment device based on the set of user equipment device parameters and the set of application settings of the application.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2017Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, David R. Wolter
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Patent number: 9930493Abstract: A method includes receiving a beacon signal from a wireless access point at a mobile device. The method also includes determining, based on the beacon signal and a size of a buffer of the mobile device, a speed threshold associated with the wireless access point. The method further includes selectively transmitting data to the wireless access point based at least in part on the speed threshold.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Feng Wang, Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, David R. Wolter
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Publication number: 20170257774Abstract: An eNodeB uses a first portion of a frequency spectrum as a primary cell and uses a second portion of the frequency spectrum as a secondary cell that is dynamically shared with a 5G base station. The eNodeB and the 5G base station communicate to dynamically share the second portion of the frequency spectrum.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2016Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Arunabha Ghosh, David R. Wolter
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Publication number: 20170215040Abstract: A method includes receiving a beacon signal from a wireless access point at a mobile device. The method also includes determining, based on the beacon signal and a size of a buffer of the mobile device, a speed threshold associated with the wireless access point. The method further includes selectively transmitting data to the wireless access point based at least in part on the speed threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Feng Wang, Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, David R. Wolter