Patents by Inventor Edgar Shrum, Jr.
Edgar Shrum, Jr. 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: 20210192008Abstract: Methods for responding to a potential incident are provided in which data about the potential incident is received from a first remote sensing unit. Additional remote sensing units are identified that may have additional data about the potential incident, and additional data about the potential incident is received from at least some of these additional remote sensing units. The totality of the received data is then analyzed, and at least one remote entity is automatically notified regarding the occurrence of the potential incident.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Michael S. Denny, Edgar Shrum, JR., Steven Tischer, Wade H. Walker, JR.
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Patent number: 10902084Abstract: Methods for responding to a potential incident are provided in which data about the potential incident is received from a first remote sensing unit. Additional remote sensing units are identified that may have additional data about the potential incident, and additional data about the potential incident is received from at least some of these additional remote sensing units. The totality of the received data is then analyzed, and at least one remote entity is automatically notified regarding the occurrence of the potential incident.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael Denny, Edgar Shrum, Jr., Steven Tischer, Wade H. Walker, Jr.
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Patent number: 9843952Abstract: Example methods disclosed herein include analyzing session records determined for wireless sessions associated with wireless devices operating in a wireless system to detect a service quality for a specified protocol type in a specified geographic coverage area of the wireless system. In some examples, the specified protocol type is defined by a first user input variable, and the specified geographic coverage area is defined by a second user input variable. Example methods disclosed herein also include reporting the service quality for the specified protocol type in the specified geographic coverage area to a first wireless device operating in the wireless system.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven Wright, Barrett Kreiner, Edgar Shrum, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170230853Abstract: Example methods disclosed herein include analyzing session records determined for wireless sessions associated with wireless devices operating in a wireless system to detect a service quality for a specified protocol type in a specified geographic coverage area of the wireless system. In some examples, the specified protocol type is defined by a first user input variable, and the specified geographic coverage area is defined by a second user input variable. Example methods disclosed herein also include reporting the service quality for the specified protocol type in the specified geographic coverage area to a first wireless device operating in the wireless system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Steven Wright, Barrett Kreiner, Edgar Shrum, JR.
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Patent number: 9642137Abstract: Example methods disclosed herein include analyzing session records associated with a wireless system to determine a time period between an access of a first wireless system resource by a wireless device and an access of a second wireless system resource by the wireless device. Example methods disclosed herein also include determining a rate at which the wireless device is traversing through a coverage area of the wireless system, the rate being determined based on the time period. Example methods disclosed herein further include generating a report including the rate.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven Wright, Barrett Kreiner, Edgar Shrum, Jr.
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Patent number: 9572086Abstract: Example methods disclosed herein to provide a map to a wireless device include, in response to a request received from the wireless device, processing wireless session records to determine respective status of a plurality of wireless services in a first geographic region associated with the wireless device. Disclosed example methods also include, based on the processing of the wireless session records, generating map data identifying a location of the wireless device, a status of a first one of the wireless services in a second geographic region included in the first geographic region, and a status of a second one of the wireless services in a third geographic region included in the first geographic region. Disclosed example methods further include transmitting the map data to the wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Edgar Shrum, Jr., Barrett Kreiner, Steven Wright
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Publication number: 20160338057Abstract: Example methods disclosed herein include analyzing session records associated with a wireless system to determine a time period between an access of a first wireless system resource by a wireless device and an access of a second wireless system resource by the wireless device. Example methods disclosed herein also include determining a rate at which the wireless device is traversing through a coverage area of the wireless system, the rate being determined based on the time period. Example methods disclosed herein further include generating a report including the rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Steven Wright, Barrett Kreiner, Edgar Shrum, JR.
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Publication number: 20160234755Abstract: Example methods disclosed herein to provide a map to a wireless device include, in response to a request received from the wireless device, processing wireless session records to determine respective status of a plurality of wireless services in a first geographic region associated with the wireless device. Disclosed example methods also include, based on the processing of the wireless session records, generating map data identifying a location of the wireless device, a status of a first one of the wireless services in a second geographic region included in the first geographic region, and a status of a second one of the wireless services in a third geographic region included in the first geographic region. Disclosed example methods further include transmitting the map data to the wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Edgar Shrum, JR., BARRETT KREINER, STEVEN WRIGHT
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Patent number: 9344952Abstract: Example methods disclosed herein to provide a map to a wireless device include, in response to a request received from the wireless device, processing wireless session records to determine respective status of a plurality of wireless services in a first geographic region associated with the wireless device. Disclosed example methods also include, based on the processing of the wireless session records, generating map data identifying a location of the wireless device, a status of a first one of the wireless services in a second geographic region included in the first geographic region, and a status of a second one of the wireless services in a third geographic region included in the first geographic region. Disclosed example methods further include transmitting the map data to the wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Edgar Shrum, Jr., Barrett Kreiner, Steven Wright
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Publication number: 20150312846Abstract: Example methods disclosed herein to provide a map to a wireless device include, in response to a request received from the wireless device, processing wireless session records to determine respective status of a plurality of wireless services in a first geographic region associated with the wireless device. Disclosed example methods also include, based on the processing of the wireless session records, generating map data identifying a location of the wireless device, a status of a first one of the wireless services in a second geographic region included in the first geographic region, and a status of a second one of the wireless services in a third geographic region included in the first geographic region. Disclosed example methods further include transmitting the map data to the wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Edgar Shrum, JR., Barrett Kreiner, Steven Wright
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Patent number: 9088899Abstract: Example methods disclosed herein to monitor wireless system operation include processing a plurality of session records describing characteristics of wireless sessions in a coverage area of a wireless system to determine a first time interval for a first wireless device to propagate from a first access point in the coverage area to a second access point in the coverage area, determining a coverage area traversal rate for the first wireless device based on the first time interval, the coverage area traversal rate corresponding to a rate at which the first wireless device is traversing the coverage area, and providing a wireless service advisory for the coverage area to a second wireless device based on the coverage area traversal rate for the first wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2012Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven Wright, Barrett Kreiner, Edgar Shrum, Jr.
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Patent number: 9080889Abstract: Methods and systems respectively provide for receiving a wireless signal coverage map request from a wireless device. A map is generated in accordance with the request and provided to the wireless device. The map includes symbology keyed to wireless signal services within a particular geographic area. Such symbology can be indicative of recommended areas and travel routes having particular types of wireless signal coverage, regions of poor or non-existent wireless signal service, areas presently experiencing heavy wireless signal usage, and so on. In this way, a wireless device user can seek to access specific wireless services and/or avoid suspect trouble regions within a geographic area.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Edgar Shrum, Jr., Barrett Kreiner, Steven Wright
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Patent number: 8600767Abstract: Service by a packet switched network is controlled based on bids from consumer equipment. The bids may be compared to historical bids previously received from each of the consumer equipment. A low bid from one of the consumer equipment may be disregarded, based on a history of high bids.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2013Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Jeffrey A. Aaron, Edgar Shrum, Jr.
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Patent number: 8401573Abstract: Methods and systems respectively provide for receiving a wireless signal coverage map request from a wireless device. A map is generated in accordance with the request and provided to the wireless device. The map includes symbology keyed to wireless signal services within a particular geographic area. Such symbology can be indicative of recommended areas and travel routes having particular types of wireless signal coverage, regions of poor or non-existent wireless signal service, areas presently experiencing heavy wireless signal usage, and so on. In this way, a wireless device user can seek to access specific wireless services and/or avoid suspect trouble regions within a geographic area.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Edgar Shrum, Jr., Barrett Kreiner, Steven Wright
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Patent number: 8384539Abstract: Methods for responding to a potential incident are provided in which data about the potential incident is received from a first remote sensing unit. Additional remote sensing units are identified that may have additional data about the potential incident, and additional data about the potential incident is received from at least some of these additional remote sensing units. The totality of the received data is then analyzed, and at least one remote entity is automatically notified regarding the occurrence of the potential incident.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2009Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Michael S. Denny, Edgar Shrum, Jr., Steven Tischer, Wade Walker
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Patent number: 8380979Abstract: A trust evaluation may be obtained for a network element in a communication network. Based on this trust evaluation, one or more services may be invoked to address the risk that a potentially untrustworthy network element poses in the communication network.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2005Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Jeffrey Aaron, Edgar Shrum, Jr.
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Patent number: 8380847Abstract: A communication network is operated by determining whether a network element can be trusted and monitoring traffic associated with the network element based on whether the network element can be trusted. At least some of the monitored traffic may be selected for examination based on the degree of trust for the network element. At least some of the monitored and/or examined traffic is selected to be blocked based on the degree of trust for the network element.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.PInventors: Jeffrey Aaron, Edgar Shrum, Jr.
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Publication number: 20130013188Abstract: Methods and systems respectively provide for receiving a wireless signal coverage map request from a wireless device. A map is generated in accordance with the request and provided to the wireless device. The map includes symbology keyed to wireless signal services within a particular geographic area. Such symbology can be indicative of recommended areas and travel routes having particular types of wireless signal coverage, regions of poor or non-existent wireless signal service, areas presently experiencing heavy wireless signal usage, and so on. In this way, a wireless device user can seek to access specific wireless services and/or avoid suspect trouble regions within a geographic area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Inventors: Edgar Shrum, JR., Barrett Kreiner, Steven Wright
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Publication number: 20120302231Abstract: Example methods disclosed herein to monitor wireless system operation include processing a plurality of session records describing characteristics of wireless sessions in a coverage area of a wireless system to determine a first time interval for a first wireless device to propagate from a first access point in the coverage area to a second access point in the coverage area, determining a coverage area traversal rate for the first wireless device based on the first time interval, the coverage area traversal rate corresponding to a rate at which the first wireless device is traversing the coverage area, and providing a wireless service advisory for the coverage area to a second wireless device based on the coverage area traversal rate for the first wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventors: Steven Wright, Barrett Kreiner, Edgar Shrum, JR.
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Publication number: 20120272291Abstract: A communication network is operated by determining whether a network element can be trusted and monitoring traffic associated with the network element based on whether the network element can be trusted. At least some of the monitored traffic may be selected for examination based on the degree of trust for the network element. At least some of the monitored and/or examined traffic is selected to be blocked based on the degree of trust for the network element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Inventors: Jeffrey Aaron, Edgar Shrum, JR.