Patents by Inventor Lance Paul Lukens

Lance Paul Lukens 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: 20240137285
    Abstract: A machine learning system automatically diagnoses and resolves issues in a telecommunications network. When a customer reports a network issue using a mobile application, the device performs a diagnostic test, such as a speed test. In addition, network logs or performance metrics during occurrence of the network issue are collected. The results of the diagnostic are used as inputs to a machine learning model in combination with the network logs or metrics to predict the cause of the network issue or to perform a corrective action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Lance Paul Lukens, Wei Huang, Anandajothi Muttayane, Anselmo Myungsup Shim, Vikas Ranjan
  • Patent number: 11848843
    Abstract: Anomalies in network traffic are detected using machine learning. A plurality of machine learning models is employed to determine whether there are anomalies in network traffic of an MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) network that can affect the performance of devices in the network. A first machine learning model is trained on network traffic passed through network tunnels of a plurality of routers in the network. A second machine learning model is trained on router-specific network traffic passed through router-specific network traffic for a subset of the network tunnels associated with a particular router. The first machine learning model is employed to determine a network anomaly, and the second machine learning model is employed to determine a router-specific anomaly. A router error is identified when both a network anomaly and a router-specific anomaly are determined. An indication of the router error is communicated to a computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Lance Paul Lukens, Hui-Lin Chang, Shawn Derek Wallace, Piradee Nganrungruang
  • Publication number: 20230216766
    Abstract: Anomalies in network traffic are detected using machine learning. A plurality of machine learning models is employed to determine whether there are anomalies in network traffic of an MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) network that can affect the performance of devices in the network. A first machine learning model is trained on network traffic passed through network tunnels of a plurality of routers in the network. A second machine learning model is trained on router-specific network traffic passed through router-specific network traffic for a subset of the network tunnels associated with a particular router. The first machine learning model is employed to determine a network anomaly, and the second machine learning model is employed to determine a router-specific anomaly. A router error is identified when both a network anomaly and a router-specific anomaly are determined. An indication of the router error is communicated to a computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Lance Paul Lukens, Hui-Lin Chang, Shawn Derek Wallace, Piradee Nganrungruang
  • Publication number: 20230209367
    Abstract: Systems and methods for making telecommunication network predictions on a granular geographic area-scale. The method can include receiving network key performance indicators (KPIs) associated with a plurality of user equipment (UEs) and then parsing the network KPIs into a plurality of geographic area-based categories corresponding to network KPIs obtained by cell towers or UEs located within a given geographic area, like a zip code. The method can further include combining the geographic area-based categories into clusters determined based on one or more similarities in the network KPIs of each, and predicting a most-influential one of the network KPIs within at least one of the clusters via a machine learning (ML) model. In response, the method can then cause an indicator to be generated at a user interface, the indicator indicating the most-influential one of the network KPIs within the at least one of the clusters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Hui-Lin Chang, Lance Paul Lukens, Shawn Derek Wallace, Farhana Sharmin Munnee, Daqi Li
  • Publication number: 20230206060
    Abstract: Anomalies are detected in network traffic exhibiting a seasonal variation. A neural network is trained using historical network traffic metrics, and as a result, the trained neural network is configured to output a mean error from a network traffic metric input. A decision tree model is trained on a training dataset comprising historical network traffic metric outputs at associated times. To identify an anomaly, network traffic metrics for a particular time are provided as an input to the trained neural network that, in response, outputs the mean error. The particular time is input into the trained decision tree model to output a mean error adjustment. The mean error is adjusted using the mean error adjustment, and the resulting adjusted mean error is compared to a static mean error threshold value to identify the anomaly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Lance Paul Lukens, Hui-Lin Chang, Shawn Derek Wallace, Piradee Nganrungruang
  • Patent number: 10833782
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating placement of a small cell in a network are provided. A small cell may be positioned such that it is communicatively coupled to a macro cell to provide a relay backhaul to a wireless network. The small cell may be configured to provide feedback of some form when the small cell is moved from a suitable location, to facilitate desired placement and use of the small cell. The feedback may be in the form of a change in functionality of the one or more feedback components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Kyle C. Allen, Jay Dean Bluhm, Bernard Robert Kingsley, Lance Paul Lukens
  • Patent number: 10506451
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating placement of a small cell in a network are provided. A small cell may be positioned such that it is communicatively coupled to a macro cell to provide a relay backhaul to a wireless network. The small cell may be configured to provide feedback of some form when the small cell is moved from a suitable location, to facilitate desired placement and use of the small cell. The feedback may be in the form of reduced or changed operation of a speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Kyle C. Allen, Jay Dean Bluhm, Bernard Robert Kingsley, Lance Paul Lukens
  • Patent number: 10009776
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating placement of a small cell in a network are provided. A small cell may be positioned such that it is communicatively coupled to a macro cell to provide a relay backhaul to a wireless network. The small cell may be configured to provide feedback of some form when the small cell is moved from a desired location, to facilitate desired placement and use of the small cell. The feedback may be in the form of reduced or changed operation of an associated device, such as a fan, a speaker, and/or a sign, or in the form of one or more communications over the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Kyle C. Allen, Jay Dean Bluhm, Bernard Robert Kingsley, Lance Paul Lukens