Patents by Inventor Michael Gonzales

Michael Gonzales 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: 20240422078
    Abstract: Facilitating notification and corrective actions related to endpoint quality of service losses in advanced networks (e.g., 5G, 6G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a method can comprise determining, by a system comprising a processor, that a quality of service level for a mobile device within a communications network has degraded below a threshold quality of service level. The method also can comprise in response to the determining, selecting, by the system, an action to be performed at a mobile device. The action can increase the quality of service level for the mobile device above the threshold quality of service level. Further, the method can comprise providing, by the system and to the mobile device, information indicative of the action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Yupeng Jia, James Pratt, Eric Zavesky, Gregory Edwards, Michael Gonzales
  • Patent number: 12107739
    Abstract: Facilitating notification and corrective actions related to endpoint quality of service losses in advanced networks (e.g., 5G, 6G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a method can comprise determining, by a system comprising a processor, that a quality of service level for a mobile device within a communications network has degraded below a threshold quality of service level. The method also can comprise in response to the determining, selecting, by the system, an action to be performed at a mobile device. The action can increase the quality of service level for the mobile device above the threshold quality of service level. Further, the method can comprise providing, by the system and to the mobile device, information indicative of the action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Yupeng Jia, James Pratt, Eric Zavesky, Gregory Edwards, Michael Gonzales
  • Patent number: 12010406
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving information about a content item of interest to a content consumer, determining a context of the content consumer, curating a summary segment for the content consumer based on the context of the content consumer, and presenting the summary segment to the content consumer at a context-appropriate time and in a context-appropriate manner to orient the content consumer to the content item of interest at a current viewing time of the content consumer. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Zavesky, Taylor Gift, James H. Pratt, Barkha Pathik Patel, Michael Gonzales
  • Patent number: 11634041
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an access cover detection circuit for an electrified vehicle component and a corresponding method. An exemplary component of an electrified vehicle includes an access cover configured to selectively open and close relative to the component, and a circuit configured to indicate whether the access cover is open. The circuit includes a light sensitive electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Sturza, Philip Michael Gonzales, Abdul Lateef, Charles Honick, Stephanie Singer, Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam
  • Publication number: 20230046636
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating a video scene adapted to establish an ambiance setting and providing the video scene to equipment of a user for presentation at a display device. A visual focus is detected of the user towards presentation of the video scene displayed proximate to the user and the video scene is modified responsive to the visual focus. The modifying of the video scene is adapted to discourage visual focus of the user towards the presentation of the video scene. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory W. Edwards, Michael Gonzales, Sarah Everett
  • Patent number: 11552347
    Abstract: An apparatus and method, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a battery pack having a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet, a coolant source to cool the battery pack, and a proportional valve in communication with the coolant inlet and the coolant outlet, and in communication with the coolant source. A battery control module controls the proportional valve such that a direction of flow is switchable at the coolant inlet and the coolant outlet based on temperatures at the coolant inlet and the coolant outlet to provide bi-directional cooling flow through the battery pack. The battery control module directly connects the coolant outlet to the coolant inlet via the proportional valve to bypass the coolant source in response to a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam, Abdul Lateef, John Sturza, Philip Michael Gonzales, Chuck Honick
  • Publication number: 20230007099
    Abstract: The technologies described herein are generally directed to facilitating the allocation, scheduling, and management of network slice resources. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor and a memory that can store executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include receiving proposed contract data representative of a proposed contract for access by an application of a user equipment device to resources of a network slice usable for the access by the application. The operations can further include, based on the proposed contract data, storing governing contract data representative of a governing contract in a storage device, with the governing contract being selected to control the access by the application to the resources of the network slice. The operations can further include scheduling use of the resources of the network slice by the application based on the governing contract data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Stockert, Linda Baughman, Eric Zavesky, James Pratt, Michael Gonzales, Pamela Stuckman
  • Patent number: 11523152
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating a video scene adapted to establish an ambiance setting and providing the video scene to equipment of a user for presentation at a display device. A visual focus is detected of the user towards presentation of the video scene displayed proximate to the user and the video scene is modified responsive to the visual focus. The modifying of the video scene is adapted to discourage visual focus of the user towards the presentation of the video scene. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory W. Edwards, Michael Gonzales, Sarah Everett
  • Publication number: 20220383435
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving reservation data associated with a user, the reservation data requesting that a physical accommodation be provided to the user at a requested location for a requested time period, the requested time period comprising a start time and an end time; responsive to receipt of the reservation data, facilitating delivery of the physical accommodation to the requested location at a delivery time no later than the start time, at least one characteristic of the physical accommodation being configured based upon the reservation data by inference without explicit request by the user; determining whether a current time is later than the end time, resulting in a determination; and responsive to the determination being that the current time is later than the end time, facilitating movement of the physical accommodation away from the requested location. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: James H. Pratt, Eric Zavesky, Barkha Pathik Patel, Michael Gonzales, Taylor Gift
  • Publication number: 20220345797
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving information about a content item of interest to a content consumer, determining a context of the content consumer, curating a summary segment for the content consumer based on the context of the content consumer, and presenting the summary segment to the content consumer at a context-appropriate time and in a context-appropriate manner to orient the content consumer to the content item of interest at a current viewing time of the content consumer. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Zavesky, Taylor Gift, James H. Pratt, Barkha Pathik Patel, Michael Gonzales
  • Patent number: 11470181
    Abstract: The technologies described herein are generally directed to facilitating the allocation, scheduling, and management of network slice resources. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor and a memory that can store executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include receiving proposed contract data representative of a proposed contract for access by an application of a user equipment device to resources of a network slice usable for the access by the application. The operations can further include, based on the proposed contract data, storing governing contract data representative of a governing contract in a storage device, with the governing contract being selected to control the access by the application to the resources of the network slice. The operations can further include scheduling use of the resources of the network slice by the application based on the governing contract data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Stockert, Linda Baughman, Eric Zavesky, James Pratt, Michael Gonzales, Pamela Stuckman
  • Patent number: 11412314
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving information about a content item of interest to a content consumer, determining a context of the content consumer, curating a summary segment for the content consumer based on the context of the content consumer, and presenting the summary segment to the content consumer at a context-appropriate time and in a context-appropriate manner to orient the content consumer to the content item of interest at a current viewing time of the content consumer. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Zavesky, Taylor Gift, James H. Pratt, Barkha Pathik Patel, Michael Gonzales
  • Publication number: 20220210012
    Abstract: The technologies described herein are generally directed to facilitating the allocation, scheduling, and management of network slice resources. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor and a memory that can store executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include selecting a resource configuration for a network slice based on characteristics of a user device and historical data related to the user device, resulting in a selected resource configuration. The operations can further include facilitating communicating resource configuration data representative of the selected resource configuration for the network slice to a network device for allocation to the user device connected to the network device. The operations can further include facilitating allocating resources to the network slice in accordance with the selected resource configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Stockert, Eric Zavesky, James Pratt, Linda Baughman, Pamela Stuckman, Michael Gonzales
  • Patent number: 11345006
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter includes an installation tool for sequentially mounting each of a plurality of grommets in an opening of a vehicle panel and related methods. The installation tool can include a receptacle including a case defining a storage space configured to accommodate the plurality of grommets. The receptacle can include an opening in communication with the storage space, the opening configured to hold a respective one of the grommets in an installation position in which a first portion of one of the grommets protrudes through the opening and a second portion of the respective one of the grommets is located in the storage space. A biasing structure can be movably mounted in the case and configured to bias each of the grommets in the storage space toward the installation position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Emma Boughan, Benjamin A. Holtsberry, Phillip Michael Gonzales
  • Publication number: 20220167068
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving information about a content item of interest to a content consumer, determining a context of the content consumer, curating a summary segment for the content consumer based on the context of the content consumer, and presenting the summary segment to the content consumer at a context-appropriate time and in a context-appropriate manner to orient the content consumer to the content item of interest at a current viewing time of the content consumer. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Zavesky, Taylor Gift, James H. Pratt, Barkha Pathik Patel, Michael Gonzales
  • Patent number: 11310104
    Abstract: The technologies described herein are generally directed to facilitating the allocation, scheduling, and management of network slice resources. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor and a memory that can store executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include selecting a resource configuration for a network slice based on characteristics of a user device and historical data related to the user device, resulting in a selected resource configuration. The operations can further include facilitating communicating resource configuration data representative of the selected resource configuration for the network slice to a network device for allocation to the user device connected to the network device. The operations can further include facilitating allocating resources to the network slice in accordance with the selected resource configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Stockert, Eric Zavesky, James Pratt, Linda Baughman, Pamela Stuckman, Michael Gonzales
  • Patent number: 11272054
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for determining a transfer option for transferring a call. One of the methods includes: dynamically capturing, by the at least one processor, during a call between a first individual and a second individual, one or more keywords from a verbal conversation between the first individual and the second individual during the call; automatically determining, by the at least one processor, a transfer option for transferring the call based on the captured one or more keywords; and transferring, by the at least one processor, the call to a transfer unit specified by the determined transfer option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Trent Wade Gerrard, Jesus Montoya, Aaron Michael Gonzales, Randy Smith, Jeffrey Cory Perry, Daniel Lee Navarro
  • Publication number: 20210365514
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a product description; determining product attributes; obtaining end user information including behavior history and language history; and modifying the product description based on the end user information. The modifying includes identifying text regarding selected attributes of the product, based on natural language processing (NLP) of the text description and the language history of the end user; and adding the identified text to the text description. The method also includes presenting the modified product description at the equipment of the end user; determining an end user behavior responsive to the presenting; and updating the end user information in accordance with the end user behavior. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Miranda Huet, James Pratt, Donald Perciful, Eric Zavesky, Michael Gonzales, Yupeng Jia
  • Publication number: 20210334535
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first image, the first image comprising a depiction of a first product of a first potential advertiser; analyzing the first image to determine a first spatial placement of the first product, the first spatial placement being relative to another object in the first image; receiving, from user equipment, a user image that shows a depiction of a user environment; analyzing the user image, the analyzing resulting in a plurality of identified objects; determining whether the another object corresponds to a corresponding one of the plurality of identified objects; responsive to a determination that the another object corresponds to the corresponding one of the plurality of identified objects, generating information that places the depiction of the first product in the depiction of the user environment; and responsive to the generating, transmitting the information to the user equipment. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Donald Perciful, Yupeng Jia, Miranda Huet, James Pratt, Eric Zavesky, Michael Gonzales
  • Patent number: 11113350
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a product description; determining product attributes; obtaining end user information including behavior history and language history; and modifying the product description based on the end user information. The modifying includes identifying text regarding selected attributes of the product, based on natural language processing (NLP) of the text description and the language history of the end user; and adding the identified text to the text description. The method also includes presenting the modified product description at the equipment of the end user; determining an end user behavior responsive to the presenting; and updating the end user information in accordance with the end user behavior. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Miranda Huet, James Pratt, Donald Perciful, Eric Zavesky, Michael Gonzales, Yupeng Jia