Patents by Inventor Paul Edward Smith
Paul Edward Smith 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: 9826436Abstract: A more efficient network can be achieved using software-defined networking to configure routing tables to route data traffic to and from proper cells. User equipment address data and network device internet protocol address data can be utilized to define locators specific to a user equipment device in relation to various network devices. For instance, broadcasted network address data representative of a mobile device identifier address can be received by a first network device from the mobile device, wherein the mobile device identifier address comprises network address data related to an internet protocol address of a second network device, the first network device can determine a third network device capable of a communication with the mobile device, and the communication with the mobile device can be routed by the first network device to the third network device.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Zhi Cui, Liza Fung, Cheng Liu, Vinod Pandey, Paul Edward Smith, Jr.
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Patent number: 9825813Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for creating and using service control functions. The service control functions can detect a message via an adapter function. The message can relate to a service controlled by the service control functions. Service policies can be accessed. The service policies can include message handling policies and can be accessed to determine if a policy relating to the message exists. If a determination is made that the policy exists, the message and the policy can be analyzed to determine an action to take with respect to the message, and the action can be initiated.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, Reuben Klein, Dean Bragg, John Oetting, Frank Cariello, Paul Edward Smith, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170310719Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for multi-hop small cell auto discovery for software-defined networking (“SDN”)-enabled radio access networks (“RANs”). According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a small cell RAN node can include a network backhaul link connected to a further small cell radio access network node operating within a RAN controlled, at least in part, by a SDN controller. The small cell RAN node can generate an enhanced OFDP multicast message that includes a SDN characteristic for the SDN controller to use, at least in part, to discover the small cell RA node as operational within the RAN. The small cell RAN node can send the enhanced OFDP multicast message over the network backhaul link in an attempt to provide the SDN characteristic to the SDN controller so SDN controller can discover the small cell RAN node as operational within the RAN.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Zhi Cui, Paul Edward Smith, JR., Mostafa Tofighbakhsh
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Patent number: 9705949Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for multi-hop small cell auto discovery for software-defined networking (“SDN”)-enabled radio access networks (“RANs”). According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a small cell RAN node can include a network backhaul link connected to a further small cell radio access network node operating within a RAN controlled, at least in part, by a SDN controller. The small cell RAN node can generate an enhanced OFDP multicast message that includes a SDN characteristic for the SDN controller to use, at least in part, to discover the small cell RA node as operational within the RAN. The small cell RAN node can send the enhanced OFDP multicast message over the network backhaul link in an attempt to provide the SDN characteristic to the SDN controller so SDN controller can discover the small cell RAN node as operational within the RAN.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Zhi Cui, Paul Edward Smith, Jr., Mostafa Tofighbakhsh
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Publication number: 20170093704Abstract: An integrated wireless and wireline access system that uses software defined networking is provided to deliver communication services to user equipment via a variety of network access technologies. The software defined networking system can dynamically choose which network access technology to use to deliver services to the user equipment based on network conditions, quality of service concerns, and user equipment context. The user equipment can have different addresses based on the network access technology, and the software defined networking can redirect communications that are directed to a first address associated with the device on a first network to a second address associated with the same device on a second network.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Zhi Cui, Paul Edward Smith, JR.
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Publication number: 20170071029Abstract: When machine-to-machine (M2M) devices attach to a mobile communication network, the associated communication session can be treated differently than the attachment of other devices. For example, upon determining that a subscriber device that attaches to a communication network is an M2M device and has completed a given network transaction, the M2M device can be immediately detached without waiting on expiration of an inactivity timer. As another example, upon determining that a subscriber device that attaches to a communication network is an M2M device, the M2M device can be excluded from various signaling procedures such as load-balancing procedures.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Zhi Cui, Vinod Pandey, Liza Fung, Paul Edward Smith, Jr., Cheng Liu
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Publication number: 20170048290Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for multi-hop small cell auto discovery for software-defined networking (“SDN”)-enabled radio access networks (“RANs”). According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a small cell RAN node can include a network backhaul link connected to a further small cell radio access network node operating within a RAN controlled, at least in part, by a SDN controller. The small cell RAN node can generate an enhanced OFDP multicast message that includes a SDN characteristic for the SDN controller to use, at least in part, to discover the small cell RA node as operational within the RAN. The small cell RAN node can send the enhanced OFDP multicast message over the network backhaul link in an attempt to provide the SDN characteristic to the SDN controller so SDN controller can discover the small cell RAN node as operational within the RAN.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Zhi Cui, Paul Edward Smith, JR., Mostafa Tofighbakhsh
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Patent number: 9525961Abstract: When machine-to-machine (M2M) devices attach to a mobile communication network, the associated communication session can be treated differently than the attachment of other devices. For example, upon determining that a subscriber device that attaches to a communication network is an M2M device has completed a given network transaction, the M2M device can be immediately detached without waiting on expiration of an inactivity timer. As another example, upon determining that a subscriber device that attaches to a communication network is an M2M device, the M2M device can be excluded from various signaling procedures such as load-balancing procedures.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Zhi Cui, Vinod Pandey, Liza Fung, Paul Edward Smith, Jr., Cheng Liu
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Publication number: 20160323694Abstract: When machine-to-machine (M2M) devices attach to a mobile communication network, the associated communication session can be treated differently than the attachment of other devices. For example, upon determining that a subscriber device that attaches to a communication network is an M2M device has completed a given network transaction, the M2M device can be immediately detached without waiting on expiration of an inactivity timer. As another example, upon determining that a subscriber device that attaches to a communication network is an M2M device, the M2M device can be excluded from various signaling procedures such as load-balancing procedures.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2015Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Zhi Cui, Vinod Pandey, Liza Fung, Paul Edward Smith, JR., Cheng Liu
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Publication number: 20160124781Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for creating and using service control functions. The service control functions can detect a message via an adapter function. The message can relate to a service controlled by the service control functions. Service policies can be accessed. The service policies can include message handling policies and can be accessed to determine if a policy relating to the message exists. If a determination is made that the policy exists, the message and the policy can be analyzed to determine an action to take with respect the message, and the action can be initiated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, Reuben Klein, Dean Bragg, John Oetting, Frank Cariello, Paul Edward Smith, JR.
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Publication number: 20160127478Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for creating services using service modules. A control system can detect a service creation request. The control system can identify service modules to be included in a service requested by the service creation request. A service control function can be created to manage the service requested by the service creation request. The service modules can be coupled together, and the service requested by the service creation request can be output.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, Reuben Klein, Frank Cariello, Paul Edward Smith, JR.
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Publication number: 20160095019Abstract: A more efficient network can be achieved using software-defined networking to configure routing tables to route data traffic to and from proper cells. User equipment address data and network device internet protocol address data can be utilized to define locators specific to a user equipment device in relation to various network devices. For instance, broadcasted network address data representative of a mobile device identifier address can be received by a first network device from the mobile device, wherein the mobile device identifier address comprises network address data related to an internet protocol address of a second network device, the first network device can determine a third network device capable of a communication with the mobile device, and the communication with the mobile device can be routed by the first network device to the third network device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2014Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Zhi Cui, Liza Fung, Cheng Liu, Vinod Pandey, Paul Edward Smith, JR.
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Publication number: 20160085576Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for service creation and management. A processor can detect an event relating to a service, and access a service creation database to identify a recipe associated with the service. The recipe can define a resource to be used to provide the service. The processor can access an inventory to determine if the resource is available, identify a service control to control the service, instruct an infrastructure control to allocate virtual machines to host components of the service, and issue instructions to the service control. The instructions can instruct the service control to load service functions to the virtual machines.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2014Publication date: March 24, 2016Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, Frank Cariello, Reuben Klein, Paul Edward Smith, JR.
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Publication number: 20160066207Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including initiating, by a system comprising a processor, a third generation partnership project link between a mobile user equipment and a mobile management entity of a mobile packet core of a mobile communication network, initiating a non-tunneling link between stationary user equipment and a stationary packet core of the mobile communication network, and transmitting packet data from the stationary user equipment to a service through the stationary packet core via the non-tunneling link. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Vinod Pandey, Zhi Cui, Liza Fung, Cheng Liu, Paul Edward Smith, JR.
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Patent number: 8100255Abstract: There is disclosed a munition container that stores a munition in a sealed environment such that the seal need not be broken until the munition is ejected from the container into the breech of a gun. The benefits of this are that the munition is protected from the external environment for longer and that the loading operation is accelerated. To facilitate this, the container is provided with a lid & piston which forms part of the seal. The piston may, upon urging by e.g. a ram, slide within the container and outwards into the aligned breech.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: BAE Systems plcInventors: Paul Edward Smith, Raphael Joseph Francis Chetcuti
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Publication number: 20110174640Abstract: There is disclosed a munition container that stores a munition in a sealed environment such that the seal need not be broken until the munition is ejected from the container into the breech of a gun. The benefits of this are that the munition is protected from the external environment for longer and that the loading operation is accelerated. To facilitate this, the container is provided with a lid & piston which forms part of the seal. The piston may, upon urging by e.g. a ram, slide within the container and outwards into the aligned breech.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2009Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS PLCInventors: Paul Edward Smith, Raphael Joseph Francis Chetcuti