Patents by Inventor Timothy Innes

Timothy Innes 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: 20240007210
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a machine-readable medium with executable instructions that facilitate performance of operations by a processor including receiving a registration for a trajectory of a satellite; estimating a zone of occupancy at a future time for the satellite; determining an interference of the satellite from the zone of occupancy at the future time; determining a deconfliction for minimizing or eliminating the interference; and sending the deconfliction to a controller of the satellite. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Zavesky, James H. Pratt, Nigel Bradley, David Crawford Gibbon, Timothy Innes
  • Patent number: 11861632
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses may provide for the auto-determination of partial usage of a physical environment and use derived intelligence to take various actions. This may allow for partial resulting maintenance of the physical environment based on a single use or use over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Koch, Nikhil Marathe, James Pratt, Ari Craine, Eric Zavesky, Timothy Innes, Nigel Bradley
  • Patent number: 11799571
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a machine-readable medium with executable instructions that facilitate performance of operations by a processor including receiving a registration for a trajectory of a satellite; estimating a zone of occupancy at a future time for the satellite; determining an interference of the satellite from the zone of occupancy at the future time; determining a deconfliction for minimizing or eliminating the interference; and sending the deconfliction to a controller of the satellite. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Zavesky, James H. Pratt, Nigel Bradley, David Crawford Gibbon, Timothy Innes
  • Patent number: 11743070
    Abstract: A method, system, computer readable storage medium, or apparatus provides for obtaining first information of a user (e.g., a user profile), wherein the user may be associated with a mobile device; based on the first information of the user, determining whether to communicate with the user via local area communication or wide area communication (e.g., a communication context) during a first period; determining to communicate via wide area communication during the first period; based on the determining to communicate via the wide area communication during the first period, sending an alert to invite the user associated with the mobile device to communicate with a remote domain (e.g., a remote physical location, such as a home, business, park, etc.); and based on acceptance of the invite, assigning a token for the user associated with the mobile device to further communicate with the remote domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Koch, Nikhil Marathe, James Pratt, Ari Craine, Eric Zavesky, Timothy Innes, Nigel Bradley
  • Publication number: 20230247425
    Abstract: Management and configuration of internet of things network connected devices is facilitated herein. A probe device comprises a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations that comprise determining a first identity and a first operational parameter of a first device and a second identity and a second operational parameter of a second device. The first device and the second device can be associated with a defined communication network. The probe device can be provisioned within the defined communication network and can operate as a security update probe node for the first device and the second device. The operations can also comprise facilitating a first security update at the first device and a second security update at the second device based on a determination that the first device and the second device have delegated responsibility for security synchronization to the probe device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Zavesky, Bernard S. Renger, Behzad Shahraray, David Crawford Gibbon, Lee Begeja, Timothy Innes
  • Publication number: 20230206259
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses may provide for the auto-determination of partial usage of a physical environment and use derived intelligence to take various actions. This may allow for partial resulting maintenance of the physical environment based on a single use or use over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Koch, Nikhil Marathe, James Pratt, Ari Craine, Eric Zavesky, Timothy Innes, Nigel Bradley
  • Patent number: 11689782
    Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and devices for tracking an accessing of a media content via a watermark embedded by a network node are disclosed. For example, a processing system including at least one processor may receive, from a first network node, a first copy of a watermark that is embedded by the first network node in a media content. The processing system may further receive a notification comprising a second copy of the watermark and an identification of a first endpoint device, the notification associated with an accessing of the media content by the first endpoint device, and record the accessing of the media content by the first endpoint device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Nigel Bradley, Timothy Innes, James Pratt, Eric Zavesky
  • Publication number: 20230169133
    Abstract: A social communities assistant system may serve as a proxy for a user when communicating with social networking communities. The user may have a single interface on, such as an application, to communicate with a plurality of social communities. As a proxy, the social communities assistant system may manage parallel communications among the social communities on behalf of the user. The social communities assistant system may manage communications of various types. These types of communication may include queries, responses, statements, event notifications, or actions, among other things.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Koch, Nikhil Marathe, James Pratt, Ari Craine, Eric Zavesky, Timothy Innes, Nigel Bradley
  • Patent number: 11664032
    Abstract: Multi-agent input coordination can be used to for acoustic collaboration of multiple listening agents deployed in smart devices on a premises, improving the accuracy of identifying requests and specifying where that request should be honored, improving quality of detection, and providing better understanding of user commands and user intent throughout the premises. A processor or processors such as those in a smart speaker can identify audio requests received through at least two agents in a network and determine at which of the agents to actively process a selected audio request. The identification can make use of techniques such as location context and secondary trait analysis. The audio request can include simultaneous audio requests received through at least two agents, differing audio requests received from different requesters, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: James Pratt, Timothy Innes, Eric Zavesky, Nigel Bradley
  • Patent number: 11653201
    Abstract: Management and configuration of internet of things network connected devices is facilitated herein. A proxy device comprises a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations that comprise determining a first identity and a first operational parameter of a first device and a second identity and a second operational parameter of a second device. The first device and the second device can be associated with a defined communication network. The proxy device can be provisioned within the defined communication network and can operate as a security update proxy node for the first device and the second device. The operations can also comprise facilitating a first security update at the first device and a second security update at the second device based on a determination that the first device and the second device have delegated responsibility for security synchronization to the proxy device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Zavesky, Bernard S. Renger, Behzad Shahraray, David Crawford Gibbon, Lee Begeja, Timothy Innes
  • Publication number: 20230140281
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides task delegation and cooperation for automated assistants. In one example, a method performed by a processing system that is in communication with a plurality of automated assistants includes receiving, a query indicating a task with which a user desires assistance, parsing the task into a plurality of sub-tasks including a first sub-task and a second sub-task, identifying a first automated assistant of the plurality of automated assistants that is capable of performing the first sub-task and a second automated assistant of the plurality of automated assistants that is capable of performing the second sub-task, and formulating a proposal for responding to the query, wherein the proposal comprises a sequence in which the plurality of sub-tasks is to be performed and a mapping that assigns the first sub-task to the first automated assistant and the second sub-task to the second automated assistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: James Pratt, Timothy Innes, Eric Zavesky, Nigel Bradley
  • Patent number: 11620664
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses may provide for the auto-determination of partial usage of a physical environment and use derived intelligence to take various actions. This may allow for partial resulting maintenance of the physical environment based on a single use or use over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Koch, Nikhil Marathe, James Pratt, Ari Craine, Eric Zavesky, Timothy Innes, Nigel Bradley
  • Publication number: 20230080161
    Abstract: Services for trust conveyances of entities can be provided and managed. In connection with a transaction between first and second devices, a trust management component (TMC) can indicate trust levels of entities associated with the devices with regard to the transaction and/or an action attempted by an entity. With regard to an action attempted by the first entity, the trust level of the first entity can be evaluated to determine whether it is high enough to allow the action to proceed or to have the second entity respond to the action accordingly. If it is not high enough, the second entity, using the second device, can request a trust conveyance from the first entity via the TMC. The TMC can adjust the respective trust levels based on the outcome(s) of the action(s) of the respective entities with regard to executing the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: James Pratt, Eric Zavesky, Nigel Bradley, Timothy Innes
  • Patent number: 11593445
    Abstract: A social communities assistant system may serve as a proxy for a user when communicating with social networking communities. The user may have a single interface on, such as an application, to communicate with a plurality of social communities. As a proxy, the social communities assistant system may manage parallel communications among the social communities on behalf of the user. The social communities assistant system may manage communications of various types. These types of communication may include queries, responses, statements, event notifications, or actions, among other things.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Koch, Nikhil Marathe, James Pratt, Ari Craine, Eric Zavesky, Timothy Innes, Nigel Bradley
  • Patent number: 11587125
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that include combining an offer with media content to generate a notice within a portion of the media content, providing the notice in the designated portions of the media content with the notice during a media content presentation at equipment of a user, receiving an indication of interest in the portion, retrieving marketing information for the portion of the media content based on the user profile including location based information, time based information, and activity information, monitoring an activity of the mobile communication device to determine when the mobile communication device information satisfies a location, time, and activity information that matches the marketing information and determining a communication for the user based on the marketing information and the monitoring of the activity of the mobile communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Timothy Innes, Nigel Bradley, Wasib Khallil, Alexander MacDougall, Bhumit Patel, David Spivey
  • Publication number: 20230004343
    Abstract: An audio generation system is provided to enable coordinated control of multiple IoT devices for audio collection and distribution of one or more audio sources according to location and user preference. The audio generation system enables a location sensitive acoustic control of sound, both as a shaped envelope for a particular source, and as an individualized experience. The audio generation system also facilitates an interactive visual system for visualization and manipulation of the audio environment including via the use of augmented reality and/or virtual reality to depict soundscapes. The audio generation system can also facilitate a system for improving and achieving an audio environment (sound influence zone) and an intuitive way to understand where sounds will be heard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: James Pratt, Eric Zavesky, Timothy Innes, Nigel Bradley, Nikhil Marathe
  • Patent number: 11537417
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides task delegation and cooperation for automated assistants. In one example, a method performed by a processing system that is in communication with a plurality of automated assistants includes receiving, a query indicating a task with which a user desires assistance, parsing the task into a plurality of sub-tasks including a first sub-task and a second sub-task, identifying a first automated assistant of the plurality of automated assistants that is capable of performing the first sub-task and a second automated assistant of the plurality of automated assistants that is capable of performing the second sub-task, and formulating a proposal for responding to the query, wherein the proposal comprises a sequence in which the plurality of sub-tasks is to be performed and a mapping that assigns the first sub-task to the first automated assistant and the second sub-task to the second automated assistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: James Pratt, Timothy Innes, Eric Zavesky, Nigel Bradley
  • Patent number: 11528541
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies directed to optical networking with hybrid optical vortices are disclosed herein. Embodiments can include a system that is configured to perform operations for optical networking with hybrid optical vortices. The system can include a hybrid optical switch that can communicatively couple with another network device via one or more nanofiber communication paths. The operations can include receiving, from a first nanofiber communication path, a hybrid optical vortex that carries an internet protocol packet. The operations also can include decoupling the hybrid optical vortex to extract an optical vortex that encapsulates the internet protocol packet. The operations also can include switching the internet protocol packet to a subsequent communication path based on the optical vortex that encapsulates the internet protocol packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Timothy Innes, Oliver Elliott, Samuel Scruggs
  • Publication number: 20220374910
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses may be used to create a property archivist that can enable automated customer service, in which an electronic inventory may be automatically generated and used to assist in resolving customer service needs. In an example, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory coupled with the processor that effectuates operations. The operations may include detecting a product; based on the detection, adding the product to a property archive, wherein the property archive comprises a profile for plurality of products at a location; obtaining an indication of a problem with the product; based on the detected problem, initiating a service request for the product; automatically diagnosing the problem to determine a resolution; and based on the determined resolution, automatically purchasing a part of the product and shipping the part for the product to a location of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Koch, Nikhil Marathe, James Pratt, Ari Craine, Eric Zavesky, Timothy Innes, Nigel Bradley
  • Patent number: 11507955
    Abstract: Services for trust conveyances of entities can be provided and managed. In connection with a transaction between first and second devices, a trust management component (TMC) can indicate trust levels of entities associated with the devices with regard to the transaction and/or an action attempted by an entity. With regard to an action attempted by the first entity, the trust level of the first entity can be evaluated to determine whether it is high enough to allow the action to proceed or to have the second entity respond to the action accordingly. If it is not high enough, the second entity, using the second device, can request a trust conveyance from the first entity via the TMC. The TMC can adjust the respective trust levels based on the outcome(s) of the action(s) of the respective entities with regard to executing the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: James Pratt, Eric Zavesky, Nigel Bradley, Timothy Innes