公开(公告)号：US11844127B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US17850815

申请日：2022-06-27

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Gregory Greene ,  Stephen Bartlett ,  Wen-Yen Picard Huang ,  David L. Temlak

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04L27/34 ,  H04B17/391 ,  H04B17/336 ,  H04B17/318

CPC classification number: H04W76/15 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04B17/336 ,  H04B17/391 ,  H04L27/3494

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for testing a cable connection in order to determine whether the cable connection can adequately support delivery of one or more services delivered from a service provider infrastructure. In one embodiment, the methods and apparatus are adapted to detect RF signals on a coaxial cable connection or outlet within a premises, evaluate the signals, and determine the readiness status thereof based on the evaluation. In one variant, an algorithm is used for the evaluation of the RF signals, and is dependent on at least a geographical location of the cable outlet being tested. The algorithm evaluates a list of prospective RF channels for signal strength so as to correlate or exclude any signals present from one or more types of sources (e.g., OTA broadcasts, satellite service providers, etc.).

公开(公告)号：US11843965B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US17115241

申请日：2020-12-08

Applicant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC

Inventor： Mohit Anand

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W28/24 ,  H04W28/20

CPC classification number: H04W28/0268 ,  H04W28/20 ,  H04W28/24 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, architectures, mechanisms and apparatus for managing user equipment (UE) communications in a converged network by causing such UE to automatically select a “best” wireless network (cellular RAN/WiFi) without any user notification/interaction to the user of the UE, such as via the device user interface (UI). The best wireless network may be determined using contemporaneous QoS related measurements, or predicted QoS measurements such as provided by a RAN node or channel QoS model generated via machine learning techniques, which may also be used to determine a type of QoS needed for each application or service commonly invoked at the UE so as to automatically provide the best possible user experience without any user intervention.

公开(公告)号：US11843839B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US17592255

申请日：2022-02-03

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Rosaiah Jujjuru ,  Vipul Patel ,  David Agranoff ,  Sachin Reddy Kota

IPC: H04N21/8355 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/454

CPC classification number: H04N21/8355 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/4524

Abstract: A streaming service updates a manifest to include a location of an encoded version of a program that is available for streaming and a restriction marker indicating that the program is restricted. A request for the manifest is received from a client device. Subsequent to providing the manifest to the client device, a request for authorization to stream the program is received from the client device, the request for authorization including client device metadata. Based on the client device metadata and blackout metadata associated with the program, it is determined that the client device is not authorized to stream the program. The streaming service sends, to the client device, slate information that identifies a slate image to be presented by the client device in lieu of the program.

公开(公告)号：US11838088B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17019033

申请日：2020-09-11

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Ramneek Bali

IPC: H04B7/06 ,  H04B17/336

CPC classification number: H04B7/0695 ,  H04B7/0617 ,  H04B7/0632 ,  H04B7/0634 ,  H04B17/336

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for repeater/extender operation of a wireless-enabled device, including for extending the range or coverage in a wireless network subject to poor signal propagation or obstructions. In one embodiment, the apparatus and methods leverage use of a CPE (consumer premises equipment) configured as a 5G mmWave extender to extend RF signals from one or more base stations (e.g., a NodeB) to one or more other premises. In one variant, the CPE includes (i) a internal unit configured to provide 5G and Wi-Fi services to local UE, as well as other standard CPE functions; (ii) a donor apparatus configured to receive/transmit 5G signals to/from the one or more base stations; and (iii) a service apparatus configured to radiate 5G signals to UE/CPE with weak or no NodeB connectivity. The CPE is configured to create and dynamically update a weighted beam matrix used to select beams.

公开(公告)号：US11832034B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US17334313

申请日：2021-05-28

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Pratik Das

IPC: H04Q11/02 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L27/00 ,  H04L27/26 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W80/10 ,  H04J3/16 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04L41/5003 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04L61/5007 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04W84/04

CPC classification number: H04Q11/02 ,  H04J3/1652 ,  H04L5/0007 ,  H04L5/0041 ,  H04L12/2801 ,  H04L27/0006 ,  H04L27/2637 ,  H04L41/5003 ,  H04L47/821 ,  H04L61/5007 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W56/001 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W80/10 ,  H04M7/006 ,  H04Q2213/13012 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for unified high-bandwidth, low-latency data services. In one embodiment, a network architecture having service delivery over at least portions of extant infrastructure (e.g., a hybrid fiber coaxial infrastructure) is disclosed, which includes standards-compliant ultra-low latency and high data rate services (e.g., 5G NR services) via a common service provider. In one variant, parallel MIMO data streams supported by 3GPP 5G NR are shifted in frequency before being injected into the single coaxial cable feeder, so that frequency diversity (instead of spatial diversity) is leveraged to achieve the maximum total carrier bandwidth that 3GPP 5G NR chipsets. Intermediate Frequencies (IF) are transmitted over the media in one implementation, (i.e., instead of higher frequencies), and block-conversion to RF carrier frequency is employed subsequently in the enhanced consumer premises equipment (CPEe) for 3GPP band-compliant interoperability with the 3GPP 5G NR chipset in the CPEe.

公开(公告)号：US11831707B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US17689411

申请日：2022-03-08

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Nikhil Parikh ,  Jason Donovan ,  Chris Sammoury

IPC: H04L67/1014 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/63

CPC classification number: H04L67/1014 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/63

Abstract: In a system, a load balancer transmits, to a selected content origin node, a first content request based on a first request for first requested content received from a client node, the selected content origin node transmits, to the load balancer, a first response to the first content request, wherein the selected content origin node has the first requested content, and the load balancer transmits, to the client node, a first redirect message identifying the selected content origin node as having the first requested content without transmitting the first requested content to the client node. In some implementations, the selected content origin node transmits the first redirect message as the first response. In other implementations, the first response from the selected content origin node contains the first requested content, and the load balancer converts the first response into the first redirect message.

公开(公告)号：US11825526B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17861172

申请日：2022-07-09

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Volkan Sevindik ,  Haider Syed

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04W88/08

CPC classification number: H04W74/0875 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for providing devices access to wireless base stations. An exemplary method embodiment includes the steps of: receiving over the air at a wireless base station a plurality of random access preamble signals from a plurality of devices; and determining, by the wireless base station, the order in which to respond to the received random access preamble signals based on an access priority list. The access priority list being determined based on customer premises equipment devices characteristics, attributes and/or properties.

公开(公告)号：US20230370855A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18197387

申请日：2023-05-15

Applicant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC

Inventor： Volkan Sevindik

IPC: H04W16/14 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04W8/24

CPC classification number: H04W16/14 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, and apparatus for allocating resources in a 5G network comprising Citizens Broadband Radio Service Device (CBSD) nodes configured for communicating via granted spectrum with customer premises equipment (CPE) supporting wireless access points (WAPs) and the like, wherein an initial small bandwidth part (BWP) is assigned to each CPE, a BWP update process provides to a policy control function a list of devices/capabilities consuming CPE bandwidth so that the PCF may calculate a new bandwidth requirement for the CPE, the new requirement being used by the CPE to generate a CPE UE capability information message for the CBSD node, the CBSD node assigning an appropriately sized BWP for the CPE.

公开(公告)号：US20230370315A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US17742863

申请日：2022-05-12

Applicant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC

Inventor： Elliott Hoole ,  Diwelawatte Jayawardene

IPC: H04L27/26 ,  H04L12/28

CPC classification number: H04L27/2626 ,  H04L12/2801 ,  H04L27/2605

Abstract: Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, architectures, mechanisms and apparatus for spatially combining a plurality of 5G new radio (NR) carrier signals or channels for transport via a common frequency channel through a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) or other communications medium link or network. To overcome a loss of receiver ability to discriminate/process individual spatial components, each baseband signal and/or carrier signal including a spatial component has imparted to it a respective channel component Øn configured to modify amplitude, phase shift, and/or time delay of the baseband signal and/or carrier signal such that multiple spatial component bearing signals stacked/combined within a HFC frequency channel or slot include channel characteristics sufficiently distinct so as to enable a receiver to identify, discriminate, and otherwise process desired spatial components.

公开(公告)号：US20230362152A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US17736289

申请日：2022-05-04

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Saurabh Sharma ,  Lavanya Yeleswarapu ,  Vikas Pandey

IPC: H04L9/40

CPC classification number: H04L63/083

Abstract: A method includes: receiving, by a device connected to a communications network, a neutral application packet kit; running, by the device, an instance of an application corresponding to the neutral application packet kit; requesting, by the application, endpoint data from an authentication cluster on the communications network; receiving, by the application, the endpoint data from the authentication cluster; and connecting, by the application, to an initial servicing cluster identified by the endpoint data.