公开(公告)号：US20230116431A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-13

申请号：US17500205

申请日：2021-10-13

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Matthew J. WRIGHT ,  Christopher AUBUT ,  Ethan J. WRIGHT

IPC: H04L12/24

Abstract: Various embodiments describe methods, systems, and devices for client-driven dynamic server-side configuration validation. Exemplary implementations may include validating client device configuration data, updating a client device shadow with the validated client device configuration data, in which the client device shadow includes a schema in a client device-agnostic language, and translating client device configuration data of the client device shadow from the client device-agnostic language to a client device-specific language. Also, receiving the client device configuration data from a computing device over a communication network, and sending the client device configuration data of the client device shadow in the client device-specific language to a client device via a communication network. Further, translating a client device schema from the client device-specific language to the client device-agnostic language, identifying differences in the client device schema from the schema of the client device shadow, and updating the client device shadow with the differences.

公开(公告)号：US11627619B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US17107896

申请日：2020-11-30

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Jody Beck

IPC: H04W76/15 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04L1/18 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04L45/302 ,  H04L45/64

Abstract: A first communications device may use one or a plurality of communications connections in parallel for a communications session between the first communications device and the second communications device. The first device makes decisions as to the number of connections to use, the level of error correcting code to use, and/or the level of packet redundancy to use based on test scores corresponding to one or more communications session connections. The first communications device generates a first test score corresponding to a first communications session connection based on a test performed over a first test path between the first communications device and a test server, said first communications session connection and the first test path sharing a common link, e.g., a common wireless link between the first device and an access point. The first device may generate and use an overall connection score corresponding to a plurality of session connections.

公开(公告)号：US11627533B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US17835455

申请日：2022-06-08

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Volkan Sevindik ,  Muhib T. Oduwaiye ,  Haider Syed

IPC: H04W52/14 ,  H04W52/24 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W52/34 ,  H04W52/36 ,  H04W52/28

Abstract: Dynamic data rate selection in wireless networks is described. The includes sending, by a wireless controller to a base station, an access point power-data rate table. The base station updates a base station power-data rate table with the access point power-data rate table based on checking defined thresholds, confirms the validity of the updated base station power-data rate table by receiving measurements from a user device responsive to communications using the updated base station power-data rate table, reverts to a previous base station power-data rate table if the measurements indicate that the updated base station power-data rate table is not correct, and sends to the wireless controller one of the updated base station power-data rate table or the previous base station power-data rate table. The wireless controller updates the access point power-data rate table and sends the updated access point power-data rate table to an access point.

公开(公告)号：US11627453B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US17191283

申请日：2021-03-03

Applicant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC

Inventor： Saran Khalid

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W4/90 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, and apparatus for emergency, non-persistent peer-to-peer communications to support ad hoc use of proximate UE such as in remote areas with PE coverage gaps. Specifically, UE may configured to initiate emergency communications, and accept/support such emergency communications, such that an ad hoc mesh or message relay network is formed thereby in which (hopefully) someone near the source of the emergency communication may render assistance, or at least one UE in the ad hoc network is capable of accessing a base station, eNB, or gNB so that, for example, the mobile network provider or emergency services may be alerted to the emergency situation.

公开(公告)号：US11627121B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US15813599

申请日：2017-11-15

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Shane B. Newberg ,  Christopher J. Teague ,  Venkata R. Divvi ,  Cheryl A. Warne ,  Loay O. Kreishan

IPC: H04L9/40 ,  H04W4/14 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08

Abstract: According to one configuration, a wireless access service provider selects and assigns a particular authentication option amongst multiple different authentication options to an entity such as a wireless access point or a sub-network supported by the wireless access point. When a communication device attempts to use the corresponding wireless access point provided by the wireless access service provider, a wireless access gateway receives information from the wireless access point indicating the particular authentication option assigned to authenticate the communication device. The wireless access gateway communicates the notification of the particular authentication option to an authentication manager, which provides the wireless access gateway with network address information indicating a captive portal in which to authenticate the communication device. The wireless access gateway then uses the network address information to redirect the communication device to the captive portal, which is then used to authenticate the communication device. to access the Internet.

公开(公告)号：US11622262B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-04

申请号：US17334041

申请日：2021-05-28

Applicant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC

Inventor： Volkan Sevindik

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W8/28

Abstract: Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, and apparatus for a radio access network (RAN) Network Repository Function (RNRF) configured to receive gNB feature/capability information from gNB formed by network RAN, store the received gNB feature/capability information, and provide gNB feature/capability information to requesting core network nodes or functions so that these nodes/functions may adapt/configure their operation or the services they provide in response to the gNB capabilities.

公开(公告)号：US11616699B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-28

申请号：US16939709

申请日：2020-07-27

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Ethan Wright ,  Matthew J. Wright ,  Micah Labbee

IPC: H04L41/16 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06T19/00 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/08 ,  G06V20/20

Abstract: Obtaining location metadata for network devices using augmented reality (AR) is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an AR computing device receives first user inputs indicating boundary points of a device region, and determines first spatial coordinates for each boundary point. The AR computing device next receives a second user input that indicates a network device within the device region, and determines second spatial coordinates for the network device. The AR computing device may also correlate the network device with a known connected network device. The AR computing device then transmits, to a server computing device, first metadata that includes the first spatial coordinates and an identifier of the device region, and second metadata that includes the second spatial coordinates and an identifier of the indicated network device. In some embodiments, the metadata may be employed, e.g., to generate a floorplan visualization and/or a signal strength map of the device region.

公开(公告)号：US11611923B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

申请号：US15916096

申请日：2018-03-08

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Curt Wong ,  Sami Makinen ,  Parmjit Dhillon ,  Greg McLaughlin

IPC: H04W36/30 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04L41/50 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H04L61/5007

Abstract: A cable communications network provides an alternative communications path between a user equipment device and a data network to a cellular path for a communications session with a desired level of Quality of Service. A cable modem termination system, coupled to a wireless core network, e.g., a 5G core network, interacts with the wireless core network to attempt to establish a PDU session for a UE with a desired QoS level. The core sends a QoS service request message to the CMTS including a requested level of QoS, an IP address and port number for the session. The CMTS and cable modem, corresponding to the UE, negotiate and decide if the request desired QoS level can be supported over the cable between the CMTS and the cable mode for the session.

公开(公告)号：US20230082569A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：US17476438

申请日：2021-09-15

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Volkan Sevindik

IPC: H04L27/26 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/04

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining and adjusting subcarrier spacing (SCS) to be used by a base station, e.g., a CBSD, for transmitting downlink data to one or more wireless devices, e.g., UEs, are described. A subcarrier spacing (SCS) level to be used by the base station is determined based on information relating to buffering of downlink data supplied to the base station via a cable, e.g., data accumulation rate (DAR) and/or average data arrival time (ADAT). Measured cable modem (CM) to base station latency is also used in the SCS determination. The amount of time for which a determined SCS level is to be used by the base station is set based on measured latency between a CMTS and the CM.

公开(公告)号：US20230071425A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-09

申请号：US17469950

申请日：2021-09-09

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Christopher TURNER ,  Jason PAGE ,  Robert HULSHOF ,  James H. ALEXANDER

IPC: G06Q30/00 ,  H04H20/71 ,  H04B17/309 ,  G06Q30/02

Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating a customer premise equipment (CPE) device to determine whether it is being used to perpetuate theft of service (TOS). A computing system may be configured to collect raw data from a customer premise equipment (CPE) device associated with a subscriber account, determine TOS features based on the collected raw data, determine a risk score for the CPE based on the TOS features, determine whether the risk score exceeds a threshold value, and classifying the CPE device as a TOS device in response to determining that the risk score exceeds the threshold value.