公开(公告)号：US10020844B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US15370603

申请日：2016-12-06

Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

Inventor： Pamela A. M. Bogdan ,  George Blandino ,  Ken Liu ,  Leon Lubranski ,  Eric Myburgh ,  Tracy Van Brakle

IPC: H04B3/52 ,  H04B3/54 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/28

CPC classification number: H04B3/54 ,  H04B3/52 ,  H04L12/1895 ,  H04L12/2825 ,  H04L12/413 ,  H04L12/4625 ,  H04L12/4633 ,  H04L67/26

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a broadcast communication system that is operable to detect a first power outage. A first plurality of electromagnetic waves is generated for transmission to a plurality of user devices of the broadcast communication system via a guided wave transceiver, where the first plurality of electromagnetic waves includes an outage status signal generated in response to detecting the first power outage, and where the first plurality of electromagnetic waves is guided by at least one transmission medium and propagates without utilizing an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20230344767A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US17729020

申请日：2022-04-26

Applicant: AT&T Global Network Services Belgium Luxembourg SPRL ,  AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Tracy Van Brakle ,  Giovanni Vannucci ,  Cagatay Buyukkoc ,  Christophe Closset ,  Mukundan Sarukkai

IPC: H04L47/11 ,  H04L47/2491 ,  H04L47/127

CPC classification number: H04L47/11 ,  H04L47/2491 ,  H04L47/127 ,  H04W28/18

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a scenario that warrants a pooling of first resources associated with a first network operator with second resources associated with at least a second network operator that is different from the first network operator, based on the detecting, obtaining first data indicating an availability of a first portion of the first resources and second data indicating an availability of a first portion of the second resources, processing at least the first data and the second data to generate a plan for facilitating a communication service involving the first portion of the first resources and the first portion of the second resources, and facilitating the communication service based on the plan. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10680729B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-09

申请号：US16359154

申请日：2019-03-20

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： George Blandino ,  Irwin Gerszberg ,  Leon Lubranski ,  Tracy Van Brakle

IPC: H04B17/318 ,  H04W40/28 ,  H04B17/17

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a first antenna system of a distributed antenna system, a first wireless signal from a second antenna system of the distributed antenna system, the second antenna system included in a first series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system, detecting an operational fault, and redirecting, by the first antenna system, a first wireless transmission to a third antenna system of the distributed antenna system, the third antenna system included in a second series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system, and at least a portion of the communication services associated with the second wireless communications path facilitating mitigation of the operational fault. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20190098376A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US16198434

申请日：2018-11-21

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Leon Lubranski ,  Tracy Van Brakle ,  George Blandino ,  Irwin Gerszberg

IPC: H04Q3/00 ,  H04W24/04 ,  H04W24/08

CPC classification number: H04Q3/0091 ,  H04Q3/0087 ,  H04W24/04 ,  H04W24/08

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying an overload event according to monitoring signals received from a group of source devices over a network. Other aspects can include receiving load information from each of a plurality of waveguides resulting in a plurality of load information. Further aspects can include analyzing the plurality of load information resulting in a load analysis of the plurality of waveguides. Additional aspect can include identifying a recipient waveguide from the plurality of waveguides based on the load analysis. Also, aspects can include identifying a first source device, and notifying the first source device to provide communications to the recipient waveguide and not to the waveguide device to mitigate the overload event. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20180279601A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15477899

申请日：2017-04-03

Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

Inventor： Pamela A. M. Bogdan ,  Ken Liu ,  Leon Lubranski ,  Eric Myburgh ,  George Blandino ,  Tracy Van Brakle ,  Irwin Gerszberg ,  Robert Bennett ,  Paul Shala Henry ,  Donald J. Barnickel ,  Farhad Barzegar ,  Thomas M. Willis, III

IPC: A01M29/18 ,  H04B3/52 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/78 ,  A01M29/10 ,  A01M31/00 ,  G01S13/06 ,  G01S15/06

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, embodiments can include receiving signals over a transmission medium. The signals are received as electromagnetic waves at a physical interface of the transmission medium that propagate without utilizing an electrical return path. The electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium. Further embodiments can include detecting a disturbance on the transmission medium and identifying the disturbance as an animal. Additional embodiments include selecting a control measure according to the animal resulting in a selected control measure and implementing the selected control measure in response to identifying the animal. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US09912419B1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-06

申请号：US15246223

申请日：2016-08-24

Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

Inventor： George Blandino ,  Irwin Gerszberg ,  Leon Lubranski ,  Tracy Van Brakle

IPC: H04W40/28 ,  H04B17/318

CPC classification number: H04B17/318 ,  H04B17/17 ,  H04W40/28

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a first antenna system of a distributed antenna system, a first wireless signal from a second antenna system of the distributed antenna system, the second antenna system included in a first series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system, detecting an operational fault in the second antenna system, and redirecting, by the first antenna system, a first wireless transmission to a third antenna system of the distributed antenna system, the third antenna system included in a second series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system, the first series of antenna systems providing first communication services, the second series of antenna systems providing second communication services, and the second communication services utilized at least in part as backup communication services when a communication fault is detected in the first series of antenna systems. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10924158B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16101979

申请日：2018-08-13

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Pamela A. M. Bogdan ,  George Blandino ,  Ken Liu ,  Leon Lubranski ,  Eric Myburgh ,  Tracy Van Brakle ,  Robert Bennett ,  Donald J. Barnickel ,  Thomas M. Willis, III ,  Farhad Barzegar ,  Irwin Gerszberg ,  Paul Shala Henry

IPC: H04B3/54 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/26 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G01C15/00 ,  G01S5/02 ,  H04B10/112

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a target position of a particular physical location, accessing an image system that provides a number of images based on physical locations including the particular physical location, and obtaining a target image from the image system based on the particular physical location. The target image includes imaged features based on physical features of the particular physical location. Image processing is applied to the target image, and a particular physical feature is identified as a candidate deployment site based on the applying of the image processing, wherein the candidate deployment site is configured to accommodate equipment of a distributed communication network that facilitates transmission of electromagnetic waves along a surface of a transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10886969B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-05

申请号：US16000170

申请日：2018-06-05

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Pamela A. M. Bogdan ,  George Blandino ,  Ken Liu ,  Leon Lubranski ,  Eric Myburgh ,  Tracy Van Brakle

IPC: H04B3/54 ,  H04B3/52 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/413

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a broadcast communication system that is operable to detect a first power outage. A first plurality of electromagnetic waves is generated for transmission to a plurality of user devices of the broadcast communication system via a guided wave transceiver, where the first plurality of electromagnetic waves includes an outage status signal generated in response to detecting the first power outage, and where the first plurality of electromagnetic waves is guided by at least one transmission medium and propagates without utilizing an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10359749B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

申请号：US15371321

申请日：2016-12-07

Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

Inventor： Pamela A. M. Bogdan ,  George Blandino ,  Ken Liu ,  Leon Lubranski ,  Eric Myburgh ,  Tracy Van Brakle

IPC: G05B19/042 ,  H04B3/54 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H02J13/00 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02J3/46 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/35 ,  B60L53/30

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a utilities management system operable to receive via a guided wave transceiver a plurality of utility status signals from a plurality of utility sensors located at a plurality of supervised sites. Utility control data is generated based on the plurality of utility status signals. At least one control signal is generated for transmission via the guided wave transceiver to at least one of the plurality of supervised sites, and the at least one control signal includes at least one utility deployment instruction based on the utility control data. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10178445B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-08

申请号：US15360699

申请日：2016-11-23

Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

Inventor： Leon Lubranski ,  Tracy Van Brakle ,  George Blandino ,  Irwin Gerszberg

IPC: G01R31/08 ,  H04Q3/00 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W24/04

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying an overload event according to monitoring signals received from a group of source devices over a network. Other aspects can include receiving load information from each of a plurality of waveguides resulting in a plurality of load information. Further aspects can include analyzing the plurality of load information resulting in a load analysis of the plurality of waveguides. Additional aspect can include identifying a recipient waveguide from the plurality of waveguides based on the load analysis. Also, aspects can include identifying a first source device, and notifying the first source device to provide communications to the recipient waveguide and not to the waveguide device to mitigate the overload event. Other embodiments are disclosed.