公开(公告)号：US20230422157A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US17851122

申请日：2022-06-28

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

Inventor： Chaoxin Qiu ,  Min Lu ,  Eric Ashby

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04L65/1016 ,  H04W28/02

CPC classification number: H04W48/18 ,  H04L65/1016 ,  H04W28/0268

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system creates a network element by consolidating a control plane including a combination of a plurality of 5G control plane functions and a plurality of IMS control plane functions with an associated user plane including a combination of a 5G user plane function (UPF) and one or more IMS user plane functions. The method also includes deploying the network element at a network edge of the service provider network, receiving a request from a user endpoint (UE) device for a network service, and attaching the UE to the network element. The network element is configured to facilitate providing the requested network service. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US11044442B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US16539099

申请日：2019-08-13

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

Inventor： Min Lu ,  Yi Chin ,  Gerald L. Hoover

IPC: H04N7/15 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G06T7/194 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G10L21/0208

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, capturing images that are associated with a video conference communication session, obtaining a video conference policy associated with the video conference communication session, applying object pattern recognition to the images to detect an object in the images, and retrieve first replacement image content according to the video conference policy. The images can be adjusted by replacing a first portion of the images other than the detected object with the first replacement image content to generate first adjusted video content. The first adjusted video content can be provided to the first recipient communication device via the video conference communication session. Non-adjusted video content can be provided according to the video conference policy to the second recipient communication device via the video conference communication session. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US09571528B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-14

申请号：US14339215

申请日：2014-07-23

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

Inventor： Min Lu ,  Martin Dolly ,  Leticia Johnson ,  Mark Ratcliffe

IPC: H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04L65/1016 ,  H04L65/1006 ,  H04L65/105 ,  H04L65/1073

Abstract: Many of the current IMS standards and enriched services were originally designed for the individual subscribers that are serviced by the wireless network. However, the IMS standards do not fully address the problem of providing the IMS enriched services and features to business PBX customers or wholesale customers that do not directly register to the IMS network. The present invention discloses a method for providing IMS enriched services and features to business PBX customers or wholesale customers through the use of a static provisioning and registration method.

Abstract translation: 目前的许多IMS标准和丰富的服务最初是为由无线网络服务的个体用户设计的。 然而，IMS标准并没有完全解决向业务PBX客户​​或不直接注册到IMS网络的批发客户提供IMS丰富的业务和特征的问题。 本发明公开了一种通过使用静态配置和注册方法向业务PBX客户​​或批发客户提供IMS丰富业务和特征的方法。

公开(公告)号：US12250250B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-11

申请号：US17735338

申请日：2022-05-03

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

Inventor： Chaoxin Qiu ,  Eric Ashby ,  Min Lu

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04L65/1016 ,  H04L65/1045 ,  H04L65/1066

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device in which a processing system defines service attributes for a function of an internet multimedia subsystem (IMS) core; the function is dedicated for providing a service to a user endpoint (UE) device. The processing system facilitates constructing a resource profile of the IMS core that includes the function; registering the function at a network repository function (NRF) associated with the IMS core; discovering the function from the NRF; obtaining a service requirement of the UE; and matching the service requirement with the service attributes in accordance with matching criteria. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US12058098B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US18056501

申请日：2022-11-17

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

Inventor： Chaoxin Qiu ,  Eric Ashby ,  Min Lu ,  Lakshminarashimhan Naidu

IPC: H04L61/4511 ,  H04L61/4535 ,  H04L61/50 ,  H04L61/5007 ,  H04L61/5014

CPC classification number: H04L61/4511 ,  H04L61/4535 ,  H04L61/50 ,  H04L61/5007 ,  H04L61/5014

Abstract: Techniques for validating alignment between network element configuration and DNS records associated with a communication network are presented. Alignment management component (AMC) can retrieve respective configuration parameter data items relating to respective configuration parameters associated with respective resource-related identifiers, and respective metadata items associated with the respective resource-related identifiers, from a configuration data store; and retrieve respective DNS records from respective DNS name servers, based on analyzing the respective metadata items associated with respective DNS records. For each resource-related identifier that is supposed to have a corresponding DNS record, based on the result of analyzing the respective configuration parameter data items and respective DNS records, AMC can determine whether the resource-related identifier has a corresponding DNS record stored in the DNS name server indicated by the metadata item. AMC can generate an audit report comprising a missing DNS record data item for each DNS record determined to be missing.

公开(公告)号：US20240098119A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18469689

申请日：2023-09-19

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

Inventor： Chaoxin Qiu ,  Min Lu

IPC: H04L65/1016 ,  H04L65/1104 ,  H04L65/80

CPC classification number: H04L65/1016 ,  H04L65/1104 ,  H04L65/80

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, executing an OTT application; and providing an API that enables the OTT application to connect with a native SIP stack of the device, where the OTT application negotiates with a network server for one or more QoS parameters for a communication service provided via the OTT application. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US11637761B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-25

申请号：US17860823

申请日：2022-07-08

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

Inventor： Chaoxin Qiu ,  Mark A. Ratcliffe ,  Min Lu ,  Eric Ashby ,  Arshad Khan

IPC: H04L41/5054 ,  H04L41/5025

Abstract: A method for bundling network functions as a single microservice in a cloud environment. A service deployment manager may acquire subscriber location information associated with a subscriber or a subscriber profile associated with the subscriber. Moreover, the service deployment manager may utilize the subscriber location information or the subscriber profile to select a cloud location. For example, the cloud location may be based on load, geographical proximity, service profile, etc.

公开(公告)号：US20220345380A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17860823

申请日：2022-07-08

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

Inventor： Chaoxin Qiu ,  Mark A. Ratcliffe ,  Min Lu ,  Eric Ashby ,  Arshad Khan

IPC: H04L41/5054 ,  H04L41/5025

Abstract: A method for bundling network functions as a single microservice in a cloud environment. A service deployment manager may acquire subscriber location information associated with a subscriber or a subscriber profile associated with the subscriber. Moreover, the service deployment manager may utilize the subscriber location information or the subscriber profile to select a cloud location. For example, the cloud location may be based on load, geographical proximity, service profile, etc.

公开(公告)号：US20180020189A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-18

申请号：US15710391

申请日：2017-09-20

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

Inventor： Min Lu ,  Yi Chin ,  Gerald L. Hoover

IPC: H04N7/15 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  G06T11/60

CPC classification number: H04N7/15 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F2203/04803 ,  G06K9/00255 ,  G06K9/00288 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G06T7/194 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G10L21/0208

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, capturing images that are associated with a video conference communication session, obtaining a video conference policy associated with the video conference communication session, applying object pattern recognition to the images to detect an object in the images, and retrieve first replacement image content according to the video conference policy. The images can be adjusted by replacing a first portion of the images other than the detected object with the first replacement image content to generate first adjusted video content. The first adjusted video content can be provided to the first recipient communication device via the video conference communication session. Non-adjusted video content can be provided according to the video conference policy to the second recipient communication device via the video conference communication session. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20190200205A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US15852686

申请日：2017-12-22

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

Inventor： Jeffrey Mikan ,  Min Lu ,  Feza Buyukdura ,  Russell Sharples

IPC: H04W4/90 ,  H04M11/04 ,  H04M3/42

CPC classification number: H04W4/90 ,  H04L65/00 ,  H04M3/42195 ,  H04M11/04 ,  H04M2203/2005 ,  H04M2242/04 ,  H04W76/50

Abstract: A method includes initiating an emergency call, responsive to the initiating step, generating a trigger, wherein the trigger comprises a request to suspend a call restriction associated with a user device, and transmitting the trigger using a Ut interface to a server to suspend the call restriction.