公开(公告)号：US10269015B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-23

申请号：US15061227

申请日：2016-03-04

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

Inventor： James Jackson ,  Mehrad Yasrebi

IPC: G06Q20/40 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G06Q20/36 ,  G06Q50/12 ,  G06Q20/08 ,  G06Q20/42 ,  H04M3/493

Abstract: A secure payment method includes receiving, by a payment recipient, a transaction request from a party in a transaction. The payment recipient requests a payment that is in a specified form and that is uniquely identified by a unique identification. The method includes receiving, on behalf of the payment recipient and at a payment recipient computer, the payment that is in the specified form. The payment is uniquely identified by the unique identification. The payment recipient authorizes the transaction in response to receiving the payment that is in the specified form and that is uniquely identified by the unique identification. The specified form is issued by a private third party.

公开(公告)号：US20180159986A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15888357

申请日：2018-02-05

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

Inventor： Mehrad Yasrebi ,  James E. Jackson ,  Art Daddona

IPC: H04M7/12 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/12

Abstract: The use of virtual resources providing communication services is adjusted based on load. A determination is made, for a specific number range, whether the virtual telephone number mapping service instances dedicated to the specific number range are being underutilized. If the virtual telephone number mapping service instances dedicated to the specific number range are being underutilized, a virtual telephone number mapping service instance dedicated to the specific number range is selected for removal. A determination is also made, for the specific number range, whether a number of virtual telephone number mapping service instances dedicated to the specific number range is sufficient to handle requests for communication services. If the number of virtual telephone number mapping service instances dedicated to the specific number range is not sufficient to handle the requests, instantiation of a virtual telephone mapping instance is initiated.

公开(公告)号：US09781272B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US15336403

申请日：2016-10-27

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

Inventor： James Jackson ,  Mehrad Yasrebi

IPC: H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/53 ,  H04M3/533 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04L29/12

CPC classification number: H04M3/5307 ,  H04L61/157 ,  H04M3/42382 ,  H04M3/5315 ,  H04M3/53366 ,  H04M7/006 ,  H04M2203/158 ,  H04M2203/4509 ,  H04M2203/4518 ,  H04M2203/4536

Abstract: Calls placed to a call recipient bypass the terminating messaging system, creating an enhanced message in the call originator's messaging system and delivering the enhanced message using alternate routing information. A caller creates enhanced messages for a call recipient even when the call recipient's messaging system does not support such functionality. The caller also embeds stored content and/or use links in the enhanced messages to allow the message to be modified and/or deleted before it is accessed by the call recipient.

公开(公告)号：US20160205197A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-14

申请号：US15076330

申请日：2016-03-21

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

Inventor： Mehrad Yasrebi ,  James E. Jackson

IPC: H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04L67/14 ,  H04L51/32

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for social networking in a dynamic environment. In one embodiment, a method for social networking in a network includes broadcasting a first set of one or more keywords representing one or more interests of a first user in the network, receiving a response from a second user in the network indicating interest in at least one of the interests of the first user, and connecting to a server in the network, where the server hosts a group for supporting communications between at least the first network user and the second network user.

公开(公告)号：US09246824B2

公开(公告)日：2016-01-26

申请号：US13951195

申请日：2013-07-25

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

Inventor： Bernard Ku ,  James Jackson ,  Mehrad Yasrebi

IPC: H04L12/66 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/851 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04L47/24 ,  H04L47/12 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/80

Abstract: Systems and methods to select peered border elements for a communication session based on Quality-of-Service (QoS) are disclosed. In particular, an example method includes determining a composite QoS parameter of a communication session based on weighting QoS parameters of the session, the QoS parameters including a grade of service parameter of the session and a preferred mode of communication for a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) device of a called party; querying a telephone number mapping server for a status of each of the peered border elements; assigning the session to be handled by a selected peered border element of the peered border elements based on the composite QoS parameter and the status of each of the peered border elements; and generating a QoS authorization token to reserve network resources associated with the selected peered border element.

Abstract translation: 公开了基于服务质量（QoS）为通信会话选择对等边界元素的系统和方法。 具体地，示例性方法包括基于会话的加权QoS参数来确定通信会话的组合QoS参数，所述QoS参数包括会话的服务等级等级以及用于因特网协议语音的优选通信模式（ VoIP）设备; 对电话号码映射服务器查询每个对等边界元素的状态; 基于所述复合QoS参数和所述对等边界元素中的每一个的状态，分配由所述对等边界元素的所选择的对等边界元素处理的会话; 以及生成QoS授权令牌以保留与所选择的对等边界元素相关联的网络资源。

公开(公告)号：US20140304410A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-09

申请号：US14305533

申请日：2014-06-16

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

Inventor： Chaoxin Qiu ,  James E. Jackson ,  Mehrad Yasrebi

IPC: H04L12/911

CPC classification number: H04L47/70 ,  H04L29/12066 ,  H04L61/1511 ,  H04L67/10

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for recovering from a catastrophic failure that results in a large number of user endpoints attempting to come on line simultaneously after an NGN is restored. In an enhanced DNS load balancer, DNS queries from the user end points relating to a particular NGN edge device are selectively dropped if a rate of queries for the particular edge device suddenly increases or exceeds a threshold. The query dropping may also be based in part on the class of service assigned to the user endpoint.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于从灾难性故障中恢复的机制，导致大量用户端点在NGN恢复后尝试同时上线。 在增强型DNS负载均衡器中，如果对特定边缘设备的查询速率突然增加或超过阈值，则有选择地删除来自与特定NGN边缘设备相关的用户端点的DNS查询。 查询丢弃也可能部分地基于分配给用户端点的服务类别。

公开(公告)号：US20140250216A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-04

申请号：US14274691

申请日：2014-05-10

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

Inventor： James E. Jackson ,  Chaoxin Qiu ,  Mehrad Yasrebi

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04L65/1073 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L41/50 ,  H04L47/286 ,  H04L47/765 ,  H04L61/1511 ,  H04L61/2007 ,  H04L65/1006 ,  H04L65/1016 ,  H04L67/1036 ,  H04M7/006

Abstract: A mechanism controls global synchronization, or registration floods, that may result when a large number of endpoints in a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network such as an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) come online simultaneously after a catastrophic failure. The mechanism allows the Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure to efficiently control the overload condition by registering user end points with backup border elements, and by staggering and by randomizing the time-to-live (TTL) parameter in registrations with backup border elements.

Abstract translation: 一种机制控制全球同步或注册洪水，当互联网协议多媒体子系统（IMS）上的互联网协议语音（VoIP）网络中的大量端点在灾难性故障之后同时上线时可能导致。 该机制允许域名系统（DNS）基础设施通过注册具有备份边界元素的用户终点以及通过在备份边界元素的注册中随机分配生存时间（TTL）参数来有效地控制过载状况。

公开(公告)号：US20130246544A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-19

申请号：US13847872

申请日：2013-03-20

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

Inventor： Mehrad Yasrebi ,  James Jackson

IPC: H04L12/58

CPC classification number: H04L51/36 ,  H04L51/34 ,  H04M3/51 ,  H04M3/53 ,  H04M2203/4509

Abstract: An automatic message escalation system includes attaching an acknowledgement flag to a message after it is received in the message mailbox of an identified message recipient. The status of the acknowledgement flag indicates whether or not the message has been retrieved. After a given or specified period of time, the acknowledgement flag is checked to see if the message was retrieved. If the message was retrieved, the message will not be escalated. If the message was not retrieved, the message will be sent to the next message recipient on an escalation list.

Abstract translation: 自动消息升级系统包括在确认的消息接收者的消息邮箱中接收到消息之后将确认标志附加到消息。 确认标志的状态指示消息是否已被检索。 在给定或指定的时间段之后，检查确认标志以查看消息是否被检索。 如果邮件已被检索，邮件将不会被升级。 如果未检索到该消息，该消息将被发送到升级列表中的下一个消息收件人。

公开(公告)号：US11196801B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US16163651

申请日：2018-10-18

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

Inventor： Mehrad Yasrebi ,  James Jackson

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to transmit to a media server a request for distribution of media content to one or more targeted recipients according to a user profile associated with the communication device that is stored in the media server. The format of the media content can be adjusted by the media server based at least in part on the user profile. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10523822B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US15888357

申请日：2018-02-05

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

Inventor： Mehrad Yasrebi ,  James E. Jackson ,  Art Daddona

IPC: H04M7/12 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/12

Abstract: The use of virtual resources providing communication services is adjusted based on load. A determination is made, for a specific number range, whether the virtual telephone number mapping service instances dedicated to the specific number range are being underutilized. If the virtual telephone number mapping service instances dedicated to the specific number range are being underutilized, a virtual telephone number mapping service instance dedicated to the specific number range is selected for removal. A determination is also made, for the specific number range, whether a number of virtual telephone number mapping service instances dedicated to the specific number range is sufficient to handle requests for communication services. If the number of virtual telephone number mapping service instances dedicated to the specific number range is not sufficient to handle the requests, instantiation of a virtual telephone mapping instance is initiated.