公开(公告)号：US10795951B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-06

申请号：US14979213

申请日：2015-12-22

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

Inventor： Venson Shaw ,  Jin He

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F16/30 ,  G06F16/9535 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06Q50/26 ,  G06Q50/14

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable storage media and apparatuses for utilizing privacy information to improve a user experience are disclosed. A processor receives privacy information of a user, the privacy information comprising location information and at least one of: traveling companion information and event information, receives over a communication network associated with the network service provider, a search request, determines search results responsive to the search request, wherein the search results are generated by accounting for the location information and at least one of: the traveling companion information and the event information, and provides over the communication network associated with the network service provider, the search results to an endpoint device of the user.

公开(公告)号：US10587985B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-10

申请号：US15966863

申请日：2018-04-30

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

Inventor： Venson M. Shaw ,  Jin He

IPC: H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W4/33 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: Smart M2M devices may be utilized to discover, generate, develop, and use customer behavior information. Security, marketing, and sales may be made through the use of short-range communication mechanisms, and customer behavior information may be gathered while providing devices with product information and other content. In an example configuration, smart M2M devices may determine the location of a device in a venue and compare it to historical location information associated with the device to determine whether authentication should be requested.

公开(公告)号：US10560864B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-11

申请号：US14530522

申请日：2014-10-31

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

Inventor： Venson Shaw ,  Jin He

IPC: H04W28/02

Abstract: Network demand data can be determined by employing low cost sensing devices. In one aspect, the sensing devices can monitor user equipment activity and/or environmental conditions associated with a specific area. Sudden changes in the network demand at the area, for example, due to a planned or unplanned event, can be detected based on an analysis of the monitored information. Based on the changes, configuration parameters associated with antennas of one or more access points can be updated to improve network coverage and/or capacity at the area. In one example, a transmission power of an access point can be adjusted to increase network capacity. In another example, an antenna beam of the access point can be focused and/or steered towards the area to improve network coverage.

公开(公告)号：US10313765B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US14845850

申请日：2015-09-04

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

Inventor： Venson Shaw ,  Jin He

IPC: H04N21/2662 ,  H04N21/854 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/238 ,  H04N21/239 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/426 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/81

Abstract: A method includes receiving a first request for a video content item. The first request is received at a media server from a first electronic device. The method includes selectively communicating a vector graphics format version of the video content item or a bitmap graphics format version of the video content item to the first electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US10116976B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US14884229

申请日：2015-10-15

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

Inventor： Venson Shaw ,  Jin He

IPC: H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/218 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N7/173

Abstract: A device includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including receiving, via a transmission, a first set of video segments. Each video segment of the first set of video segments includes multiple video frames of a video stream associated with an event. The operations also include sending a replay request for data associated with a particular video stream associated with the event. The replay request is associated with a replay duration. A communication session with a media server is established via a unicast transmission based on the replay request. The operations also include receiving, via the communication session, a second set of video segments associated with the particular video stream and automatically terminating the communication session based on the replay duration.

公开(公告)号：US20170288768A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15089664

申请日：2016-04-04

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

Inventor： Venson M. Shaw ,  Jin He

IPC: H04B7/185 ,  H04B7/26 ,  H04W16/26 ,  H04W40/22

CPC classification number: H04B7/18506 ,  H04B7/2606 ,  H04W16/26 ,  H04W40/22

Abstract: Use of a drone base station companion increases diversity gain in a communications system to reduce error rates and the probability of the need for a retransmission due to channel fading. An apparatus includes a drone base station companion configured as a relay between a base station in a first cell and wireless user equipment in the first cell. The drone base station companion includes a wireless receiver path configured to receive a wireless communication including data from the base station. The drone base station companion includes a wireless transmitter path configured to transmit the data to the wireless user equipment. The drone base station companion may include a second wireless receiver path configured to receive a second wireless communication including the data from the wireless user equipment. The drone base station companion may include a second wireless transmitter path configured to transmit the second data to the base station.

公开(公告)号：US20170180505A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US14975220

申请日：2015-12-18

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

Inventor： Venson Shaw ,  Jin He ,  Richard Schmidt ,  Mark Easley

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  H04L12/26

CPC classification number: H04L67/306 ,  G06Q50/01 ,  H04L41/5009

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable storage media and apparatuses for privacy information management are disclosed. A processor stores privacy information of a user, receives over a communication network associated with the network service provider, an inquiry directed to the user from a business entity, the business entity having previously conducted a transaction with the user, the inquiry in a polar question format, determines an answer responsive to the inquiry from the privacy information, and provides over the communication network associated with the network service provider, the answer to the business entity when a threshold of a number of inquiries from the business entity has not been exceeded for a time period.

公开(公告)号：US20170111246A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-20

申请号：US14882526

申请日：2015-10-14

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

Inventor： Venson Shaw ,  Jin He

IPC: H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/801

CPC classification number: H04L43/08 ,  H04L43/12 ,  H04L45/70 ,  H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/70

Abstract: According to one aspect disclosed herein, a performance monitoring SDN controller can translate an intent specified by a performance monitoring application into a flow rule and an action set to be utilized by a performance monitoring SDN element to process a packet flow received from the target SDN network. The performance monitoring SDN controller can provide the flow rule and the action set to a performance monitoring SDN element, which can receive the packet flow from the target SDN network and can analyze the packet flow in accordance with the flow rule to match the packet flow to an action included within the action set. The performance monitoring SDN element can execute the action to monitor a performance metric of the packet flow and to provide a value for the performance metric to the performance monitoring application agent, which can generate a message that includes the value.

公开(公告)号：US20160373314A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-22

申请号：US15256062

申请日：2016-09-02

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

Inventor： Venson M. Shaw ,  Jin He

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04L12/823 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/801

CPC classification number: H04L41/5038 ,  H04L43/103 ,  H04L43/12 ,  H04L47/12 ,  H04L47/323 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W24/02

Abstract: An operation, administration, and maintenance data sink may receive an event data packet. The event data packet may be processed and transmitted based on instructions from a controller, wherein the controller may regulate the transmission of the processed event data packet based on network conditions.

Abstract translation: 操作，管理和维护数据宿可以接收事件数据分组。 可以基于来自控制器的指令来处理和发送事件数据分组，其中控制器可以基于网络条件来调节处理的事件数据分组的传输。

公开(公告)号：US20160127943A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-05

申请号：US14530522

申请日：2014-10-31

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

Inventor： Venson Shaw ,  Jin He

IPC: H04W28/02

CPC classification number: H04W28/0231 ,  H04L41/0896

Abstract: Network demand data can be determined by employing low cost sensing devices. In one aspect, the sensing devices can monitor user equipment activity and/or environmental conditions associated with a specific area. Sudden changes in the network demand at the area, for example, due to a planned or unplanned event, can be detected based on an analysis of the monitored information. Based on the changes, configuration parameters associated with antennas of one or more access points can be updated to improve network coverage and/or capacity at the area. In one example, a transmission power of an access point can be adjusted to increase network capacity. In another example, an antenna beam of the access point can be focused and/or steered towards the area to improve network coverage.

Abstract translation: 可以通过采用低成本感测装置来确定网络需求数据。 在一个方面，感测装置可以监视与特定区域相关联的用户设备活动和/或环境条件。 可以基于对所监视的信息的分析来检测该区域的网络需求的突然变化，例如，由于计划的或计划外的事件。 基于这些改变，可以更新与一个或多个接入点的天线相关联的配置参数，以改善该区域的网络覆盖和/或容量。 在一个示例中，可以调整接入点的发送功率以增加网络容量。 在另一示例中，接入点的天线波束可以被聚焦和/或引向该区域以改善网络覆盖。