公开(公告)号：US09860726B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-02

申请号：US15362347

申请日：2016-11-28

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

Inventor： Jeremy Fix ,  Sheldon Kent Meredith ,  Rudolph Louis Mappus, IV

IPC: H04W4/08 ,  H04W4/22 ,  H04W52/28 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W52/38 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W52/36 ,  H04B17/20 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04B17/23 ,  H04B17/27 ,  H04W88/06

CPC classification number: H04W4/90 ,  H04B17/20 ,  H04B17/23 ,  H04B17/27 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W52/283 ,  H04W52/367 ,  H04W52/383 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: A group of low power transceiver devices may create a private wireless network. In a private communication network, each device may monitor neighboring devices and transmit a low power signal on a periodic basis. At any time, if a device breaks away from the private communication network, the device determines its location and then transmits its location to one or more devices in the group at a high transmit power level. The policy governing communication and alerts of the group of low power transceiver devices may change based on location.

公开(公告)号：US20170272535A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15613511

申请日：2017-06-05

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

Inventor： Jeremy Fix ,  Juliette Niebuhr Zerick ,  David Patterson

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04W16/00 ,  H04L12/24

CPC classification number: H04L67/306 ,  H04L41/145 ,  H04W16/00

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media and apparatuses for predicting an amount of network infrastructure needed for a new neighborhood are disclosed. A processor generates a plurality of different user profiles based upon demographic data of existing customers, historical utilization data and historical usage data, determines a demographic of a new neighborhood, correlates one of the plurality of different user profiles to the new neighborhood based upon the demographic of the new neighborhood and predicts the amount of network infrastructure to be deployed in the new neighborhood based upon the one of the plurality of different user profiles that is correlated to the demographic of the new neighborhood.

公开(公告)号：US09769623B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-19

申请号：US15261841

申请日：2016-09-09

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

Inventor： Jeremy Fix ,  Andrew G. Hume ,  Sheldon Kent Meredith

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  G01S5/02 ,  H04W64/00

CPC classification number: H04W4/029 ,  G01S5/0252 ,  H04W64/00

Abstract: Determining referenced based location information for a wireless radio network is described. Referenced based location information can include determining location reference information and corresponding location offset information based on location information. In an aspect, location information can be timed fingerprint location information. Location offset information can be communicated in a wireless network at a lower operational cost than the associated location information. As such, use of referenced based location information for a wireless network can reduce bandwidth consumption as compared to location information communicated at similar intervals. This is particularly true in large wireless networks. Moreover, the use of referenced based location information for determining timed fingerprint location information can be highly attractive in light of timed fingerprint location information facilitating location information for many non-GPS enabled devices and being associated with significant increases in the frequency and density of location event requests.

公开(公告)号：US20170257779A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-07

申请号：US15063424

申请日：2016-03-07

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

Inventor： Juliette Zerick ,  Eugene H. Rascle, JR. ,  Jeremy Fix

IPC: H04W16/26 ,  H04W24/04 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04B7/185

CPC classification number: H04W16/26 ,  H04B7/18506 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W24/04 ,  H04W64/003

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to supplement network coverage with a fleet of autonomous drones are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include configuring a first drone with information specifying a size and a target location associated with the coverage area. Disclosed example methods also include, when the first drone reaches the target location, monitoring for communication signals to determine whether a first coverage zone provided by the first drone and a second coverage zone provided by a second drone in a fleet of drones overlap. Disclosed example methods further include autonomously adjusting a position of the first drone to maintain overlapping of the first coverage zone provided by the first drone with the coverage area, but to reduce an amount of overlap of the first coverage zone with the second coverage zone.

公开(公告)号：US20170180950A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US14974094

申请日：2015-12-18

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

Inventor： Sheldon Kent Meredith ,  William Cottrill ,  Jeremy Fix

IPC: H04W4/06 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/26

CPC classification number: H04W4/06 ,  H04L43/106 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/2852

Abstract: An apparatus includes a communications interface configured to receive a transmission from a wireless device. The transmission may include a beacon message and a date file. The apparatus may further include a memory device and a processor. The processor may be configured to determine whether a threshold is satisfied based on whether additional transmissions including the data file are received from the wireless device. The processor may be further configured to cause the memory device to store the data file in response to determining that the threshold is satisfied.

公开(公告)号：US20170078860A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-16

申请号：US15362347

申请日：2016-11-28

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

Inventor： Jeremy Fix ,  Sheldon Kent Meredith ,  Rudolph Louis Mappus, IV

IPC: H04W4/22 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W52/38 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W52/28

CPC classification number: H04W4/90 ,  H04B17/20 ,  H04B17/23 ,  H04B17/27 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W52/283 ,  H04W52/367 ,  H04W52/383 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: A group of low power transceiver devices may create a private wireless network. In a private communication network, each device may monitor neighboring devices and transmit a low power signal on a periodic basis. At any time, if a device breaks away from the private communication network, the device determines its location and then transmits its location to one or more devices in the group at a high transmit power level. The policy governing communication and alerts of the group of low power transceiver devices may change based on location.

Abstract translation: 一组低功率收发器设备可以创建专用无线网络。 在专用通信网络中，每个设备可以监视相邻设备并且周期性地发送低功率信号。 在任何时候，如果设备脱离专用通信网络，则设备确定其位置，然后以高发射功率电平将其位置发送到组中的一个或多个设备。 低功率收发器设备组的通信和警报管理政策可能会根据位置而改变。