公开(公告)号：US11601863B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US17380850

申请日：2021-07-20

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Thomas Schwengler ,  Stephen Opferman

IPC: H04W40/04 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04L45/28

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive, from one or more first sensors and one or more second sensors, first operational states of fixed broadband network nodes and second operational states of wireless network nodes, respectively. The computing system might analyze the received first and second operational states, might determine an optimal network pathway and/or an optimal network backhaul pathway, and might establish the optimal network pathway and/or the optimal network backhaul pathway, through a determined combination of fixed and wireless network nodes, thereby implementing the combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services.

公开(公告)号：US20220123993A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-21

申请号：US17561875

申请日：2021-12-24

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Ronald A. Lewis ,  Stephen Opferman

IPC: H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/5022

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques for network data plane management are provided. A system includes a host machine that includes a database, processor, and non-transitory computer readable media comprising instructions executable by the processor to obtain, via the database, a network configuration, spawn a container according to the network configuration, wherein the container is configured, based on the network configuration, to be coupled to a network overlay via a network interface, receive, via the network interface, incoming data associated with the container, the incoming data having attached one or more attached network data attributes, and identify, via the database, the attached one or more network data attributes attached to the incoming data as one or more network data attributes of the network data model.

公开(公告)号：US20210136006A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US17090387

申请日：2020-11-05

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Felipe Castro ,  Stephen Opferman ,  Kevin M. McBride

IPC: H04L12/911 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06N20/20

Abstract: The present technology relates to improving computing services in a distributed network of remote computing resources, such as edge nodes in an edge compute network. In an aspect, the technology relates to a method that includes aggregating historical request data for a plurality of requests, wherein the aggregated historical request data a time of the request, a location of a device from which the request originated, and/or a type of service being requested. The method also incudes training a machine learning model based on the aggregated historical request data; generating, from the trained machine learning model, a prediction for a type of service to be request; identifying an edge node, from a plurality of edge nodes, based on a physical location of the edge node; and based on predicted service, allocating computing resources for the computing service on the identified edge node.

公开(公告)号：US20210037064A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-04

申请号：US16543190

申请日：2019-08-16

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Stephen Opferman ,  Felipe Castro ,  Jeff Leonard

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques for providing an in-line AI virtual assistant are provided. A system includes a session border controller coupled to an end-user device, and a session initiation protocol stack. The session initiation protocol stack includes a processor, and non-transitory computer readable media comprising instructions executable by the processor to: receive, from the session border controller, a call invite request; provision, via the AI virtual assistant service, an AI virtual assistant instance in response to the call invite request; and join the AI virtual assistant instance to a call with the end-user device.

公开(公告)号：US20200252410A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16774974

申请日：2020-01-28

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Kevin M. McBride ,  William O'Brien, JR. ,  Stephen Opferman

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L9/06

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing data and source validation for equipment output data and/or for equipment failure predict. In various embodiments, in response to receiving a first request for first data that is output by first equipment, a computing system might retrieve and analyze the first data to determine whether the first data can be trusted. If so, the computing system might send the first data to the requesting device. If not, the computing system might send a second request for identifying a blockchain containing a block containing a copy of the first data. In response to the blockchain system identifying such a blockchain, the computing system might receive the identified blockchain; might abstract the block containing the copy of the first data from the identified blockchain; might abstract the first data from the block; and might send the first data to the requesting device.

公开(公告)号：US20200136855A1

公开(公告)日：2020-04-30

申请号：US16215404

申请日：2018-12-10

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Kevin M. McBride ,  Thomas Charles Barnett, JR. ,  Stephen Opferman

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L12/24

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques for provisioning OTT internet services are provided. A system includes a user device associated with a first customer, a first physical customer local area network, and an enhanced network gateway. The enhanced network gateway may be configured to instantiate a virtual gateway associated with the first physical customer local area network, create a secure domain associated with the first physical customer local area network, determine whether a subscriber account is associated with the first customer. Responsive to determining that a subscriber account is not associated with the first customer, the enhanced network gateway may further provide a consumer portal to the user device, receive a selection of one or more services through the consumer portal, establish a connection to a service provider network associated with the one or more services, and provision the one or more services over the first physical customer local area network.

公开(公告)号：US20190028951A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US16138674

申请日：2018-09-21

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Thomas Schwengler ,  Stephen Opferman

IPC: H04W40/04 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04L12/707 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/703 ,  H04W24/02

CPC classification number: H04W40/04 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L45/22 ,  H04L45/28 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W84/18 ,  Y02D70/10 ,  Y02D70/12 ,  Y02D70/122 ,  Y02D70/1262 ,  Y02D70/14 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/146 ,  Y02D70/162 ,  Y02D70/32

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive, from one or more first sensors and one or more second sensors, first operational states of fixed broadband network nodes and second operational states of wireless network nodes, respectively. The computing system might analyze the received first and second operational states, might determine an optimal network pathway and/or an optimal network backhaul pathway, and might establish the optimal network pathway and/or the optimal network backhaul pathway, through a determined combination of fixed and wireless network nodes, thereby implementing the combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services.

公开(公告)号：US12259900B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-25

申请号：US18234639

申请日：2023-08-16

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Stephen Opferman ,  William R. Benassi ,  James P. Gately

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  G06F16/23 ,  G06F16/25 ,  H04L9/32

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing off-chain functionality for data contained in blocks of blockchain. In various embodiments, a computing system might assemble data extracted from each block of a first block(s) of a first instance of a blockchain in a generated first file(s), the assembled data being organized to mirror how the data is organized and stored in the first block(s); might store, in a secure database, the first file(s), the first file(s) being configured to be content-searchable, content-sortable, and/or content-filterable; might generate a second instance of the blockchain, which contains one or more second blocks, the one or more second blocks each containing the hash value of each corresponding first block(s), without containing the data contained in each block of the first block(s); and might store, in a distributed peer data storage system of the blockchain system, the generated second instance of the blockchain.

公开(公告)号：US12126862B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US18442400

申请日：2024-02-15

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Stephen Opferman

IPC: H04N21/4402

CPC classification number: H04N21/440236

Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure relate to content delivery using distributed ledger and AI-based transcoding technologies. In examples, content is received by a content distribution network (CDN) from a content source. The content may be in a lower-quality or different format than is distributed via the CDN. Accordingly, a transcoding model is identified and used to transcode the content. Multiple transcoding models may be used for different content parts to adapt to changing content types (e.g., a sports subpart, an advertising subpart, etc.). Transcoding may occur at edge nodes, such that the original content is transmitted within the CDN, thereby conserving resources. Additionally, transcoded content may be cached, such that the content need not be transcoded in response to every request.

公开(公告)号：US12095847B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17485917

申请日：2021-09-27

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Stephen Opferman

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/16 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L45/64 ,  H04L61/103 ,  H04L67/10

CPC classification number: H04L67/10 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L45/64 ,  H04L61/103

Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure relate to a distributed CDN comprised of CDN nodes that each have a compute engine and a data store. Compute engines may be used to execute software associated with computing functionality of the distributed CDN and may be reconfigured according to changing conditions to adapt computing functionality to current or expected demand. Nodes may communicate with one another via an overlay network. A node may determine whether it should process a request or generate a route via the overlay network to the remote node, thereby enabling the remote node to process the request. In another example, a node may receive a request for a compute resource that is not currently provided by the node. The compute engine of the node may be reconfigured to provide the compute resource, thereby enabling the node to service the request rather than redirect the request to a different node.