公开(公告)号：US11302175B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US16939953

申请日：2020-07-27

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Patricia R. Chang ,  Jin Yang ,  Arda Aksu ,  Lalit R. Kotecha ,  Donna L. Polehn ,  Vishwanath Ramamurthi ,  David Chiang

IPC: G08B21/24 ,  H04W4/021 ,  G08B31/00 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/024

Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for the network-implemented detection of locations that exhibit excessive density of individuals, and/or for the detection of individuals who do not maintain a minimum level of distance between each other. Location information of one or more User Equipment (“UEs”) may be monitored and compared to policy information to determine that the locations exhibit at least a threshold level of population density. Further, remedial measures may be taken when such situations are detected, such as alerting devices that are located within, or are heading towards, such locations.

公开(公告)号：US20220070260A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17008116

申请日：2020-08-31

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Patricia R. Chang ,  Donna L. Polehn ,  Jin Yang ,  Arda Aksu ,  Lalit R. Kotecha ,  Vishwanath Ramamurthi ,  David Chiang

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/38 ,  H02J3/00 ,  G06T7/50

Abstract: An illustrative network management system obtains sensor data from one or more sensors at a network facility at which network equipment of a communication network is deployed. The sensor data includes image data representing imagery of the network facility. The system determines a utilization of a utility at the network facility based on the sensor data and performs, based on the utilization, a management operation for the communication network. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.

公开(公告)号：US20210409268A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17399116

申请日：2021-08-11

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Patricia R. Chang ,  Fred Weisbrod ,  John Patrick Hickey, III ,  Anil K. Guntupalli ,  Kirk Campbell

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/911

Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for the dynamic selection of configurable resources in an environment that includes a hierarchical or otherwise differentiated arrangement of configurable resources. The environment may include, or may be implemented by, a Distributed Resource Network (“DRN”), which may include hardware or virtual resources that may be configured, including the instantiation of containers, virtual machines, Virtualized Network Functions (“VNFs”), or the like. The DRN may be hierarchical in that some resources of the DRN may provide services to, and/or may otherwise be accessible to, a greater quantity of elements of the DRN or some other network.

公开(公告)号：US11212344B1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-28

申请号：US17008139

申请日：2020-08-31

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Donna L. Polehn ,  Patricia R. Chang ,  Jin Yang ,  Arda Aksu ,  Lalit R. Kotecha ,  Vishwanath Ramamurthi ,  David Chiang

IPC: G06F15/173 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: An illustrative workload management system obtains resource utilization data representing utilization of network equipment of a communication network, obtains utilities data representing information about utilities at network facilities at which the network equipment is deployed, and assigns, based on the resource utilization data and the utilities data, a workload among the network equipment deployed at the network facilities. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.

公开(公告)号：US10764072B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US16255230

申请日：2019-01-23

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Amitav Mukherjee ,  Patricia R. Chang ,  Anil K. Guntupalli

IPC: H04W4/40 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04W8/22 ,  H04W12/06 ,  G06F9/455 ,  H04W8/04

Abstract: An example method described herein includes obtaining a private identifier for a private radio access network (RAN). The private identifier may be used by a user equipment (UE) to access the private RAN. The method may include deploying network functions to one or more devices of a private network platform. The network functions may be associated with one or more radio access technologies (RATs). The method may include configuring the private network platform to host the network functions to provide a private multi-access edge computing (MEC) environment. The private MEC environment may be configured to host one or more MEC applications. The method may include configuring a communication interface between the private RAN and the private MEC environment to enable the UE to access, via the private RAN, the private MEC environment and performing an action associated with the private MEC environment.

公开(公告)号：US20200235952A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-23

申请号：US16255230

申请日：2019-01-23

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Amitav MUKHERJEE ,  Patricia R. Chang ,  Anil K. Guntupalli

IPC: H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04W8/22 ,  H04W8/04 ,  H04W12/06 ,  G06F9/455

Abstract: An example method described herein includes obtaining a private identifier for a private radio access network (RAN). The private identifier may be used by a user equipment (UE) to access the private RAN. The method may include deploying network functions to one or more devices of a private network platform. The network functions may be associated with one or more radio access technologies (RATs). The method may include configuring the private network platform to host the network functions to provide a private multi-access edge computing (MEC) environment. The private MEC environment may be configured to host one or more MEC applications. The method may include configuring a communication interface between the private RAN and the private MEC environment to enable the UE to access, via the private RAN, the private MEC environment and performing an action associated with the private MEC environment.

公开(公告)号：US10674395B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US16018525

申请日：2018-06-26

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Amitav Mukherjee ,  Fred Weisbrod ,  Patricia R. Chang

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04L12/801 ,  H04W28/08 ,  H04W28/10 ,  H04L12/813

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a traffic control service is provided. The traffic control service may include using user plane congestion information pertaining to a radio access network and a multi-access edge computing system to manage congestion or anticipated congestion.

公开(公告)号：US20180324666A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US16039130

申请日：2018-07-18

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. ,  Cellco Partnership (d/b/a Verizon Wireless)

Inventor： Priscilla Lau ,  Patricia R. Chang ,  Arda Aksu ,  Jay J. Lee ,  Lalit R. Kotecha ,  Thomas H. Tan ,  Maria G. Lam ,  Steven R. Rados ,  John F. Macias ,  Derek Hongwei Bao

IPC: H04W36/22 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04W36/24 ,  H04W36/14

CPC classification number: H04W36/22 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04W36/14 ,  H04W36/24 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: A system may be configured to identify that a user device is connected to a first radio access network (“RAN”), via a first technology; and to identify that the user device is capable of accessing a second RAN, via a second technology. The system may further be configured to instruct the user device to concurrently connect to the second RAN and the first RAN, send or receive a first type of traffic via the first RAN, and send or receive a second type of traffic via the second RAN.

公开(公告)号：US10080158B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-18

申请号：US13706939

申请日：2012-12-06

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. ,  Cellco Partnership

Inventor： Lalit R. Kotecha ,  Sagiv Draznin ,  Deepak Kakadia ,  Jay J. Lee ,  David Chiang ,  Patricia R. Chang ,  Donna L. Polehn ,  Thomas H. Tan

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W28/08 ,  H04W88/06

CPC classification number: H04W28/08 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: A system may be configured to receive data. The system may be associated with a plurality of network interfaces that each correspond to a different radio access technology associated with one or more cellular networks. The system may identify one or more measures of load associated with each of the plurality of network interfaces; and output, based on the identified measures of load, a different portion of the received data to each network interface, of the group of network interfaces.

公开(公告)号：US09972324B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US14152326

申请日：2014-01-10

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. ,  Cellco Partnership

Inventor： Donna L. Polehn ,  Lalit R. Kotecha ,  Patricia R. Chang ,  Deepak Kakadia ,  John F. Macias ,  Priscilla Lau ,  Yee Sin Chan ,  David Chiang ,  Thomas W. Haynes

IPC: G10L15/22 ,  G10L17/10 ,  G10L17/22 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G10L17/22 ,  G06K9/00671 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L17/10

Abstract: A mobile device may receive user input for requesting personal information for a subject in proximity of a mobile device and based on the user input, selecting one of available functions. The functions may include a first function for obtaining personal information using a first identifier. The functions may also include a second function for obtaining the personal information using the first identifier. The mobile device may output the personal information as an image to a display or as speech to speaker.