公开(公告)号：US11997757B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US18336206

申请日：2023-06-16

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Volkan Sevindik

IPC: H04W8/24 ,  H04W4/08 ,  H04W76/10

CPC classification number: H04W8/24 ,  H04W4/08 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: In certain embodiments, a (e.g., 5G) wireless network has a (e.g., CBSD) base station and any suitable number of instances of user equipment (UE). For each group of one or more UEs, one of the UEs is designated as a primary UE that stores UE context information for the other (secondary) UEs in the UE group. To connect to a secondary UE, the base station can retrieve the UE context information from the secondary UE's associated primary UE without having to retrieve the secondary UE's context information from the core network, thereby reducing backbone bandwidth usage and delays in connecting the secondary UE, especially when many secondary UE request connections within a short time interval.

公开(公告)号：US11997365B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US15008438

申请日：2016-01-27

Applicant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC

Inventor： Daniel Graham ,  Rob Martel ,  Angela Mitchell ,  Christine Haefling ,  Peter Brown ,  Richard J. Digeronimo

IPC: H04H60/32 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/266 ,  H04N21/6334 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04N21/2347 ,  H04N21/258

CPC classification number: H04N21/6334 ,  H04L63/00 ,  H04N21/2541 ,  H04N21/26613 ,  H04L9/0819 ,  H04L2209/603 ,  H04N21/2347 ,  H04N21/25816

Abstract: Systems, methods, architectures, mechanisms or apparatus for streaming content toward client devices, comprising a content delivery system configured to automatically ingest content asset packages and publish identifying data associated with content assets encrypted and stored therein at a content delivery network (CDN), a virtualized Digital Rights Management (DRM) platform configured to provide content encryption keys to the content delivery system and to authorized client devices, and a virtualized services platform configured to interact with client devices to authenticate client devices, receive client device content requests, and cause the CDN to transmit requested content to an authorized client device.

公开(公告)号：US11991060B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US17847331

申请日：2022-06-23

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Kaushik Bhattacharjee

IPC: H04L43/08 ,  H04L41/5061 ,  H04L43/04

CPC classification number: H04L43/08 ,  H04L41/5061 ,  H04L43/04

Abstract: A system and method for providing real-time router telemetry data to a customer. The system includes a response cache and a processor. The processor pulls, in response to a request from a management application, telemetry data from a device for all features identified for a customer starting an active session on the management application. The processor sends the telemetry data to the management application for display, stores the telemetry data in the response cache, and initiates a subscription process for each identified feature. Each subscription process listens for changes in telemetry data for an associated identified feature and pushes detected changes in the telemetry data to the response cache. The processor sends, in response to a request from the management application for a customer selected identified feature, real-time updates to telemetry data associated with the customer selected identified feature from the response cache to the management application.

公开(公告)号：US20240155322A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-09

申请号：US18411648

申请日：2024-01-12

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Amitav Mukherjee

IPC: H04W8/00 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/1268

CPC classification number: H04W8/005 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W56/001 ,  H04W64/003 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/1268

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for improving coverage and/or power-saving in a wireless network. In one embodiment, the apparatus and methods provide mechanisms for wireless user device (such as e.g., a 3GPP-compliant UE) to utilize downlink transmissions related to a first access technology (e.g., LTE) to enhance the detection and reception of downlink transmissions from a second access technology (e.g., 5G NR). In one variant, transmissions relating both access technologies are multiplexed on a shared frequency channel; a UE trying to detect 5G NR transmissions from a gNB leverages the easier detection of certain LTE signals such as PSS to enhance detection of the 5G NR signals. Moreover, the location of the LTE PSS (or SSS) can be used to indirectly assist a UE with detection of the NR SSB, such as via reduction of the number of noise-only samples passed to the NR PSS/SSS autocorrelation detector.

公开(公告)号：US11974315B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US17730088

申请日：2022-04-26

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Volkan Sevindik ,  Perwaiz Akhtar ,  Haider Syed

IPC: H04W72/542 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W28/26 ,  H04W48/20

CPC classification number: H04W72/542 ,  H04W28/0236 ,  H04W28/26 ,  H04W48/20

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing spectrum in a CBRS network to provide services to user equipment devices located at a customer's premises. In various embodiments, the customer premises has no landline connection. An exemplary method embodiment includes the steps of: receiving, by the CBRS CPE base station, over the air from each of a plurality of Citizens Broadband Radio Service Fixed Wireless Access (CBRS FWA) tower base stations a reference signal; selecting, based on the strength of each of the received reference signals, a primary CBRS FWA tower base station from the plurality of CBRS FWA tower base stations; establishing, by the CBRS CPE base station, a wireless communications link connection with the CBRS FWA tower base station selected as the primary CBRS FWA tower base station; reserving, by the CBRS CPE base station, an amount of spectrum for communicating with one or more auxiliary CBRS FWA tower base stations.

公开(公告)号：US11968747B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17245108

申请日：2021-04-30

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Loay Kreishan

IPC: H04W8/24 ,  G06F16/245 ,  H04W12/041 ,  H04W12/37

CPC classification number: H04W8/24 ,  G06F16/245 ,  H04W12/041 ,  H04W12/37

Abstract: At a core system of a carrier, obtain, from a carrier application on a mobile device of a subscriber of the carrier, a registration request including a unique internet protocol address of the mobile device and a public key generated by the carrier application from an application certificate of the carrier application. Based on the unique internet protocol address, the core system accesses a database record to retrieve a unique application identifier corresponding to the unique internet protocol address of the mobile device. Send, from the core system of the carrier, to the carrier application on the mobile device of the subscriber of the carrier, a registration request response including the unique application identifier and the public key.

公开(公告)号：US20240121600A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US17961192

申请日：2022-10-06

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Deh-Min Richard Wu

IPC: H04W8/26

CPC classification number: H04W8/26

Abstract: A communication management resource receives input from a first wireless network. The input is generated in response to a mobile communication device requesting use of wireless services from the first wireless network; the first wireless network is operated by a first service provider. The communication management resource (such as in or associated with a second wireless network) allocates a network address for use by the mobile communication device. The network address is allocated by an allocation management resource in the second wireless network, which is operated by a second service provider. The communication management resource then communicates the allocated network address from the second wireless network through the first wireless network to the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device uses the network address to communicate through the first wireless network.

公开(公告)号：US20240106512A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18528289

申请日：2023-12-04

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Ramneek Bali

IPC: H04B7/06 ,  H04B17/336

CPC classification number: H04B7/0695 ,  H04B7/0617 ,  H04B7/0632 ,  H04B7/0634 ,  H04B17/336

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for repeater/extender operation of a wireless-enabled device, including for extending the range or coverage in a wireless network subject to poor signal propagation or obstructions. In one embodiment, the apparatus and methods leverage use of a CPE (consumer premises equipment) configured as a 5G mmWave extender to extend RF signals from one or more base stations (e.g., a NodeB) to one or more other premises. In one variant, the CPE includes (i) a internal unit configured to provide 5G and Wi-Fi services to local UE, as well as other standard CPE functions; (ii) a donor apparatus configured to receive/transmit 5G signals to/from the one or more base stations; and (iii) a service apparatus configured to radiate 5G signals to UE/CPE with weak or no NodeB connectivity. The CPE is configured to create and dynamically update a weighted beam matrix used to select beams.

公开(公告)号：US11943635B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17392224

申请日：2021-08-02

Applicant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC

Inventor： Matthew Dillon ,  Taren G. McCullough ,  Christopher W. Watson

IPC: H04W16/18 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W16/26 ,  H04W84/12

CPC classification number: H04W16/18 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W16/26 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for facilitating the deployment of a wireless extender in combination with a base station at a customer premises are described. Support is provided for data rate testing in combination with configuring one or more aspects of the system such as wireless extender and/or base station transmission power level. By using testing a system can be deployed where one or more devices may use transmission power levels which are less than the maximum permitted transmission power level while still supporting an expected data rate corresponding to a subscriber service level in a reliable manner. In various embodiments DFS channel black and/or white lists are generated for each link taking into consideration the determined transmit power to be used for a given link.

公开(公告)号：US20240089342A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US17940622

申请日：2022-09-08

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： James Ryan ,  John B. McManus ,  Michael McClure ,  Alan Robertson ,  Aklilu Gebreyesus

IPC: H04L67/60 ,  H04L67/141 ,  H04L67/146

CPC classification number: H04L67/60 ,  H04L67/141 ,  H04L67/146

Abstract: Methods and systems for a device connectivity services system. A method for using the device connectivity services includes receiving a request to connect with a device to perform one or more tasks at the device, processing the request with respect to connectivity factors related to the request and the device, scheduling the request based on the connectivity factors, instantiating a controller to execute the one or more tasks at the device, sending commands to the device over a connection to perform the one or more tasks, and receiving responses from the device over the connection after completing the one or more tasks.