公开(公告)号：US12056218B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US18216020

申请日：2023-06-29

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Felipe Castro

IPC: G06F21/10 ,  G06F21/12 ,  H04L41/082 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04L41/5003

CPC classification number: G06F21/105 ,  G06F21/121 ,  H04L41/082 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04L41/5003

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques for an IoT shell are provided. A system includes an internet of things (IoT) device, a database, and a license manager. The database may include one or more sets of authorized licenses, each set of authorized licenses associated with a respective vendor software. The license manager may be in communication with the IoT device and the database, and further include a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions executable by the processor. The license manager may be configured to receive a request to reserve a license for a first vendor software, determine an availability of the license associated with the first vendor software, register a unique identifier of the IoT device in association with the license, and grant the license to the IoT device.

公开(公告)号：US12032591B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US17481366

申请日：2021-09-22

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Stephen Opferman

IPC: G06F16/00 ,  G06F16/215 ,  G06F16/27

CPC classification number: G06F16/27 ,  G06F16/215

Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure relate to content delivery using distributed ledger and AI-based transcoding technologies. In examples, a content distribution network (CDN) receives content from a content source for distribution to client devices. A content record is generated for the content, which comprises a content hash for the content. The content record may be stored in a distributed ledger. A smart contract associated with the content may be generated, where the smart contract facilitates CDN analytics or accounting for CDN service payments, licensing fees, or royalty payments, among other examples. The smart contract may be associated with the content hash and may be executed based on any of a variety of triggers, such as content playback and/or distribution via the CDN.

公开(公告)号：US11910056B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17481361

申请日：2021-09-22

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：US20240022574A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-18

申请号：US18375023

申请日：2023-09-29

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

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

IPC: H04L9/40 ,  G06F16/27 ,  H04L9/06 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04L61/4511 ,  H04L67/568 ,  G06F21/44 ,  G06F21/64

CPC classification number: H04L63/12 ,  G06F16/27 ,  H04L9/0643 ,  H04L63/126 ,  H04L63/1466 ,  H04L9/3236 ,  H04L61/4511 ,  H04L67/568 ,  G06F21/44 ,  G06F21/64 ,  G06F16/2379

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：US11829800B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

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: G06F9/50 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L67/146 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06F11/34 ,  H04L43/0882 ,  H04L43/12 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04L67/1008 ,  H04L67/1021 ,  H04L61/50 ,  H04L67/63 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L101/622

CPC classification number: G06F9/5072 ,  G06F9/505 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  G06F11/3409 ,  G06N20/00 ,  H04L43/0882 ,  H04L43/12 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04L47/823 ,  H04L61/50 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/1008 ,  H04L67/1021 ,  H04L67/146 ,  H04L67/63 ,  G06F2209/5019 ,  H04L2101/622

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：US20230208699A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US18111191

申请日：2023-02-17

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Michael D. Sprenger ,  Steven M. Casey ,  Katie S. Feiman ,  Zubin Ingah

IPC: H04L41/046 ,  H04L41/0604 ,  H04L41/0686 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L43/0888 ,  G06F11/07 ,  H04L65/60 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L41/5009 ,  H04L65/612 ,  H04L65/613

CPC classification number: H04L41/046 ,  G06F11/0742 ,  G06F11/0748 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L41/0618 ,  H04L41/0622 ,  H04L41/0686 ,  H04L41/5009 ,  H04L43/0888 ,  H04L65/60 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04L65/612 ,  H04L65/613 ,  G06F11/0769 ,  H04L43/55

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing error detection in a network, and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing error and/or fault detection in a network and/or media stream and providing options to address the error and/or fault in the network and/or media stream. In various embodiments, a computer might detect an error in a first network and send a notification indicating that the error has occurred. The notification might contain one or more options to address the error in the first network. The computer, a user device, a service provider device, or a content provider device might receive and display the notification containing the one or more options. The computer, the user device, the service provider device, or the content provider device might then select at least one of the one or more options to address the error in the first network.

公开(公告)号：US11683322B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-20

申请号：US17730887

申请日：2022-04-27

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Kevin M. McBride ,  Steven M. Casey ,  Stephen Opferman ,  Hunter Rudd ,  James E. Sutherland

IPC: H04L9/40 ,  G06F16/27 ,  G06F21/64 ,  H04L67/12

CPC classification number: H04L63/12 ,  G06F16/27 ,  G06F21/64 ,  H04L67/12

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing a telemetry hub, and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing a telemetry hub that obtains sensor data from a plurality of sources and that determines one or more first actions to take in response to receiving the first sensor data. In operation, a telemetry hub might receive first sensor data from one or more sensors. The telemetry hub may determine whether the first sensor data can be trusted and whether the first sensor data is valid. Based on a determination that the first sensor data can be trusted and is valid, the telemetry hub might analyze the first sensor data to determine one or more first actions to take. The telemetry hub might then implement the one or more first actions based at least in part on the analysis of the first sensor data.

公开(公告)号：US20220124126A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-21

申请号：US17561861

申请日：2021-12-24

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

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

IPC: H04L65/1069 ,  H04L67/025 ,  H04L65/1059 ,  H04L67/53

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：US11297069B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-05

申请号：US16774962

申请日：2020-01-28

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

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

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F16/27 ,  H04L9/06 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04L61/4511 ,  H04L67/568 ,  G06F16/23

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for utilizing blockchain to implement named data networking. In various embodiments, a computing system might determine whether a cache that is communicatively coupled to the computing system contains data that is responsive to a first request received from a user. If so, the computing system might retrieve and send (to the client device) data that is responsive to the received first request. If not, the computing system might send, to a blockchain system, a second request for identifying a blockchain containing a block containing data responsive to the received first request. In response to identifying such a blockchain, the computing system might receive a copy of the identified blockchain; might abstract, from the identified blockchain, the block containing the data responsive to the received first request; might abstract the data from the identified block; and might send the data to the client device.

公开(公告)号：US20220060483A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-24

申请号：US17517334

申请日：2021-11-02

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

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

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  G06F16/27 ,  H04L9/06 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/12

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.