公开(公告)号：US20230327947A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US18210957

申请日：2023-06-16

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Ronald A. Lewis ,  Stephen Opferman

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

CPC classification number: 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：US11734296B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17721028

申请日：2022-04-14

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

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

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

CPC classification number: G06F16/254 ,  G06F16/2365 ,  H04L9/3239

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：US20230208891A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US18117125

申请日：2023-03-03

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

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

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

CPC classification number: H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/1059 ,  H04L67/025 ,  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：US11658985B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-23

申请号：US17707047

申请日：2022-03-29

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

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

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L9/40 ,  G06F16/27 ,  H04L9/06 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04L61/4511 ,  H04L67/568 ,  G06F16/23 ,  H04L9/00

CPC classification number: H04L63/12 ,  G06F16/27 ,  H04L9/0643 ,  H04L9/3236 ,  H04L61/4511 ,  H04L63/126 ,  H04L63/1466 ,  H04L67/568 ,  G06F16/2379 ,  H04L9/50

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：US20230058761A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-23

申请号：US17971171

申请日：2022-10-21

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Thomas Schwengler ,  Stephen Opferman

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

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：US20230057707A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-23

申请号：US17971203

申请日：2022-10-21

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Thomas Schwengler ,  Stephen Opferman

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

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：US20220255948A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-11

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 ,  H04L67/12 ,  G06F21/64 ,  G06F16/27

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：US11309666B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-19

申请号：US16447755

申请日：2019-06-20

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Stephen Opferman

IPC: H01R13/70 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04L67/12 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F9/54

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing customer premises device functionality, and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing media adaptation device functionality. In various embodiment, a rear-facing camera of a media adaptation device might capture a first image of a wall of a customer premises, the wall including an electrical wall outlet into which the media adaptation device is intended to be plugged. The media adaptation device might display, on a front display device disposed on a front face (and in some cases, also on top and/or side display devices on corresponding faces) of the media adaptation device, a second image based on the captured first image of the wall of the customer premises. The media adaptation device might also perform one or more first functions other than display of images or videos, after the media adaptation device has been plugged into the electrical wall outlet.

公开(公告)号：US20220103615A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17485917

申请日：2021-09-27

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Stephen Opferman

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04L12/715

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.

公开(公告)号：US20220095013A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17481361

申请日：2021-09-22

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Stephen Opferman

IPC: H04N21/4402

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.