-
公开(公告)号:US10228455B2
公开(公告)日:2019-03-12
申请号:US15876739
申请日:2018-01-22
Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventor: Robert Bennett , Paul Shala Henry , Irwin Gerszberg , Farhad Barzegar , Donald J. Barnickel , Thomas M. Willis, III
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a rainfall sensor having a rainfall analyzer configured to induce transmitted electromagnetic waves that are guided by a transmission medium to propagate along the transmission medium, wherein the transmitted electromagnetic waves propagate without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the rainfall analyzer receives reflected electromagnetic waves from the transmission medium in response to the transmitted electromagnetic waves and wherein the rainfall analyzer analyzes the reflected electromagnetic waves and generates rainfall data in response thereto. Other embodiments are disclosed.
-
公开(公告)号:US10224634B2
公开(公告)日:2019-03-05
申请号:US15342330
申请日:2016-11-03
Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventor: Paul Shala Henry , Thomas M. Willis, III , Farhad Barzegar , Robert Bennett , Irwin Gerszberg , Donald J. Barnickel
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for receiving a first electromagnetic wave supplied by a dielectric antenna in a first position, where the first electromagnetic wave propagates along an outer surface of a feedline of the dielectric antenna, receiving a second electromagnetic wave supplied by the dielectric antenna in a second position, where the second electromagnetic wave propagates along the outer surface of the feedline of the dielectric antenna, measuring a ratio of a first signal strength of the first electromagnetic wave and a second signal strength of the second electromagnetic wave, detecting that the ratio is below a threshold, and adjusting an operational characteristic of a system to increase the ratio. Other embodiments are disclosed.
-
83.
公开(公告)号:US10205484B2
公开(公告)日:2019-02-12
申请号:US15665592
申请日:2017-08-01
Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventor: Paul Shala Henry , Robert Bennett , Irwin Gerszberg , Farhad Barzegar , Donald J. Barnickel , Thomas M. Willis
IPC: H01P3/10 , H01P3/00 , H01P5/107 , H04B3/46 , H04L12/24 , H04B3/06 , H04B3/52 , H04B3/54 , H04W24/02 , G01R31/02 , G01R31/08 , H04L29/08
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system for determining an event associated with a mode of transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves on a surface of a transmission medium, identifying according to the event an updated mode for transmitting or receiving adjusted electromagnetic waves on the surface of a transmission medium, and transmitting or receiving the adjusted electromagnetic waves based on the updated mode. Other embodiments are disclosed.
-
公开(公告)号:US20190044622A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-07
申请号:US16156592
申请日:2018-10-10
Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventor: Paul Shala Henry , Robert Bennett , Farhad Barzegar , Irwin Gerszberg , Donald J. Barnickel , Thomas M. Willis, III
CPC classification number: H04B10/90 , H01Q13/22 , H04B3/52 , H04B3/56 , H04W72/0453
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for generating electromagnetic waves having a fundamental wave mode, and directing the electromagnetic waves to an interface of a transmission medium for guiding propagation of the electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed.
-
公开(公告)号:US20190044241A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-07
申请号:US16155427
申请日:2018-10-09
Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventor: Paul Shala Henry , Robert Bennett , Farhad Barzegar , Irwin Gerszberg , Donald J. Barnickel , Thomas M. Willis, III
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system having a plurality of transmitters for launching, according to a signal, instances of first electromagnetic waves having different phases to induce propagation of a second electromagnetic wave at an interface of a transmission medium, the second electromagnetic wave having a non-fundamental wave mode and a non-optical operating frequency, wherein the plurality of transmitters has a corresponding plurality of antennas. A reflective plate is spaced a distance behind the plurality of antennas relative to a direction of the propagation of the second electromagnetic wave. Other embodiments are disclosed.
-
公开(公告)号:US20190036596A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-31
申请号:US16149484
申请日:2018-10-02
Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventor: Paul Shala Henry , Robert Bennett , Irwin Gerszberg , Farhad Barzegar , Donald J. Barnickel , Thomas M. Willis, III
CPC classification number: H04B7/14 , H04B1/0057 , H04B1/40 , H04B3/36 , H04B3/52 , H04B7/155 , H05K999/99
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes extracting first channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves bound to an outer surface of a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system; amplifying the first channel signals to generate amplified first channel signals in accordance with a phase correction; selecting one or more of the amplified first channel signals to wirelessly transmit to at least one client device via an antenna; and guiding the amplified first channel signals to the transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves, wherein the phase correction aligns a phase of the second guided electromagnetic waves to add in-phase with a residual portion of the first guided electromagnetic waves that continues propagation along the transmission medium.
-
公开(公告)号:US10170840B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-01
申请号:US15274987
申请日:2016-09-23
Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventor: Paul Shala Henry , Thomas M. Willis, III , Robert Bennett , Farhad Barzegar , Irwin Gerszberg , Donald J Barnickel
IPC: H01P5/08 , H01Q13/06 , H01Q1/50 , H01P3/16 , H01Q19/08 , H04B3/52 , H01R3/00 , H01P1/16 , H01Q3/08 , H01Q3/36 , H01Q13/02 , H01Q21/20 , H04B3/00 , H04B5/00 , H04B3/54
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a generator that facilitates generation of an electromagnetic wave, a core, and a waveguide that facilitates guiding the electromagnetic wave towards the core to induce a second electromagnetic wave that propagates along the core. The core and/or the waveguide can be configured to reduce radiation loss of the second electromagnetic wave, propagation loss of the second electromagnetic wave, or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.
-
公开(公告)号:US10168695B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-01
申请号:US15371274
申请日:2016-12-07
Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventor: Donald J. Barnickel , James Gordon Beattie, Jr. , Ken Liu , Farhad Barzegar , Irwin Gerszberg , Pamela A. M. Bogdan , Brandon Pimm , Thomas M. Willis, III , David M. Britz , Paul Shala Henry , Robert Bennett , Dorothy Zarsky
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, wirelessly receiving first control signals that are received directly from a remote control device according to user input at the remote control device, adjusting a flight of the unmanned aircraft according to the first control signals, wirelessly receiving second control signals that are received from a network device where the second control signals are not sourced by the remote control device, and adjusting the flight of the unmanned aircraft according to the second control signals. Other embodiments are disclosed.
-
公开(公告)号:US20180366807A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-20
申请号:US16114599
申请日:2018-08-28
Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventor: Paul Shala Henry , Robert Bennett , Irwin Gerszberg , Farhad Barzegar , Donald J. Barnickel , Thomas M. Willis, III
IPC: H01P5/12 , H04W16/26 , H04B3/56 , H04B3/52 , H04B7/155 , H04B3/36 , H01P3/16 , H01P5/02 , H01Q9/04
CPC classification number: H01P5/12 , H01P3/16 , H01P5/02 , H01Q9/0485 , H04B3/36 , H04B3/52 , H04B3/56 , H04B7/15557 , H04W16/26
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coupler including a receiving portion that receives a first electromagnetic wave conveying first data from a transmitting device. A guiding portion guides the first electromagnetic wave to a junction for coupling the first electromagnetic wave to a transmission medium. The first electromagnetic wave propagates via at least one first guided wave mode. The coupling of the first electromagnetic wave to the transmission medium forms a second electromagnetic wave that is guided to propagate along the outer surface of the transmission medium via at least one second guided wave mode that differs from the at least one first guided wave mode. Other embodiments are disclosed.
-
90.
公开(公告)号:US20180351717A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-06
申请号:US16055585
申请日:2018-08-06
Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventor: Irwin Gerszberg , Paul Shala Henry , Robert Bennett , Farhad Barzegar , Donald J. Barnickel , Thomas M. Willis, III
CPC classification number: H04L5/0048 , H04J3/0638 , H04L7/0008
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a network element of a distributed antenna system, a clock signal, a control channel and a first modulated signal at a first carrier frequency, the first modulated signal including first communications data provided by a base station and directed to a mobile communication device. The clock signal synchronizes timing of digital control channel processing by the network element to recover instructions from the control channel. The instructions in the control channel direct the network element of the distributed antenna system to convert the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the first modulated signal in a first spectral segment. Other embodiments are disclosed.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-