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公开(公告)号:US10097241B1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-09
申请号:US15484198
申请日:2017-04-11
Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventor: Pamela A. M. Bogdan , George Blandino , Ken Liu , Leon Lubranski , Eric Myburgh , Tracy Van Brakle , Robert Bennett , Donald J. Barnickel , Thomas M. Willis, III , Farhad Barzegar , Irwin Gerszberg , Paul Shala Henry
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a target position of a particular physical location, accessing an image system that provides a number of images based on physical locations including the particular physical location, and obtaining a target image from the image system based on the particular physical location. The target image includes imaged features based on physical features of the particular physical location. Image processing is applied to the target image, and a particular physical feature is identified as a candidate deployment site based on the applying of the image processing, wherein the candidate deployment site is configured to accommodate equipment of a distributed communication network that facilitates transmission of electromagnetic waves along a surface of a transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10069535B2
公开(公告)日:2018-09-04
申请号:US15372467
申请日:2016-12-08
Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventor: Giovanni Vannucci , Peter Wolniansky , Paul Shala Henry , Robert Bennett , Farhad Barzegar , Irwin Gerszberg , Donald J. Barnickel , Thomas M. Willis, III
CPC classification number: H04B3/52 , H01P1/182 , H01P3/10 , H01Q15/242 , H04B3/28 , H04B3/56 , H04B3/58 , H04B2203/5441 , H04B2203/5483
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, receiving a signal, and launching, according to the signal, an electromagnetic wave along a transmission medium, where the electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and where the electromagnetic wave has a phase delay profile that is dependent on an azimuth angle about an axis of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10069185B2
公开(公告)日:2018-09-04
申请号:US15440500
申请日:2017-02-23
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: H01P5/19 , H01P1/16 , H01P3/10 , H01P3/127 , H01P3/16 , H01P5/08 , H01Q13/025 , H04B3/52 , H04B3/56 , H04W84/045
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for generating first electromagnetic waves and directing instances of the first electromagnetic waves to an interface of a transmission medium to induce propagation of second electromagnetic waves having at least a dominant non-fundamental wave mode. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10050675B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-14
申请号:US15369997
申请日:2016-12-06
Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventor: Bruce Stuckman , Paul Shala Henry , Robert Bennett , Irwin Gerszberg , Farhad Barzegar , Donald J. Barnickel , Thomas M. Willis, III
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission device that includes a first coupler that guides a first electromagnetic wave to a first junction to form a second electromagnetic wave that is guided to propagate along the outer surface of the transmission medium via one or more guided-wave modes. These mode(s) have an envelope that varies as a function of angular deviation and/or longitudinal displacement. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10027427B2
公开(公告)日:2018-07-17
申请号:US15372463
申请日:2016-12-08
Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventor: Giovanni Vannucci , Peter Wolniansky , Paul Shala Henry , Robert Bennett , Farhad Barzegar , Irwin Gerszberg , Donald J. Barnickel , Thomas M. Willis, III
CPC classification number: H04B17/101 , H01P1/00 , H01P3/10 , H01P5/00 , H01Q1/46 , H01Q13/24 , H01Q13/28 , H04B3/54 , H04B3/56 , H04B2203/5495 , H04L25/0278
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that obtains a group of signals that are each representative of a corresponding one of a group of electromagnetic waves, analyzes the group of signals to determine signal characteristics, and determines, according to the signal characteristics, predicted characteristics for a communication signal that is to be transmitted by a circuit. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10020843B2
公开(公告)日:2018-07-10
申请号:US15695843
申请日:2017-09-05
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
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an apparatus including a waveguide, an antenna, and a transmitter. The transmitter can facilitate transmission of first electromagnetic waves via the antenna, the first electromagnetic waves having a fundamental mode. The waveguide can facilitate propagation of the first electromagnetic waves at least in part on a surface of the waveguide. The waveguide can be positioned at a location that enables the first electromagnetic waves to induce second electromagnetic waves having fundamental and non-fundamental modes that propagate on a surface of a transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US09998870B1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-12
申请号:US15372496
申请日:2016-12-08
Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventor: Robert Bennett , Paul Shala Henry , Irwin Gerszberg , Farhad Barzegar , Thomas M. Willis, III , Donald J. Barnickel
IPC: H04L12/26 , H04W4/02 , H04B17/318 , H04B17/23 , H04B7/145
CPC classification number: H04W4/023 , H04B17/27 , H04B17/318 , H04L43/16
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a receiver of a first device, electromagnetic waves that are generated by a transmitter of a second device at a physical interface of a transmission medium, where the electromagnetic waves propagate without requiring an electrical return path, and where the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium to the receiver of the first device. The first device can detect a physical object in proximity to the transmission medium according to a change in the parameter associated with the electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20180159595A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-07
申请号:US15369993
申请日:2016-12-06
Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventor: Shikik Johnson , Pamela A. M. Bogdan , Paul Shala Henry , Robert Bennett , Irwin Gerszberg , Farhad Barzegar , Donald J. Barnickel , Thomas M. Willis, III
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a guided wave repeater system operable to receive via a guided wave transceiver a first plurality of electromagnetic waves that includes a first communication signal. A second plurality of electromagnetic waves that includes a second communication signal is transmitted via the guided wave transceiver. The first plurality of electromagnetic waves and the second plurality of electromagnetic waves are guided by a power line of a utility pole. A third communication signal is received from a smart grid device. A fourth communication signal is transmitted to the smart grid device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20180159196A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-07
申请号:US15370514
申请日:2016-12-06
Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventor: Paul Shala Henry , Shikik Johnson , Robert Bennett , Farhad Barzegar , Irwin Gerszberg , Thomas M. Willis, III , Donald J. Barnickel
CPC classification number: H01Q13/0241 , H01P5/024 , H01P5/103 , H01Q21/064 , H01Q21/205
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, generating, by a plurality of dielectric antennas of a waveguide system, a plurality of instances of electromagnetic waves that combines to form a combined electromagnetic wave, and directing, by the waveguide system, the combined electromagnetic wave to an interface of a transmission medium for guiding propagation of the combined electromagnetic wave along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20180151957A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-31
申请号:US15820721
申请日:2017-11-22
Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P
Inventor: Robert Bennett , Aldo Adriazola , Farhad Barzegar , Irwin Gerszberg , Brandon Pimm , Mitchell Harvey Fuchs , Paul Shala Henry , Donald J. Barnickel , Thomas M. Willis, III
CPC classification number: H01Q13/24 , H01P1/16 , H01P3/16 , H01Q1/46 , H01Q15/08 , H01Q19/062 , H04B3/00 , H04B3/52 , H04B3/54 , H04B2203/5441 , H04R3/00 , H04R2420/07
Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, antenna structure that includes a dielectric antenna having a dielectric lens and a dielectric body, and a feedline coupled to the dielectric antenna, wherein an endpoint of the feedline is configured to reduce a reflection of an electromagnetic wave transmission, wherein electromagnetic waves generated by the electromagnetic wave transmission are guided along the feedline without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate through the dielectric body to the dielectric lens to generate wireless signals. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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