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Patent number: 9326318
Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for receiving on a control channel signaling software for scanning portions of a television spectrum, where the control channel operates in a portion of the television spectrum. The method further includes scanning for services operating in the television spectrum according to the received signaling software, detecting one or more services operating in the television spectrum, and selecting a service of the detected one or more services operating in the television spectrum. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 6, 2012
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP
Inventor:
Michael Grannan
Patent number: 9326263
Abstract: Site location determination using crowd sourced propagation delay and location data is provided. A propagation delay component receives a set of propagation delay measurements for communications between a mobile device and an access point. A user equipment location component receives a location of the mobile device, and a combination component combines the set of propagation delay measurements and the location into a set of location data. An access point location component determines a set of intersecting locations between the set of location data and additional sets of location data, and determines a location of the access point based on the set of intersecting locations.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 13, 2012
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
Inventors:
Jeremy Fix, Larry Fix, Sheldon Kent Meredith
Patent number: 9326026
Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example performing, by a wireless communication device comprising a processor, wireless telephony communications via a first wireless interface, transmitting information associated with media-related activities to a server, receiving from the server a media recommendation that is generated according to the information associated with media-related activities, initiating communications with a network via a second wireless interface, downloading a media content item of the media recommendation from a content provider via the second wireless interface, and presenting the media content item at a display. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 31, 2013
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP
Inventors:
Kadangode Ramakrishnan, Yifan Hu, Robert Bell, Jeffrey Pang, Jeffrey Erman
Patent number: 9326076
Abstract: A method and system to optimize the relative position of an inductive field of a hearing aid compatible device and a telecoil of a hearing assistive device, are provided. A Steerable Hearing Aid Compatible Device (SHAD) has a steerable inductive field for locating an inductive field in accordance with the location of a telecoil in the hearing assistive device. A Telecoil Hearing Assistive Device (THAD) has a telecoil and telecoil orientation tag. The location of the telecoil of the THAD is determined with respect to a reference system and this telecoil location information is stored on the telecoil orientation tag as Telecoil Location Information (TLI) and provided to the SHAD. In an exemplary embodiment the telecoil orientation tag may be an RFID tag that is read by a tag reader of the SHAD. The SHAD receives the TLI and generates an inductive field in accordance with the TLI, such as a position that is parallel to the telecoil of the THAD.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 29, 2014
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Mobility II LLC
Inventors:
Melvin Duane Frerking, George O'Quinn Hirvela
Patent number: 9323745
Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer-readable media for performing translations from a source language to a target language. The method comprises receiving a source phrase, generating a target bag of words based on a global lexical selection of words that loosely couples the source words/phrases and target words/phrases, and reconstructing a target phrase or sentence by considering all permutations of words with a conditional probability greater than a threshold.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 21, 2014
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
Inventors:
Srinivas Bangalore, Patrick Haffner, Stephan Kanthak
Patent number: 9323746
Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for presenting a machine translation and alternative translations to a user, where a selection of any particular alternative translation results in the re-ranking of the remaining alternatives. The system then presents these re-ranked alternatives to the user, who can continue proofing the machine translation using the re-ranked alternatives or by typing an improved translation. This process continues until the user indicates that the current portion of the translation is complete, at which point the system moves to the next portion.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 6, 2011
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors:
Srinivas Bangalore, Kateryna Kuksenok
Patent number: 9323913
Abstract: An extranet includes a network which couples a plurality of non-related participants and a server coupled to the network. The server stores a plurality of applications including workgroup applicants, transaction applications, security applications and transport circuits and equipment. The server is programmed to load particular ones of the plurality of applications onto the network for use by the plurality of participants in response to a request by one of the participants for a particular application.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 9, 2013
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP
Inventors:
Brian Glen Barnier, Randy S. Mueller, Thomas Terence Dean, Richard T. Madrid
Patent number: 9325416
Abstract: A network interface device (NID) demarcates an access network and a premises network. The NID receives a broadband signal via an access network and transmits optical device signals to pieces of premises equipment. The broadband signal may be a single-mode fiber (SMF) optical signal transmitted over an SMF cable. In these embodiments, the NID may include a transponder including a first stage to convert the SMF signal to an intermediate electrical signal and a second stage to convert the intermediate electrical signal to a premises optical signal. In other embodiments, the broadband signal may be a very high bit rate digital subscriber line (VDSL) or other type of electrical signal and the NID's transponder may convert the VDSL signal to the premises optical signal. The NID may further include a multiplexer to multiplex the premises optical signal into the optical device signals for delivery to premises devices via corresponding premises device ports and plastic optical fiber cables.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 30, 2010
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors:
William E. Rollins, Eric S. Forbes, Arvind Ramdas Mallya
Patent number: 9323918
Abstract: A password recovery technique for access to a system includes receiving a request from a first party to recover the first party's password to access the system, receiving a selection of a second party from the first party, sending a message to the second party requesting that the second party authorize the request to recover the first party's password, receiving authorization from the second party for the request to recover the first party's password, and resetting the first party's password responsive to receiving authorization from the second party.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 3, 2014
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventors:
Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan, William Roberts Cheswick
Patent number: 9324317
Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer readable-media for providing an automatic synthetically generated voice describing media content, the method comprising receiving one or more pieces of metadata for a primary media content, selecting at least one piece of metadata for output, and outputting the at least one piece of metadata as synthetically generated speech with the primary media content. Other aspects of the invention involve alternative output, output speech simultaneously with the primary media content, output speech during gaps in the primary media content, translate metadata in foreign language, tailor voice, accent, and language to match the metadata and/or primary media content. A user may control output via a user interface or output may be customized based on preferences in a user profile.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 9, 2014
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors:
Linda Roberts, Hong Thi Nguyen, Horst J. Schroeter
Patent number: 9324007
Abstract: Systems and methods for efficiently detecting and coordinating step changes, trends, cycles, and bursts affecting lexical items within data streams are provided. Data streams can be sourced from documents that can optionally be labeled with metadata. Changes can be grouped across lexical and/or metavalue vocabularies to summarize the changes that are synchronous in time. The methods described herein can be applied either retrospectively to a corpus of data or in a streaming mode.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 30, 2012
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventors:
Jeremy Wright, Allcia Abella, John Grothendieck
Patent number: 9325561
Abstract: An inter-provider network architecture system is disclosed. In particular, the system may enable a service provider network and a partner network to take advantage of each other's network cores, such that the resources of the service provider network and the partner network may be more effectively utilized to service customers of both networks. By doing so, not only can the service provider network and the partner network take advantage of each other's network resources, but they can also give each other's customers broader network reach into regions that are not typically serviced by their own networks. The service provider network may effectively accomplish this by providing a limited view of the service provider network to the partner network, or vice versa, so that traffic and data can flow between the networks without each network having to be fully aware of each other's entire network topologies.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 5, 2012
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventors:
James Uttaro, Mark R. Sundt
Patent number: 9325796
Abstract: A method includes generating a first schedule at a first electronic device associated with a first user. The first schedule is generated based on a first relationship strength of a relationship of the first user and a second user. The method further includes sending, from the first electronic device to a second electronic device associated with the second user, a first capability request. The first capability request is sent based on the first schedule.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 31, 2015
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors:
Randolph Wohlert, James H. Pratt
Patent number: 9325639
Abstract: A system for providing lossless hierarchical caching is disclosed. The system may process, in a first thread, a first set of a plurality of packets in a first cache. Then, the system may determine if a condition associated with processing the first set of the packets indicates that there is potential for packet loss. If the system determines that there is potential for packet loss, a copy of a portion of the first set of the packets may be transmitted to a second cache. The system may process, in a second thread, the copy of the portion of the first set of the packets in the second cache. Additionally, the system may transmit a subset of packets from the first set of packets to a reorder queue for reordering the subset of packets if the subset of packets contain an identifier associated with the reorder queue.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 17, 2013
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventors:
Arthur L. Zaifman, John M. Mocenigo, Tzvi Chumash
Patent number: 9325502
Abstract: A method and system for managing access to transactional multimedia content based on hardware identification codes can include determining whether a user is entitled to a first service level or to a second service level and directing requests for transactional multimedia content to an appropriate server. The user of a client device can be authenticated by a certificate sent by the client device and received by a service provider. The certificate includes an indication of a unique hardware identifier for the client device. Access to the transactional content may occur over a public Internet protocol network if the client device is not directly connected to the service provider's private network and if the hardware identifier indicates the client device is authorized.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 13, 2009
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventors:
David J. Piepenbrink, Lee M. Chow, James T. Sofos
Patent number: 9325749
Abstract: Methods and apparatus to monitor conference call activity with Internet protocol (IP) networks are disclosed. An example method comprises monitoring a network for a first conference call participant connection request, prompting the first conference call participant for authentication credentials, and when the first conference call participant is authorized based on the credentials, associating an Internet protocol (IP) address with the first conference call participant for use in place of the authentication credentials.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 31, 2007
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
Inventors:
Aaron Bangor, Jeffrey Brandt, Douglas F. Reynolds
Patent number: 9325690
Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for verifying sender information. According to various embodiments of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a verification service can determine, receive a request, or receive a call to verify sender information associated with data. The server computer generates and delivers a verification message to a sender device in response to determining that sender information verification is to be provided. The server computer receives a response indicating if the data was sent by the sender device. If the response indicates that the sender device did not send the data, the server computer can block delivery of the data, generate alarms or alerts, take other actions, and/or take no action. If the response indicates that the sender device sent the data, the server computer can deliver the data, provide a verification response to the recipient device, take no action, and/or take other actions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 21, 2014
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors:
Qi Shen, Andrea G. Forte, Paul Giura, Mikhail Istomin, Evgene Vahlis, Wei Wang
Patent number: 9326018
Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a tablet with a touch-sensitive display. The tablet can be adapted to present a user interface (UI), receive a UI policy from a service provider of a communication system communicatively couplable to the tablet to manage operations of the UI, detect a request from a user of the tablet to adapt the UI, and manage the adaptation of the UI according to the UI policy. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 19, 2008
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventors:
Mark Ryan, R. Tyler Wallis, William S. Robbins, Susan Steele
Publication number: 20160110429
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to collect, analyze and report social media aggregated from a plurality of social media websites. Social media is retrieved from social media websites, analyzed for sentiment, and categorized by topic and user demographics. The data is then archived in a data warehouse and various interfaces are provided to query and generate reports on the archived data. In some embodiments, the system further recognizes alert conditions and sends alerts to interested users. In some embodiments, the system further recognizes situations where users can be influenced to view a company or its products in a more favorable light, and automatically posts responsive social media to one or more social media websites.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 31, 2015
Publication date:
April 21, 2016
Applicant:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors:
Junlan Feng, Luciano de Andrade Barbosa, Valerie Torres
Publication number: 20160110833
Abstract: A count of the occupants of a building is generated at a date and time. As occupants enter the building, a database logs each occupant's entry. The database further logs the current location of each occupant within the building. If an emergency should ever occur, the database reveals an accurate count and listing of the current occupants and their individual locations within the building.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 16, 2014
Publication date:
April 21, 2016
Applicant:
AT&T Mobility II LLC
Inventors:
Jeremy Fix, George Goehring, Sheldon Kent Meredith
Publication number: 20160112927
Abstract: A mobile device mobility state is included in device reporting to a radio access network for mobility event and load balancing purposes. Respective load conditions and respective coverage areas of a first set of devices of a first network and a second set of devices of a second network are analyzed. In addition, a mobility state of a mobile device, a first signal strength associated with the first set of devices, and a second signal strength associated with the second set of devices are also analyzed. The mobility state is a function of a movement pattern of the mobile device and a speed at which the mobile device is being moved. Network traffic of the mobile device is routed to a set of network devices selected from the first set of devices and the second set of devices, as a result of the analysis.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 28, 2015
Publication date:
April 21, 2016
Applicants:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
Inventors:
Zhi Cui, Arthur Richard Brisebois, Ye Chen, Hongyan Lei, Cheng P. Liu, Yonghui Tong
Publication number: 20160112931
Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for cell broadcast for signaling resource load from one or more radio access networks (“RANs”). According to one aspect disclosed herein, a base station can collect signaling load information of the base station. The base station can also generate a cell broadcast message that includes the signaling load information. The base station can also send the cell broadcast message to a target mobile device. The target mobile device can be configured to determine, based at least in part upon the signaling load information, to which radio access network of a plurality of radio access networks to connect.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 21, 2014
Publication date:
April 21, 2016
Applicants:
AT&T MOBILITY II LLC, AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventors:
Zhi Cui, Arthur Richard Brisebois
Publication number: 20160109951
Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for surface determination via bone conduction. According to one aspect, a user device can identify a surface via bone conduction. The user device can identify one or more controllable devices to control using the surface. The user device can detect a user interaction, such as a gesture, performed by a user on the surface. The user device can provide an instruction to the controllable device(s) to cause the controllable device(s) to perform one or more operations in response to the user interaction with the surface.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 15, 2014
Publication date:
April 21, 2016
Applicant:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors:
Christopher Baldwin, Brian S. Amento
Publication number: 20160110771
Abstract: A system and method may comprise providing, via a computing device, a connection link to an end user device having a network connectivity access network element; extracting, via an advertisement server, an offer of a value voucher unique to the end user from a database connected to the advertisement server and presenting, through the end user device, an offer of the value voucher to the end user; receiving, via the computing device, from the end user an acceptance of the value voucher; and storing the value voucher in a coupon database in an Internet accessible coupon storage locker unique to the end user.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 15, 2015
Publication date:
April 21, 2016
Applicant:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors:
Reuben Klein, Karen Mullis, Steven A. Siegel
Publication number: 20160112826
Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for user equipment (“UE”) near-field communications (“NFC”) gating according to kinetic speed detection and cell visitation history. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a mobile initiator device, such as a UE that includes an NFC hardware component, can determine a mobility state of the mobile initiator device. The mobile initiator device can control, based upon the mobility state, activation of a radio frequency field that is used to activate a passive NFC device. In this manner, detection of the passive NFC device and battery efficiency can each be maximized when appropriate.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 21, 2014
Publication date:
April 21, 2016
Applicants:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
Inventors:
Arthur Richard Brisebois, Zhi Cui
Publication number: 20160113030
Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for dynamic bundling of uplink data sessions based upon network signaling conditions and application interactivity states. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a mobile device can receive signaling load information from a base station. The mobile device can determine a characteristic of an uplink data flow request. The mobile device can determine whether the uplink data flow request should be bundled based, at least in part, upon the signaling load information and the characteristic of the uplink data flow request.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 21, 2014
Publication date:
April 21, 2016
Applicants:
AT&T MOBILITY II LLC, AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventors:
Zhi Cui, Arthur Richard Brisebois
Publication number: 20160112985
Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for adaptive and selective bundling of downlink paging messages. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a mobility management entity (“MME”) can determine whether to delay a paging procedure to deliver a downlink paging message to a mobile device served by the MME. If the MME determines that the paging procedure to deliver the downlink paging message to the mobile device should be delayed, then the MME can store the downlink paging message in a bundling cache. If the MME determines that the paging procedure to deliver the downlink paging message to the mobile device should not be delayed, then the MME can initiate the paging procedure.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 21, 2014
Publication date:
April 21, 2016
Applicants:
AT&T MOBILITY II LLC, AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventors:
Zhi Cui, Arthur Richard Brisebois
Patent number: 9319450
Abstract: Social media may be utilized to facilitate distribution of emergency alert messages. An emergency alert server may receive an indication of emergency and generate an emergency alert message based on the indication. The emergency alert message may then be distributed via social media and/or other mediums. An indication of trustworthiness may be incorporated in the emergency alert message. The indication of trustworthiness may be validated by validation system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 10, 2012
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors:
Brian Kevin Daly, Charles Peter Musgrove, DeWayne A. Sennett
Patent number: 9319504
Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer readable-media for answering a communication notification. The method for answering a communication notification comprises receiving a notification of communication from a user, converting information related to the notification to speech, outputting the information as speech to the user, and receiving from the user an instruction to accept or ignore the incoming communication associated with the notification. In one embodiment, information related to the notification comprises one or more of a telephone number, an area code, a geographic origin of the request, caller id, a voice message, address book information, a text message, an email, a subject line, an importance level, a photograph, a video clip, metadata, an IP address, or a domain name. Another embodiment involves notification assigned an importance level and repeat attempts at notification if it is of high importance.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 12, 2014
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP
Inventor:
Horst J. Schroeter
Patent number: 9315109
Abstract: Methods, systems, and products charge a battery in a vehicle. A charging station and the vehicle negotiate charging parameters. When the vehicle receives electrical power from the charging station, the vehicle checks the electrical power for the parameters. Should the electrical power fail to exhibit the parameters, charging is terminated.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 2, 2013
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventors:
Nikhil S. Marathe, Christopher F. Baldwin
Patent number: 9318005
Abstract: Security systems notify of alarms. Two separate communications paths are established from an alarm controller. One of the communications paths is selected based on performance, cost, or urgency.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 30, 2014
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventor:
John Alson Hicks, III
Patent number: 9318101
Abstract: A method includes identifying, at a computing device, a plurality of words in data. Each of the plurality of words corresponds to a particular word of a written language. The method includes determining a sound output level based on a location of the computing device. The method includes generating sound data based on the sound output level and the plurality of words identified in the data.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 20, 2013
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Mobility II LLC
Inventors:
Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, Vinay Kundaje, Waliur Rahman
Patent number: 9318129
Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for processing audio. A system configured to practice the method monitors, via a processor of a computing device, an image feed of a user interacting with the computing device and identifies an audio start event in the image feed based on face detection of the user looking at the computing device or a specific region of the computing device. The image feed can be a video stream. The audio start event can be based on a head size, orientation or distance from the computing device, eye position or direction, device orientation, mouth movement, and/or other user features. Then the system initiates processing of a received audio signal based on the audio start event. The system can also identify an audio end event in the image feed and end processing of the received audio signal based on the end event.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 18, 2011
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
Inventors:
Brant Jameson Vasilieff, Patrick John Ehlen, Jay Henry Lieske, Jr.
Patent number: 9318114
Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media relating to speaker verification. In one aspect, a system receives a first user identity from a second user, and, based on the identity, accesses voice characteristics. The system randomly generates a challenge sentence according to a rule and/or grammar, based on the voice characteristics, and prompts the second user to speak the challenge sentence. The system verifies that the second user is the first user if the spoken challenge sentence matches the voice characteristics. In an enrollment aspect, the system constructs an enrollment phrase that covers a minimum threshold of unique speech sounds based on speaker-distinctive phonemes, phoneme clusters, and prosody. Then user utters the enrollment phrase and extracts voice characteristics for the user from the uttered enrollment phrase.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 24, 2010
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors:
Ilija Zeljkovic, Taniya Mishra, Amanda Stent, Ann K. Syrdal, Jay Wilpon
Patent number: 9319433
Abstract: System(s) and method(s) are provided for prioritizing protocol messages received at a server. A client generates a request message and incorporates a data unit therein in order to indicate type of service application that triggered generation of the request message. The client conveys the request message to a server configured to respond to the request message. To supply data in response to the message request, the server prioritizes the request message based at least on the data unit that conveys the type of service application. The server can assign a set of request messages to a group of scheduling queues based at least on ranking of the type of service associated with at least one request message in the set of request messages. Based on performance conditions, the server also can reject one or more request messages according to the ranking.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 29, 2010
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventors:
Chaoxin Qiu, Arshad Khan, Niral Sheth
Patent number: 9319528
Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for announcing a calling party from a communication device. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a call processing system can have a controller for processing calls in a communication system. The controller can be programmed to detect an incoming call initiated by a third party communication device over a first voice channel, transmit to a communication device over a control channel a notification signal associated with the incoming call, detect a connection made by the communication device to a second voice channel, transmit to the communication device over the second voice channel audio signals that identify a calling party, and link the first and second voice channels upon detecting over the control channel a call acceptance action by the communication device. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 30, 2012
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors:
Yolius Diroo, Edward Walter, Steve Wollmershauser
Patent number: 9317831
Abstract: A method for processing packages is provided. A package is received at an intermediate shipping site and a delivery authorization status corresponding to the package is determined based on a threshold of some characteristic of the package. The package is delivered if the authorization status is that delivery is acceptable and the package is not delivered if the authorization status is that delivery is not acceptable. The acceptability of the package for delivery is determined by a response that an addressee provides to an electronic message notification of package availability. The electronic response preferably contains some authenticating information regarding the package.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 21, 2009
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventors:
Edward Michael Silver, Linda Ann Roberts, Hong Thi Nguyen, Samuel N. Zellner
Patent number: 9317846
Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed which relate to using a remote scanner for mobile transactions. A point of sale (POS) terminal communicates with a remote scanner that is removably coupled to the POS terminal. Logic on the POS terminal generates a request for a transaction information and transmits the request along with a restriction to the remote scanner. Logic on the remote scanner receives the request and the restriction, transmits the request to a mobile device, receives the transaction information while monitoring the restriction, and transmits the transaction information to the POS terminal for processing. The transaction information may be provided subject to the restriction.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 4, 2015
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors:
Christopher F. Baldwin, Bruce Barnes, Wayne Heinmiller, Patrick Kenny, Shadi I. Khoshaba, Dolores J. Mallian, Nikhil S. Marathe, Charles M. Stahulak
Patent number: 9319423
Abstract: A system for malware and anomaly detection via activity recognition based on sensor is disclosed. The system may analyze sensor data collected during a selected time period from one or more sensors that are associated with a device. Once the sensor data is analyzed, the system may determine a context of the device when the device is in a connected state. The system may determine the context of the device based on the sensor data collected during the selected time period. The system may also determine if traffic received or transmitted by the device during the connected state is in a white list. Furthermore, the system may transmit an alert if the traffic is determined to not be in the white list or if the context determined for the device indicates that the context does not correlate with the traffic.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 4, 2013
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors:
Roger P. Jover, Ilona Murynets
Patent number: 9319866
Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for automated multi-device, multi-persona wireless SIM management. A virtual SIM database associated with a user is maintained on the mobile service provider's network. Such a virtual SIM database contains multiple personas for that user. For each of the user devices they wish to use on the mobile service network, the user is furnished with one “stub” SIM to be installed on the user device, onto which may be loaded any one of the personas maintained by the virtual SIM database. Upon an event, a selected user device downloads a selected persona from the network and loads it onto its stub SIM, so that the selected device is now registered on the network with that persona.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 25, 2012
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP
Inventor:
Nicholas S. Huslak
Patent number: 9319890
Abstract: Attachment data collected by a set of femto access points (FAPs) is utilized to localize, predict, and/or weight potential wireless communication traffic within and between areas. Moreover, the attachment data can be indicative of user equipment (UE) density/traffic within coverage areas of respective femtocells. The attachment data can be consolidated and analyzed to identify location and motion of a UE “swarm”. Moreover an automatic cell planning (ACP) component can be employed to utilize the attachment data for determining an optimal macro site and optimal antenna setting(s) that facilitate steering/tuning the macro antenna beam to focus upon the swarm area. In addition, the ACP component can facilitate reconfiguration of the macro antenna beam as reported swarm concentrations shift between the FAPs.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 29, 2014
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
Inventors:
Arthur Brisebois, Mark Causey, Adrianne Luu
Patent number: 9319842
Abstract: A mobile device is configured as a point and shoot type weapon for gaming, training, or the like. Utilizing the mobile device based weapon, such as a smart phone for example, a user thereof can simply aim the mobile device at a target and shoot. Shooting may be accomplished by tapping the mobile device, activating a button or soft key on the mobile device, making a gesture (e.g., moving a finger as if a trigger is being pulled), providing an audible command (e.g., “shoot”), or the like.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 27, 2011
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventor:
Robert Hall
Patent number: 9319906
Abstract: An access point transmits a preemptive peg packet when it has no data to transmit in order to maintain the contiguity of its transmission timing position with respect to the timing position of other contention-free sessions (CFS) transmitted by other access points in an existing, periodic sequence. The cyclic prioritized multiple access (CPMA) method establishes the transmission timing position of contention-free sessions (CFS) between overlapping first and second wireless LAN cells contending for the same medium. Each cell includes a respective plurality of member stations. If an access point has no traffic, it will transmit a short, preemptive pegging packet and reset its backoff timer. In this manner, no gaps longer than the distributed coordination function (DCF) Interframe Space (DIFS) are left idle. This prevents other stations from using DCF contention to seize the channel, until all access points have completed one contention-free session (CFS) per periodic cycle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 9, 2013
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
Inventor:
Mathilde Benveniste
Patent number: 9319932
Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a congestion management of a wireless communication network are disclosed. For example, the method projects dynamically a trend for a network element of the wireless communication network, using a functionality metric associated with the network element of the wireless communication network, and determines if there is a potential congestion in accordance with the trend. The method then provides a notification of the potential congestion, if there is a potential congestion for the network element of the wireless communication network.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 19, 2014
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors:
Chen-Yui Yang, Huang Lee, Raghvendra Savoor
Patent number: 9319964
Abstract: Access management to femto cell service is provided through access control list(s), e.g., white list(s), or black list(s). White list(s) include a set of subscriber station(s) identifier numbers, codes, or tokens, and also can include additional fields for femto cell access management based on desired complexity. White list(s) can have associated white list profile(s) therewith to establish logic of femto coverage access based on the white list(s). Access lists exchange among subscribers that posses provisioned femto access points and elect to share access lists also is provided. Transference of access list(s) among subscribers is secured and based at least in part on subscriber privacy policy. Subscribers can be prompted to opt in access list sharing, or to update privacy policies to allow reciprocate sharing and update privacy settings. Based at least in part on association criteria, a component identifies femto access points with which a subscriber accesses lists.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 17, 2015
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
Inventors:
Kurt Donald Huber, Judson John Flynn, William Gordon Mansfield
Patent number: 9319207
Abstract: A system and method for establishing windows that govern the exchange of acknowledgements in a full-duplex communication. The window is established for two nodes which transmit asymmetric frame sizes in full-duplex mode. The window is related to the size of the asymmetric frames. Frames are exchanged in full-duplex between the two nodes, and the window size is defined as enabling the nodes to send data until the number of unacknowledged frames at the nodes is less than or equal to the window size, at which point acknowledgments are exchanged simultaneously. In sending the acknowledgment, both nodes can send acknowledgments simultaneously in full-duplex in the same frequency bin.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 26, 2012
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors:
Vaneet Aggarwal, Rittwik Jana, Christopher W. Rice, Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan
Patent number: 9319277
Abstract: A disclosed method of managing a provider edge (PE) router includes defining a neighbor specific prefix limit and a neighbor specific restart parameter applicable to a neighbor of the PE router. The neighbor may be a customer edge (CE) router connected to the PE router. A neighbor specific count of prefixes advertised by the CE router is monitored against the prefix limit. When a neighbor specific prefix limit violation occurs, the PE-to-CE connection is suspended for a duration determined at least in part by the restart parameter and then automatically resumed. The PE router may define an address family prefix limit and an address family restart parameter applicable to the CE router's address family. Violations of the address family prefix limit may result in temporary suspension of all connections between the PE router and the members of the address family.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 14, 2007
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventor:
Israel Means
Patent number: 9319307
Abstract: A system for providing differentiated services to traffic flows of a content distribution network is disclosed. In particular, the system may include determining if a first portion of an internet protocol address associated with a traffic flow includes an identifier for a node in the content distribution network by comparing the identifier to a set of prefixes for the content distribution network. Additionally, the system may include determining if a second portion of the internet protocol address matches a unique host address specified by the content distribution network for a customer of the content distribution network. If a rule for providing a differentiated service exists for the customer, the first portion is in the set of prefixes, and the second portion matches the unique host address specified for the customer, the system may provide the differentiated service for the traffic flow.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 6, 2013
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventor:
Thomas A. Anschutz
Publication number: 20160105462
Abstract: A system to detect anomalies in internet protocol (IP) flows uses a set of machine-learning (ML) rules that can be applied in real time at the IP flow level. A communication network has a large number of routers equipped with flow monitoring capability. A flow collector collects flow data from the routers throughout the communication network and provides them to a flow classifier. At the same time, a limited number of locations in the network monitor data packets and generate alerts based on packet data properties. The packet alerts and the flow data are provided to a machine learning system that detects correlations between the packet-based alerts and the flow data to thereby generate a series of flow-level alerts. These rules are provided to the flow time classifier. Over time, the new packet alerts and flow data are used to provide updated rules generated by the machine learning system.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 15, 2015
Publication date:
April 14, 2016
Applicant:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors:
Nicholas Duffield, Patrick Haffner, Balachander Krishnamurthy, Haakon Andreas Ringberg
Publication number: 20160104123
Abstract: Vehicular maintenance is predicted using real time telematics data and historical maintenance data. Different statistical models are used, and an intersecting set of results is generated. Environmental weather may also be used to further refine predictions.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 10, 2014
Publication date:
April 14, 2016
Applicant:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Inventors:
Anoop Viswanath, Abhay Dabholkar, Brad Ford, Mengling Hettinger, Kevin Reese, Carl Sorrells, CHRISTOPHER TSAI, Alfonso Jones