Detection and illumination of dark zones via collaborative lighting
Granted: April 30, 2024
Patent Number:
11974375
A processing system including at least one processor may detect at least one dark zone in a vicinity of a user, determine at least one lighting feature for an illumination of the at least one dark zone in accordance with a user profile of the user, identify at least one light source to provide the illumination of the at least one dark area in accordance with the at least one lighting feature that is determined, and transmit an instruction to the at least one light source to provide the…
Dynamic cloudlet fog node deployment architecture
Granted: April 30, 2024
Patent Number:
11974147
An architecture for providing an on-demand dynamic cloudlet instantiation by leveraging a grouping of software defined network devices and their respective associated analytics modules. A method can comprise receiving quality of service data representing a 5G small cell device of a group of 5G small cell devices; generating a policy rule representing a predictive policy to facilitate an instantiation of a dynamic on-demand cloudlet node into a fog of dynamic on-demand cloudlet node…
Service-driven coordinated network intelligent controller framework
Granted: April 30, 2024
Patent Number:
11974146
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example generating, by a first Core Intelligent Controller (CIC) comprising a first processing system including a first processor, first data indicative of one or more first control functions that have been carried out by the first CIC, the first CIC being part of a wireless communication system; communicating, by the first CIC to a Service Intelligent Controller (SIC) comprising a second processing system including a second processor,…
Allocating resources to internet of things equipment in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks
Granted: April 30, 2024
Patent Number:
11974141
The technologies described herein are generally directed to facilitate allocating resources to zones for IOT equipment in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. An example method discussed herein includes identifying, by carrier allocation equipment, carrier transmission information corresponding to transmission of a first carrier signal configured to support Internet of things equipment. The method can further comprise analyzing, by the carrier allocation…
Smart drone parking
Granted: April 30, 2024
Patent Number:
11971713
An architecture to provision one-stop parking, charging, storage, and/or maintenance facilities and/or functionalities for drone equipment. A method can comprise identifying a drone entering a defined airspace monitored by the network equipment; in response to establishing a communication channel with the drone, receiving data representing a physical dimension associated with the drone; based on the physical dimension associated with the drone, allocating a space within a defined area to…
Facilitation of radio access neighbor relationships for 5G or other next generation network
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11968617
Automatic neighbor relationships (ANR) can be implemented within a radio access network intelligent controller (RIC), which receives load information from network nodes and user equipment measurements from user equipment. The RIC can create and maintain real-time load information and leverage slicing knowledge of neighbor cells during mobility to direct the user equipment to various network slices. Thus, an enhanced radio access network (RAN) neighbor relationship that utilizes slicing…
Augmented reality visualization of enclosed spaces
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11967147
A processing system including at least one processor may detect a first location and a first orientation of an augmented reality endpoint device of a user at a venue, identify an entryway of a first enclosed space of the venue that is within a first field-of-view of the augmented reality endpoint device in accordance with the first location and the first orientation of the augmented reality endpoint device, and present, via the augmented reality endpoint device, first visual information…
Method and apparatus for content selection based on personal profiles
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11962670
A content selection server including a processor configured to receive personal preference information from a plurality of personal media devices, select content based on the personal preference information, and provide playback of the content.
Intelligent route selection of messages for low-power wide-area devices and other devices
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11963084
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes obtaining, by a processing system, real-time information regarding a state of a communication network and capabilities of the communication network; selecting a routing for delivering a message to user equipment (UE) coupled to the network, in accordance with the real-time information; and configuring a messaging path according to the routing. The method further includes detecting whether the UE is in a…
Grade of service control closed loop
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11963033
Systems and methods for managing network traffic receives, at a grade of service device, network traffic information for a plurality of network traffic channels from a network device separate from the grade of service device. The network traffic information is compared to a threshold to determine a behavior value for each network traffic channel. Each network traffic channel is mapped to a grade of service according to the behavior value.
Discovering unused internet protocol version 4 address blocks
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11962568
The disclosed technology is directed towards locating and counting unused nodes, such as free Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address blocks. A hierarchical structure of nodes is created from an origin block to a specified lower level, and the hierarchical structure is processed using mapping and eliminating to locate free nodes. A first node group comprises node(s) in use, a second node group identifies intermediate subnets between the first node of the first node group and the…
Parallel data processing for service function chains spanning multiple servers
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11962514
Systems, computer-readable media, and methods are disclosed for parallel data processing for service function chains with network functions spanning multiple servers. An example system includes a first server hosting a first network function of a service function chain, a second server hosting a second network function of the service function chain, a mirror function deployed in a first switch to replicate a plurality of packets received by the system and to send respective copies of the…
Method and system for orthogonal pilot signaling
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11962438
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a coherence block for each user equipment (UE) of a plurality of UEs being served by the first cell, resulting in a plurality of coherence blocks, responsive to the determining, identifying a smallest coherence block from the plurality of coherence blocks, identifying a pilot sequence length based on the smallest coherence block, determining a plurality of orthogonal pilot sequences based on the identifying the pilot…
Interference reduction in heterogenous terrestrial/aerial networks
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11962394
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an aerial base station determining operating frequencies of terrestrial base stations, and taking one or more actions to reduce the potential for interference between the aerial base station and the terrestrial base stations. Actions taken by the aerial base station may include changing frequency, changing altitude, changing location, and changing transmit power. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Synchronized satellite communications
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11962392
Synchronized satellite communications can include receiving, at a computer having a processor, a data request that identifies a requesting device, data to be received by the requesting device, and a time at which the data is to be received by the requesting device. The processor can determine a geographic location of the requesting device and locations of a plurality of satellites; identify, based on the geographic location of the requesting device and the locations of the plurality of…
System and method for offering network slice as a service
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11961101
A method includes defining a first specification for a first network slice, determining a first equilibrium value for a first time period for the first network slice offering, receiving a first bid price for the first network slice for the first time period from a first customer, comparing the first equilibrium value to the first bid price; and providing services using the network slice to the customer during the time period in accordance with the first specification and the bid price if…
Methods, systems, and products for monitoring health
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11957526
Methods, systems, and products monitor a person's regimen for medicinal and dietary restrictions. When the person's regimen requires a liquid medication or supplement, an oral instrument is commanded to dispense a dosage of fluid. The oral instrument stores a reservoir of the fluid. If the oral instrument is a spoon, for example, the spoon may automatically dispense cough syrup or other medicine. A toothbrush, likewise, may automatically dispense mouthwash. A sensor may confirm presence…
Internet protocol version 4-to-version 6 redirect for application function-specific user endpoint identifiers
Granted: April 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11956302
The present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for an IPv4-to-IPv6 redirect to enable use of application function-specific user endpoint identifiers (AF-specific UEIds). In one example, a method performed by a processing system includes receiving, from an application function of a communications network, a redirected request for an AF-specific UEId that is unique to a user endpoint device and the application function, where the redirected request includes…
Dynamic roaming
Granted: April 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11956855
A system enables a home operator to establish an automated monitoring process which identifies outage events on competitor wireless networks (e.g., peer operators) operating in the same geographies as home operator. The home operator then is able to selectively offer, in near real-time, to open roaming to the peer operator, or implement roaming automatically based on predefined and mutually agreed upon rule sets. The monitoring process may observe non-customer attach request volumes in…
Facilitation of prioritization of accessibility of media
Granted: April 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11956841
Accessibility of media associated with mobile devices can be modified based on specific scenarios. For example, historical data associated with a relationship between users of a first mobile device and s second mobile device can be used to prioritize media displayed on one or more of the mobile devices. The historical data can include locations, dates, times, and/or any other relevant characteristics associated with the relationship. Alternatively, media can be displayed on the first…
