AT&T Patent Applications

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORTHOGONAL PILOT SIGNALING

Granted: July 4, 2024
Application Number: 20240223406
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…

Need-Based Generation of Multi-Modal Communication Aids to Aid Verbal Communications

Granted: July 4, 2024
Application Number: 20240221535
Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to need-based generation of multi-modal communication aids to aid verbal communications. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a user system can receive a request for a multi-modal communication aid to be used during a communications session between the user system and an additional user system. The communications session can include live audio and/or live video. The request can be received in response to a technology issue…

Creation of Dynamic Language for Private Metaverse

Granted: July 4, 2024
Application Number: 20240221298
The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to the creation of dynamic language for private metaverse. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a user device can set up a private metaverse. The user device can invite, based upon an input provided by a user, at least one member to join a private group that includes the user. The user device can create a dynamic language for use by the private group while the private group is within the private metaverse. The dynamic…

FACILITATING IMPROVED PERFORMANCE IN ADVANCED NETWORKS WITH MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION POINTS

Granted: June 27, 2024
Application Number: 20240214997
Facilitating improved performance in advanced networks (e.g., 4G, 5G, and beyond) with multiple transmission points is provided herein. Operations of a system can comprise determining respective port numbers for respective ranks of a first transmission to a user equipment device. The operations also can comprise receiving an indication, from a second network device, of a first demodulation reference signal associated with a port number for a rank of a second transmission to the user…

5G NETWORK SLICE PRE-CONFIGURATION

Granted: June 27, 2024
Application Number: 20240214822
The described technology is generally directed towards network slice pre-configuration for cellular communication systems, including 5G and subsequent generation cellular communication systems. Network equipment can be preconfigured to identify whether a network slice identifier included in a network communication belongs to a group of network slice identifiers. If so, the network equipment can process the network communication either according to a network slice rule that corresponds…

MASSIVE MULTIPLE-INPUT-MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO) UPLINK ENHANCEMENT IN SPLIT RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) DEPLOYMENTS

Granted: June 20, 2024
Application Number: 20240204840
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system comprising a distributed unit (DU) configured to generate sounding reference signal (SRS)-based beams, and a remote unit (RU) communicatively coupled with the DU over a fronthaul, wherein the RU is configured to generate demodulation reference signal (DMRS)-based beams and perform digital beamforming for an uplink using the DMRS-based beams in combination with the SRS-based beams. Other embodiments are disclosed.

ALTITUDE DETERMINATION ACCORDING TO CROWD SOURCED BAROMETRIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

Granted: June 13, 2024
Application Number: 20240191989
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a process that formulates an inference that a first group of mobile devices are at ground level, and obtains, for the first group of mobile devices, positions and barometric pressure readings. Ground heights with respect to a common reference height are determined for the first group of mobile devices, and reference barometric pressures are calculated for the first group of mobile devices, at the common reference height…

Zero Trust Network Access and Virtual Private Network Client Offloading

Granted: June 13, 2024
Application Number: 20240195783
Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to zero trust network access (“ZTNA”) and virtual private network (“VPN”) client offloading. According to one aspect, a user device can establish a private network session to access a private network resource in a private network. The user device can receive a request to offload the private network session from the user device to a secure router. In response to the request, the user device can offload the private network…

METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR ADJUSTING AN AVATAR BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY

Granted: June 13, 2024
Application Number: 20240193881
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving first data associated with an avatar of a first user, and identifying first media content associated with the first user provided to a first social media server. The first social media server presents the first media content and the avatar on a first social media site. Further embodiments can include analyzing the first media content resulting in an analysis, generating second data associated with an adjusted avatar…

METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR MANAGING AVATARS ACROSS DIFFERENT SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

Granted: June 13, 2024
Application Number: 20240192838
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a first request from a communication device associated with a user to present a group of avatars on a user interface of an avatar management software application on the communication device. Each of the group of avatars are associated with a software application resulting in a group of software applications. Further embodiments include receiving a group of credentials associated with the group of software applications…

METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES TO PROTECT PERSONAL IDENTIFIABLE (PI) DATA WHEN A USER UTILIZES AN AVATAR IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT

Granted: June 13, 2024
Application Number: 20240189721
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a first virtual location of a first avatar of a first user within a virtual environment, determining a second virtual location a second avatar of a second user within the virtual environment that is in proximity to the first virtual location, and determining that the second user has an untrusted relationship with the first user. Further embodiments include presenting on a user interface of a first communication…

INTELLIGENT ADAPTIVE SIGNALING AUTOMATION FOR METAVERSE STREAMING

Granted: June 6, 2024
Application Number: 20240181339
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes receiving, by a processing system in communication with a client device, a signal from the client device according to a session description protocol (SDP); the signal comprises a capability parameter regarding streaming of video frames to the client device, a first focus area parameter and a second focus area parameter indicating respectively a first resolution for a high focus area and a second resolution…

DYNAMIC INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS

Granted: June 6, 2024
Application Number: 20240187964
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, discovering a network topology of a radio access network (RAN) domain of a cellular communication system, including a base station and a wireless backhaul. The base station includes a centralized unit and distributed units configured for wireless communication with user equipment and, via the wireless backhaul, with the centralized unit. Operation of the RAN domain is observed, wherein the wireless backhaul includes at least one…

SECURE PROVISIONING FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES

Granted: June 6, 2024
Application Number: 20240187851
Cellular connections can be used to provision non-cellular devices such as internet-of-things (IOT) devices. For example, IoT devices can comprise Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and cellular capabilities. However, the cellular capability can be used to provision the IoT devices using non-internet protocol data delivery to prevent security vulnerabilities. Data can be transmitted to the IoT device using core elements without using an IP stack. Thus, IoT device configurations and the keys can be…

DYNAMIC CROSS-FREQUENCY PATH CONFIGURATION FOR WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING NETWORKS

Granted: June 6, 2024
Application Number: 20240187762
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying network elements of a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) domain of an optical waveguide communication system that includes a group of optical-add-drop multiplexor (OADM) devices. Operations are observed for the WDM domain configured to deliver communication services configured for simultaneously transporting independent signals across a network of single optical waveguides. A demand for optical waveguide…

APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING MESSAGES AND MESSAGING CONTENT

Granted: June 6, 2024
Application Number: 20240187363
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a first message composed by a first user on a first user equipment that is directed to a second user of a second user equipment, identifying a preference of the second user, determining that a first content of the first message composed by the first user departs from the preference of the second user in an amount greater than a threshold, and providing, based on the determining, guidance to the first user for…

FLEXIBLE SERVICE BASED ARCHITECTURE FOR ADVANCED COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Granted: June 6, 2024
Application Number: 20240187318
A flexible service-based architecture (SBA) for next generation communication networks is described. In an embodiment, a method performed by a system comprising a processor comprises receiving a service request for provision of a data communication service to a communication device via a communication network comprising a plurality of different network resources defined by resource components and sub-components of the resource components. In response to receiving the service request,…

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING NETWORK SERVICES VIA INTEGRATED WIRELINE AND WIRELESS NETWORKS

Granted: June 6, 2024
Application Number: 20240187317
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a service requirement of a user device, and obtaining at a network edge, via a standard interface, first network information of a wireline network and second network information of a wireless network. The first network information and the second network information are provided to a first microservice at the network edge. The first microservice is configured to select, in near real-time, at least one of the wireline…

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LAUNCH ENERGY, POWER AND EFFICIENCY FOR A SMART CHANNEL IN A DWDM NETWORK USING MACHINE LEARNING

Granted: June 6, 2024
Application Number: 20240187122
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, including: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of: determining a network topology in a fiber optic network, wherein the network topology comprises a plurality of network elements joined by fiber optic links; selecting parameter values of a set of parameters for a channel between a…

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXTUAL CONTENT PROMINENCE IN VIRTUAL REALITY SPACES

Granted: June 6, 2024
Application Number: 20240185476
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device having a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of receiving a first request from a first user of a virtual reality (VR) system to enhance a presentation of a portion a VR presentation of a VR environment provided by the VR system to the first user; receiving first data describing a field…