AT&T Patent Applications

DUAL SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE RADIO DEVICE AND SERVICE RECOVERY METHOD

Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number: 20240163946
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a radio device that has first and second subscriber identity modules; radio resources; 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 establishing a first communications network connection associated with the first subscriber identity module; establishing a second communications network connection…

Determining and Using Elevation of a User Device

Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number: 20240163640
Determining and using elevation of a user device can include generating router location data that comprises an identifier that identifies a router that is located at a geographic location and data that specifies an elevation at which the router is located at the geographic location and detecting an elevation data request. The elevation data request can identify the router and can be associated with a user device. The router location data can be queried to determine the elevation at which…

Predicting and Using Threat Levels for Cyber Threats Using Data From Public Data Sources

Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number: 20240163303
Predicting and using threat levels for cyber threats using data from public data sources can include obtaining cyber vulnerability and threat data (“threat data”) from publicly available data sources including a social networking service, the threat data including social networking messages. A threat that is predicted to exploit a vulnerability can be determined based on the threat data. Filtered threat data that includes social networking messages that mention the threat can be…

ENHANCED FIBER BROADBAND CONNECTION DEPLOYMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM

Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number: 20240162985
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a base transceiver station 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 registering a wireless optical networking device with a fiber optic central office, wherein the registering uses a public land mobile network identifier that uniquely identifies a fiber optic network; encapsulating fiber…

METAVERSE DYNAMIC LOCATION LINKS

Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number: 20240161414
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example providing virtual links and/or virtual content to metaverse users based at least in part on the metaverse user's physical location and/or viewing direction. Low resolution images of physical objects expected to be in a field of view of a metaverse user may be matched to actual images of physical objects in a metaverse user's field of view prior to providing virtual links and/or virtual content. Other embodiments are disclosed.

SOFTWARE DEFINED METAVERSE PLATFORM

Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number: 20240161412
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a first request for a first communication service from a first end user device operated by a first user, where the first request provides or can be utilized to obtain first service information associated with first service parameters corresponding to the first user according to a first root ID provided to the first end user device by the first user; providing, over a network, first immersive media for presentation by…

SOFTWARE DEFINED METAVERSE PERSONALITY AS A SERVICE

Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number: 20240160676
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, providing immersive media to a computing device over a network utilizing a first network slice, a first spectrum resource allocation, and/or a first RAT; obtaining a metaverse profile associated with the user, which includes information defining or associated with user capabilities and content presentable in the immersive media; processing or initiating a different network slice, a different spectrum resource allocation, and/or…

METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORT FOR A ROBOT OF A SMART COMMUNITY

Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number: 20240160217
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system automatically downloads a software application and a routing map to a robot of a smart home (SH) in a smart community (SC); the application facilitates communication between the robot and a smart home controller (SHC) of the SH, and the routing map facilitates determining by the robot of a route to the SH when the robot is at a location outside a preconfigured range of operation for the…

CONGESTION-AWARE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT USING REAL-TIME OR HISTORICAL LOAD DATA AND A STATIC CELL MAP

Granted: May 9, 2024
Application Number: 20240155424
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system generates a mapping record including static mapping data for cells in a communication network and user equipment devices associated with those cells. The method also includes obtaining cell load data representing video content distributed to the cells from the processing system; determining, based on the cell load data, that a cell is congested; identifying user equipment devices associated…

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SECURING ALLOCATION OF NETWORK FUNCTIONS FOR SESSION SLICES

Granted: May 9, 2024
Application Number: 20240155477
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 receiving a query for 5G Session Management Functions (SMFs) to handle a connection request, wherein the query includes a slice ID and data network name; determining a list of SMFs that each have a blockchain ID immutably recorded on a…

CONGESTION-AWARE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT USING REAL-TIME LOAD AND CELL MAPPING FEEDBACK

Granted: May 9, 2024
Application Number: 20240155423
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes obtaining media content from a content provider via a communication network that includes cells each associated with user equipment devices (UEs); obtaining information from a network element of the communication network, where the information includes cell load data for each of the cells and mapping data for the cells and associated UEs, and is collected by the network element in real time; determining…

OPEN INTEGRATED WIRELINE AND WIRELESS SERVICE-BASED ARCHITECTURE (SBA) WITH SELF-ADAPTIVE SERVICE AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Granted: May 9, 2024
Application Number: 20240155038
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first network performance data characterizing a wireless network, wherein the wireless network provides one or more users of a plurality of users access to a collection of servers that enable a plurality of services; obtaining second network performance data characterizing a wired network, wherein the wired network provides the one or more users access to the collection of servers that enable the plurality of services;…

CONGESTION-AWARE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT USING HISTORICAL LOAD DATA AND REAL-TIME CELL MAPPING

Granted: May 9, 2024
Application Number: 20240154909
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system obtains information from a network element of a communication network that includes cells each associated with user equipment devices (UEs); the information includes mapping data for each of the cells and the UEs associated with the respective cells, and the network element is in communication with the processing system via the communication network. The method also includes generating a…

APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING AN ADAPTIVE, APPLICATION AND SERVICE-AWARE HARQ

Granted: May 9, 2024
Application Number: 20240154727
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first identification of a first application executed by a first user equipment as part of the first user equipment obtaining a first communication service, determining, based on the obtaining of the first identification of the first application, a first requirement pertaining to latency associated with data transfer operations as part of the first communication service, determining, based on the obtaining of the…

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTENDING WIRELESS COVERAGE WITH ONE OR MORE AUTONOMOUS DEVICES

Granted: May 9, 2024
Application Number: 20240154684
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining characteristics of autonomous devices, detecting an area in which wireless services provided are deficient, and causing an autonomous device to move to the area and extend wireless coverage in the area. Other embodiments are disclosed.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEGOTIATION AND PERMANENCE MANAGEMENT OF METAVERSE MASHUPS

Granted: May 9, 2024
Application Number: 20240153224
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving first defining information for a first metaverse, receiving second defining information for a second metaverse, automatically identifying conflicts between the first defining information and the second defining information, automatically negotiating resolution of the conflicts between the first defining information and the second defining information to define rules for a merged metaverse, merging the first metaverse…

Providing and Using a Digital Asset Delivery Service

Granted: May 2, 2024
Application Number: 20240144359
Providing and using a digital asset delivery service can include obtaining a digital asset delivery request that identifies a digital asset that is to be provided to a recipient device, the recipient device, and delivery requirements associated with providing the digital asset to the recipient device. A data source and a network resource via which the data source is to provide the digital asset to the recipient device can be determined, where the data source and the network resource are…

APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING EDGE NETWORK AND SYSTEM SUPPPORT AND MANAGEMENT

Granted: May 2, 2024
Application Number: 20240147294
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a first type of a first communication service requested by a first user equipment, resulting in a first identification, providing, based on the first identification, at least a first profile to the first user equipment, obtaining, based on the providing, a selection of a profile included in the at least a first profile, and invoking at least a first action in accordance with the selection, wherein the invoking of the…

ASSISTED SWITCHING USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ADVERSE ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS

Granted: May 2, 2024
Application Number: 20240147257
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting conditions of an operating environment of a user equipment device (UE); determining that the operating environment is an adverse environment; and providing a signal to an artificial intelligence (AI) engine on the UE regarding the adverse environment; the AI engine, responsive to the signal, obtains from a database on the UE a list of procedures for improving the performance of the UE and creates a strategy that…

System for Derivation of Consistent Avatar Appearance Across Metaverse Ecosystems

Granted: May 2, 2024
Application Number: 20240144571
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving avatar definition information from a user, the avatar definition information defining aspects of a user avatar to represent the user in an immersive experience in a first metaverse; activating the user avatar in the first metaverse, the user avatar defined according to the avatar definition information; and activating the user avatar in a second metaverse, the user avatar representing the user in the second metaverse,…