At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p.

Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.p.

At&t Knowledge Ventures, LP

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At&t Intellecutal Property I, L.p.

Att Knowledge Ventures, L.p.

Edward A Walter

Larry B Pearson

Yolius Diroo

Steven Michael Wollmershauser

Michael Raftelis

Brian B Wilson

Anil Kumar Doradla

Goangshiuan Shawn Ying

William Hurst

John Kirby

Thomas H Adams

Steve Wollmershauser

Ronald Brost

Timothy E Bates

Scott A White

Russell William White

Thomas M Moore

Terry Hect

Marc Andrew Sullivan

Anup D Karnalkar

Jerald Robert Howcroft

Vernon Daniel Reed

Kent McCammon

Donald W True

Paul R McLaughlin

Erin Tania Kenyon

Aaron Bangor

Eugene Lane Edmon

David Mornhineway

Ricky Perry

Jae-Sun Chin

Abdellah Tazi

Steve Aspell

Matthew Strand Bruening

Andrew Augustine

Yollus Diroo

Michael Raft

Steve Wallmershauser

Robert Raymond Popp, Jr

Thomas Hinman Adams

A system may use a single fiber combining module (SFCM) that combines multiple wavelength channels of different optical technologies over a single fiber. In an example, a SFCM may include a gigabit passive optical network (GPON) port, wherein the GPON passes signals at a first wavelength range; a XGS PON port, wherein the XGS-PON port passes signals at a second wavelength range; a dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) port, wherein the DWDM port passes signals at a third wavelength range, wherein the first frequency range, the second frequency range, and the third wavelength range are different; and a common port connected with a fiber, the common port simultaneously combining signals from the GPON port, XGS-PON port, and the DWDM port.

Single fiber combining module

Methods and systems for provisioning different services on passive optical networks or forecasting service profiles for passive optical networks. The provisioning may be based on location, guaranteed bandwidth, or the like.

Service bandwidth provisioning on passive optical networks

In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for reducing interference on the frequency modulation (FM) radio broadcast band from the G.fast protocol standard spectrum. For instance, in one example, a method includes delivering broadband service to a customer over a spectrum that overlaps with a frequency modulation radio broadcast band, and applying a notch filter to a target frequency of the frequency modulation radio broadcast band based on a profile that is customized for the customer, wherein the notch filter prevents the broadband service from using the target frequency during the delivering.

Reducing interference in radio broadcast bands

A method and apparatus for abstracting telephony functions is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a terminal device having a User Interface (UI) element that presents a plurality of Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements that abstract a corresponding plurality of telephony functions, and a telephony element that initiates a telephony process in response to a selection by an end user of the terminal device of two or more of the plurality of GUI elements to form a combined telephony function. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Method and apparatus for abstracting telephony functions

A method and apparatus for abstracting Internet content is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a terminal device having a user interface element that links a graphical user interface element to each internet resource identifier of one or more subject matters of interest defined in a profile by an end user, and presents the one or more graphical user interface elements in a graphical user interface window without association to an Internet browser. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Method and apparatus for abstracting internet content

A system and method for authentication of a communication device is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an authentication system can have a controller element that receives from a communication device by way of a packet-switched network an authentication request comprising a first identification (ID) of a virtual gateway and a second ID of the communication device. The virtual gateway and at least one network element of the packet-switched network can be provisioned to have a physical association with each other such that other network elements of the packet-switched network deny services to the virtual gateway when the virtual gateway attempts to operate outside of said physical association. From said physical association and the aforementioned IDs the controller element can authenticate the communication device. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

System and method for authentication of a communication device

A method () and apparatus are disclosed for event notification. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a presence services system (PSS) () can have a controller () that manages operations of a communications interface (). The controller can be programmed to monitor () presence information of a plurality of communication devices of an end user operating in a communications system, and receive () a request from a calendar reminder system (CRS) for access to the presence information. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Method and apparatus for event notification

A particular method includes extracting, at a computing device, uniform resource locator data from closed-captioning content. The method further includes receiving, at the computing device, user settings via a network interface. The user settings include an organizational preference corresponding to the uniform resource locator data. The method also includes generating, at the computing device, a web page that includes a portion of the uniform resource locator data as selectable links. The selectable links are organized according to the organizational preference.

Closed-captioning uniform resource locator capture system and method

A system for managing a network termination device comprising: an optical line terminator coupled to an optical network termination; a residential gateway coupled to the optical network termination; an element management system configured to manage the optical network termination; and a secure channel connecting the element management system to the residential gateway, wherein the element management system sends management information to the residential gateway via the secure channel.

System for managing network termination

A method and apparatus for authenticating a communication device is disclosed. An system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an authentication system having a controller element that receives from a communication device over a packet-switched network a terminal ID and a request to authenticate said communication device, generates a first registration ID, stores the first registration ID and a first communication identifier, transmits the first registration ID to the communication device, receives from an interactive response system a second communication identifier and a second registration ID that the interactive response system received during a communication session with the communication device over a circuit-switched network, and authenticates the communication device in response to detecting a match between the first and second communication identifiers and the first and second registration IDs. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Method and apparatus for authenticating a communication device

A method and apparatus for notifying an end user of a messaging event in a multi-user setting is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in a communication device which includes computer instructions at least for matching a caller identifier associated with a messaging event and entries in a plurality of contact books corresponding to a plurality of users, and identifying a plurality of parties to whom the messaging event is potentially directed based on the matching. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Method and apparatus for notifying an end user of a messaging event in a multi-user setting

A system and method for authentication of a communication device is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an authentication system can have a controller element that receives from a communication device by way of a packet-switched network an authentication request comprising a first identification (ID) of a gateway and a second ID of the communication device. The gateway and at least one network element of the packet-switched network can be provisioned to have a physical association with each other such that other network elements of the packet-switched network deny services to the gateway when the gateway attempts to operate outside of said physical association. From said physical association and the aforementioned IDs the controller element can authenticate the communication device. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

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Booma, TX, United States of America

Edward A Walter