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US 11,855,831 · App. 17/838,013 · Granted Dec 26, 2023

Enabling an operator to resolve an issue associated with a 5G wireless telecommunication network using AR glasses

Inventors: Phi Nguyen (Lacey, WA); Kevin Lau (Bellevue, WA)
Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
H04L41/0609G06F3/011G06F3/017H04L41/0627H04L65/403H04W24/04
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,855,831
App. No.
17/838,013
Filed
Jun 10, 2022
Granted
Dec 26, 2023
Kind
B1
Art Unit
2143
USPC
715/757
Abstract

The system receives an indication of an issue associated with a wireless telecommunication network and an indication of an operator capable of resolving the issue. The system sends a notification to an AR/VR device associated with the operator. The notification indicates the issue and prompts the operator to join a virtual collaboration room. The system receives a request to join the virtual collaboration room from the operator based on a gesture or a voice command detected by the AR/VR device. The system creates the virtual collaboration room, via a 5G wireless telecommunication network, including a screen shared among multiple operators. The system records operations performed in the virtual collaboration room until a resolution to the issue has been determined.

Claims (177)

1. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, carrying instructions to enable an operator to resolve an issue associated with a 5G wireless telecommunication network using augmented reality (AR) glasses associated with the operator, which, when executed by at least one data processor of a system, cause the system to:

receive an indication of an issue associated with the 5G wireless telecommunication network and an indication of an operator capable of resolving the issue,

wherein the issue is associated with a base station of the 5G wireless telecommunication network, and

wherein the base station includes a sensor providing a first measurement associated with the base station;

send a notification to the AR glasses associated with the operator,

wherein the notification indicates the issue and prompts the operator to join a virtual collaboration room;

receive a request to join the virtual collaboration room from the operator based on a gesture or a voice command detected by the AR glasses;

create the virtual collaboration room including a screen shared among multiple operators and a visualization based on the first measurement provided by the sensor associated with the base station,

wherein each operator among the multiple operators can interact with the screen,

wherein the multiple operators are physically distant from each other,

wherein the virtual collaboration room enables interaction using gestures and voice commands, and

wherein the virtual collaboration room includes a breakout room enabling a subset of the multiple operators to collaborate;

determine a tier associated with the issue,

wherein a first-tier issue indicates a higher priority issue than a second-tier issue,

wherein the first-tier issue indicates a critical issue; and

prioritize network traffic associated with the virtual collaboration room representing the first-tier issue and carried by the 5G wireless telecommunication network over other network traffic.

2. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , comprising instructions to:

receive a continuous feed of multiple steps associated with resolving the issue,

wherein the multiple steps include an instruction communicated via voice, an instruction communicated via hand movement, an instruction communicated via typing, or an instruction communicated via selection;

record the continuous feed of the multiple steps to obtain a recording;

receive an indication from an operator among the multiple operators that the issue has been resolved and to log a resolution of the issue;

upon receiving the indication from the operator, stop the recording of the continuous feed of the multiple steps;

store the recording of the continuous feed of the multiple steps, an indication of the issue, and an indication of one or more operators involved in resolving the issue in a database;

based on the issue and the one or more operators, determine a success rate of resolving the issue associated with each operator among the one or more operators;

receive an indication of a second issue associated with the 5G wireless telecommunication network,

wherein the second issue is similar to the issue;

retrieve from the database the success rate of resolving the issue associated with each operator; and

based on the success rate of resolving the issue associated with each operator, send a second notification to second AR glasses associated with each operator.

3. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , comprising instructions to:

determine an operator location;

determine a tier associated with the issue,

wherein a first tier indicates a high-priority issue, and a second tier indicates a low-priority issue;

based on the operator location, obtain an operator preference regarding a notification to send to the operator when the operator is at the operator location; and

based on the operator preference and the tier associated with the issue, send the notification to the AR glasses associated with the operator,

wherein the notification includes an indication associated with the issue.

4. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , comprising instructions to:

receive from an operator among the multiple operators an instruction to move the sensor associated with the base station;

cause the sensor associated with the base station to move to a new position;

based on the new position, cause the sensor to gather a second measurement;

create a second visualization of the second measurement; and

provide the second visualization to the virtual collaboration room.

5. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , comprising instructions to:

determine a tier associated with the issue,

wherein a first tier indicates a high-priority issue, and a second tier indicates a low-priority issue; and

based on the tier, prioritize network traffic carried by the 5G wireless telecommunication network and associated with the issue over other network traffic.

6. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , comprising instructions to:

receive a continuous feed of multiple steps associated with resolving the issue,

wherein the multiple steps include an instruction communicated via voice, an instruction communicated via hand movement, an instruction communicated via typing, or an instruction communicated via selection;

record the continuous feed of the multiple steps to obtain a recording;

receive an indication from an operator among the multiple operators that the issue has been resolved and to log a resolution of the issue;

upon receiving the indication from the operator, stop the recording of the continuous feed of the multiple steps;

based on the multiple steps, create a summary of the multiple steps; and

store the recording of the continuous feed of the multiple steps, the issue, and the summary in a database.

7. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , comprising instructions to:

obtain multiple measurements associated with the 5G wireless telecommunication network, multiple issues associated with the 5G wireless telecommunication network and stored in a database, and multiple resolutions associated with the multiple issues;

based on the multiple measurements associated with the 5G wireless telecommunication network and the multiple issues, determine whether a second issue is occurring,

wherein the second issue is associated with the 5G wireless telecommunication network;

upon determining that the second issue is occurring, suggest a resolution to the second issue based on the multiple issues and the multiple resolutions associated with the multiple issues;

request an approval from the operator to implement the resolution;

upon receiving the approval from the operator, implement the resolution; and

record the second issue and the resolution.

8. A system comprising:

at least one hardware processor; and

at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the system to:

receive an indication of an issue associated with a telecommunication network and an indication of an operator capable of resolving the issue;

send a notification to an augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) device associated with the operator,

wherein the notification indicates the issue and prompts the operator to join a virtual collaboration room;

receive a request to join the virtual collaboration room from the operator based on a command detected by the AR or VR device;

create the virtual collaboration room, via the telecommunication network, including a screen shared among multiple operators,

wherein each operator among the multiple operators can interact with the screen,

wherein the multiple operators are physically distant from each other, and

wherein the virtual collaboration room enables interaction; and

record operations performed in the virtual collaboration room until a resolution to the issue has been determined; and

determine a tier associated with the issue,

wherein a first-tier issue indicates a higher priority issue than a second-tier issue,

wherein the first-tier issue indicates a critical issue; and

prioritize network traffic associated with the virtual collaboration room representing the first-tier issue and carried by the telecommunication network over other network traffic.

9. The system of claim 8 , comprising instructions to:

receive a continuous feed of multiple steps associated with resolving the issue,

wherein the multiple steps include an instruction communicated via voice, an instruction communicated via hand movement, an instruction communicated via typing, or an instruction communicated via selection;

record the continuous feed of the multiple steps to obtain a recording;

receive an indication from an operator among the multiple operators that the issue has been resolved and to log a resolution of the issue;

upon receiving the indication from the operator, stop the recording of the continuous feed of the multiple steps;

store the recording of the continuous feed of the multiple steps, an indication of the issue, and an indication of one or more operators involved in resolving the issue in a database;

based on the issue and the one or more operators, determine a success rate of resolving the issue associated with each operator among the one or more operators;

receive an indication of a second issue associated with the telecommunication network,

wherein the second issue is similar to the issue;

retrieve from the database the success rate of resolving the issue associated with each operator; and

based on the success rate of resolving the issue associated with each operator, send a second notification to a second ARNR device associated with each operator.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the issue is associated with a base station of a wireless telecommunication network and wherein the base station includes a sensor providing a first measurement associated with the base station, the system comprising instructions to:

receive from an operator among the multiple operators an instruction to move the sensor associated with the base station;

cause the sensor associated with the base station to move to a new position;

based on the new position, cause the sensor to gather a second measurement;

create a second visualization of the second measurement; and

provide the second visualization to the virtual collaboration room.

11. The system of claim 8 , comprising instructions to:

determine a tier associated with the issue,

wherein a first tier indicates a high-priority issue, and a second tier indicates a low-priority issue; and

based on the tier, prioritize network traffic carried by the telecommunication network and associated with the issue over other network traffic.

12. The system of claim 8 , comprising instructions to:

receive a continuous feed of multiple steps associated with resolving the issue,

wherein the multiple steps include an instruction communicated via voice, an instruction communicated via hand movement, an instruction communicated via typing, or an instruction communicated via selection;

record the continuous feed of the multiple steps to obtain a recording;

receive an indication from an operator among the multiple operators that the issue has been resolved and to log a resolution of the issue;

upon receiving the indication from the operator, stop the recording of the continuous feed of the multiple steps;

based on the multiple steps, create a summary of the multiple steps; and

store the recording of the continuous feed of the multiple steps, an indication of the issue, and the summary in a database.

13. The system of claim 8 , comprising instructions to:

determine an operator location;

determine a tier associated with the issue,

wherein a first tier indicates a high-priority issue, and a second tier indicates a low-priority issue;

based on the operator location, obtain an operator preference regarding a notification to send to the operator when the operator is at the operator location; and

based on the operator preference and the tier associated with the issue, send the notification to the AR or VR device associated with the operator,

wherein the notification includes an indication associated with the issue.

14. The system of claim 8 , comprising instructions to:

obtain multiple measurements associated with the telecommunication network, multiple issues associated with the telecommunication network and stored in a database, and multiple resolutions associated with the multiple issues;

based on the multiple measurements associated with the telecommunication network and the multiple issues, determine whether a second issue is occurring, wherein the second issue is associated with the telecommunication network;

upon determining that the second issue is occurring, suggest a resolution to the second issue based on the multiple issues and the multiple resolutions associated with the multiple issues;

request an approval from the operator to implement the resolution;

upon receiving the approval from the operator, implement the resolution; and

record the second issue and the resolution.

15. A system comprising:

at least one hardware processor; and

at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the system to:

receive an indication of a first issue associated with a wireless telecommunication network;

receive a feed of multiple steps associated with resolving the first issue,

wherein the multiple steps include an instruction communicated by an operator among multiple operators,

wherein the operator among the multiple operators communicates the instruction via voice, via hand movement, via typing, or via selection;

record the feed of the multiple steps to obtain a recording;

receive an indication from an operator among multiple operators that the first issue has been resolved and to log a resolution of the first issue;

store the recording of the feed of the multiple steps, an indication of the first issue, and an indication of one or more operators involved in resolving the first issue in a database;

based on the first issue and the one or more operators, determine a success rate of resolving the first issue associated with each operator among the one or more operators;

receive an indication of a second issue associated with the wireless telecommunication network,

wherein the second issue is similar to the first issue;

retrieve from the database the success rate of resolving the second issue associated with each operator;

based on the success rate of resolving the second issue associated with each operator, send a second notification to an AR/VR device associated with a second operator; and

determine a tier associated with the issue,

wherein a first-tier issue indicates a higher priority issue than a second-tier issue,

wherein the first-tier issue indicates a critical issue; and

prioritize network traffic associated with the AR/VR device representing the first-tier issue and carried by the wireless telecommunication network over other network traffic.

16. The system of claim 15 , comprising instructions to:

receive an indication of an operator capable of resolving the second issue;

send the second notification to an AR/VR device associated with the operator,

wherein the second notification indicates the second issue and prompts the operator to join a virtual collaboration room;

receive a request to join the virtual collaboration room from the operator based on a gesture or a voice command detected by the AR/VR device associated with the operator;

create the virtual collaboration room, via a 5G wireless telecommunication network, including a screen shared among multiple operators,

wherein each operator among the multiple operators can interact with the screen,

wherein the multiple operators are physically distant from each other,

wherein the virtual collaboration room enables interaction using gestures and voice commands, and

wherein the virtual collaboration room includes a breakout room enabling a subset of the multiple operators to collaborate; and

record operations performed in the virtual collaboration room until a resolution to the second issue has been determined.

17. The system of claim 15 , comprising instructions to:

receive a continuous feed of multiple steps associated with resolving the second issue,

wherein the multiple steps include an instruction communicated via voice, an instruction communicated via hand movement, an instruction communicated via typing, or an instruction communicated via selection;

record the continuous feed of the multiple steps to obtain a recording;

receive an indication from an operator among the multiple operators that the second issue has been resolved and to log a resolution of the second issue;

upon receiving the indication from the operator, stop the recording of the continuous feed of the multiple steps;

based on the multiple steps, create a summary of the multiple steps; and

store the recording of the continuous feed of the multiple steps, an indication of the second issue, and the summary in a database.

18. The system of claim 15 , comprising instructions to:

determine an operator location;

determine a tier associated with the second issue,

wherein a first tier indicates a high-priority issue, and a second tier indicates a low-priority issue;

based on the operator location, obtain an operator preference regarding a notification to send to the operator when the operator is at the operator location; and

based on the operator preference and the tier associated with the second issue, send the notification to an AR/VR device associated with the operator,

wherein the notification includes an indication associated with the second issue.

19. The system of claim 15 , comprising instructions to:

obtain multiple measurements associated with the wireless telecommunication network, multiple issues associated with the wireless telecommunication network and stored in a database, and multiple resolutions associated with the multiple issues;

based on the multiple measurements associated with the wireless telecommunication network and the multiple issues, determine whether the second issue is occurring;

upon determining that the second issue is occurring, suggest a resolution to the second issue based on the multiple issues and the multiple resolutions associated with the multiple issues;

request an approval from the operator to implement the resolution;

upon receiving the approval from the operator, implement the resolution; and

record the second issue and the resolution.

20. The system of claim 15 , comprising instructions to:

determine a tier associated with the second issue,

wherein a first tier indicates a high-priority issue, and a second tier indicates a low-priority issue; and

based on the tier, prioritize network traffic carried by the wireless telecommunication network and associated with the second issue over other network traffic.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2023
From: NGUYEN, PHI; LAU, KEVIN
To: T-MOBILE USA, INC.
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