US 12,464,432 B2
Using a reflective surface to reflect a signal from access point equipment to signal receiving equipment
Joseph Soryal, Glendale, NY (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/809,455.
Prior Publication US 2023/0422143 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 40/22 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 40/20 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 40/22 (2013.01) [H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 40/20 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by routing controller equipment comprising a processor, a request from access point equipment to establish a communications session between the access point equipment and a user equipment;
identifying, by the routing controller equipment, that the user equipment is entitled to have signals communicated to the user equipment on a priority basis;
identifying, by the routing controller equipment, in response to the request and based on the identifying that the user equipment is entitled to have signals communicated to the user equipment on the priority basis, a reflective surface to facilitate a connection between the user equipment and the access point equipment resulting from at least one condition that affects a transmission of communication beams along a direct signal path from the access point equipment to the user equipment, resulting in reflected path information corresponding to a reflected path for the communications session, wherein the at least one condition includes signal congestion, interference, or any combination thereof; and
in response to the request, communicating, by the routing controller equipment, to the access point equipment, the reflected path information,
wherein the identifying that the user equipment is entitled to have signals communicated to the user equipment on a priority basis includes determining that the user equipment is designated as being used by first responders.