# US 2020/0396134 A1 · Apparatus and method for object classification based on imagery > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0396134 A1 - Document ID: US20200396134A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/437,057 - Filed: 2019-06-11 - Published: 2020-12-17 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-11 - Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Inventors: Arun Jotshi; Kathleen Meier-Hellstern; Gaurav Thakur; Shang Li; Velin Kounev - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200396134A1 ## CPC - G06V 20/56: exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle - G06T 7/70: Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras (camera calibration G06T7/80) - G06V 20/176: {Urban or other man-made structures} - G06V 20/188: {Vegetation} - H04L 41/145: {involving simulating, designing, planning or modelling of a network} - G06T 2207/30184: Infrastructure - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a first object included in at least one image in accordance with an execution of an image processing algorithm, analyzing a plurality of parameters in accordance with at least one model responsive to the identifying of the first object included in the at least one image, wherein each parameter of the plurality of parameters is associated with the first object or a second object, selecting one of the first object or the second object for receiving at least one communication network resource responsive to the analyzing of the plurality of parameters, wherein the selecting results in a selected object, and presenting the selected object on a presentation device. Other embodiments are disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device, comprising: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: obtaining an image that is sourced from a vehicle; applying the image to a model to identify a plurality of objects in the image; identifying a plurality of attributes associated with each of the plurality of objects; obtaining data, wherein the data identifies a location of each object of the plurality of objects; and selecting an object included in the plurality of objects for deployment of a communication network resource in accordance with the plurality of attributes and the data. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the communication network resource comprises a transmitter, a receiver, and an antenna. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the image is sourced from a first image captured by a fixed-wing aircraft and a second image captured by a satellite, and wherein the image comprises a composite of the first image and the second image. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of objects comprises a building, a pole, a tower, and foliage. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The device of claim 4, wherein the plurality of attributes comprises a truss of the building, a piling of the building, a size of the building, a dimension of the building, a style of a roof of the building, a material of the roof, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The device of claim 4, wherein the plurality of attributes comprises a dimension of the pole, an attachment mechanism present on the pole when the image was captured, a transmission medium present on the pole when the image was captured, a signaling equipment present on the pole when the image was captured, a material of the pole, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The device of claim 4, wherein the plurality of attributes comprises a dimension of the tower, an attachment mechanism present on the tower when the image was captured, communications equipment present on the tower when the image was captured, a material of the tower, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The device of claim 4, wherein the plurality of attributes comprises a dimension of the foliage, a density of the foliage, a type of plant associated with the foliage, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: scheduling a maintenance activity with respect to at least one of the plurality of objects, the communication network resource, or a combination thereof, in accordance with the plurality of attributes, wherein the scheduling comprises an identification of personnel to perform the maintenance activity and equipment needed to perform the maintenance activity. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: selecting an operating parameter for the communication network resource in accordance with the plurality of attributes and the data. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10, wherein the operating parameter comprises a transmission power level, a frequency band, a modulation scheme, a demodulation scheme, an encoding scheme, a decoding scheme, an encryption scheme, a decryption scheme, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: generating and presenting directions for the deployment of the communication network resource about the object, wherein the directions comprise driving directions to a geographical location where the object is located, an identification of the communication network resource by a part number, and a video tutorial that includes an indication of where the communication network resource is to be mounted about the object. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the data comprises an identification of a proximity of each object of the plurality of objects to a cable bundle, an optical fiber trunk, a repeater, a coupler, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the data comprises a specification of a restriction imposed by a jurisdiction, a governmental entity, or a private party in respect of a placement of the communication network resource about at least one object included in the plurality of objects. ### Claim 15 A machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: obtaining a plurality of images, wherein the plurality of images is captured by a vehicle, a user equipment, or any combination thereof; identifying a first object included in the plurality of images via an application of the plurality of images to at least one model that comprises a machine learning model; identifying at least one attribute associated with the first object responsive to the identifying of the first object; generating a recommendation that identifies the first object or a second object for receiving a network resource responsive to the identifying of the at least one attribute; and presenting the recommendation on a presentation device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the at least one attribute comprises a geographical location of the first object, and wherein the identifying of the first object comprises identifying the first object as one of a building, a pole, or a tower. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the network resource is associated with a communication system, wherein the network resource comprises an antenna, a transmitter, a receiver, or any combination thereof, wherein the presentation device comprises a display device, a speaker, a print-out, or any combination thereof, and wherein the operations further comprise: obtaining data associated with at least one signal quality parameter of the communication system, wherein the at least one signal quality parameter refers to a received signal strength, interference, noise, or any combination thereof, wherein the generating of the recommendation that identifies the first object or the second object for receiving the network resource is further responsive to an analysis of the data. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise: modifying the at least one model subsequent to a deployment of the network resource about the first object or the second object to generate a modified model, wherein the modified model is based on an operating parameter of the network resource; obtaining a second plurality of images subsequent to the modifying of the at least one model; identifying a third object included in the second plurality of images via an application of the second plurality of images to the modified model; identifying an attribute associated with the third object responsive to the identifying of the third object; generating a second recommendation that identifies the first object, the second object, or the third object for receiving a second network resource responsive to the identifying of the attribute associated with the third object; and presenting the second recommendation on the presentation device. ### Claim 19 A method, comprising: identifying, by a processing system including a processor, a first object included in at least one image in accordance with an execution of an image processing algorithm; analyzing, by the processing system, a plurality of parameters in accordance with at least one model responsive to the identifying of the first object included in the at least one image, wherein each parameter of the plurality of parameters is associated with the first object or a second object; selecting, by the processing system, one of the first object or the second object for receiving at least one communication network resource responsive to the analyzing of the plurality of parameters, wherein the selecting results in a selected object; and presenting, by the processing system, the selected object on a presentation device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the image processing algorithm filters background noise included in the at least one image, the method further comprising: identifying, by the processing system, a third object in the at least one image; and analyzing, by the processing system, data that identifies a restriction with respect to a placement of the at least one communication network resource about the third object, wherein the selecting of the one of the first object or the second object for receiving the at least one communication network resource is further responsive to the analyzing of the data.