Patents by Inventor Andre F. A. Fournier

Andre F. A. Fournier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Facility and method for wireless transmission of location data in a voice channel of a digital wireless telecommunications network
    Patent number: 7215965
    Abstract: A wireless communication facility and method employs a mobile unit having a number of alternative modes of digital wireless communication. The unit may be a battery pack or other accessory device attachable to a wireless telephone handset. The mobile unit is operated to assess some characteristic of each of the alternative modes, and based on the assessment, a preferred mode is determined. Data is transmitted via the preferred mode. The unit may include a GPS locator, so that the transmitted data may include the location of the unit. A call center is connected via the modes, and receives the data for processing, such as to return information to the user about the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Airbiquity Inc.
    Inventors: Andre F. A. Fournier, Allen A. Jahani, Michael S. Sawyer, Stephen M. Grant
  • Facility and method for wireless transmission of data
    Publication number: 20030083080
    Abstract: A wireless communication facility and method employs a mobile unit having a number of alternative modes of digital wireless communication. The unit may be a battery pack or other accessory device attachable to a wireless telephone handset. The mobile unit is operated to assess some characteristic of each of the alternative modes, and based on the assessment, a preferred mode is determined. Data is transmitted via the preferred mode. The unit may include a GPS locator, so that the transmitted data may include the location of the unit. A call center is connected via the modes, and receives the data for processing, such as to return information to the user about the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: Airbiquity Inc.
    Inventors: Andre F. A. Fournier, Allen A. Jahani, Michael S. Sawyer, Stephen M. Grant