Patents by Inventor Arthur B. Coleman

Arthur B. Coleman 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).

  • Method and apparatus for managing power in a frequency hopping medium access control protocol
    Patent number: 6292508
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to managing power consumption in a wireless frequency hopping communication among a plurality of nodes. For example, the present invention is directed to features such as reducing power consumption of an individual node within a wireless communication system by powering on the transmitter/receiver of the node only when actual transmission/reception is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Proxim, Inc.
    Inventors: Hilton K. Hong, Juan Grau, Jr., Arthur B. Coleman
  • Method and apparatus for optimizing a medium access control protocol
    Patent number: 5844900
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to providing a wireless medium access control protocol wherein throughput can be optimized as the communication system dynamically changes when nodes either join or leave the communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Proxim, Inc.
    Inventors: Hilton K. Hong, Juan Grau, Jr., Arthur B. Coleman