Patents by Inventor Bryan Timothy Barbee

Bryan Timothy Barbee 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).

  • Patent number: 10412644
    Abstract: A wireless communication network redirects User Equipment (UE) from a source frequency band to a target frequency band. An originating wireless repeater in a wireless repeater chain wirelessly receives wireless source signals including source overhead over the source frequency band and wirelessly receives wireless target signals including target overhead over the target frequency band. The originating wireless repeater wirelessly transmits the wireless source signals including the source overhead over the source frequency band and wirelessly transmits the wireless target signals including the target overhead over the target frequency band. A terminating wireless repeater in the wireless repeater chain wirelessly receives the wireless target signals including the target overhead over the target frequency band and wirelessly transmits the wireless target signals including the target overhead over the target frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Rajveen Narendran, Bryan Timothy Barbee, Andrew Mark Wurtenberger, Sreekar Marupaduga
  • Patent number: 10158415
    Abstract: A method of operating a macro base station to manage a frequency list. The frequency list includes frequencies for the macro base station and a plurality of wireless relays that serve User Equipment (UEs). The method includes wireless relays monitoring the frequency list broadcasted by the macro base station to determine if their associated frequencies are included in the frequency list. The method further includes, if a wireless relay determines its associated frequency is not included in the frequency list, then the wireless relay transferring a message to the macro base station to add its associated frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Wurtenberger, Sreekar Marupaduga, Bryan Timothy Barbee
  • Patent number: 9526086
    Abstract: A wireless communication device comprises a wireless communication transceiver and a processing system. The wireless communication transceiver is configured to receive data via a communication network and to receive a data restriction message that instructs the wireless communication device to limit a rate at which the data is provided to a user. The processing system is configured to determine individual amounts of the data associated with a plurality of applications of the wireless communication device, identify an application of the plurality of applications associated with an individual amount of the data that meets a criterion, and limit a delivery rate at which application data associated with the application is provided to the user based on the data restriction message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Bryan Timothy Barbee, Clark Douglas Halferty
  • Patent number: 9118767
    Abstract: A user communication device establishes a first call with a first caller. During the first call, the user communication device receives a call alert for a second call from a second caller. In response to receiving the call alert during the first call, the user communication device presents an option to the user to combine the first caller audio with second caller audio and to transfer the user audio for delivery to the second caller and not to the first caller. The user communication device receives an instruction from the user, and in response, receives and transfers the user audio for delivery to the second caller and not to the first caller. The user communication device receives and plays the first caller audio and the second caller audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Clark Douglas Halferty, Andrew Mark Wurtenberger, Bryan Timothy Barbee, Gregory Thomas Nohalty
  • Patent number: 9036503
    Abstract: A wireless control system for managing traffic in a multi-band wireless network is disclosed. The wireless control system configured to receive measurements that indicate channel performance information and round trip delay information for wireless communication devices operating within a first frequency band of the multi-band wireless network, process the channel performance information and the round trip delay information to determine a probability of successful frequency transfer, identify a subset of the wireless communication devices with probabilities of successful transfer that exceed a transfer threshold, and remove from the subset wireless communication devices whose velocity exceeds a movement threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Wurtenberger, Bryan Timothy Barbee, Clark Douglas Halferty, Caleb S. Hyde
  • Patent number: 8391830
    Abstract: A mobile phone is configured to detect emergency events and control services enabled on the mobile phone in response to the emergency events. The mobile phone may be configured to detect events such as the mobile phone being turned off or a battery being removed. When the mobile phone detects an event, the mobile phone enables one or more emergency services on the mobile phone to collect and transmit data that may be used by emergency personnel. Other services may be disabled on the mobile phone to conserve battery power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Dante Puliatti, Bryan Timothy Barbee, Jason Peter Sigg, Steven Earl Brigmann, Andrew Mark Wurtenberger
  • Patent number: 8160501
    Abstract: What is disclosed is a test device for a wireless repeater system in a wireless communication network. The test device includes a transmitter configured to establish a call with the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system and determine a number of probes required to establish the call. The test device also includes a receiver configured to receive the call from the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system and determine a signal strength of the received call. The test device also includes a control processor configured to process the number of probes required to establish the call and the signal strength of the received call to determine a gain level for the wireless repeater system. The test device also includes a control interface configured to transfer the gain level to the wireless repeater system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Caleb S. Hyde, Andrew Mark Wurtenberger, Bryan Timothy Barbee