Patents by Inventor F.W. Frinder

F.W. Frinder 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).

  • Publication number: 20070217375
    Abstract: An apparatus and method (300) are disclosed for requesting wireless services with a single reusable authorization code. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network management system (NMS) (102) having a controller (108) that manages operations of a communications interface (104) that communicates with wireless access points (WAPs) (114) in a communication system (100). The controller can be programmed to receive (304) from a wireless communication device (WCD) (116) a request for service with a select one of the WAPs, determine (306) from the request an identity associated with the WCD, determine (316) from the identity one or more service attributes corresponding to the WCD, and establish (318-324) service between the WCD and the WAP according to the one or more service attributes. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures LP
    Inventors: Geoffrey Zampiello, James Forsyth, Jonathan Martin, F.W. Frinder