Patents by Inventor Fiona Clare Angharad Somerville
Fiona Clare Angharad Somerville 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).
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Patent number: 10856302Abstract: A method of controlling admission of a user equipment to a cell of a multi-mode base station, being a base station arranged to operate as a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells comprising at least a first cell and a second cell, and the method comprising: determining information relating to the first cell, and controlling admission of a user equipment to the second cell in dependence on the information relating to the first cell.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Nicholas William Whinnett, Fiona Clare Angharad Somerville
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Publication number: 20170181179Abstract: A method of controlling admission of a user equipment to a cell of a multi-mode base station, being a base station arranged to operate as a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells comprising at least a first cell and a second cell, and the method comprising: determining information relating to the first cell, and controlling admission of a user equipment to the second cell in dependence on the information relating to the first cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Nicholas William Whinnett, Fiona Clare Angharad Somerville
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Patent number: 8712469Abstract: Method, base station and computer program product for controlling access to the base station, the base station being arranged to serve a zone, the zone comprising a first cell implementing an access mode as one of an open access mode, a hybrid access mode, and a closed access mode. Operating conditions of the zone served by the base station are determined and then the access mode of the first cell is controlled based on the determined operating conditions of the zone served by the base station.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Mindspeed Technologies U.K., LimitedInventors: Nicholas William Whinnett, Fiona Clare Angharad Somerville
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Publication number: 20140045502Abstract: Method, multi-mode base station and computer program product for controlling communication between a user equipment (UE) and the multi-mode base station, the multi-mode base station being arranged to operate as a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells comprising a first cell using a first radio access technology and a second cell using a second radio access technology. The UE is operating in the first cell. Operating conditions of the first and second cells are monitored, and based on the monitored operating conditions of the first and second cells, it is determined that making a handover of the UE to the second cell would provide a performance improvement. In response to determining that making a handover of the UE to the second cell would provide a performance improvement, a handover is made of the UE to the second cell, thereby providing the performance improvement.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Mindspeed Technologies U.K., LimitedInventors: Nicholas William Whinnett, Fiona Clare Angharad Somerville
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Publication number: 20120295603Abstract: Method, base station and computer program product for controlling access to the base station, the base station being arranged to serve a zone, the zone comprising a first cell implementing an access mode as one of an open access mode, a hybrid access mode, and a closed access mode. Operating conditions of the zone served by the base station are determined and then the access mode of the first cell is controlled based on the determined operating conditions of the zone served by the base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Nicholas William Whinnett, Fiona Clare Angharad Somerville
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Publication number: 20120264433Abstract: Method, multi-mode base station and computer program product for controlling communication between a user equipment (UE) and the multi-mode base station, the multi-mode base station being arranged to operate as a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells comprising a first cell using a first radio access technology and a second cell using a second radio access technology. The UE is operating in the first cell. Operating conditions of the first and second cells are monitored, and based on the monitored operating conditions of the first and second cells, it is determined that making a handover of the UE to the second cell would provide a performance improvement. In response to determining that making a handover of the UE to the second cell would provide a performance improvement, a handover is made of the UE to the second cell, thereby providing the performance improvement.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Inventors: Nicholas William Whinnett, Fiona Clare Angharad Somerville
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Publication number: 20120258713Abstract: A method of controlling admission of a user equipment to a cell of a multi-mode base station, being a base station arranged to operate as a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells comprising at least a first cell and a second cell, and the method comprising: determining information relating to the first cell, and controlling admission of a user equipment to the second cell in dependence on the information relating to the first cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Inventors: Nicholas William Whinnett, Fiona Clare Angharad Somerville
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Patent number: 8160011Abstract: There is provided a femtocell device for communicating with one or more user devices in a communication network, the network having a plurality of subchannels available for transmissions, wherein the femtocell device is adapted to use a first subset of the plurality of subchannels for communicating with user devices that are in a closed subscriber group of the femtocell device and within a first area, and a second subset of the plurality of subchannels for communicating with other user devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Picochip LimitedInventors: Christopher Brian Smart, Fiona Clare Angharad Somerville
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Publication number: 20090187690Abstract: There is provided a femtocell device for communicating with one or more user devices in a communication network, the network having a plurality of subchannels available for transmissions, wherein the femtocell device is adapted to use a first subset of the plurality of subchannels for communicating with user devices that are in a closed subscriber group of the femtocell device and within a first area, and a second subset of the plurality of subchannels for communicating with other user devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2009Publication date: July 23, 2009Inventors: Christopher Brian SMART, Fiona Clare Angharad Somerville
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Patent number: 6647262Abstract: The system includes a network having a base controller (30) and a mobile station (32). The base controller (30) has a packet measurement order unit (34) which causes a package measurement reporter (68) in the mobile station to provide a measurement report. This report is stored in a buffer (44) and compared with reference values on a reference unit (48). If a change of cell is warranted, a packet cell change order unit (50) issues a command which is recorded by packet cell change unit (58) of the mobile station to retune the transmitter and receiver (54 and 56) to a new cell. The mobile station also has a unit (64) which generates a package cell change request to the base controller (30) to initiate a package cell change order from the unit (50) when a change is warranted.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2000Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Cristian Demetrescu, Constantin Ilas, Konstantinos Samaras, Louis Gwyn Samuel, Fiona Clare Angharad Somerville, Jian Jun Wu, Ran-Hong Yan