Patents by Inventor Harry Bims
Harry Bims 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: 7668542Abstract: A token-based receiver diversity processing is described. In one embodiment, a receiver diversity comprises repeaters receiving wirelessly transmitted packets from a mobile station, and one of the repeaters forwarding packets of the wirelessly transmitted packets to a switch if the one repeater is currently assigned to forward packets from the mobile station based on an indicator assigned prior to the wirelessly transmitted packets being sent.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2005Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry Bims
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Publication number: 20100002692Abstract: Methods and apparatus for associating each data packet in a media stream with logic corresponding to a particular quality-of-service (QoS) and/or error correction requirement. In an exemplary embodiment, each packet in the media stream is assigned a frame tag which designates a particular quality-of-service and/or error correction scheme for the corresponding packet. At least a portion of each packet is encoded according to the packet's designated quality-of-service as indicated by the frame tag. A receiver accesses the frame tags from within the transmitted media stream in order to determine the appropriate means for processing or decoding the encoded portion of each packet. In this manner, each packet within the media stream can have its own quality-of-service and/or error correction requirements and processing, thereby enhancing link efficiency and better enforcing QoS policy across the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2008Publication date: January 7, 2010Inventor: Harry Bims
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Publication number: 20100002623Abstract: A token-based receiver diversity processing is described. In one embodiment, a receiver diversity comprises repeaters receiving wirelessly transmitted packets from a mobile station, and one of the repeaters forwarding packets of the wirelessly transmitted packets to a switch if the one repeater is currently assigned to forward packets from the mobile station based on an indicator assigned prior to the wirelessly transmitted packets being sent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2009Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry BIMS
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Publication number: 20090225679Abstract: A communication system and method are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises a switch receiving information from at least one repeater for each packet received without errors by the at least one repeater, the switch, in response to the information, determining an amount of wireless communication activity each of the at least one repeater is experiencing, the switch determining whether to cause one or more repeaters to change status regarding wireless reception and transmission of packets from other devices in the network based on repeater location and repeater density and the information received from the at least one repeater, and the switch causing a change in the status for at least one of the one or more repeaters by signaling to the at least one of the one or more repeaters.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2009Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 7515557Abstract: A communication system and method are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises a switch receiving information from at least one repeater for each packet received without errors by the at least one repeater, the switch, in response to the information, determining an amount of wireless communication activity each of the at least one repeater is experiencing, the switch determining whether to cause one or more repeaters to change status regarding wireless reception and transmission of packets from other devices in the network based on repeater location and repeater density and the information received from the at least one repeater, and the switch causing a change in the status for at least one of the one or more repeaters by signaling to the at least one of the one or more repeaters.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2002Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry Bims
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Publication number: 20080031185Abstract: A method and apparatus for communicating between devices is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises allowing a mobile station to have a first connection to a network over a first interface and determining that the mobile station is attempting to have a second connection to the network over a second interface other than the first interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2007Publication date: February 7, 2008Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 7236470Abstract: A method and apparatus for communicating between devices is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises allowing a mobile station to have a first connection to a network over a first interface and determining that the mobile station is attempting to have a second connection to the network over a second interface other than the first interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2003Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry Bims
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Publication number: 20070047484Abstract: A location tracking apparatus and method are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving information from each repeater indicating which packets wirelessly transmitted by a mobile station were received by each repeater including received signal strength of each of those packets, and determining location of the mobile station with respect to the repeaters based on power levels of individual wirelessly transmitted packets received at the repeaters.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 7149196Abstract: A location tracking apparatus and method are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving information from each repeater indicating which packets wirelessly transmitted by a mobile station were received by each repeater including received signal strength of each of those packets, and determining location of the mobile station with respect to the repeaters based on power levels of individual wirelessly transmitted packets received at the repeaters.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2002Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry Bims
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Publication number: 20050153719Abstract: A token-based receiver diversity processing is described. In one embodiment, a receiver diversity comprises repeaters receiving wirelessly transmitted packets from a mobile station, and one of the repeaters forwarding packets of the wirelessly transmitted packets to a switch if the one repeater is currently assigned to forward packets from the mobile station based on an indicator assigned prior to the wirelessly transmitted packets being sent.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2005Publication date: July 14, 2005Applicants: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 6862448Abstract: A token-based receiver diversity processing is described. In one embodiment, a receiver diversity comprises repeaters receiving wirelessly transmitted packets from a mobile station, and one of the repeaters forwarding packets of the wirelessly transmitted packets to a switch if the one repeater is currently assigned to forward packets from the mobile station based on an indicator assigned prior to the wirelessly transmitted packets being sent.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2002Date of Patent: March 1, 2005Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 6788658Abstract: A communication architecture is described. In one embodiment, the architecture comprises a repeater having repeater MAC sublayer functionality and a switch coupled to the repeater and having switch MAC sublayer functionality. The repeater MAC sublayer functionality and the switch MAC sublayer functionality cooperate to perform the MAC functionality in a distributed fashion.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2002Date of Patent: September 7, 2004Assignee: Airflow NetworksInventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 6760318Abstract: A communication system is described. In one embodiment, the communication system comprises a mobile station having a transmitter to transmit packets wirelessly according to a protocol and multiple repeaters communicably coupled with the mobile station. Each of the plurality of repeaters receives one or more packets of the wirelessly transmitted packets from the mobile station. Each of the repeaters receives an indication of which of the wirelessly transmitted packets were received without errors by other repeaters and a received signal strength for those packets. The communication system also includes a switch coupled to the repeaters. Each of the repeaters forwards to the switch each packet of the wirelessly transmitted packets that each repeater had received without errors at a received signal strength higher than any other repeater.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2002Date of Patent: July 6, 2004Assignee: Airflow NetworksInventor: Harry Bims
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Publication number: 20030133422Abstract: A communication system is described. In one embodiment, the communication system comprises a mobile station having a transmitter to transmit packets wirelessly according to a protocol and multiple repeaters communicably coupled with the mobile station. Each of the plurality of repeaters receives one or more packets of the wirelessly transmitted packets from the mobile station. Each of the repeaters receives an indication of which of the wirelessly transmitted packets were received without errors by other repeaters and a received signal strength for those packets. The communication system also includes a switch coupled to the repeaters. Each of the repeaters forwards to the switch each packet of the wirelessly transmitted packets that each repeater had received without errors at a received signal strength higher than any other repeater.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2002Publication date: July 17, 2003Inventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 6557134Abstract: Forward and Reverse Channel Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) communication is described in which a Forward Channel Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) session between a first unit and a second unit is performed, in which a command is send to the second unit to start a forward channel ARQ session, where the command includes a message length field specifying the length of an ARQ message to be sent by the first unit to the second unit. The second unit may refuse the command because of the length of the ARQ message.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1997Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Glenayre Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Harry Bims, Avinash Ghirnikar, Biswa Ghosh
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Publication number: 20020019965Abstract: Forward and Reverse Channel Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) communication is described in which a Forward Channel Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) session between a first unit and a second unit is performed, in which a command is send to the second unit to start a forward channel ARQ session, where the command includes a message length field specifying the length of an ARQ message to be sent by the first unit to the second unit. The second unit may refuse the command because of the length of the ARQ message.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 1997Publication date: February 14, 2002Inventors: HARRY BIMS, AVINASH GHIRNIKAR, BISWA R. GHOSH