Patents by Inventor John Solar

John Solar 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: 6959170
    Abstract: A method in a radio communication device having a receiver receiving a wideband signal in the presence of narrowband blockers method in direct conversion and intermediate frequency RF receivers including determining power for signal distortion products (40), determining power for a desired signal and the distortion products (41), filtering the signal distortion products with a filter having a bandwidth of rejection, and dynamically adjusting a rejection property (43) as a function of the power for both the desired signal and the signal distortion products. In some embodiments, a determination is made whether a ratio of powers exceeds a threshold (45) as a condition for adjusting the rejection property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Vannatta, David Haub, John Solar
  • Patent number: 6889052
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for generating time of arrival estimates for use by a wireless communication network for locating the position of a wireless or mobile source (102) within the service area of the wireless communication network. The mobile source generates time of arrival estimates from data bursts received from base sites (100) operating within the network. In at least one embodiment, the mobile source (102), then, communicates the time of arrival estimates for each of the base sites (100) to the network, from which the location of the mobile source (102) is determined. In at least some instances, the mobile units additionally determine a variance estimate for each time of arrival estimates, which is representative of the degree of confidence in the time of arrival information being supplied to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: George Geier, Christopher Bussan, Todd Conroy, Eric Hefner, John Solar
  • Publication number: 20040203871
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for generating time of arrival estimates for use by a wireless communication network for locating the position of a wireless or mobile source (102) within the service area of the wireless communication network. The mobile source generates time of arrival estimates from data bursts received from base sites (100) operating within the network. In at least one embodiment, the mobile source (102), then, communicates the time of arrival estimates for each of the base sites (100) to the network, from which the location of the mobile source (102) is determined. In at least some instances, the mobile units additionally determine a variance estimate for each time of arrival estimates, which is representative of the degree of confidence in the time of arrival information being supplied to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: George Geier, Christopher Bussan, Todd Conroy, Eric Hefner, John Solar
  • Publication number: 20030119450
    Abstract: A method in a radio communication device having a receiver receiving a wideband signal in the presence of narrowband blockers method in direct conversion and intermediate frequency RF receivers including determining power for signal distortion products (40), determining power for a desired signal and the distortion products (41), filtering the signal distortion products with a filter having a bandwidth of rejection, and dynamically adjusting a rejection property (43) as a function of the power for both the desired signal and the signal distortion products. In some embodiments, a determination is made whether a ratio of powers exceeds a threshold (45) as a condition for adjusting the rejection property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Louis Vannatta, David Haub, John Solar