Patents by Inventor Larry Eckstein

Larry Eckstein 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).

  • System and method for reducing cumulative noise in a distributed antenna network
    Patent number: 6128470
    Abstract: A communications system and method are provided for reducing noise in a distributed antenna network. The system includes a plurality of remote antenna units with each remote antenna unit including a receiver for receiving input signals, a signal strength processor for determining whether a valid signal is present at its respective remote antenna unit and an output controller for switching off the network connection when no valid signal is present. As a result, the cumulative noise generated by uplink stages connected to the remote antenna units is reduced by switching off the network connection of remote antennas that are do not have to be connected. The communications system and method may further include an output controller for controlling the output for its respective remote antenna unit based on the comparison by the signal strength processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Ericsson Inc.
    Inventors: Arun Naidu, Jacque Huffman, Larry Eckstein