Patents by Inventor Mark T. Robinson

Mark T. Robinson 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: 6731752
    Abstract: A hybrid circuit models a plurality of attributes of a communication system including a subscriber line coupled to a line interface circuit. The plurality of attributes includes subscriber line impedance, and impedance of a coupling transformer. The attributes are based on other factors, such as whether or not bridge taps exist at or near the line interface circuit on the subscriber line. The plurality of attributes are modeled by a specific arrangement of resistive and capacitive elements to substantially duplicate the collective transformative effects of the attributes on a transmission signal being sent out on the subscriber line. The transmission signal is transformed and provided to an output, where it is subtracted from a composite signal representing a combination of the actual transformed transmission signal and a receive signal. The subtraction yields an isolated receive signal, which is later processed to recover the full receive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Viadux, Inc.
    Inventors: Naom Chaplik, Chanchai Poonpol, Mark T. Robinson
  • Patent number: 6122527
    Abstract: A cellular digital packet data (CDPD) system includes a mobile data base station (MDBS) configured to interface easily with an advanced mobile phone system (AMPS). The elements of the MDBS are arranged on modules and the functionality of the MDBS is divided among the modules to facilitate flexibility, compactness and quick expansion of the MDBS. To further facilitate compactness, the MDBS includes a transceiver/modem board which uses a single chip to carry out delta-sigma modulation. In order to maintain the integrity of CDPD transmission, a channel hopping scheme is used based upon avoidance of AMPS channel use. A distinctive protocol is used to encapsulate control/query/response data for transmission throughout the CDPD system. This protocol also facilitates easy control of each MDBS throughout the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: ADC Telecommuncations, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Robinson, Steven H. Gardner, Matt Wong, Seton P. Kasmir, Kumar Balachandran, Sue Graham, Gail Schjelderup, Roy Franklin Quick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5544222
    Abstract: A cellular digital packet data (CDPD) system includes a mobile data base station (MDBS) configured to interface easily with an advanced mobile phone system (AMPS). The elements of the MDBS are arranged on modules and the functionality of the MDBS is divided among the modules to facilitate flexibility, compactness and quick expansion of the MDBS. To further facilitate compactness, the MDBS includes a transceiver/modem board which uses a single chip to carry out delta-sigma modulation. In order to maintain the integrity of CDPD transmission, a channel hopping scheme is used based upon avoidance of AMPS channel use. A distinctive protocol is used to encapsulate control/query/response data for transmission throughout the CDPD system. This protocol also facilitates easy control of each MDBS throughout the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Pacific Communication Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Robinson, Steven H. Gardner, Matt Wong, Seton P. Kasmir, Kumar Balachandran, Sue Graham, Gail Schjelderup, Roy F. Quick, Jr.