Patents by Inventor Max Allen Heckard

Max Allen Heckard 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).

  • Method for masking the location of a mobile subscriber in a cellular communications network
    Patent number: 6714790
    Abstract: A method for masking a location (142) of a mobile subscriber in a cellular communications network is disclosed. The subscriber location (142) is masked by dividing a territory of cellular coverage into a grid (100) of cells (102-118) and dislocating the actual location (142) to a center of a cell (124) or to a point within a circle (140).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Max Allen Heckard, Tommy Wai-Hing Tsui, Jerry Shihkuo Tang, David Jesus Garcia, Dean Paul Vanden Heuvel
  • Method for masking the location of a mobile subscriber in a cellular communications network
    Publication number: 20020077127
    Abstract: A method for masking a location (142) of a mobile subscriber in a cellular communications network is disclosed. The subscriber location (142) is masked by dividing a territory of cellular coverage into a grid (100) of cells (102-118) and dislocating the actual location (142) to a center of a cell (124) or to a point within a circle (140).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Max Allen Heckard, Tommy Wai-Hing Tsui, Jerry Shihkuo Tang, David Jesus Garcia, Dean Paul Vanden Heuvel