Patents by Inventor Paul Anthony Howard

Paul Anthony Howard 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: 9531555
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting data to terminal devices in a wireless telecommunications system. The data may be user-plane data associated with a repeating Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Services (MBMS) session to be transmitted using MBMS over a Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) in a network including at least one relay node supported by a donor base station. The method includes delivering the data from the base station to the relay node in advance of a scheduled transmission to terminal devices at a first time, and transmitting the data from the relay node to a terminal device at the first time. The relay node is configured to store the data in a cache. The relay node may then retrieve the data from the cache in advance of a scheduled transmission to terminal devices at a second time, and transmit the retrieved data to a terminal device at the second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventor: Paul Anthony Howard
  • Patent number: 9456313
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for transmitting data to terminal devices in a wireless telecommunications system. The data may be user-plane data associated with a repeating Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Services (MBMS) session to be transmitted using MBMS over a Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) in a network including at least one relay node supported by a donor base station. The scheme includes delivering the data from the base station to the relay node in advance of a scheduled transmission to terminal devices at a first time, and transmitting the data from the relay node to a terminal device at the first time. The relay node is further configured to store the data in a cache. The relay node may then retrieve the data from the cache in advance of a scheduled transmission to terminal devices at a second time, and transmit the retrieved data to a terminal device at the second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC
    Inventor: Paul Anthony Howard
  • Patent number: 9326107
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for transmitting data to terminal devices in a wireless telecommunications system. The data may be user-plane data associated with a repeating Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Services (MBMS) session to be transmitted using MBMS over a Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) in a network including at least one relay node supported by a donor base station. The scheme includes delivering the data from the base station to the relay node in advance of a scheduled transmission to terminal devices at a first time, and transmitting the data from the relay node to a terminal device at the first time. The relay node is further configured to store the data in a cache. The relay node may then retrieve the data from the cache in advance of a scheduled transmission to terminal devices at a second time, and transmit the retrieved data to a terminal device at the second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC
    Inventor: Paul Anthony Howard
  • Publication number: 20140198712
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for transmitting data to terminal devices in a wireless telecommunications system. The data may be user-plane data associated with a repeating Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Services (MBMS) session to be transmitted using MBMS over a Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) in a network including at least one relay node supported by a donor base station. The scheme includes delivering the data from the base station to the relay node in advance of a scheduled transmission to terminal devices at a first time, and transmitting the data from the relay node to a terminal device at the first time. The relay node is further configured to store the data in a cache. The relay node may then retrieve the data from the cache in advance of a scheduled transmission to terminal devices at a second time, and transmit the retrieved data to a terminal device at the second time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC
    Inventor: Paul Anthony Howard
  • Publication number: 20140177512
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting data to terminal devices in a wireless telecommunications system. The data may be user-plane data associated with a repeating Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Services (MBMS) session to be transmitted using MBMS over a Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) in a network including at least one relay node supported by a donor base station. The method includes delivering the data from the base station to the relay node in advance of a scheduled transmission to terminal devices at a first time, and transmitting the data from the relay node to a terminal device at the first time. The relay node is configured to store the data in a cache. The relay node may then retrieve the data from the cache in advance of a scheduled transmission to terminal devices at a second time, and transmit the retrieved data to a terminal device at the second time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventor: Paul Anthony Howard
  • Publication number: 20130188598
    Abstract: Storing data locally or at an edge of a wireless network is disclosed. The wireless network receives from a communication terminal a request to get content data. The request may indicate the content data and an application server where the content data is accessible. The wireless network determines, based on predetermined conditions, that the content data will be cached or stored in a local data store associated with the wireless network. The content data may then be communicated on demand to a second communication terminal that is attached to the wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES HOLDING 81 LLC
    Inventors: Robert Zakrzewski, Paul Anthony Howard
  • Publication number: 20130188599
    Abstract: A wireless communication terminal receiving content data from a local data store is disclosed. A request, to a wireless network device, to get content data is sent by the wireless communication terminal. The request may indicate the content data and an application server where the content data is accessible. The content data is subsequently received from a local data store associated with an edge node of the wireless network. The wireless network device may have previously stored the content data in the local data store after predetermined conditions were satisfied to cache and store the content data in the local data store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES HOLDING 81 LLC
    Inventors: Robert Zakrzewski, Paul Anthony Howard