Patents by Inventor Paul William Piggin
Paul William Piggin 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).
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Patent number: 10652870Abstract: A wireless communications system is described which comprises a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device is operable to receive from the base station an allocation of uplink resources for transmitting uplink data to the relay device, and to transmit uplink data to the relay device using the uplink resources allocated to the terminal device. The relay device is operable to receive the transmitted uplink data from the terminal device on the allocated resources, to receive an allocation of uplink resources for relaying the received uplink data to the base station, and to transmit the received uplink data to the base station using the uplink resources allocated to the relay device.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: CONVIDA WIRELESS, LLCInventors: Timothy James Speight, Paul William Piggin
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Patent number: 10492202Abstract: A wireless communications system includes a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device can transmit one or more first type access request messages to request uplink resources from the base station, and if no response to the first type access request messages is received from the base station, can transmit a second type access request message. The base station is responsive to a first type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device. The relay device is responsive to a second type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit a relayed access request message to request the base station to allocate uplink resources to the terminal device. The base station is responsive to the relayed access request message to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Timothy James Speight, Paul William Piggin
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Publication number: 20190200344Abstract: A wireless communications system is described which comprises a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device is operable to receive from the base station an allocation of uplink resources for transmitting uplink data to the relay device, and to transmit uplink data to the relay device using the uplink resources allocated to the terminal device. The relay device is operable to receive the transmitted uplink data from the terminal device on the allocated resources, to receive an allocation of uplink resources for relaying the received uplink data to the base station, and to transmit the received uplink data to the base station using the uplink resources allocated to the relay device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2019Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Timothy James SPEIGHT, Paul William PIGGIN
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Patent number: 10251164Abstract: A wireless communications system is described which comprises a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device is operable to receive from the base station an allocation of uplink resources for transmitting uplink data to the relay device, and to transmit uplink data to the relay device using the uplink resources allocated to the terminal device. The relay device is operable to receive the transmitted uplink data from the terminal device on the allocated resources, to receive an allocation of uplink resources for relaying the received uplink data to the base station, and to transmit the received uplink data to the base station using the uplink resources allocated to the relay device.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Timothy James Speight, Paul William Piggin
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Patent number: 10129890Abstract: A wireless communications system including a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device can transmit one or more first type access request messages to request uplink resources from the base station, and if no response to the first type access request messages is received from the base station, transmit a second type access request message. The base station is responsive to a first type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device. The relay device is responsive to a second type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit a relayed access request message to request the base station to allocate uplink resources to the terminal device. The base station is responsive to the relayed access request message to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Timothy James Speight, Paul William Piggin
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Patent number: 10027401Abstract: A wireless communications system is described which comprises a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device is operable to transmit a message to the base station via the relay device. The relay device is operable to add a relay header to the message received from the terminal device, the relay header comprising control information for controlling the transmission of subsequent messages from the terminal device to the relay device. The relay device is also operable to relay the message having the relay header added to the base station. By adding such control information to messages being relayed from the terminal device to the base station on the uplink, subsequent downlink communications from the base station to the terminal device can include the control information generated at the relay device (or transmission parameters derived from the control information).Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2012Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Nvidia CorporationInventors: Timothy James Speight, Paul William Piggin
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Patent number: 10020871Abstract: A wireless communications system is described which comprises a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device is operable to transmit a message to the base station via the relay device. The relay device is operable to add a relay header to the message received from the terminal device, the relay header comprising control information for controlling the transmission of subsequent messages from the terminal device to the relay device. The relay device is also operable to relay the message having the relay header added to the base station. By adding such control information to messages being relayed from the terminal device to the base station on the uplink, subsequent downlink communications from the base station to the terminal device can include the control information generated at the relay device (or transmission parameters derived from the control information).Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2012Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Nvidia CorporationInventors: Timothy James Speight, Paul William Piggin
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Patent number: 9973258Abstract: A wireless communications system including a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device is operable to receive from the base station an allocation of uplink resources for transmitting uplink data to the relay device, and to transmit uplink data to the relay device using the uplink resources allocated to the terminal device. The relay device is operable to receive the transmitted uplink data from the terminal device on the allocated resources, to receive an allocation of uplink data resources for relaying the received uplink data to the base station, and to transmit the received uplink data to the base station using the uplink resources allocated to the relay device.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INCInventors: Timothy James Speight, Paul William Piggin
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Publication number: 20170135112Abstract: A wireless communications system including a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device can transmit one or more first type access request messages to request uplink resources from the base station, and if no response to the first type access request messages is received from the base station, transmit a second type access request message. The base station is responsive to a first type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device. The relay device is responsive to a second type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit a relayed access request message to request the base station to allocate uplink resources to the terminal device. The base station is responsive to the relayed access request message to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Timothy James Speight, Paul William Piggin
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Patent number: 9622248Abstract: A wireless communications system including a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device can transmit one or more first type access request messages to request uplink resources from the base station, and if no response to the first type access request messages is received from the base station, transmit a second type access request message. The base station is responsive to a first type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device. The relay device is responsive to a second type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit a relayed access request message to request the base station to allocate uplink resources to the terminal device. The base station is responsive to the relayed access request message to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Timothy James Speight, Paul William Piggin
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Publication number: 20170064697Abstract: A wireless communications system is described which comprises a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device is operable to receive from the base station an allocation of uplink resources for transmitting uplink data to the relay device, and to transmit uplink data to the relay device using the uplink resources allocated to the terminal device. The relay device is operable to receive the transmitted uplink data from the terminal device on the allocated resources, to receive an allocation of uplink resources for relaying the received uplink data to the base station, and to transmit the received uplink data to the base station using the uplink resources allocated to the relay device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Timothy James SPEIGHT, Paul William PIGGIN
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Publication number: 20170055252Abstract: A wireless communications system includes a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device can transmit one or more first type access request messages to request uplink resources from the base station, and if no response to the first type access request messages is received from the base station, can transmit a second type access request message. The base station is responsive to a first type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device. The relay device is responsive to a second type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit a relayed access request message to request the base station to allocate uplink resources to the terminal device. The base station is responsive to the relayed access request message to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Timothy James SPEIGHT, Paul William PIGGIN
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Publication number: 20170041063Abstract: A wireless communications system including a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device is operable to receive from the base station an allocation of uplink resources for transmitting uplink data to the relay device, and to transmit uplink data to the relay device using the uplink resources allocated to the terminal device. The relay device is operable to receive the transmitted uplink data from the terminal device on the allocated resources, to receive an allocation of uplink data resources for relaying the received uplink data to the base station, and to transmit the received uplink data to the base station using the uplink resources allocated to the relay device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INCInventors: Timothy James SPEIGHT, Paul William PIGGIN
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Patent number: 9538510Abstract: A wireless communications system including a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device is operable to receive from the base station an allocation of uplink resources for transmitting uplink data to the relay device, and to transmit uplink data to the relay device using the uplink resources allocated to the terminal device. The relay device is operable to receive the transmitted uplink data from the terminal device on the allocated resources, to receive an allocation of uplink resources for relaying the received uplink data to the base station, and to transmit the received uplink data to the base station using the uplink resources allocated to the relay device.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2012Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INCInventors: Timothy James Speight, Paul William Piggin
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Patent number: 9532357Abstract: A wireless communications system includes a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device can transmit one or more first type access request messages to request uplink resources from the base station, and if no response to the first type access request messages is received from the base station, can transmit a second type access request message. The base station is responsive to a first type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device. The relay device is responsive to a second type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit a relayed access request message to request the base station to allocate uplink resources to the terminal device. The base station is responsive to the relayed access request message to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Timothy James Speight, Paul William Piggin
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Patent number: 9526088Abstract: A wireless communications system including a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device is operable to receive from the base station an allocation of uplink resources for transmitting uplink data to the relay device, and to transmit uplink data to the relay device using the uplink resources allocated to the terminal device. The relay device is operable to receive the transmitted uplink data from the terminal device on the allocated resources, to receive an allocation of uplink data resources for relaying the received uplink data to the base station, and to transmit the received uplink data to the base station using the uplink resources allocated to the relay device.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INCInventors: Timothy James Speight, Paul William Piggin
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Publication number: 20150341937Abstract: A wireless communications system including a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device can transmit one or more first type access request messages to request uplink resources from the base station, and if no response to the first type access request messages is received from the base station, transmit a second type access request message. The base station is responsive to a first type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device. The relay device is responsive to a second type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit a relayed access request message to request the base station to allocate uplink resources to the terminal device. The base station is responsive to the relayed access request message to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Timothy James SPEIGHT, Paul William PIGGIN
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Patent number: 9144033Abstract: A wireless communications system including a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device can transmit one or more first type access request messages to request uplink resources from the base station, and if no response to the first type access request messages is received from the base station, transmit a second type access request message. The base station is responsive to a first type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device. The relay device is responsive to a second type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit a relayed access request message to request the base station to allocate uplink resources to the terminal device. The base station is responsive to the relayed access request message to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Timothy James Speight, Paul William Piggin
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Patent number: 8891361Abstract: A method is provided of transfer of a call connection connecting a telecommunications base station and a mobile user terminal between dedicated channels in both directions therebetween and shared channels in both directions therebetween. The transfer is made dependent upon the amount of data buffered at the base station and the user terminal for transmission therebetween and/or the rate that data arrives at the base station and user terminal for transmission therebetween. The transfer is also dependent upon the value of a measured parameter of the signals between the base station and the user terminal, the parameter being signal attenuation or propagation delay.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2003Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Iqbal Jami, Paul William Piggin
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Publication number: 20140226558Abstract: A wireless communications system includes a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device can transmit one or more first type access request messages to request uplink resources from the base station, and if no response to the first type access request messages is received from the base station, can transmit a second type access request message. The base station is responsive to a first type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device. The relay device is responsive to a second type access request message received from the terminal device to transmit a relayed access request message to request the base station to allocate uplink resources to the terminal device. The base station is responsive to the relayed access request message to transmit an allocation of uplink resources to the terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Timothy James Speight, Paul William Piggin