Patents by Inventor William Peckham

William Peckham 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: 9071936
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for determining a position of an access terminal within a wireless communication network. In some examples, the access terminal retrieves system information from its current serving cell and stores the retrieved system information in memory along with an associated timestamp. Over time, as the access terminal moves about the network, it can accumulate this system information for a plurality of base stations within its memory. By utilizing the system information for a plurality of base stations rather than only the current serving base station, as well as the associated timestamps, additional position information can be provided to the access terminal. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jyothi Jayanthi, Ashutosh S. Zade, Thomas K. Rowland, William Peckham, Han C. Suh
  • Publication number: 20130231114
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for determining a position of an access terminal within a wireless communication network. In some examples, the access terminal retrieves system information from its current serving cell and stores the retrieved system information in memory along with an associated timestamp. Over time, as the access terminal moves about the network, it can accumulate this system information for a plurality of base stations within its memory. By utilizing the system information for a plurality of base stations rather than only the current serving base station, as well as the associated timestamps, additional position information can be provided to the access terminal. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Jyothi Jayanthi, Ashutosh S. Zade, Thomas K. Rowland, William Peckham, Han C. Suh
  • Patent number: 7339460
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for detecting cargo state in a delivery vehicle. A method is provided for determining a cargo state in a delivery vehicle. The method includes sensing a cargo state change, and determining whether or not the delivery vehicle is in motion. The method also includes storing the cargo state change if it is determined that the delivery vehicle is not in motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard D. Lane, William Peckham, Mark D. Parisi, Mark Doyle, Ken Oertle, Charles Pedersen, Bratislav Matic, William Hugh Molesworth
  • Patent number: 7216161
    Abstract: An algorithm and a device manage a feature that allows a user to maintain an active session when moving from port to port. The device comprises a first memory, a second memory, and a verifier. The first memory stores a list of ports. The second memory stores a list of active sessions. Each active session identifies a port on which a user is connected. The verifier communicates with the first memory and the second memory and periodically checks each session in the list of active sessions. If a session is inactive, the verifier searches for the user on other ports. If verifier identifies the user on another port, the verifier updates the list of active sessions with the user identified on that other port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: William Peckham, Dandi Lynde-Redman
  • Publication number: 20060202809
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for detecting cargo state in a delivery vehicle. A method is provided for determining a cargo state in a delivery vehicle. The method includes sensing a cargo state change, and determining whether or not the delivery vehicle is in motion. The method also includes storing the cargo state change if it is determined that the delivery vehicle is not in motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Lane, William Peckham, Mark Parisi, Mark Doyle, Ken Oertle, Charles Pedersen, Bratislav Matic, William Molesworth