Patents by Inventor William Thomas Cooper

William Thomas Cooper 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).

  • Network-based implementation of velocity controls for a mobile communication device
    Patent number: 8583143
    Abstract: A communication network includes a wireless network, a location platform, and a network component. The wireless network includes a base station to send data to and receive data from a mobile station via radio frequency communication signals. The location platform is operably coupled to the wireless network. In one embodiment, the location platform computes a velocity of the mobile station in response to a velocity request. The network component is operably coupled between the wireless network and the location platform. In one embodiment, the network component compares the computed velocity of the mobile station with a velocity threshold in response to an attempted communication involving the mobile station. The network component also implements a restrictive action for the attempted communication involving the mobile station in response to a determination that the computed velocity exceeds the velocity threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Unwired Planet, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Hartmaier, William Thomas Cooper, Utpal Thakrar
  • NETWORK-BASED IMPLEMENTATION OF VELOCITY CONTROLS FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110034185
    Abstract: A communication network includes a wireless network, a location platform, and a network component. The wireless network includes a base station to send data to and receive data from a mobile station via radio frequency communication signals. The location platform is operably coupled to the wireless network. In one embodiment, the location platform computes a velocity of the mobile station in response to a velocity request. The network component is operably coupled between the wireless network and the location platform. In one embodiment, the network component compares the computed velocity of the mobile station with a velocity threshold in response to an attempted communication involving the mobile station. The network component also implements a restrictive action for the attempted communication involving the mobile station in response to a determination that the computed velocity exceeds the velocity threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Openwave Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Hartmaier, William Thomas Cooper, Utpal Thakrar