Patents Represented by Law Firm Whitham, Curtis & Whitham Douglas W. Cameron, Esq.
  • Balanced media access methods for wireless networks
    Patent number: 6118788
    Abstract: Fairness algorithms and access methods enable non-zero channel access for wireless communication systems operating in a random access channel environment. Fair access to a random access channel for each station in a wireless network is assured by each station calculating a priority or probability for accessing the channel based on logical connections among certain stations, based on other stations perception of the channel and based on each calculating station's own perception of the channel properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Parviz Kermani, Babak Rezvani, Mahmoud Naghshineh, Claus Michael Olsen, Timucin Ozugur