Patents Assigned to Dominant Technologies, LLC
  • Patent number: 12052781
    Abstract: Wireless-conferencing radios communicate directly with each other without a base station using a multiple access protocol, such as Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA). First data and second data packets are received. The data packets include preambles and bodies. Code in the preambles of the data packets identifies portions of data in the data packets as voice data and portions of data in the data packets as non-voice data. The voice data in the data packets can be combined to create combined voice data that excludes the non-voice data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald H. Fraser
  • Patent number: 11310850
    Abstract: Wireless-conferencing radios communicate directly with each other without a base station using a multiple access protocol, such as Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald H. Fraser
  • Patent number: 10575142
    Abstract: A first radio has duplex communication with a second radio, without using a base station by using a multiple-access protocol system. The first radio is configured to perform as a slave radio and then switch to be a master radio based on a master flag. A master radio provides timing synchronization and/or assigns transmission slots for radios in the multiple-access protocol system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald H. Fraser
  • Patent number: 10568155
    Abstract: Wireless-conferencing radios communicate directly with each other without a bases station using a multiple access protocol, such as Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA). Wireless-conferencing radios can be formed into groups and larger mesh networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald H. Fraser
  • Patent number: 10136426
    Abstract: A wireless-conferencing system enables two or more radios to communicate with each other in full-duplex communication, such as by using time division multiple access (TDMA). To use the wireless-conferencing system in a narrowband radio service system, such as GMRS having channel spacing of 25 kHz, one or more techniques are used to implement the wireless-conferencing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald H. Fraser
  • Publication number: 20180199167
    Abstract: A first radio has duplex communication with a second radio, without using a base station by using a multiple-access protocol system. The first radio is configured to perform as a slave radio and then switch to be a master radio based on a master flag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald H. Fraser
  • Patent number: 9955516
    Abstract: A first wireless-conferencing radio and a second wireless-conferencing radio communicate directly with each other. After a connection is lost, the first radio automatically dials a phone number to the second radio and the first radio connects with the second radio using a cell tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald H. Fraser, Todd Rapier
  • Patent number: 9854414
    Abstract: A first radio has duplex communication with a second radio and a third radio, without using a base station by using a multiple-access protocol system. The first radio is configured to perform as a master radio and then switch to be a slave radio. A master radio provides timing synchronization and/or assigns transmission slots for radios in the multiple-access protocol system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald H. Fraser
  • Publication number: 20170303324
    Abstract: A first wireless-conferencing radio and a second wireless-conferencing radio communicate directly with each other. After a connection is lost, the first radio automatically dials a phone number to the second radio and the first radio connects with the second radio using a cell tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald H. Fraser, Todd Rapier
  • Publication number: 20170086037
    Abstract: A first radio has duplex communication with a second radio and a third radio, without using a base station by using a multiple-access protocol system. The first radio is configured to perform as a master radio and then switch to be a slave radio. A master radio provides timing synchronization and/or assigns transmission slots for radios in the multiple-access protocol system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald H. Fraser
  • Patent number: 9548854
    Abstract: A multivoice radio system allows users to speak and listen, at the same time, to others using multivoice radios without using a base station. Several embodiments of the present invention are directed toward combining a multivoice radio with push-to-talk (PTT), long-range radio. Other embodiments combine two or more multivoice systems and/or use an extender to increase a distance that multivoice radios can communicate with each other. Combining multivoice systems, in some embodiments, creates a voice and/or data mesh network. Switch-to-talk (STT) functionality can be added to systems to increase a number of users and promote radio discipline. Additionally, a combined in-ear microphone and speaker is disclosed. Further embodiments are directed to combining duplex radios, such as mobile phones, to multivoice systems, and/or PTT systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald Harold Fraser
  • Patent number: 9538571
    Abstract: Wireless-conferencing radios communicate directly with each other without a bases station using a multiple access protocol, such as Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA). Wireless-conferencing radios can be formed into groups and larger mesh networks. Some groups of wireless-conferencing radios use frequencies in a cellular band to communicate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald H. Fraser
  • Patent number: 9538570
    Abstract: Wireless-conferencing radios communicate directly with each other without a bases station using a multiple access protocol, such as Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA). Wireless-conferencing radios can be formed into groups and larger mesh networks. Some groups of wireless-conferencing radios use frequencies in a cellular band to communicate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald H. Fraser
  • Patent number: 9485631
    Abstract: A first radio has duplex communication with a second radio and a third radio, without using a base station by using a multiple-access protocol system. The first radio is configured to switch back and forth between being a master radio and a slave radio in the multiple-access protocol system. In some embodiments, time-division multiplexing is used as the multiple-access protocol system for the first radio, the second radio, and the third radio to communicate. In some embodiments, the master radio provides timing synchronization and/or assigns transmission slots for radios in the multiple-access protocol system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald H. Fraser
  • Publication number: 20160198463
    Abstract: A wireless-conferencing system enables two or more radios to communicate with each other in full-duplex communication, such as by using time division multiple access (TDMA). To use the wireless-conferencing system in a narrowband radio service system, such as GMRS having channel spacing of 25 kHz, one or more techniques are used to implement the wireless-conferencing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald H. Fraser
  • Publication number: 20160164658
    Abstract: Wireless-conferencing radios communicate directly with each other without a bases station using a multiple access protocol, such as Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA). Wireless-conferencing radios can be formed into groups and larger mesh networks. Some groups of wireless-conferencing radios use frequencies in a cellular band to communicate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald H. Fraser
  • Publication number: 20160164726
    Abstract: Wireless-conferencing radios communicate directly with each other without a bases station using a multiple access protocol, such as Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA). Wireless-conferencing radios can be formed into groups and larger mesh networks. Some groups of wireless-conferencing radios use frequencies in a cellular band to communicate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald H. Fraser
  • Patent number: 9143309
    Abstract: A first radio has duplex communication with a second radio and a third radio, without using a base station by using a multiple-access protocol system. The first radio is configured to switch back and forth between being a master radio and a slave radio in the multiple-access protocol system. In some embodiments, time-division multiplexing is used as the multiple-access protocol system for the first radio, the second radio, and the third radio to communicate. In some embodiments, the master radio provides timing synchronization and/or assigns transmission slots for radios in the multiple-access protocol system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald Fraser
  • Publication number: 20140198778
    Abstract: A first radio has duplex communication with a second radio and a third radio, without using a base station by using a multiple-access protocol system. The first radio is configured to switch back and forth between being a master radio and a slave radio in the multiple-access protocol system. In some embodiments, time-division multiplexing is used as the multiple-access protocol system for the first radio, the second radio, and the third radio to communicate. In some embodiments, the master radio provides timing synchronization and/or assigns transmission slots for radios in the multiple-access protocol system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald Fraser
  • Patent number: 8705377
    Abstract: A multivoice radio system allows users to speak and listen, at the same time, to others using multivoice radios without using a base station. Several embodiments of the present invention are directed toward combining a multivoice radio with push-to-talk (PTT), long-range radio. Other embodiments combine two or more multivoice systems and/or use an extender to increase a distance that multivoice radios can communicate with each other. Combining multivoice systems, in some embodiments, creates a voice and/or data mesh network. Switch-to-talk (STT) functionality can be added to systems to increase a number of users and promote radio discipline. Additionally, a combined in-ear microphone and speaker is disclosed. Further embodiments are directed to combining duplex radios, such as mobile phones, to multivoice systems, and/or PTT systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald Harold Fraser