Patents Assigned to IPR Licensing, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11310793
    Abstract: A subscriber unit and a method for receiving data at a subscriber unit for wireless communications are provided. A subscriber unit includes a receiver and at least one processor configured to monitor and receive forward control information within a first time interval of a first slot of a plurality of slots. Each slot of the plurality of slots includes the first time interval and a second time interval subsequent to the first time interval. The receiver and the at least one processor are further configured to receive forward traffic data in the first time interval of a second slot of the plurality of slots in accordance with the forward control information, where the second slot is contiguous to the first slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Cornett, Kevin P. Johnson, George R. Nelson, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20200260444
    Abstract: A subscriber unit and a method for receiving data at a subscriber unit for wireless communications are provided. A subscriber unit includes a receiver and at least one processor configured to monitor and receive forward control information within a first time interval of a first slot of a plurality of slots. Each slot of the plurality of slots includes the first time interval and a second time interval subsequent to the first time interval. The receiver and the at least one processor are further configured to receive forward traffic data in the first time interval of a second slot of the plurality of slots in accordance with the forward control information, where the second slot is contiguous to the first slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Cornett, Kevin P. Johnson, George R. Nelson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10708909
    Abstract: Parallel demodulators are provided in field units. Forward and reverse channel allocation information may be broadcast to the field units in the same epoch as traffic data but on first and second channels, such as paging and traffic channels. This assures that all field units are able to receive forward and reverse channel allocation information every epoch. By having parallel demodulators in the field unit, switching between the first and second channels is avoided and channel allocation information is not lost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Cornett, Kevin P. Johnson, George R. Nelson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10674507
    Abstract: A subscriber unit and a method for receiving data at a subscriber unit for wireless communications are provided. A subscriber unit includes a receiver and at least one processor configured to monitor and receive forward control information within a first time interval of a first slot of a plurality of slots. Each slot of the plurality of slots includes the first time interval and a second time interval subsequent to the first time interval. The receiver and the at least one processor are further configured to receive forward traffic data in the first time interval of a second slot of the plurality of slots in accordance with the forward control information, where the second slot is contiguous to the first slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Cornett, Kevin P. Johnson, George R. Nelson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10638468
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed regarding a wireless field unit, which may receive a plurality of forward link assignment messages for a plurality of time slots for a plurality of forward link transmissions, each message including an indication of a modulation and a code rate associated with a respective forward link transmission. The field unit may receive at least one of the forward link transmissions in at least one time slot at the respective indicated modulation and code rate. The field unit may receive a plurality of reverse link assignment messages for a plurality of time slots for a plurality of reverse link transmissions, each message including an indication of a modulation and a code rate associated with a respective reverse link transmission. The field unit may transmit at least one of the reverse link transmissions in at least one time slot at the respective indicated modulation and code rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: George R. Nelson, John E. Hoffman, James A. Proctor, Antoine J. Rouphael
  • Publication number: 20190394774
    Abstract: A subscriber unit and a method for receiving data at a subscriber unit for wireless communications are provided. A subscriber unit includes a receiver and at least one processor configured to monitor and receive forward control information within a first time interval of a first slot of a plurality of slots. Each slot of the plurality of slots includes the first time interval and a second time interval subsequent to the first time interval. The receiver and the at least one processor are further configured to receive forward traffic data in the first time interval of a second slot of the plurality of slots in accordance with the forward control information, where the second slot is contiguous to the first slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Cornett, Kevin P. Johnson, George R. Nelson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10420097
    Abstract: A subscriber unit and a method for receiving data at a subscriber unit for wireless communications are provided. A subscriber unit includes a receiver and at least one processor configured to monitor and receive forward control information within a first time interval of a first slot of a plurality of slots. Each slot of the plurality of slots includes the first time interval and a second time interval subsequent to the first time interval. The receiver and the at least one processor are further configured to receive forward traffic data in the first time interval of a second slot of the plurality of slots in accordance with the forward control information, where the second slot is contiguous to the first slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Cornett, Kevin P. Johnson, George R. Nelson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10390311
    Abstract: In a reverse link of a wireless CDMA communication system, a method of maintaining an idling mode connection between a field unit and a base transceiver station is provided using various techniques to maintain the idle mode connection at a reduced power level. A preferred embodiment computes a time slot or frame offset based on modulo function using a field unit identifier in order to distribute field unit maintenance transmissions among available slots or offsets. An alternate embodiment detects explicit signaling states changes at the physical layer and causes power target changes. A further embodiment transmits maintenance data during predetermined time intervals, coordinated between the field units and BTS, allowing power levels to be adjusted accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Proctor, Jr., George Rodney Nelson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10326501
    Abstract: As disclosed herein is a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radio transceiver which may include a plurality of antennas operatively coupled to a first integrated circuit (IC). The first IC and the plurality of antennas may receive a first radio signal on a first radio frequency (RF) carrier and a second radio signal on a second RF carrier. The first RF carrier and the second RF carrier may be different carriers. The first radio signal and the second radio signal may have different bandwidths. The first IC may demodulate the first received radio signal to produce a first baseband signal and the second received radio signal to produce a second baseband signal. A second IC may be operatively coupled to the first IC and may recover data from at least the first baseband signal and the second baseband signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Sugar, Robert M. Masucci, David G. Rahn
  • Patent number: 10299218
    Abstract: In a wireless communication system, there are several wireless channels used for communication between users and a base station. Channel characteristics may be defined by whether a channel is carrying traffic data and the timing of the channel transmissions with respect to channels not carrying traffic data. Different power levels between channels carrying traffic data or not may be defined and individual power levels of each channel may be amended based on individual power level command responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Proctor
  • Patent number: 10211940
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for use with a shared access communication channel is disclosed. A wireless network device receives signals and recovers data from a first plurality of subscriber units and a second plurality of subscriber units in a time interval. Received signals from the first plurality of subscriber units are distinguishable by having unique pseudo noise (PN) sequence with respect to others of the first plurality of subscriber units. Received signals the second plurality of subscriber units are distinguishable by a unique orthogonal sequence with respect to others of the second plurality of subscriber units. Received signals are distinguished between the first and second plurality of subscriber units based on detection of an orthogonal sequence present only in the received signals from the second plurality of subscriber units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Proctor, Jr., Pertti O. Alapuranen
  • Publication number: 20180270817
    Abstract: Parallel demodulators are provided in field units. Forward and reverse channel allocation information may be broadcast to the field units in the same epoch as traffic data but on first and second channels, such as paging and traffic channels. This assures that all field units are able to receive forward and reverse channel allocation information every epoch. By having parallel demodulators in the field unit, switching between the first and second channels is avoided and channel allocation information is not lost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Cornett, Kevin P. Johnson, George R. Nelson, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180199320
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed regarding a wireless field unit, which may receive a plurality of forward link assignment messages for a plurality of time slots for a plurality of forward link transmissions, each message including an indication of a modulation and a code rate associated with a respective forward link transmission. The field unit may receive at least one of the forward link transmissions in at least one time slot at the respective indicated modulation and code rate. The field unit may receive a plurality of reverse link assignment messages for a plurality of time slots for a plurality of reverse link transmissions, each message including an indication of a modulation and a code rate associated with a respective reverse link transmission. The field unit may transmit at least one of the reverse link transmissions in at least one time slot at the respective indicated modulation and code rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: George R. Nelson, John E. Hoffman, James A. Proctor, Antoine J. Rouphael
  • Patent number: 9999043
    Abstract: Parallel demodulators are provided in field units. Forward and reverse channel allocation information may be broadcast to the field units in the same epoch as traffic data but on first and second channels, such as paging and traffic channels. This assures that all field units are able to receive forward and reverse channel allocation information every epoch. By having parallel demodulators in the field unit, switching between the first and second channels is avoided and channel allocation information is not lost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Cornett, Jr., Kevin P. Johnson, George R. Nelson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9936500
    Abstract: A downlink communication is transmitted/received in at least one downlink time slot. In response to the received downlink communication, an acknowledgement message is received/transmitted in an uplink time slot a fixed integer number of uplink time slots after transmission/reception of the received downlink communication. The uplink and downlink time slots are staggered by substantially a half of a time slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Proctor, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9918247
    Abstract: Receiving Internet Protocol (IP) data content having an associated file type and service port number is disclosed. Determining a level of service for a portable wireless transceiver is further disclosed. The level of service may be associated with the file type, the service port number and a saturation of users in a cell of the wireless transceiver. On a condition the level of service is determined to be a partial service level, data content may be delivered to the portable wireless transceiver at a limited data rate. On a condition the level of service is determined to be a full service level, the data content may be delivered to the portable wireless transceiver at a data rate higher than the limited data rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Gorsuch
  • Patent number: 9877354
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for transmitting information in a Mobile Internet Protocol (IP) environment, which includes a home agent (HA) provided at a home network, a base station (BS) broadcasting a pilot signal, a foreign agent (FA) provided at or associated with the BS, a mobile node (MN) providing the ability to detect and identify itself to a BS, a proxy mobile node (PMN) Identifying the MN wherein the PMN is provided at the BS. If the PMN identifies the MN, the PMN retrieves an IP address for each of the MN, FA and HA and sends a registration request to the FA. The FA relays the registration request to the HA, and the proxy MN is registered with the HA. Thus, the MN functionality is provided transparently to the MN by the PMN. This significantly simplifies the configuration of the MN and the Mobile IP network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: Howard Andrew Heller
  • Patent number: 9872196
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamic uplink communication in a wireless communication system are disclosed herein. The method includes receiving, by the mobile station, a first channel from a first base station, wherein the first channel includes an indication, wherein the indication has one of two states, wherein the base station transmits on forward link channels including a pilot channel, traffic channels and the first channel. The method also includes receiving, by the mobile station, a communication from the first base station on a condition that the indication has a first state of the two states, and selecting, by the mobile station, a second base station based on received pilot signals from a plurality of base stations on a condition that the indication has a second state of the two states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Proctor, Jr., Dennis D. Ferguson
  • Patent number: 9867101
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for base stations and subscriber units may allow for soft handoff of a CDMA reverse link utilizing an orthogonal channel structure. Subscriber units may transmit an orthogonally coded signal over a reverse link to the base stations. A given base station provides timing control of the timing offset of the reverse link signal. The timing offset may be an absolute timing offset or a differential timing offset. The absolute timing offset may be signaled using more bits than the differential timing offset. Subscriber units may receive power control commands from one or more base stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Proctor, Pertti O. Alapuranen
  • Patent number: RE46750
    Abstract: An equal gain composite beamforming technique which includes the constraint that the power of the signal output by each antenna is the same, and is equal to the total power of the transmit signal divided by the number N of transmit antennas from which the signal is to be transmitted. By reducing output power requirements for each power amplifier, the silicon area of the power amplifiers are reduced by as much as N times (where N is equal to the number of transmit antennas) relative to a non-equal gain composite beamforming technique. A method and apparatus are disclosed for a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmission technique by a wireless communications device which includes providing that the power applied to each transmit antenna may be equal to the total power of the transmit signal divided by the number N of transmit antennas from which the signal is to be transmitted. The device may produce a weight for each of the N transmit antennas used in MIMO transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Sugar, Chandra Vaidyanathan