Patents Assigned to Tribeam Technologies, Inc.
  • Extended range infrared communication (ERIC) for an infrared associated (IrDA) compliant portable device
    Patent number: 6944402
    Abstract: An Infrared Data Association (IrDA) communication range (109) (e.g., 1 meter) of an IrDA compliant portable device (201) is increased to an extended range infrared communication (ERIC) range (209) (e.g., 2 to 40 meters) by extending a transmission range over an uplink channel (207) from the portable device (201) up to a base station (202) and by extending a transmission range over the downlink channel (208) from the base station (202) down to the portable device (201).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Tribeam Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Clark Baker, Steven Howard Goode, Henry Ludwig Kazecki