Patents Examined by Adel Youssef
  • Patent number: 7555261
    Abstract: A repeater system combines co-located antennas, an intentional imbalance in signal amplification between downlink and uplink, stability management and an amplification indicator to create a user-installed solution to co-channel interference within cellular systems, in strong signal environments such as elevated locations or high-rise building. The invention may be particularly relevant to cellular systems, such as CDMA, that allow limited imbalance between uplink and downlink path losses, thus enabling the design of an inexpensive repeater with a weaker or non-existent uplink, and which creates moderate signal amplification for selected line-of-sight signals, defeating co-channel interference over a small area. The difference in signal amplification on the downlink and uplink is maintained at a level below the capacity of the system to support imbalance, guaranteeing reliable cellular calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Inventor: Frank P. O'Neill
  • Patent number: 7546085
    Abstract: A receiving device in a trunked radio communications system determines a transmit frequency, wherein the transmit frequency is calculated by subtracting a voice channel number from 759, multiplying by a channel spacing and adding a base frequency to yield the transmit frequency. The receiving device determines a receive frequency by a base frequency+[(759?a voice channel number)*25,000 Hz], where the base frequency is at least one of 851.0125 MHz, 851.0250 MHz, and 851.000 MHz. In any case, the voice channel number is communicated in an outbound signaling message defined by Motorola's 3600-baud radio trunking protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Tanhoa Trandai, Marc W. Cassidy, John M. Gilbert, Donald R. Griffis, Daniel J. McDonald, David R. Mills
  • Patent number: 7546345
    Abstract: A network channel is used as a waiting channel, wherein members of a group other than a first member join the waiting channel while performing an action or process, and then leave the waiting channel once the action or process has been performed. Once all of the members have left the waiting channel the first member of the group then performs an action or process. In order to indicate to the first member that all of the other members have left the waiting channel, a protocol such as the Multicast Source Notification of Interest Protocol (MSNIP) may be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: British Telecommunications plc
    Inventors: Trevor Burbridge, Andrea Soppera, Robert J Briscoe, Arnaud Jacquet
  • Patent number: 7536196
    Abstract: A receiving device in a trunked radio communications system determines a transmit frequency, wherein the transmit frequency is calculated by subtracting a voice channel number from 559, multiplying by a channel spacing and adding a base frequency to yield the transmit frequency, if the voice channel number is between 559 and 320. The receiving device determines a receive frequency by 851.0250 MHz+[(559?a voice channel number)*12,500 Hz], if the voice channel number is between 559 and 320. In any case, the voice channel number is communicated in an outbound signaling message defined by Motorola's 3600-baud radio trunking protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Tanhoa Trandai, Marc W. Cassidy, John M. Gilbert, Donald R. Griffis, Daniel J. McDonald, David R. Mills
  • Patent number: 7529528
    Abstract: A power consumption controlling apparatus controls power consumption of a high frequency amplifier to reduce the power consumption by adjusting a power supply voltage and a bias voltage of the high frequency amplifier which amplifies a high frequency transmitting signal. The power consumption controlling apparatus includes: a receiving circuit for receiving the high frequency transmitting signal amplified by the high frequency amplifier; an evaluating section for evaluating whether or not a receiving signal obtained from the receiving circuit satisfies a predetermined quality; and an adjusting section for adjusting the power supply voltage and the bias voltage in a range in which the receiving signal evaluated by the evaluating section satisfies the predetermined quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Munehiro Uratani, Yuji Kasai, Tetsuya Higuchi, Eiichi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7519382
    Abstract: In a method of controlling transmit power for a user call migrating between a first entity and a second entity in a base station of a wireless communication system, power control may be performed, as a call of the user is migrated from the first to the second entity, or vice versa, based on an adjustment ratio value. Parameters for balancing transmit power as the user call is migrated from the first entity to the second entity may be selected so that any difference in transmit power does not adversely affect system performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
    Inventors: Francis Dominique, Hongwel Kong, Walid E. Nabhane
  • Patent number: 7515920
    Abstract: In carrying out a cell search, the received-signal level (RSSI) at each frequency is measured in the first place, by implementing asynchronous detection in steps of a predetermined frequency-step width over a predetermined search frequency range (from Fini to Fend), After measuring the RSSI, a cell search is carried out by implementing synchronous-detection processing over the frequency range that has a center frequency where the received-signal level is higher than a threshold value and that has the frequency-step width, it is an object of the present invention to obtain a communication terminal unit that can reduce a cell-search time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Ishihara
  • Patent number: 7515926
    Abstract: In a wireless network, an architecture for wireless attack resistance (AWARE) detects power-drain denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by generating statistical measures relating the power consumption by a mobile unit and data transmitted to and from the mobile unit during normal operations of the wireless network. The AWARE architecture compares those statistical measures to current measures to detect a DoS attack if the current measure differs from the statistical measure by more than a specified threshold. If a DoS attack is detected, then the AWARE architecture can inhibit communications with the mobile unit to prevent the mobile from consuming too much power. The statistical measure may be an energy efficiency ratio relating the number of bits of data transmitted to or from the mobile unit over a specified time interval to the amount of power consumed by the mobile unit during that time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
    Inventors: Tian Bu, Samphel Norden, Thomas Y. Woo
  • Patent number: 7509151
    Abstract: A phone having an elongated housing with a top surface and a bottom surface. The phone includes a display screen affixed to the housing. The display screen forms a majority of the surface area of the top surface of the housing. The phone also includes a keypad having a plurality of keys corresponding with the digits 0-9. The plurality of keys are sequentially positioned along a side of the display on the top surface. The key for the digit 0 is adjacent to either the key for the digit 1 or the key for the digit 9. The phone further includes a first battery and a second battery that are coupled with the housing. In operation, the first and second batteries cooperatively provide power to operate the phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventor: Christopher M. Edwards
  • Patent number: 7505733
    Abstract: In a broadcast signal receiver to which a multi-directional antenna having a plurality of signal receiving directions is connected through an antenna controller for controlling the multi-directional antenna, even when the antenna controller is erroneously connected to the broadcast signal receiver, a tuner circuit and a power supply circuit of the broadcast signal receiver is protected from over current caused by a driving voltage of the antenna controller used for switching the effective signal receiving direction of the multi-directional antenna. A polymeric protection switch is provided between a connector to which a coaxial cable connected to the antenna controller be connected and the tuner circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masato Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 7502604
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for a first controlled device, such as a wireless local transmitter that accepts a plurality of digital audio signals and corresponding program information signals converted from a controlled source, such as the encoded digital data provided by a digital data signal source, typically a community antenna television (CATV) cable or direct broadcast satellite, then modulates said digital audio and corresponding program information signals on different carrier frequencies and transmits the modulated signals to a plurality of second controlled devices, such as remote digital receiver/tuners that demodulate said signals to output music in stereophonic sound and display the corresponding program information by means of an alphanumeric display. The first and second controlled devices contain microprocessor systems for communicating, controlling, storing, processing, and display of digital data within the operation of the respective system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Dima Wireless, LLC
    Inventor: Gregory D. Knox
  • Patent number: 7489956
    Abstract: A foldable mobile telephone includes a first housing (10), a second housing (20), a connecting unit (30) and two turning shafts (40). The connecting unit includes a first connecting block (304), a second connecting block (306) and a hinge (302). The first connecting block and the second connecting block are coupled together via the hinge. The connecting unit is connected with the first and second housings and through the turning shafts. The first housing is connected with the first connecting block. The second housing is connected with the second connecting block. The first housing is pivotable about the second housing via the hinge at either of two sides of the foldable mobile telephone. The connecting unit can turn relative to the first and second housings through the turning shafts. Therefore, the foldable mobile telephone can be opened breadthwise or lengthwise as desired for improved operability and convenience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futalhong Precision Industrial Co., Ltd., Sutech Trading Limited
    Inventor: Zhi-Gang Zou
  • Patent number: 7489955
    Abstract: A foldable mobile telephone includes a first housing (10), a second housing (20), and a connecting unit (30). The connecting unit includes a first connecting block (304), a second connecting block (306), and a hinge (302). The first connecting block and the second connecting block are coupled together via the hinge. A flexible cable to establish electrical connection between the first and second housings is incorporated in the hinge. Two electrical connectors are associated with the first and second connecting blocks respectively. The electrical connectors are electrically connected with each other via the flexible cable. The connecting unit is movably connected with the first and second housings. The first housing is connected with the first connecting block. The second housing is connected with the second connecting block. The first housing is pivotable about the second housing via the hinge at either of two sides of the foldable mobile telephone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Co., Ltd, Sutech Trading Limited
    Inventor: Zhi-Gang Zou
  • Patent number: 7430437
    Abstract: A method for communicating to a recipient transceiver from a plurality of transceivers located within the broadcast range of the recipient transceiver includes: transmitting a communication at a first power level such that only a first group of transceivers receive the broadcast, the communication including a command causing each of the first group of transceivers not to respond to a subsequent broadcast; and subsequent thereto, transmitting a communication at a second power level greater than the first power level such that a second group of transceivers greater than and including the first group of transceivers receive the broadcast, but such that only a limited number of transceivers of the second group respond to the broadcast, the limited number of transceivers excluding the first group of transceivers. Each of the plurality of transceivers is associated with a respective sensor for acquiring data and transmitting the data to the recipient transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Terahop Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Twitchell, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7379967
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of the Bit Torrent protocol, which is one of the P2P protocols. A seeder flag is added to the active peer table. First a super seeder having the original is activated, and the super seeder is stopped when the total value of the seeder flags (number of activated seeders) reaches a certain level. The super seeders are activated only when the seeders having the original of a file are insufficient on the network, and are stopped when excessive. By this dynamic control, the number of activated processes of the super seeders can be decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Grid Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro Izutsu, Kunihiko Nakada, Michimasa Suzawa