Patents by Inventor Akingbade Akinniy

Akingbade Akinniy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of reducing audio gap in downlink during handoff of cellular radiotelephone
    Patent number: 5386456
    Abstract: A method of reducing an audio gap in a signal connection with a communication unit during handoff in a cellular communication system is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a temporary signal connection with the communication unit from a mobile switching center (MSC) of a source base site, through the source base site to a handoff target base site and establishing a trunk connection from the MSC of the source base site to a MSC of the target base site. The method further includes the step of interconnecting, at the target base site, the temporary signal connection, trunk connection, and communication unit; and re-routing the signal connection with the communication unit through the trunk connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven V. Schatz, Thomas W. Ritchie, Barry J. Merich, Jeffrey D. Bonta, Akingbade Akinniy