Patents by Inventor Al Briancon

Al Briancon 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 and apparatus for dynamically grouping transmitters for message transmission in a communication system
    Patent number: 5850605
    Abstract: A communication system (100) for dynamically selecting transmitters (115) for message transmission includes the transmitters (115) for sending transmission signals and a portable messaging unit (105) for receiving the transmission signals, calculating signal strengths of the transmission signals, and transmitting a signal indicative of the signal strengths. A controller (110) receives the signal and determines therefrom carrier-to-interference (C/I) values indicative of relative strengths of the transmission signals received by the portable messaging unit (105). Prior to message delivery, the controller (110) determines a selected transmitter (115) for transmitting a message to the portable messaging unit (105). The selected transmitter (115) is associated with a lowest C/I value that is chosen from the C/I values and that exceeds a C/I threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Slim Souissi, Samir A. Sawaya, Jheroen P. Dorenbosch, Al Briancon