Patents by Inventor Albert J. Harnois

Albert J. Harnois 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 device ACK/NACK slot positioning
    Patent number: 8160002
    Abstract: Embodiments describe reducing interference in a wireless communication network, including an ad hoc network. According to an embodiment, a method for reducing interference includes receiving a data packet and determining a channel quality level of the received data packet. The method further includes calculating a number of groups to divide the data packet into based on the channel quality level and determining a slot position within each group. The positioning of an acknowledgment channel within each group can be optimized to reduce the amount of overhead channels or to provide time to decode a traffic channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Amol Rajkotia, Albert J. Harnois, Jr.
  • METHOD AND DEVICE ACK/NACK SLOT POSITIONING
    Publication number: 20080125137
    Abstract: Embodiments describe reducing interference in a wireless communication network, including an ad hoc network. According to an embodiment, a method for reducing interference includes receiving a data packet and determining a channel quality level of the received data packet. The method further includes calculating a number of groups to divide the data packet into based on the channel quality level and determining a slot position within each group. The positioning of an acknowledgment channel within each group can be optimized to reduce the amount of overhead channels or to provide time to decode a traffic channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Amol Rajkotia, Albert J. Harnois