Patents by Inventor Alvin J. Von Ruff

Alvin J. Von Ruff 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).

  • Automating device testing using RFID
    Patent number: 9824251
    Abstract: Device testing using radio-frequency identification (RFID) is described herein. The testing uses one or more RFID readers that interrogate an RFID tag on a mobile device and, in response to the interrogation, receive data from the RFID tag. The one or more RFID readers, in response to receipt of the data from the RFID tag, transmit a command to execute a test program on the mobile device. The results of the test program are then provided by the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
    Inventors: Hong Zhao, Scott Debates, Alvin J Von Ruff
  • Automating Device Testing Using RFID
    Publication number: 20170255799
    Abstract: Device testing using radio-frequency identification (RFID) is described herein. The testing uses one or more RFID readers that interrogate an RFID tag on a mobile device and, in response to the interrogation, receive data from the RFID tag. The one or more RFID readers, in response to receipt of the data from the RFID tag, transmit a command to execute a test program on the mobile device. The results of the test program are then provided by the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Hong Zhao, Scott Debates, Alvin J. Von Ruff
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ERROR RECOVERY IN COGINITIVE RADIO SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20080153419
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for recovering from cognitive radio errors are disclosed. The method may include receiving stamp data relating to a cognitive radio from the cognitive radio's database, the stamp data including time, location and sensor information, comparing the received stamp data with information stored in a master database, determining, based on the comparison, whether the cognitive radio's database is corrupt, wherein if the cognitive radio's database is corrupt, downloading a copy of the master database to the cognitive radio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas E. Buris, Lawrence M. Ecklund, Louis J. Vannatta, Alvin J. Von Ruff