Patents by Inventor Amy J. Giesken

Amy J. Giesken 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 communicating location of a split-sector in a cellular wireless communication system
    Patent number: 8195191
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for communicating the location of a split sector in a cellular wireless communication system. A processor receives a definition of the separate coverage areas defining the split sector and programmatically determines whether a minimum composite angle spanning the coverage areas exceeds a threshold such as 180°. If so, the processor establishes an data-representation of the split sector as an omnidirectional sector. Otherwise, the processor establishes a data-representation of the split sector as a non-omnidirectional sector. The processor may then communicate the established data-representation for use as a basis to facilitate a location-based service keyed to the location of the split sector, such as response to an emergency service call for instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Alan J. Falk, Darrin C. Mott, Amy J. Giesken, Larry R. Dreiling, Julie A. Hart