Patents by Inventor April Taylor

April Taylor 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).

  • Patent number: 9736777
    Abstract: Various techniques for reducing power in a wireless network device are disclosed. In some embodiments, software routines within the device are modified to minimize the time during which the analog circuitry in a radio is powered. In some embodiments, the techniques make use of knowledge of implied delays associated with a particular network protocol. For example, in a CSMA network, there is a defined minimum period before the device can attempt to gain access to the media. The radio may be powered off during this defined period. In other embodiments, modifications to a protocol are disclosed which allow additional power savings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Perry J. Spero, Haley April Taylor
  • Publication number: 20170105177
    Abstract: Various techniques for reducing power in a wireless network device are disclosed. In some embodiments, software routines within the device are modified to minimize the time during which the analog circuitry in a radio is powered. In some embodiments, the techniques make use of knowledge of implied delays associated with a particular network protocol. For example, in a CSMA network, there is a defined minimum period before the device can attempt to gain access to the media. The radio may be powered off during this defined period. In other embodiments, modifications to a protocol are disclosed which allow additional power savings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Perry J. Spero, Haley April Taylor
  • Patent number: 9572109
    Abstract: Various techniques for reducing power in a wireless network device are disclosed. In some embodiments, software routines within the device are modified to minimize the time during which the analog circuitry in a radio is powered. In some embodiments, the techniques make use of knowledge of implied delays associated with a particular network protocol. For example, in a CSMA network, there is a defined minimum period before the device can attempt to gain access to the media. The radio may be powered off during this defined period. In other embodiments, modifications to a protocol are disclosed which allow additional power savings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Perry J. Spero, Haley April Taylor
  • Patent number: 9088948
    Abstract: Various techniques for reducing power in a wireless network device are disclosed. In some embodiments, software routines within the device are modified to minimize the time during which the analog circuitry in a radio is powered. In some embodiments, the techniques make use of knowledge of implied delays associated with a particular network protocol. For example, in a CSMA network, there is a defined minimum period before the device can attempt to gain access to the media. The radio may be powered off during this defined period. In other embodiments, modifications to a protocol are disclosed which allow additional power savings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Perry J Spero, Haley April Taylor
  • Publication number: 20150195785
    Abstract: Various techniques for reducing power in a wireless network device are disclosed. In some embodiments, software routines within the device are modified to minimize the time during which the analog circuitry in a radio is powered. In some embodiments, the techniques make use of knowledge of implied delays associated with a particular network protocol. For example, in a CSMA network, there is a defined minimum period before the device can attempt to gain access to the media. The radio may be powered off during this defined period. In other embodiments, modifications to a protocol are disclosed which allow additional power savings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Perry J. Spero, Haley April Taylor
  • Patent number: 8055926
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for providing aggregate power consumption information for hundreds or thousands of data processing systems interconnected in a network. In one embodiment, a method is provided that receives power consumption information for each of the data processing systems along with time intervals associated with this information. The power consumption information is analyzed to provide the power consumption of the total number of data processing systems. This is accomplished by selectively computing total power consumption for selected time values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Alan Piper, Karen April Taylor
  • Patent number: D1004941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: AIRWAIR INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: April Taylor