Patents by Inventor B. William Hong

B. William Hong 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).

  • Determining bidirectional path quality within a wireless mesh network
    Patent number: 8306041
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for communicating link quality information between access nodes is disclosed. A first step includes a first access node transmitting first routing packets. A second step includes a second access node receiving at least one of the first routing packets over a first direction of a first link. A third step includes the second access node transmitting second routing packets. A fourth step includes the first access node receiving at least one of the second routing packets over a second direction of the first link, and determining a first direction link quality of the first link based upon the second routing packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Tropos Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Devabhaktuni Srikrishna, Amalavoyal Narasimha Chari, B. William Hong, Roman Arutyunov
  • Determining bidirectional path quality within a wireless mesh network
    Patent number: 7551562
    Abstract: The invention includes an apparatus and method for communicating link quality information between access nodes. A first step includes a first access node transmitting first routing packets. A second step includes a second access node receiving at least one of the first routing packets over a first direction of a first link. A third step includes the second access node transmitting second routing packets. A fourth step includes the first access node receiving at least one of the second routing packets over a second direction of the first link, and determining a first direction link quality of the first link based upon the second routing packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Tropos Networks
    Inventors: Devabhaktuni Srikrishna, Amalavoyal Narasimha Chari, B. William Hong, Roman Arutyunov
  • Determining bidirectional path quality within a wireless mesh network
    Publication number: 20080205420
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for communicating link quality information between access nodes is disclosed. A first step includes a first access node transmitting first routing packets. A second step includes a second access node receiving at least one of the first routing packets over a first direction of a first link. A third step includes the second access node transmitting second routing packets. A fourth step includes the first access node receiving at least one of the second routing packets over a second direction of the first link, and determining a first direction link quality of the first link based upon the second routing packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Devabhaktuni Srikrishna, Amalavoyal Narasimha Chari, B. William Hong, Roman Arutyunov