Patents by Inventor Barrie Saunders

Barrie Saunders 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).

  • Radio port controller in a wireless personal communications system
    Patent number: 5790676
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment provides a radio port controller in a wireless personal communications system including a first interface module in communication with a radio port, a second interface in communication with a digital switch, and at least one switching transcoder module in communication with the first and second interface modules. A further preferred embodiment provides that the switching transcoder module includes a digital signal processor. The radio port controller preferably has a communication backplane including a plurality of slots, and each slot is preferably adapted to selectively receive either a T1 card interfacing to a T1 line or an E1 card interfacing to an E1 line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Hughes Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kalyan Ganesan, Ranjan Pant, Kim Goh, Barrie Saunders
  • Radio port controller in a wireless personal communication system
    Patent number: 5727160
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment provides a radio port controller in a wireless personal communications system including a first interface module in communication with a radio port, a second interface in communication with a digital switch, and at least one switching transcoder module in communication with the first and second interface modules. A further preferred embodiment provides that the switching transcoder module includes a digital signal processor. The radio port controller preferably has a communication backplane including a plurality of slots, and each slot is preferably adapted to selectively receive either a T1 card interfacing to a T1 line or an E1 card interfacing to an E1 line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Hughes Electronics
    Inventors: Kalyan Ganesan, Ranjan Pant, Robert Fischler, Kim Goh, Barrie Saunders, Tayyab Khan