Patents by Inventor Benedito Fonseca

Benedito Fonseca 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 route discovery within a communication system
    Publication number: 20050094576
    Abstract: A communication system (100) is provided that comprises an overlay communication system and an underlay ad-hoc communication system. Route discovery in the ad-hoc communication system takes place by notifying the overlay communication system of the source and destination nodes. The overlay communication system instructs all base stations between the source and destination nodes to instruct all nodes to participate in route discovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Benedito Fonseca, Jeffrey Bonta
  • Method and apparatus for relaying information in an AD-HOC network
    Patent number: 6735417
    Abstract: Mitigation of battery consumption will occur by prioritizing those units utilized for relay purposes. The prioritization scheme favors actively transmitting units over inactive units. In yet another embodiment, those units using real-time services are prioritized over active units using non-real time services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Benedito Fonseca, Jr., Jeffrey D. Bonta, George Calcev
  • Method and apparatus for relaying information in an ad-hoc network
    Publication number: 20040033778
    Abstract: Mitigation of battery consumption will occur by prioritizing those units utilized for relay purposes. The prioritization scheme favors actively transmitting units over inactive units. In yet another embodiment, those units using real-time services are prioritized over active units using non-real time services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Benedito Fonseca, Jeffrey D. Bonta, George Calcev