Patents by Inventor Bernard McKibben
Bernard McKibben 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).
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Publication number: 20160345223Abstract: Systems and methods herein provide for the aggregation of a plurality of wireless base stations for access by a Mobile Central Office (MCO) communicating with user equipment (UEs) through a network. In one embodiment, a communication system includes a first plurality of wireless base stations, each being operable to communicate with UEs. The system also includes a base station aggregator operable to aggregate the wireless base stations into a virtual base station, and to interface with the MCO. The base station aggregator is further operable to process a request from the MCO for access to communications provided by the virtual base station, to grant the request, to intermediate on behalf of the MCO, and to exchange communications between the MCO and a UE subscribing to the MCO and operating within the coverage of the virtual base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Bernard McKibben, Kyung Mun, Mark Poletti, Daniel Rice
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Publication number: 20160338075Abstract: A hybrid quantum-conventional computing system and method for analyzing band capture data and determining if a solution is an NP-hard problem or a polynomial time problem. The NP-hard problem is processed by a quantum computing system and the polynomial time problem is processed by a conventional computing system. The final result is an optimized radio resource management solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventor: Bernard McKibben
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Patent number: 9479940Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for capacity sharing between wireless systems. In one embodiment, a scheduler is operable with a plurality of wireless base stations. Each base station is operable to digitize a frequency spectrum of radio communications from a plurality of user equipment (UEs). The scheduler communicatively couples to first and second Mobile Central Offices (MCOs). The scheduler processes the digitized frequency spectrums of the base stations, extracts radio communications of a first of the UEs from the digitized frequency spectrums of one or more of the base stations coupled to the first MCO, determines that a capacity of the first MCO has been exceeded, determines that a capacity of the second MCO is available, acquires at least a portion of the capacity of the second MCO, and handles a call of the first UE through the capacity acquired from the second MCO.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.Inventors: Joey Padden, Bernard McKibben, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Luis Alberto Campos, Ian MacMillan, Justin Colwell
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Patent number: 9426662Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for capacity sharing between wireless systems. One wireless telecommunications system includes a plurality of base stations and a Mobile Central Office (MCO) communicatively coupled to each of the base stations. Each base station is operable to handle a session from a wireless device and to handoff the session to another of the base stations when the wireless device moves into a range of the other wireless base station. The MCO is operable to detect capacity on a first of the base stations, to request capacity from another wireless system in response to detecting the capacity on the first base station, to acquire at least a portion of the requested capacity from the other wireless system, and to direct the wireless device to communicate via the capacity acquired from the other wireless system.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Luis Alberto Campos, Ian MacMillan, Bernard McKibben, Joey Padden, Justin Colwell
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Patent number: 9426663Abstract: One wireless telecommunications system includes a Mobile Central Office (MCO) for capacity sharing. The MCO is communicatively coupled to a plurality of wireless base stations, each being operable to handle a session from a wireless device and to handoff the session to another base station when the wireless device moves into a range of the other base station. The MCO is operable to detect capacity on a base station to which it is coupled, to request capacity for the base station from a remotely located master scheduling system, to acquire at least a portion of the requested capacity from a base station of another MCO based on the request to the master scheduling system, to handle another session of another wireless device via the acquired capacity, and to release the acquired capacity to the master scheduling system when the first base station has completed use of the acquired capacity.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Bernard McKibben, Ian MacMillan, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Joey Padden, Justin Colwell
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Publication number: 20150326073Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for powering of electronics. One powering system disclosed herein includes a database comprising subscription information for a plurality of network users and an electromagnetic energy source. The powering system also includes a communication hub colocated with the electromagnetic energy source and operable to establish a communication link with an electronic device of a first of the network users. The powering system also includes a network element communicatively coupled to the communication hub through a communication network to receive subscription information from the electronic device via the communication hub. The network element is further operable to access the database to verify the subscription information of the first user, and to direct the electromagnetic energy source to radiate towards the electronic device to power to the electronic device upon verification of the subscription information of the first user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Bernard McKibben, Neeharika Allanki
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Publication number: 20150319658Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for capacity sharing between wireless systems. In one embodiment, a scheduler is operable with a plurality of wireless base stations. Each base station is operable to digitize a frequency spectrum of radio communications from a plurality of user equipment (UEs). The scheduler communicatively couples to first and second Mobile Central Offices (MCOs). The scheduler processes the digitized frequency spectrums of the base stations, extracts radio communications of a first of the UEs from the digitized frequency spectrums of one or more of the base stations coupled to the first MCO, determines that a capacity of the first MCO has been exceeded, determines that a capacity of the second MCO is available, acquires at least a portion of the capacity of the second MCO, and handles a call of the first UE through the capacity acquired from the second MCO.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2014Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Joey Padden, Bernard McKibben, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Luis Alberto Campos, Ian MacMillan, Justin Colwell
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Publication number: 20150172957Abstract: Managing wireless access points and/or other devices providing wireless signaling to multiple clients is contemplated. The wireless access point may be managed according to a load balancing strategy directed towards achieving desired network throughput using forced disassociation of clients based on traffic type or other service related indicators and/or force disassociation of roaming partners based on neighboring access point capabilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Vikas Sarawat, Bernard McKibben, Neeharika Allanki
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Patent number: 9003024Abstract: Usage based accounting is contemplated. The usage based accounting may be beneficial in facilitating assessment of data usage for devices connected inside of a network address translator (NAT) or other type of device having limited capabilities to associated data usage with specific user devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Vikas Sarawat, Bernard McKibben
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Publication number: 20150003413Abstract: One wireless telecommunications system includes a Mobile Central Office (MCO) for capacity sharing. The MCO is communicatively coupled to a plurality of wireless base stations, each being operable to handle a session from a wireless device and to handoff the session to another base station when the wireless device moves into a range of the other base station. The MCO is operable to detect capacity on a base station to which it is coupled, to request capacity for the base station from a remotely located master scheduling system, to acquire at least a portion of the requested capacity from a base station of another MCO based on the request to the master scheduling system, to handle another session of another wireless device via the acquired capacity, and to release the acquired capacity to the master scheduling system when the first base station has completed use of the acquired capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Bernard McKibben, Ian MacMillan, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Joey Padden, Justin Colwell
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Publication number: 20150003412Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for capacity sharing between wireless systems. One wireless telecommunications system includes a plurality of base stations and a Mobile Central Office (MCO) communicatively coupled to each of the base stations. Each base station is operable to handle a session from a wireless device and to handoff the session to another of the base stations when the wireless device moves into a range of the other wireless base station. The MCO is operable to detect capacity on a first of the base stations, to request capacity from another wireless system in response to detecting the capacity on the first base station, to acquire at least a portion of the requested capacity from the other wireless system, and to direct the wireless device to communicate via the capacity acquired from the other wireless system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.Inventors: Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Luis Alberto Campos, Ian MacMillan, Bernard McKibben, Joey Padden, Justin Colwell
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Publication number: 20150003414Abstract: One wireless telecommunications system includes a Mobile Central Office (MCO) for capacity sharing via a master scheduling system. The MCO is communicatively coupled to a plurality of wireless base stations, each being operable to handle a session from a wireless device and to handoff the session to another wireless base station when the wireless device moves into a range of the other base station. Each of the wireless base stations is operable to convey capacity information to the master scheduling system through the MCO, and to acquire capacity from one or more wireless base stations of another MCO when directed by the master scheduling system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Bernard McKibben, Ian MacMillan, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Joey Padden, Justin Colwell
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Patent number: 8850523Abstract: A watermarking process is contemplated to facilitate branding and other message communication operations, such as to facilitate notifying a user associated with a home service provider of a watermark or communicating advertisements and/or personal messages to the user while accessing services through a visited service provider. The contemplated watermarking process may be particularly beneficial with devices having capabilities to roam between multiple service providers.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Vikas Sarawat, Bernard McKibben
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Publication number: 20140006593Abstract: Usage based accounting is contemplated. The usage based accounting may be beneficial in facilitating assessment of data usage for devices connected inside of a network address translator (NAT) or other type of device having limited capabilities to associated data usage with specific user devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Vikas Sarawat, Bernard McKibben
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Publication number: 20140003254Abstract: Wireless access network selection is contemplated. The selection process may include arbitrating use of a plurality of wireless networks according to their performance capabilities. The performance capabilities or parameters may be identified from information broadcasted from the wireless networks. Mobile devices capable of wirelessly connecting to the networks may identify the performance capabilities prior to connecting to the wireless networks, thereby enabling the mobile devices to more efficiently identify suitable networks.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.Inventors: Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Bernard McKibben, Vikas Sarawat
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Publication number: 20130276062Abstract: A watermarking process is contemplated to facilitate branding and other message communication operations, such as to facilitate notifying a user associated with a home service provider watermark or communicating advertisements and/or personal messages to the user while accessing services through a visited service provider. The contemplated watermarking process may be particularly beneficial with devices having capabilities to roam between multiple service providers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.Inventors: Vikas Sarawat, Bernard McKibben
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Patent number: 8391277Abstract: A base station and system configured to support interfacing digital and analog devices with a legacy alarm system in a manner that allows messages from the legacy alarm system to pre-empt other messaging, if needed, when the messaging takes place through the same gateway as that which is used by the legacy alarm system.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2009Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Sandeep Sharma, Bernard McKibben, Sumanth Channabasappa, Eduardo Cardona, Stuart Hoggan
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Publication number: 20110044318Abstract: A base station and system configured to support interfacing digital and analog devices with a legacy alarm system in a manner that allows messages from the legacy alarm system to pre-empt other messaging, if needed, when the messaging takes place through the same gateway as that which is used by the legacy alarm system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2009Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Sandeep Sharma, Bernard McKibben, Sumanth Channabasappa, Eduardo Cardona, Stuart Hoggan
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Publication number: 20060281480Abstract: An apparatus (213) and corresponding methods (FIG. 7) to facilitate maintaining crypto synchronization while processing communication signals in a communication unit includes a vocoder (215) configured to convert input audio band signals to vocoder output frames; a crypto processor (217) configured to encrypt the vocoder output frames to provide encrypted output frames; and a synchronizer (219) configured to substitute in a predetermined manner synchronization information corresponding to an encryption state of the crypto processor for a portion of the encrypted data in a portion of the encrypted output frames to provide resultant output synchronization frames suitable for synchronizing a decryption process at a target communication unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2005Publication date: December 14, 2006Inventors: Keith Klug, Stuart Kreitzer, Brent McKay, Bradley Rainbolt, Fred Villa, Marc Boillot, Ty Lindteigen, Bernard McKibben, William Neubauer, Jerry Ray, Michael Savage, Bryce Sutherland, Barbara Winterfield
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Publication number: 20060269065Abstract: An apparatus (213) and corresponding methods (FIG. 7) to facilitate maintaining crypto synchronization while processing communication signals in a communication unit includes a vocoder (215) configured to convert input audio band signals to vocoder output frames; a crypto processor (217) configured to encrypt the vocoder output frames to provide encrypted output frames; and a synchronizer (219) configured to substitute in a predetermined manner synchronization information corresponding to an encryption state of the crypto processor for a portion of the encrypted data in a portion of the encrypted output frames to provide resultant output synchronization frames suitable for synchronizing a decryption process at a target communication unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2005Publication date: November 30, 2006Inventors: Ty Lindteigen, Bernard McKibben, William Neubauer, Jerry Ray, Michael Savage, Bryce Sutherland, Barbara Winterfield, Keith Klug, Stuart Kreitzer, Brent McKay, Bradley Rainbolt, Fred Villa, Marc Boillot