Patents by Inventor Bert D. Hawkins

Bert D. Hawkins 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND IGNORING AN INVALID CHANNEL MAP FEATURE
    Publication number: 20100070838
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for detecting an ignoring an invalid channel map feature. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a method, comprising receiving an initial channel map feature, determining a cyclic redundancy check value for the initial channel map feature, receiving a subsequent channel map feature, determining a cyclic redundancy check value for the subsequent channel map feature, and processing the initial or the subsequent channel map feature if the cyclic redundancy check values for each of the initial and subsequent cyclic redundancy check values match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Shenzhen TCL New Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven L. Cooper, Bert D. Hawkins