Patents by Inventor Bipin Thomas

Bipin Thomas 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for push to talk and conferencing service
    Patent number: 8121583
    Abstract: A method is provided for use in a push to talk or conferencing type service involving a terminal and a controller, comprising, in response to the controller deciding to grant a talk request received from the terminal, sending to the terminal an indication of an allowed talk time for a granted talk burst, the indication being for use at the terminal to monitor the remaining allowed talk time during the granted talk burst. There is also provided a method for use in a push to talk or conferencing type service involving a terminal and a controller, comprising, in response to the controller deciding to grant a talk request received from the terminal, monitoring the remaining allowed talk time at the controller using an allowed talk timer and starting the allowed talk timer at the controller in response to receipt of talk burst data from the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Hubert Przybysz, Bipin Thomas
  • Methods and Apparatus for Push to Talk and Conferencing Service
    Publication number: 20090298487
    Abstract: A method is provided for use in a push to talk or conferencing type service involving a terminal and a controller, comprising, in response to the controller deciding to grant a talk request received from the terminal, sending to the terminal an indication of an allowed talk time for a granted talk burst, the indication being for use at the terminal to monitor the remaining allowed talk time during the granted talk burst. There is also provided a method for use in a push to talk or conferencing type service involving a terminal and a controller, comprising, in response to the controller deciding to grant a talk request received from the terminal, monitoring the remaining allowed talk time at the controller using an allowed talk timer and starting the allowed talk timer at the controller in response to receipt of talk burst data from the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Hubert Przybysz, Bipin Thomas