Patents by Inventor Brian Norman Steuer

Brian Norman Steuer 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 WWAN/WLAN position estimation
    Patent number: 7598907
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for implementing the GPS positioning functionalities in devices that are capable of communicating using IP packets are disclosed. The aiding-information-enhanced GPS positioning (IAIE-GPSP) technique is decoupled from the specific requirements of specific telecommunication networks and protocols (such as CDMA). By decoupling the IAIE-GPSP capability from specific telecommunication network/protocol requirements, embodiments of the invention enable any type of device, irrespective whether a voice communication capability is present, to be endowed with GPS positioning functionalities and to enjoy the rapid GPS position fix facilitated by the aiding information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Thome, Brian Norman Steuer
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WWAN/WLAN POSITION ESTIMATION
    Publication number: 20090146870
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for implementing the GPS positioning functionalities in devices that are capable of communicating using IP packets are disclosed. The aiding-information-enhanced GPS positioning (IAIE-GPSP) technique is decoupled from the specific requirements of specific telecommunication networks and protocols (such as CDMA). By decoupling the IAIE-GPSP capability from specific telecommunication network/protocol requirements, embodiments of the invention enable any type of device, irrespective whether a voice communication capability is present, to be endowed with GPS positioning functionalities and to enjoy the rapid GPS position fix facilitated by the aiding information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Timothy THOME, Brian Norman Steuer