Patents by Inventor Briana A Hoffman

Briana A Hoffman 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).

  • Apparatus and method of updating a mobility database
    Patent number: 6826399
    Abstract: An apparatus for and method of updating (305) each of the tiers of a multiple-tier database (200) by defining an independent data rate between each of the tiers of the database (200). The present method provides maximum data throughput, which is not provided with a solution that selects the lowest possible data rate for all transmissions between all tiers. By providing for a different communication rate (303) that is independent of the communication rate between each set of tiers of the database (200), throughput is maximized while limiting the possibility of surpassing or overwhelming component capabilities that could cause equipment malfunction or “crashing.” The communication rate may be negotiated (401 through 413) between components at the different tiers of the database (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Briana A Hoffman, John May, Philip Fleege
  • Apparatus and method of updating a mobility database
    Patent number: 6148199
    Abstract: An apparatus for and method of updating (305) each of the tiers of a multiple-tier database (200) by defining an independent data rate between each of the tiers of the database (200). The present method provides maximum data throughput, which is not provided with a solution that selects the lowest possible data rate for all transmissions between all tiers. By providing for a different communication rate (303) that is independent of the communication rate between each set of tiers of the database (200), throughput is maximized while limiting the possibility of surpassing or overwhelming component capabilities that could cause equipment malfunction or "crashing." The communication rate may be negotiated (401 through 413) between components at the different tiers of the database (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Briana A Hoffman, John May, Philip Fleege