Patents by Inventor Bryan Barbee

Bryan Barbee 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).

  • Selection of primary carrier based on usage type
    Patent number: 10798710
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and processing nodes for performing carrier aggregation in a wireless network include associating a primary usage type of an application running on a wireless device with a characteristic of a first carrier based on at least a first frequency band utilized by the first carrier, associating a secondary usage type of the application with a characteristic of a second carrier based on at least a second frequency band utilized by the second carrier, assigning the first carrier as a primary carrier for the wireless device when operating in a carrier aggregation mode, and assigning the second carrier as a secondary carrier for the wireless device when operating in the carrier aggregation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Rajveen Narendran, Sreekar Marupaduga, Andy Wurtenberger, Bryan Barbee
  • Systems and methods for wireless communications with a heavily-loaded wireless network
    Patent number: 8320925
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for congestion mitigation in wireless communication networks are provided. The congestion mitigation can include assignment of a new user class, a mobile station identifier, a mobile station identifier and a reserved traffic channel and/or an alternative access channel in another wireless communication network. These congestion mitigation techniques can be employed for selected mobile stations when an activity on an access channel is above a threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Nextel Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard G. Ross, Bryan Barbee, Bob Pippert, Samuel M. Woleben
  • Systems and methods for wireless communications with a heavily-loaded wireless network
    Patent number: 7844278
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for congestion mitigation in wireless communication networks are provided. The congestion mitigation can include assignment of a new user class, a mobile station identifier, a mobile station identifier and a reserved traffic channel and/or an alternative access channel in another wireless communication network. These congestion mitigation techniques can be employed for selected mobile stations when an activity on an access channel is above a threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Nextel Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Richard G. Ross, Bryan Barbee, Bob Pippert, Samuel M. Woleben