Patents by Inventor Charles J. Villa

Charles J. Villa 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).

  • Autonomous systems for remote control of handheld devices
    Patent number: 9118753
    Abstract: A system for testing a communications network includes a controller having a computing device with a controller application and an operator having a microcontroller and a device interface module controlled by the microcontroller. A handheld communications device is operatively connected to the operator through the device interface module and adapted to communicate over the communications network being tested. The controller and the operator are connected by an out-of-band wireless control link to allow communication therebetween outside of the communications network being tested. The operator is adapted to receive commands from the controller over the out-of-band control link and, upon receipt of a command from the controller over the out-of-band control link, to initiate in-band communication on the handheld communications device over the communications network through the device interface module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: LGS INNOVATIONS LLC
    Inventors: David J. Harrison, Charles J. Villa, Steve J. Nossen
  • AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF HANDHELD DEVICES
    Publication number: 20130326089
    Abstract: A system for testing a communications network includes a controller having a computing device with a controller application and an operator having a microcontroller and a device interface module controlled by the microcontroller. A handheld communications device is operatively connected to the operator through the device interface module and adapted to communicate over the communications network being tested. The controller and the operator are connected by an out-of-band wireless control link to allow communication therebetween outside of the communications network being tested. The operator is adapted to receive commands from the controller over the out-of-band control link and, upon receipt of a command from the controller over the out-of-band control link, to initiate in-band communication on the handheld communications device over the communications network through the device interface module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: LGS Innovations LLC
    Inventors: David J. Harrison, Charles J. Villa, Steve J. Nossen