Patents by Inventor Christopher Acker

Christopher Acker 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).

  • Publication number: 20250132821
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems of a base station of a satellite network managing a connection of a wireless device to the satellite network are disclosed. One method includes broadcasting location information of a satellite associated with the base station, broadcasting an effective communication range for wireless communications between the base station and the wireless device of a satellite beam, wherein the wireless device calculates a distance between the wireless device and a reference point associated with the satellite based on the broadcast location information of the satellite and a location of the wireless device, wherein the wireless device compares the calculated distance with the broadcast effective communication range, and determines a wireless signaling procedure to establish or maintain a wireless connection with the satellite network based on the comparison. The method further includes receiving, by the base station, the wireless signaling procedure from the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Nuttall, Soham Dhiren Desai, Meghna Agrawal, Christopher Acker
  • Patent number: 12284647
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for wireless communication are disclosed. One method includes dividing available wireless communications resources into a plurality of groups, connecting, by a wireless device, to a base station through a wireless satellite link, allocating, by the base station, a set of the plurality of groups to the wireless device, receiving, by the wireless device, a datum from a data source, assigning, by the wireless device, the datum to one or more of the allocated groups based on characteristics of the datum, and wirelessly communicating, by the wireless device, the datum to the base station according to the assigned one of the plurality of groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall, Christopher Acker
  • Publication number: 20250056541
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for coordinated satellite and terrestrial base station resource block allocation are disclosed. One method includes receiving, by a controller, a data demand of a terrestrial network of a terrestrial base station and a data demand of a satellite network of a satellite base station, generating, by the controller, a communication schedule comprising satellite resource block information of the satellite base station, wherein the satellite resource block information indicates time and frequency blocks of the communication schedule that the satellite base station is only allowed to use for wireless communication, wherein the time and frequency blocks of the terrestrial resource block information of the terrestrial base station do not overlap with the time and frequency blocks of the satellite resource block information, and allocating, by the satellite base station, radio frequency (RF) resources based on the satellite resource block information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Nuttall, Meghna Agrawal, Christopher Acker, Vijay Lewis
  • Patent number: 12160864
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for coordinating satellite and terrestrial base station resource block suppression are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Nuttall, Meghna Agrawal, Christopher Acker, Vijay Lewis
  • Publication number: 20240080836
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for wireless communication are disclosed. One method includes dividing available wireless communications resources into a plurality of groups, connecting, by a wireless device, to a base station through a wireless satellite link, allocating, by the base station, a set of the plurality of groups to the wireless device, receiving, by the wireless device, a datum from a data source, assigning, by the wireless device, the datum to one or more of the allocated groups based on characteristics of the datum, and wirelessly communicating, by the wireless device, the datum to the base station according to the assigned one of the plurality of groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall, Christopher Acker
  • Patent number: 11864064
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for providing function models to hubs, are disclosed. One method includes sensing, by a hub, local data, collecting the local data from the hub, creating function models based on the collected local data and non-local data collected from non-local data sources, dynamically creating non-local inputs based upon the local data from the hub and the non-local data collected from non-local data sources, transmitting the created function models to the plurality of hubs at a first timing, and dynamically transmitting the non-local inputs to each of the plurality of hubs at a second timing, and applying, by the hub, current locally sensed data and the dynamically transmitted non-local inputs to the created function models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Acker, Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall
  • Publication number: 20230354337
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for coordinating satellite and terrestrial base station resource block suppression are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Nuttall, Meghna Agrawal, Christopher Acker, Vijay Lewis
  • Patent number: 11758604
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for coordinating wireless communication are disclosed. One method includes generating, by a wireless radiator, a plurality of selectable directional wireless communication links capable of providing connectivity across a plurality of cells, wherein each of the cells is spatially different from other cells, and wherein each of the cells covers a cell area, wherein a plurality of hubs are located within the cell area, generating, by a controller, a cell map, wherein the cell map maps which of the directional wireless links, which of the plurality cells, and which of the hubs are active as a function of time, thereby supporting a wireless communication link between the base station and the hubs of the cell area corresponding with the active directional wireless link, and providing the cell map to the base station and the hubs of each of the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Lewis, Meghna Agrawal, Keijo Tapio Lehtinen, Yihenew Dagne Beyene, Christopher Acker, Rounak Salim, Andrew Nuttall
  • Publication number: 20230209630
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for coordinating wireless communication are disclosed. One method includes generating, by a wireless radiator, a plurality of selectable directional wireless communication links capable of providing connectivity across a plurality of cells, wherein each of the cells is spatially different from other cells, and wherein each of the cells covers a cell area, wherein a plurality of hubs are located within the cell area, generating, by a controller, a cell map, wherein the cell map maps which of the directional wireless links, which of the plurality cells, and which of the hubs are active as a function of time, thereby supporting a wireless communication link between the base station and the hubs of the cell area corresponding with the active directional wireless link, and providing the cell map to the base station and the hubs of each of the cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Lewis, Meghna Agrawal, Keijo Tapio Lehtinen, Yihenew Dagne Beyene, Christopher Acker, Rounak Salim, Andrew Nuttall
  • Publication number: 20230209314
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for providing function models to hubs, are disclosed. One method includes sensing, by a hub, local data, collecting the local data from the hub, creating function models based on the collected local data and non-local data collected from non-local data sources, dynamically creating non-local inputs based upon the local data from the hub and the non-local data collected from non-local data sources, transmitting the created function models to the plurality of hubs at a first timing, and dynamically transmitting the non-local inputs to each of the plurality of hubs at a second timing, and applying, by the hub, current locally sensed data and the dynamically transmitted non-local inputs to the created function models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Acker, Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall
  • Patent number: 11627621
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for coordinating wireless communication are disclosed. One method includes generating, by a wireless radiator, a plurality of selectable directional wireless communication links capable of providing connectivity across a plurality of cells, wherein each of the cells is spatially different from other cells, and wherein each of the cells covers a cell area, wherein a plurality of hubs are located within the cell area, generating, by a controller, a cell map, wherein the cell map maps which of the directional wireless links, which of the plurality cells, and which of the hubs are active as a function of time, thereby supporting a wireless communication link between the base station and the hubs of the cell area corresponding with the active directional wireless link, and providing the cell map to the base station and the hubs of each of the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Lewis, Meghna Agrawal, Keijo Tapio Lehtinen, Yihenew Dagne Beyene, Christopher Acker, Rounak Salim, Andrew Nuttall
  • Patent number: 11622241
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for providing function models to hubs, are disclosed. One method includes sensing, by a hub, local data, collecting the local data from the hub, creating function models based on the collected local data and non-local data collected from non-local data sources, dynamically creating non-local inputs based upon the local data from the hub and the non-local data collected from non-local data sources, transmitting the created function models to the plurality of hubs at a first timing, and dynamically transmitting the non-local inputs to each of the plurality of hubs at a second timing, and applying, by the hub, current locally sensed data and the dynamically transmitted non-local inputs to the created function models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Acker, Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall
  • Publication number: 20220360952
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for providing function models to hubs, are disclosed. One method includes sensing, by a hub, local data, collecting the local data from the hub, creating function models based on the collected local data and non-local data collected from non-local data sources, dynamically creating non-local inputs based upon the local data from the hub and the non-local data collected from non-local data sources, transmitting the created function models to the plurality of hubs at a first timing, and dynamically transmitting the non-local inputs to each of the plurality of hubs at a second timing, and applying, by the hub, current locally sensed data and the dynamically transmitted non-local inputs to the created function models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Acker, Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall
  • Patent number: 11451935
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for providing function models to hubs, are disclosed. One method includes sensing, by a plurality of hubs, local data, collecting the local data from the plurality of hubs, creating function models based on the collected local data and outside data collected from outside data sources, dynamically creating non-local inputs for each of the plurality of hubs based upon the local data from the plurality of hubs and the outside data collected, a location of the hub, a time, and an application the hub serves, transmitting the created function models to the plurality of hubs at a first timing, and dynamically transmitting the non-local inputs to each of the plurality of hubs at a second timing, and applying, by one or more of the plurality of hubs, current locally sensed data and the dynamically transmitted non-local inputs to the created function models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Acker, Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall
  • Patent number: 11451288
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for control of antenna steering of a wireless device, are disclosed. One method includes selecting beamforming direction settings of a multiple antenna array of a radio, retrieving spatial relationships between each of different beamforming directions, receiving, by the radio, a wireless signal from a base station and measuring signal metrics of the wireless signal, sensing motion of the wireless device, identifying a wireless connection direction for establishing a wireless connection with the base station based on the signal metrics, the plurality of beamforming direction settings used while receiving the wireless signal, and an orientation of the wireless device determined based on the sensed motion of the wireless device, and selecting a one of the plurality of beamforming direction settings for communicating with the base station based on the wireless connection direction, a beamforming setting that corresponds with the wireless connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Acker, Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall
  • Publication number: 20220232652
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for coordinating wireless communication are disclosed. One method includes generating, by a wireless radiator, a plurality of selectable directional wireless communication links capable of providing connectivity across a plurality of cells, wherein each of the cells is spatially different from other cells, and wherein each of the cells covers a cell area, wherein a plurality of hubs are located within the cell area, generating, by a controller, a cell map, wherein the cell map maps which of the directional wireless links, which of the plurality cells, and which of the hubs are active as a function of time, thereby supporting a wireless communication link between the base station and the hubs of the cell area corresponding with the active directional wireless link, and providing the cell map to the base station and the hubs of each of the cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Lewis, Meghna Agrawal, Keijo Tapio Lehtinen, Yihenew Dagne Beyene, Christopher Acker, Rounak Salim, Andrew Nuttall
  • Publication number: 20220191652
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for providing function models to hubs, are disclosed. One method includes sensing, by a plurality of hubs, local data, collecting the local data from the plurality of hubs, creating function models based on the collected local data and outside data collected from outside data sources, dynamically creating non-local inputs for each of the plurality of hubs based upon the local data from the plurality of hubs and the outside data collected, a location of the hub, a time, and an application the hub serves, transmitting the created function models to the plurality of hubs at a first timing, and dynamically transmitting the non-local inputs to each of the plurality of hubs at a second timing, and applying, by one or more of the plurality of hubs, current locally sensed data and the dynamically transmitted non-local inputs to the created function models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Acker, Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall
  • Patent number: 11304253
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for coordinating wireless communication are disclosed. One method includes generating, by a wireless radiator, a plurality of selectable directional wireless communication links capable of providing connectivity across a plurality of cells, wherein each of the cells is spatially different from other cells, and wherein each of the cells covers a cell area, wherein a plurality of hubs are located within the cell area, generating, by a controller, a cell map, wherein the cell map maps which of the directional wireless links, which of the plurality cells, and which of the hubs are active as a function of time, thereby supporting a wireless communication link between the base station and the hubs of the cell area corresponding with the active directional wireless link, and providing the cell map to the base station and the hubs of each of the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventors: Vijay Lewis, Meghna Agrawal, Keijo Tapio Lehtinen, Yihenew Dagne Beyene, Christopher Acker, Rounak Salim, Andrew Nuttall
  • Publication number: 20220014255
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for control of antenna steering of a wireless device, are disclosed. One method includes selecting beamforming direction settings of a multiple antenna array of a radio, retrieving spatial relationships between each of different beamforming directions, receiving, by the radio, a wireless signal from a base station and measuring signal metrics of the wireless signal, sensing motion of the wireless device, identifying a wireless connection direction for establishing a wireless connection with the base station based on the signal metrics, the plurality of beamforming direction settings used while receiving the wireless signal, and an orientation of the wireless device determined based on the sensed motion of the wireless device, and selecting a one of the plurality of beamforming direction settings for communicating with the base station based on the wireless connection direction, a beamforming setting that corresponds with the wireless connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Acker, Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall
  • Patent number: D738904
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Cara Lyn Tyler, Theodore Aaron Haberman, Ted Chen, Christopher Acker, Kolby Todd Hoover, Michael Kruzeniski