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).
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Publication number: 20240080836Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall, Christopher Acker
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Patent number: 11864064Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 2, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Skylo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Acker, Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall
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Publication number: 20230354337Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for coordinating satellite and terrestrial base station resource block suppression are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Nuttall, Meghna Agrawal, Christopher Acker, Vijay Lewis
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Patent number: 11758604Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 1, 2023Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Skylo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Vijay Lewis, Meghna Agrawal, Keijo Tapio Lehtinen, Yihenew Dagne Beyene, Christopher Acker, Rounak Salim, Andrew Nuttall
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Publication number: 20230209630Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Vijay Lewis, Meghna Agrawal, Keijo Tapio Lehtinen, Yihenew Dagne Beyene, Christopher Acker, Rounak Salim, Andrew Nuttall
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Publication number: 20230209314Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Acker, Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall
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Patent number: 11627621Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Skylo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Vijay Lewis, Meghna Agrawal, Keijo Tapio Lehtinen, Yihenew Dagne Beyene, Christopher Acker, Rounak Salim, Andrew Nuttall
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Patent number: 11622241Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 25, 2022Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Skylo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Acker, Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall
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Publication number: 20220360952Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Acker, Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall
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Patent number: 11451288Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Skylo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Acker, Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall
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Patent number: 11451935Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 13, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Skylo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Acker, Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall
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Publication number: 20220232652Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Vijay Lewis, Meghna Agrawal, Keijo Tapio Lehtinen, Yihenew Dagne Beyene, Christopher Acker, Rounak Salim, Andrew Nuttall
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Publication number: 20220191652Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Acker, Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall
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Patent number: 11304253Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Inventors: Vijay Lewis, Meghna Agrawal, Keijo Tapio Lehtinen, Yihenew Dagne Beyene, Christopher Acker, Rounak Salim, Andrew Nuttall
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Publication number: 20220014255Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Skylo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Acker, Meghna Agrawal, Andrew Nuttall
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Publication number: 20120266090Abstract: A browser intermediary provides a user interface that displays representations of various types of available web-based content. Selection of a particular web-based content from the browser intermediary causes a web browser application to be launched and the selected web-based content to be loaded in the browser user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2011Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Bryan W. Nealer, Li-Juan Qin, Peter Chin, Christopher A. Acker, Joseph D. Belfiore, III
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Patent number: D691618Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ted Chen, Michael Kruzeniski, Jon Bell, Christopher Acker, Kolby Todd Hoover
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Patent number: D691623Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jonathan Aroner, Aaron N. Woo, Christopher Acker
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Patent number: D716838Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher Acker, Jon Bell
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Patent number: D738904Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Cara Lyn Tyler, Theodore Aaron Haberman, Ted Chen, Christopher Acker, Kolby Todd Hoover, Michael Kruzeniski