Patents by Inventor Christopher D. Macy

Christopher D. Macy 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).

  • Outdoor unit programming system
    Patent number: 7570687
    Abstract: A system that provides a wireless broadband connection between base stations and customer sites is described. The system includes indoor units within the base stations and customer sites and communicate across cables to outdoor units. The indoor units linked to routers, switches and other devices and services. The outdoor units transmit and receive wireless data and send it to the indoor units. The indoor units can store software instructions in the outdoor unit. This allows the indoor units to automatically detect problems with outdoor unit and download new software to them in case of an error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Inventors: Peter Smith, Kenneth L. Stanwood, Christopher D. Macy, Ofer Zimmerman
  • Outdoor unit programming system
    Patent number: 7123649
    Abstract: A system that provides a wireless broadband connection between base stations and customer sites is described. The system includes indoor units within the base stations and customer sites and communicate across cables to outdoor units. The indoor units link to routers, switches and other devices and services. The outdoor units transmit and receive wireless data and send it to the indoor units. The indoor units can store software instructions in the outdoor unit. This allows the indoor units to automatically detect problems with outdoor unit and download new software to them in case of an error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Smith, Kenneth L. Stanwood, Christopher D. Macy, Ofer Zimmerman