Patents by Inventor Christopher W. Wright

Christopher W. Wright 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).

  • Mobile station, wireless communication system and method of operation
    Patent number: 8121615
    Abstract: A mobile station (105, 200) operable in a wireless communication system (100), the mobile station including means (218, 202 of 105) for reporting to a location server (104) of the system a current location of the mobile station and a controller (201 of 105) for controlling the means for reporting to report to the location server a current location of a second mobile station (107) detected to be near to the mobile station. A wireless communication system (100) in which the mobile station is operable and a method (500) operable in the system are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Raul E. Carpio, Mark Edwards, Christopher W. Wright, Valerie Wright, legal representative, Anneke Kate Brenner, legal representative, Georgina Beth Redican, legal representative, Klaus Pai, Matthias Nerling
  • COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND A MOBILE STATION, PROXY LOCATION SERVER AND METHOD OF OPERATION FOR USE IN THE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110151891
    Abstract: A communication system (100) comprises a plurality of mobile stations (118, 124) each operable to communicate with other communication stations by a wireless link of a first kind, at least one location indicator (116) operable to detect by a wireless link of a second kind a location of at least one (118) of the mobile stations when the at least one mobile station is within a communication range of the location indicator, at least one proxy location server (110) operably coupled to at least one associated location indicator (116), and a location server (108) operable to communicate with the at least one proxy location server to receive a notification of the location of the at least one mobile station (118) when detected to be within communication range of the associated location indicator (116).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Edwards, Raul R. Carpio, Nanna Svane Theisen, Christopher W. Wright
  • MOBILE STATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION
    Publication number: 20110053605
    Abstract: A mobile station (105, 200) operable in a wireless communication system (100), the mobile station including means (218, 202 of 105) for reporting to a location server (104) of the system a current location of the mobile station and a controller (201 of 105) for controlling the means for reporting to report to the location server a current location of a second mobile station (107) detected to be near to the mobile station. A wireless communication system (100) in which the mobile station is operable and a method (500) operable in the system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Raul E. Carpio, Mark Edwards, Christopher W. Wright, Klaus Pai, Matthias Nerling