Patents by Inventor Colin G. Dunlop

Colin G. Dunlop 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).

  • Power control apparatus and method for supporting seamless mobility
    Patent number: 7774015
    Abstract: A power control device (18), for use with a WPAN host device (10), and a method (30) for supporting seamless mobility in transferring content between a WPAN-enabled device and the host device, such as between a Bluetooth-enabled information source and a Bluetooth-enabled host device. The host device includes a WPAN module (14), an on/off control module (16) and the power control device or module (18). The power control module (18) includes a power source (24) for powering a controller (22) that instructs the on/off control module to turn on the host device if the host device is turned off and if a WPAN information source has a WPAN master/slave relationship with the host device. The controller also can instruct the on/off control module to turn off the host device if the WPAN information source no longer has a WPAN master/slave relationship with the host device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Mary M Madine, Colin G. Dunlop, Joseph C. Sligo
  • Power Control Apparatus and Method for Supporting Seamless Mobility
    Publication number: 20080139117
    Abstract: A power control device (18), for use with a WPAN host device (10), and a method (30) for supporting seamless mobility in transferring content between a WPAN-enabled device and the host device, such as between a Bluetooth-enabled information source and a Bluetooth-enabled host device. The host device includes a WPAN module (14), an on/off control module (16) and the power control device or module (18). The power control module (18) includes a power source (24) for powering a controller (22) that instructs the on/off control module to turn on the host device if the host device is turned off and if a WPAN information source has a WPAN master/slave relationship with the host device. The controller also can instruct the on/off control module to turn off the host device if the WPAN information source no longer has a WPAN master/slave relationship with the host device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mary M. Madine, Colin G. Dunlop, Joseph C. Sligo
  • Method for performance and fault management in a telecommunication network
    Patent number: 7159148
    Abstract: A mobile subscriber (20) initiates a request for packet data services (100). As the request is processed from network node (40) to network node (50), the transmission is checked for errors (104). For successive failures, exceeding a threshold (108), an alarm condition along with a cause code corresponding to the particular network node is sent to a network system manager (114).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin G. Dunlop, Harry H. Dill
  • Method for performance and fault management in a telecommunication network
    Publication number: 20030229818
    Abstract: A mobile subscriber (20) initiates a request for packet data services (100). As the request is processed from network node (40) to network node (50), the transmission is checked for errors (104). For successive failures, exceeding a threshold (108), an alarm condition along with a cause code corresponding to the particular network node is sent to a network system manager (114).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Colin G. Dunlop, Harry H. Dill