Patents by Inventor Cormac S. Conroy
Cormac S. Conroy 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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Patent number: 9673917Abstract: A method calibrates a spread spectrum receiver having a received signal strength below a noise floor. The method includes estimating an input noise power, and measuring a noise power output from the receiver. The method also includes comparing the estimated input noise power with the measured output noise power to determine at least one calibration value. The method further includes calibrating the receiver based upon the at least one calibration value.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2008Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Cormac S. Conroy, Leonid Sheynblat, Anup Savla, Roger Brockenbrough
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Patent number: 9451418Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices enable group associations based on network determined location information. The various embodiments enable the ad-hoc creation of mobile device groups based on network determined locations. In an embodiment, a server may determine the location of a mobile device and based on the mobile device being located in a pairing zone may add the mobile device to a group. In an embodiment, the server may add the mobile device to the group following the occurrence of a trigger event, such as the mobile device pausing in a given pairing zone for a period of time. In an embodiment, the server may identify that mobile devices are located within a pairing zone and may add all the mobile devices in the pairing zone to the same group.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: George Joseph, Peter S Marx, Eric P Bilange, Leyla S Celebi, Gaurav Lamba, Cormac S Conroy, Praveen Dua, Jayal M Mehta
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Patent number: 9369532Abstract: A method for providing contextual content to a device includes determining context of a device, applying metadata to a request for a website, the metadata corresponding to the context of the device, sending the metadata to the website, and receiving from the website content based on the context.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Peter S Marx, Eric P Bilange, Cormac S Conroy
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Patent number: 9231630Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for dynamic frequency scaling of an intermediate frequency (IF) signal within a radio device.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2009Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: San Diego, CAInventors: Cormac S. Conroy, Timothy P. Pals
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Publication number: 20150032905Abstract: A method for associating an Internet Protocol (IP) address, a media access control (MAC) address and a location for a user device includes receiving IP to DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol) bindings related to a user device from a domain name server (DNS), receiving a MAC address related to the user device from the DNS, associating the IP address and the MAC address for the user device, using the MAC address to obtain a geographic location of the user device, building a table having the IP:MAC address association, the location of the user device and a timestamp corresponding to the IP:MAC address association and the location of the user device, and using the IP:MAC address association and the location of the user device to deliver contextual content to the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Leyla S. Celebi, George Joseph, Eric P. Bilange, Peter S. Marx, Cormac S. Conroy
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Publication number: 20140280335Abstract: A method for processing a natural language query and determining context includes receiving a natural language query from a user device, determining context of the user device, using the determined context to identify a web server having information related to the natural language query, sending information identifying the user device and the natural language query to the web server; and identifying the web server to the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Eric P. Bilange, Peter S. Marx, Ian R. Heidt, Cormac S. Conroy
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Publication number: 20140250164Abstract: A method for providing contextual content to a device includes determining context of a device, applying metadata to a request for a website, the metadata corresponding to the context of the device, sending the metadata to the website, and receiving from the website content based on the context.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Peter S. Marx, Eric P. Bilange, Cormac S. Conroy
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Publication number: 20140113674Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices enable group associations based on network determined location information. The various embodiments enable the ad-hoc creation of mobile device groups based on network determined locations. In an embodiment, a server may determine the location of a mobile device and based on the mobile device being located in a pairing zone may add the mobile device to a group. In an embodiment, the server may add the mobile device to the group following the occurrence of a trigger event, such as the mobile device pausing in a given pairing zone for a period of time. In an embodiment, the server may identify that mobile devices are located within a pairing zone and may add all the mobile devices in the pairing zone to the same group.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: George Joseph, Peter S. Marx, Eric P. Bilange, Leyla S. Celebi, Gaurav Lamba, Cormac S. Conroy, Praveen Dua, Jayal M. Mehta
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Patent number: 8576768Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for processing wireless signals received from one or more communications systems. In a particular implementation, one or more signals received from one or more communication systems such as a GNSS may be processed in two or more separate wireless signal receiver paths and combined in baseband to share one analog-to-digital converter.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2009Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Liang Zhao, Roger Brockenbrough, Michael Kohlmann, Cormac S. Conroy, Anup Savla
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Patent number: 8570220Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for processing navigation signals received from multiple global navigation satellite systems (GNSS?). In a particular implementation, signals received from multiple GNSS? may be processed in a single receiver channel.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Liang Zhao, Michael Kohlmann, Paul A. Conflitti, Roger Brockenbrough, Cormac S. Conroy, Leonid Sheynblat, Douglas Rowitch
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Patent number: 8412116Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for transmitting and receiving signals. The method includes receiving a received signal; demodulating the received signal by mixing the received signal with a receiver local oscillator signal generated by a voltage controlled oscillator configured to generate the receiver local oscillator signal; switching the configuration of the voltage controlled oscillator to generate a transmission signal for use by a transmitter; and transmitting a modulated signal derived from the transmission signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2002Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Beomsup Kim, Cormac S. Conroy
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Patent number: 8224283Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining an available FM frequency channel for interfacing with FM modulated output signals from a wireless device are described herein. A SPS receiver, such as a GPS receiver, can determine its position based on conventional techniques. The SPS receiver can determine one or more available FM channels over which audio output may be transmitted. The SPS receiver can use the determined position to access a local data base of available channels. Alternatively, the SPS receiver can use the determined position to access a local database of allocated channels in order to determine one or more available channels. The SPS receiver may display a prompt or message that indicates an FM channel over which output audio is modulated.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Sanjeev Khushu, Cormac S. Conroy, Leonid S. Sheynblat
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Patent number: 8169366Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for operatively enabling at least a first receiver path to receive a first signal associated with a first satellite positioning system (SPS), operatively enabling at least a second receiver path to receive a signal associated with at least one other SPS, and subsequently operatively enabling at least the second receiver path to receive a second signal associated with the first SPS.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2009Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Cormac S. Conroy, Leonid Sheynblat
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Publication number: 20120032846Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for processing navigation signals received from multiple global navigation satellite systems (GNSS?). In a particular implementation, signals received from multiple GNSS? may be processed in a single receiver channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Liang Zhao, Michael Kohlmann, Paul A. Conflitti, Roger Brockenbrough, Cormac S. Conroy, Leonid Sheynblat, Douglas Rowitch
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Patent number: 8044853Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for processing navigation signals received from multiple global navigation satellite systems (GNSS'). In a particular implementation, signals received from multiple GNSS' may be processed in a single receiver channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Liang Zhao, Michael Kohlmann, Paul A. Conflitti, Roger Brockenbrough, Cormac S. Conroy, Leonid Sheynblat, Douglas Rowitch
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Patent number: 7936220Abstract: Techniques for improving the linearity of a cascode amplifier. In an exemplary embodiment, an auxiliary common-gate amplifier is provided in parallel with the principal cascode branch. The auxiliary common-gate amplifier samples a cascoded node in the principal cascode branch. The auxiliary common-gate amplifier generates a current which, when combined with the current generated by the principal cascode branch, cancels a distortion component to generate an output current with improved linearity characteristics. In an exemplary embodiment, a phase shifting network couples the cascoded node to the auxiliary common-gate amplifier, and may include, e.g., a capacitor coupled to an inductor.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: QUALCOMM, IncorporatedInventors: Xiaoyong Li, Sang-Oh Lee, Cormac S. Conroy
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Publication number: 20100285769Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for dynamic frequency scaling of an intermediate frequency (IF) signal within a radio device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Cormac S. Conroy, Timothy P. Pals
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Publication number: 20100265875Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for processing wireless signals received from one or more communications systems. In a particular implementation, one or more signals received from one or more communication systems such as a GNSS may be processed in two or more separate wireless signal receiver paths and combined in baseband to share one analog-to-digital converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Liang Zhao, Roger Brockenbrough, Michael Kohlmann, Cormac S. Conroy, Anup Savla
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Publication number: 20100148873Abstract: Techniques for improving the linearity of a cascode amplifier. In an exemplary embodiment, an auxiliary common-gate amplifier is provided in parallel with the principal cascode branch. The auxiliary common-gate amplifier samples a cascoded node in the principal cascode branch. The auxiliary common-gate amplifier generates a current which, when combined with the current generated by the principal cascode branch, cancels a distortion component to generate an output current with improved linearity characteristics. In an exemplary embodiment, a phase shifting network couples the cascoded node to the auxiliary common-gate amplifier, and may include, e.g., a capacitor coupled to an inductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Xiaoyong Li, Sang-Oh Lee, Cormac S. Conroy
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Publication number: 20100127925Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for operatively enabling at least a first receiver path to receive a first signal associated with a first satellite positioning system (SPS), operatively enabling at least a second receiver path to receive a signal associated with at least one other SPS, and subsequently operatively enabling at least the second receiver path to receive a second signal associated with the first SPS.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: QUALCOMM incorporatedInventors: Cormac S. Conroy, Leonid Sheynblat