Patents by Inventor Craig Michael Nicol

Craig Michael Nicol 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).

  • Data exchange between antenna and modem of mobile device
    Patent number: 9154608
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing data encoding a response shift in a signal received through an antenna of a mobile device. The signal corresponds to wireless communication to the mobile device from another device. The response shift is detected and encoded by a modem of the mobile device coupled to the antenna. The method also includes determining an environmental or operational state of the mobile device based at least in part on the response shift encoded in the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael John McKenzie Toksvig, Yoon Kean Wong, Craig Michael Nicol, Eglia Nair Flores
  • Data Exchange Between Antenna and Modem of Mobile Device
    Publication number: 20130301693
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing data encoding a response shift in a signal received through an antenna of a mobile device. The signal corresponds to wireless communication to the mobile device from another device. The response shift is detected and encoded by a modem of the mobile device coupled to the antenna. The method also includes determining an environmental or operational state of the mobile device based at least in part on the response shift encoded in the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Michael John McKenzie Toksvig, Yoon Kean Wong, Craig Michael Nicol, Eglia Nair Flores