Patents by Inventor Daniel De Clerck

Daniel De Clerck 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).

  • Slot cycle assignment within a communication system
    Patent number: 7158502
    Abstract: To address the need for a dispatch mobile (303, 305, 307) to more quickly make a call, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention those remote units operating in a dispatch mode (303, 305, 307) will receive a first slot cycle, while those remote units not operating in a dispatch mode (302, 304, 306, 308) will receive a second slot cycle. The second slot cycle is greater than the first slot cycle, so that those remote units operating in dispatch mode (303, 305, 307) will “wake up” during the slot cycle normally utilized for interconnect calls. Because shorter slot cycles are utilized for remote units operating in dispatch mode (303, 305, 307), the time it takes to make a dispatch call is greatly reduced. Additionally the minimum slot cycle duration typically used for standard calls remains unchanged, greatly conserving battery life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Harris, Sean Kelley, Daniel De Clerck, Philip Joseph Fleming, Stephen Spear, Ronald Thomas Crocker
  • Slot cycle assignment within a communication system
    Publication number: 20020191583
    Abstract: To address the need for a dispatch mobile (303, 305, 307) to more quickly make a call, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention those remote units operating in a dispatch mode (303, 305, 307) will receive a first slot cycle, while those remote units not operating in a dispatch mode (302, 304, 306, 308) will receive a second slot cycle. The second slot cycle is greater than the first slot cycle, so that those remote units operating in dispatch mode (303, 305, 307) will “wake up” during the slot cycle normally utilized for interconnect calls. Because shorter slot cycles are utilized for remote units operating in dispatch mode (303, 305, 307), the time it takes to make a dispatch call is greatly reduced. Additionally the minimum slot cycle duration typically used for standard calls remains unchanged, greatly conserving battery life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: John M. Harris, Sean Kelley, Daniel De Clerck, Philip Joseph Fleming, Stephen Spear, Ronald Thomas Crocker