Patents by Inventor Daniel S. Watkins

Daniel S. Watkins 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).

  • Patent number: 10840976
    Abstract: Systems and methods for developing a configuration plan for communication transport links of a distributed antenna system are provided. The distributed antenna system includes a unit communicating with remote antenna units over the communication transport links. The unit receives signals from base stations. Characteristics of each of the signals are determined. The characteristics include, for each signal, a frequency occupancy, a digital bandwidth, and a coverage zone to which to provide the signal. The frequency occupancy includes the minimum frequency component and the maximum frequency component of the signal. The digital bandwidth is a bandwidth for communicating the signal via the communication transport links. A hardware capability of the distributed antenna system, such as a respective available bandwidth for each communication transport link, is also determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Daniel S. Watkins, Edward B. Wagstaff, Van E. Hanson, Thomas Kummetz
  • Publication number: 20170149475
    Abstract: Systems and methods for developing a configuration plan for communication transport links of a distributed antenna system are provided. The distributed antenna system includes a unit communicating with remote antenna units over the communication transport links. The unit receives signals from base stations. Characteristics of each of the signals are determined. The characteristics include, for each signal, a frequency occupancy, a digital bandwidth, and a coverage zone to which to provide the signal. The frequency occupancy includes the minimum frequency component and the maximum frequency component of the signal. The digital bandwidth is a bandwidth for communicating the signal via the communication transport links. A hardware capability of the distributed antenna system, such as a respective available bandwidth for each communication transport link, is also determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel S. Watkins, Edward B. Wagstaff, Van E. Hanson, Thomas Kummetz
  • Patent number: 9565596
    Abstract: Systems and methods for developing a configuration plan for communication transport links of a distributed antenna system are provided. The distributed antenna system includes a unit communicating with remote antenna units over the communication transport links. The unit receives signals from base stations. Characteristics of each of the signals are determined. The characteristics include, for each signal, a frequency occupancy, a digital bandwidth, and a coverage zone to which to provide the signal. The frequency occupancy includes the minimum frequency component and the maximum frequency component of the signal. The digital bandwidth is a bandwidth for communicating the signal via the communication transport links. A hardware capability of the distributed antenna system, such as a respective available bandwidth for each communication transport link, is also determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Daniel S. Watkins, Edward B. Wagstaff, Van E. Hanson, Thomas Kummetz
  • Publication number: 20130051278
    Abstract: Systems and methods for developing a configuration plan for communication transport links of a distributed antenna system are provided. The distributed antenna system includes a unit communicating with remote antenna units over the communication transport links. The unit receives signals from base stations. Characteristics of each of the signals are determined. The characteristics include, for each signal, a frequency occupancy, a digital bandwidth, and a coverage zone to which to provide the signal. The frequency occupancy includes the minimum frequency component and the maximum frequency component of the signal. The digital bandwidth is a bandwidth for communicating the signal via the communication transport links. A hardware capability of the distributed antenna system, such as a respective available bandwidth for each communication transport link, is also determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: ANDREW LLC
    Inventors: Daniel S. Watkins, Edward B. Wagstaff, Van E. Hanson, Thomas Kummetz