Patents by Inventor Daryl Meerkerk

Daryl Meerkerk 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).

  • Publication number: 20230328546
    Abstract: In some embodiments of the invention, a system for managing resource use in a Distributed Antenna System is provided. The system may include: a plurality of Digital Remote Units (DRUs) configured to send and receive wireless radio signals; a plurality of sectors, each configured to send and receive wireless radio signals; and a plurality of inter-connected Digital Access Units (DAUs), each configured to communicate with at least one of the DRUs via optical signals, and each being coupled to at least one of the sectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Shawn Patrick STAPLETON, Daryl MEERKERK
  • Patent number: 11564110
    Abstract: In some embodiments of the invention, a system for managing resource use in a Distributed Antenna System is provided. The system may include: a plurality of Digital Remote Units (DRUs) configured to send and receive wireless radio signals; a plurality of sectors, each configured to send and receive wireless radio signals; and a plurality of inter-connected Digital Access Units (DAUs), each configured to communicate with at least one of the DRUs via optical signals, and each being coupled to at least one of the sectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: DALI WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Shawn Patrick Stapleton, Daryl Meerkerk
  • Publication number: 20180329068
    Abstract: A system for indoor localization using satellite navigation signals in a Distributed Antenna System. The system includes a plurality of Off-Air Access Units (OAAUs), each operable to receive an individual satellite navigation signal from at least one of a plurality of satellite navigation systems (e.g., GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, or BeiDou) and operable to route signals optically to one or more DAUs. The system further includes a plurality of remote DRUs located at a Remote location that are operable to receive signals from a plurality of local DAUs. Moreover, the system includes an algorithm to delay each individual satellite navigation signal for providing indoor localization at each of the plurality of DRUs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Dali Systems Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Daryl Meerkerk, Shawn Patrick Stapleton
  • Publication number: 20180239025
    Abstract: A real-time locating system (RTLS) for localization using satellite navigation signals in a Distributed Antenna System includes Off-Air Access Units (OAAUs), each being operable to receive an individual satellite navigation signal from a satellite and to route signals optically to a digital access unit (DAU). Remote digital remote units (DRUs) are located at Remote locations and are operable to receive signals the DAUs. Each individual satellite navigation signal can be appropriately delayed (in a manner that accounts for a DRU's location). For each antenna, a separation distance between a mobile station and a DRU can be estimated based on a signal receipt time at the station. In combination, these distances can be used to estimate the mobile station's precise indoor position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Dali Systems Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Daryl Meerkerk, Shawn Patrick Stapleton
  • Patent number: 9958548
    Abstract: A system for indoor localization using satellite navigation signals in a Distributed Antenna System. The system includes a plurality of Off-Air Access Units (OAAUs), each operable to receive an individual satellite navigation signal from at least one of a plurality of satellite navigation systems (e.g., GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, or BeiDou) and operable to route signals optically to one or more DAUs. The system further includes a plurality of remote DRUs located at a Remote location that are operable to receive signals from a plurality of local DAUs. Moreover, the system includes an algorithm to delay each individual satellite navigation signal for providing indoor localization at each of the plurality of DRUs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Dali Systems Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Daryl Meerkerk, Shawn Patrick Stapleton
  • Publication number: 20180054823
    Abstract: A method for communicating with wireless user devices includes receiving a signal at a DAU, the signal residing within a first frequency band and processing the signal at the DAU. The method also includes transmitting the processed signal from the DAU and receiving the transmitted signal at a DRU. The method further includes converting the signal to a second frequency band different than the first frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Dali Systems Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shawn Patrick Stapleton, Daryl Meerkerk
  • Patent number: 9851445
    Abstract: A real-time locating system (RTLS) for localization using satellite navigation signals in a Distributed Antenna System includes Off-Air Access Units (OAAUs), each being operable to receive an individual satellite navigation signal from a satellite and to route signals optically to a digital access unit (DAU). Remote digital remote units (DRUs) are located at Remote locations and are operable to receive signals the DAUs. Each individual satellite navigation signal can be appropriately delayed (in a manner that accounts for a DRU's location). For each antenna, a separation distance between a mobile station and a DRU can be estimated based on a signal receipt time at the station. In combination, these distances can be used to estimate the mobile station's precise indoor position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Dali Systems Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Daryl Meerkerk, Shawn Patrick Stapleton
  • Publication number: 20140340255
    Abstract: A real-time locating system (RTLS) for localization using satellite navigation signals in a Distributed Antenna System includes Off-Air Access Units (OAAUs), each being operable to receive an individual satellite navigation signal from a satellite and to route signals optically to a digital access unit (DAU). Remote digital remote units (DRUs) are located at Remote locations and are operable to receive signals the DAUs. Each individual satellite navigation signal can be appropriately delayed (in a manner that accounts for a DRU's location). For each antenna, a separation distance between a mobile station and a DRU can be estimated based on a signal receipt time at the station. In combination, these distances can be used to estimate the mobile station's precise indoor position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: DALI SYSTEMS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Daryl Meerkerk, Shawn Patrick Stapleton
  • Publication number: 20140313076
    Abstract: A system for indoor localization using satellite navigation signals in a Distributed Antenna System. The system includes a plurality of Off-Air Access Units (OAAUs), each operable to receive an individual satellite navigation signal from at least one of a plurality of satellite navigation systems (e.g., GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, or BeiDou) and operable to route signals optically to one or more DAUs. The system further includes a plurality of remote DRUs located at a Remote location that are operable to receive signals from a plurality of local DAUs. Moreover, the system includes an algorithm to delay each individual satellite navigation signal for providing indoor localization at each of the plurality of DRUs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: DALI SYSTEMS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Daryl Meerkerk, Shawn Patrick Stapleton