Patents by Inventor David Noel Collins

David Noel Collins 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).

  • Method and apparatus for providing broadcast messages in a communications network
    Patent number: 8315659
    Abstract: The present invention is a novel and improved method for providing broadcast short message services (SMS) in a communication network. It is an objective of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus that insures the successful transmission of the broadcast message while minimizing the impact of providing the short messaging service on overall system capacity. It is further the objective of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for receiving broadcast messages without depriving the receiver of the benefits of slotted paging, that being the savings in power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: David Noel Collins, Paul Thatcher Williamson, Edward G. Tiedemann, Jr., Frank Quick
  • Method and apparatus for providing broadcast messages in a communications network
    Patent number: 7035627
    Abstract: The present invention is a novel and improved method for providing broadcast short message services (SMS) in a communication network. It is an objective of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus that insures the successful transmission of the broadcast message while minimizing the impact of providing the short messaging service on overall system capacity. It is further the objective of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for receiving broadcast messages without depriving the receiver of the benefits of slotted paging, that being the savings in power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: David Noel Collins, Paul Thatcher Williamson, Edward G. Tiedemann Jr., Frank Quick
  • Method and apparatus for providing broadcast messages in a communications network
    Patent number: 6157815
    Abstract: The present invention is a novel and improved method for providing broadcast short message services (SMS) in a communication network. It is an objective of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus that insures the successful transmission of the broadcast message while minimizing the impact of providing the short messaging service on overall system capacity. It is further the objective of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for receiving broadcast messages without depriving the receiver of the benefits of slotted paging, that being the savings in power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: David Noel Collins, Paul Thatcher Williamson, Edward G. Tiedemann, Jr., Frank Quick