Patents by Inventor Derek McAvoy

Derek McAvoy 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: 20120300659
    Abstract: A method and system for predicting channel fading, particularly in a mobile wireless environment, that is accurate for long-range predictions. The method comprises estimating a model parameters based on a current channel estimate, and recursively adapting the model parameters to predict future channel fading coefficients until a predetermined re-acquisition condition is satisfied. Once the re-acquisition condition has been satisfied, the model parameters are again estimated based on a current channel estimate. The acquired model parameters are adaptively updated and used in a Kalman filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, BCE INC.
    Inventors: Abdorreza HEIDARI, Amir K. KHANDANI, Derek MCAVOY
  • Patent number: 8233570
    Abstract: A method and system for predicting channel fading, particularly in a mobile wireless environment, that is accurate for long-range predictions. The method comprises estimating a model parameters based on a current channel estimate, and recursively adapting the model parameters to predict future channel fading coefficients until a predetermined re-acquisition condition is satisfied. Once the re-acquisition condition has been satisfied, the model parameters are again estimated based on a current channel estimate. The acquired model parameters are adaptively updated and used in a Kalman filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignees: BCE Inc., University of Waterloo
    Inventors: Abdorreza Heidari, Amir Keyvan Khandani, Derek McAvoy
  • Publication number: 20080240260
    Abstract: A method and system for predicting channel fading, particularly in a mobile wireless environment, that is accurate for long-range predictions. The method comprises estimating a model parameters based on a current channel estimate, and recursively adapting the model parameters to predict future channel fading coefficients until a predetermined re-acquisition condition is satisfied. Once the re-acquisition condition has been satisfied, the model parameters are again estimated based on a current channel estimate. The acquired model parameters are adaptively updated and used in a Kalman filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicants: BCE INC., UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
    Inventors: Abdorreza HEIDARI, Amir K. KHANDANI, Derek MCAVOY
  • Patent number: 7177653
    Abstract: A method and system for locating a mobile user of one or more mobile users while on a call in a wireless telecommunication network utilizes a decision network that determines if the call signal is propagating through a repeater station. When the call is propagating through a repeater station, the decision network alters the signal measurement parameters to correspond with the location of the mobile user relative to the repeater station co-ordinates. By revising signal measurement parameters to compensate for repeater stations, the present invention provides for improved position estimates of the location of the mobile user in the network. For multiple cell soft handoff conditions, the decision network utilizes trained neural networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Bell Mobility Inc.
    Inventor: Derek McAvoy
  • Publication number: 20050064879
    Abstract: A method and system for locating a mobile user of one or more mobile users while on a call in a wireless telecommunication network utilizes a decision network that determines if the call signal is propagating through a repeater station. When the call is propagating through a repeater station, the decision network alters the signal measurement parameters to correspond with the location of the mobile user relative to the repeater station coordinates. By revising signal measurement parameters to compensate for repeater stations, the present invention provides for improved position estimates of the location of the mobile user in the network. For multiple cell soft handoff conditions, the decision network utilizes trained neural networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventor: Derek McAvoy
  • Publication number: 20050064844
    Abstract: A mobile user tracking system and method for use in a wireless communication network tracks call history information of mobile users. The system has a data parsing unit for receiving data associated with calls made by mobile users and for filtering the data into associated call history information data. The system has a network configuration database for storing network configuration information data. The system has a client system adapted to access selected mobile user information data and associated call history information data and to access network configuration information data. The client system has a mobile user positioning processor responsive to the selected mobile user information data, associated call history data and the access network configuration information data to develop mobile user position information data that represents geographical position of the mobile user in the network. The system displays call history information on a visual geographical map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Derek McAvoy, Oleg Lebedko, Igor Shushakov