Patents by Inventor Derrick Byford

Derrick Byford 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 system or determining the location of an improved carrier signal
    Publication number: 20050245275
    Abstract: A method for determining the location of an improved carrier signal emitted by a base station relative to the position of a communication device, the carrier signal having a signal strength, and the communication device having access to a digital map. A determination is made to determine the signal strength of the carrier signal at the current location of the communication device; locating an adjacent location on the digital map and determining the signal strength at the adjacent location; and in response to a greater signal strength being determined at the adjacent location, displaying the direction of the position of the adjacent location on the communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Derrick Byford, Richard Lanyon-Hogg