Patents by Inventor Dillon James Nichols

Dillon James Nichols 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).

  • Satellite modem location tracking
    Patent number: 10739464
    Abstract: A satellite modem, a GPS device, and a method are provided. The satellite modem requests current location information from a GPS device and waits no more than a preconfigured amount of time to receive the current location information. When the satellite modem receives the current location information, the satellite modem determines whether the current location information indicates a location in which the satellite modem is authorized to operate. When the satellite modem determines that the current location information indicates a location in which the satellite modem is not authorized to operate, the satellite modem performs at least one action from a group of actions including preventing the satellite modem from operating normally, permitting the satellite modem to operate with a reduced functionality, and transmitting a message to a network management center indicating that the satellite modem is not located at an authorized location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Emanuel Girard Harrington, Dillon James Nichols, Yong Kang Yuan
  • SATELLITE MODEM LOCATION TRACKING
    Publication number: 20170016992
    Abstract: A satellite modem, a GPS device, and a method are provided. The satellite modem requests current location information from a GPS device and waits no more than a preconfigured amount of time to receive the current location information. When the satellite modem receives the current location information, the satellite modem determines whether the current location information indicates a location in which the satellite modem is authorized to operate. When the satellite modem determines that the current location information indicates a location in which the satellite modem is not authorized to operate, the satellite modem performs at least one action from a group of actions including preventing the satellite modem from operating normally, permitting the satellite modem to operate with a reduced functionality, and transmitting a message to a network management center indicating that the satellite modem is not located at an authorized location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Emanuel Girard Harrington, Dillon James Nichols, Yong Kang Yuan