Patents by Inventor Douglas Norman Knisely

Douglas Norman Knisely 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: 20220303783
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for channel mapping in shared spectrum in the presence of higher tier users are provided. One technique includes evaluating, for different channel locations of orthogonal channel(s) within available spectrum, an amount of transmission limitation imposed to a group of devices due to incumbent protection, an amount of available bandwidth, and/or a maximum contiguous channel size. A channel location is assigned to each orthogonal channel, based on the evaluation. Another technique includes determining first channel location(s) in order to assign at least a first orthogonal channel within available spectrum. Each first orthogonal channel is associated with a group of devices sharing bandwidth within one or more networks. An exchange is participated in with a network entity to share a first set of information associated with the first channel locations. A determination is made whether to modify portion(s) of the first set of information, based on the exchange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Mostafa KHOSHNEVISAN, Farhad MESHKATI, Douglas Norman KNISELY
  • Patent number: 11388603
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for channel mapping in shared spectrum in the presence of higher tier users are provided. One technique includes evaluating, for different channel locations of orthogonal channel(s) within available spectrum, an amount of transmission limitation imposed to a group of devices due to incumbent protection, an amount of available bandwidth, and/or a maximum contiguous channel size. A channel location is assigned to each orthogonal channel, based on the evaluation. Another technique includes determining first channel location(s) in order to assign at least a first orthogonal channel within available spectrum. Each first orthogonal channel is associated with a group of devices sharing bandwidth within one or more networks. An exchange is participated in with a network entity to share a first set of information associated with the first channel locations. A determination is made whether to modify portion(s) of the first set of information, based on the exchange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mostafa Khoshnevisan, Farhad Meshkati, Douglas Norman Knisely
  • Publication number: 20180376341
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for channel mapping in shared spectrum in the presence of higher tier users are provided. One technique includes evaluating, for different channel locations of orthogonal channel(s) within available spectrum, an amount of transmission limitation imposed to a group of devices due to incumbent protection, an amount of available bandwidth, and/or a maximum contiguous channel size. A channel location is assigned to each orthogonal channel, based on the evaluation. Another technique includes determining first channel location(s) in order to assign at least a first orthogonal channel within available spectrum. Each first orthogonal channel is associated with a group of devices sharing bandwidth within one or more networks. An exchange is participated in with a network entity to share a first set of information associated with the first channel locations. A determination is made whether to modify portion(s) of the first set of information, based on the exchange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Mostafa KHOSHNEVISAN, Farhad MESHKATI, Douglas Norman KNISELY
  • Publication number: 20140177549
    Abstract: Techniques for neighbor list provision in a communication network are described. From an access terminal, a query for potential access points within communication range of the access terminal is received; and neighbor list information is provided to the access terminal. The neighbor list information is associated with available access points capable of providing the access terminal with access to a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventor: Douglas Norman Knisely
  • Patent number: 8615593
    Abstract: Methods and systems for communicating over a wi.reless network are described. A private access point sends indication information to a mobile station that includes available services provided by the private access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Airvana LLC
    Inventors: Shi Baw Ch'ng, Pierre A. Humblet, Amit Mate, Woojune Kim, Douglas Norman Knisely
  • Patent number: 8594663
    Abstract: An access terminal determines whether a parameter encoded in a signal received from an embedded access point is identified by a list in a memory of the access terminal. Based on the determination, the access terminal initiates communication with a radio area network through the embedded access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Airvana LLC
    Inventors: Shi Baw Ch'ng, Douglas Norman Knisely, Pierre A. Humblet, Amit Mate
  • Patent number: 8532658
    Abstract: Techniques for neighbor list provision in a communication network are described. From an access terminal, a query for potential access points within communication range of the access terminal is received; and neighbor list information is provided to the access terminal. The neighbor list information is associated with available access points capable of providing the access terminal with access to a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Airvana Network Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas Norman Knisely
  • Patent number: 8428601
    Abstract: In general, a method is described for handing off a communication session associated with a mobile device from a first network running a first technology to a second network running a second technology different from the first technology, the method comprising: establishing a communication channel with the mobile device through the first network; and enabling, through the communication channel, a handoff of the communication session associated with the mobile device from the first network to the second network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Airvana Network Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Prince Samar, Harjot Saluja, Woojune Kim, Douglas Norman Knisely
  • Patent number: 8145221
    Abstract: Techniques for enabling a radio access network to cause an access terminal in communication with the radio access network to send an update including information about a location of the access terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Airvana Network Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Deepak Garg, Douglas Norman Knisely, Prasasth R. Palnati
  • Patent number: 8060058
    Abstract: In addition to other aspects disclosed, through a non-secure network, one or more bidirectional secure logical connections are established between a mobile base station and a secure network interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Airvana, Corp.
    Inventors: Shi Baw Ch'ng, Minsh Den, Woojune Kim, Douglas Norman Knisely, Robin Montague Mathews
  • Publication number: 20100284370
    Abstract: In general, a method is described for handing off a communication session associated with a mobile device from a first network running a first technology to a second network running a second technology different from the first technology, the method comprising: establishing a communication channel with the mobile device through the first network; and enabling, through the communication channel, a handoff of the communication session associated with the mobile device from the first network to the second network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Prince Samar, Harjot Saluja, Woojune Kim, Douglas Norman Knisely
  • Publication number: 20090168766
    Abstract: A radio node bridges a first communication session from an access terminal using a first communication protocol to a network using a second communication protocol, and requests that a second communication session between the access terminal and the network be established, the second communication session using the first communication protocol. The radio node receives instructions for the access terminal to join the second session and instructs the access terminal to transfer an active call from the first session to the second session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Vedat Eyuboglu, Douglas Norman Knisely, Woojune Kim
  • Publication number: 20090170475
    Abstract: In addition to other aspects disclosed, through a non-secure network, one or more bidirectional secure logical connections are established between a mobile base station and a secure network interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Airvana, Inc.
    Inventors: Shi Baw Ch'ng, Minsh Den, Woojune Kim, Douglas Norman Knisely, Robin Montague Mathews
  • Publication number: 20090164547
    Abstract: Methods and systems for communicating over a wireless network are described. A private access point sends indication information to a mobile station that includes available services provided by the private access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Shi Baw Ch'ng, Pierre A. Humblet, Amit Mate, Woojune Kim, Douglas Norman Knisely
  • Publication number: 20090082020
    Abstract: An access terminal determines whether a parameter encoded in a signal received from an embedded access point is identified by a list in a memory of the access terminal. Based on the determination, the access terminal initiates communication with a radio area network through the embedded access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Shi Baw Ch'ng, Douglas Norman Knisely, Pierre A. Humblet, Amit Mate
  • Publication number: 20080146232
    Abstract: Techniques for neighbor list provision in a communication network are described. From an access terminal, a query for potential access points within communication range of the access terminal is received; and neighbor list information is provided to the access terminal. The neighbor list information is associated with available access points capable of providing the access terminal with access to a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventor: Douglas Norman Knisely
  • Patent number: 7299047
    Abstract: In a wireless communication system, a method includes monitoring an error condition on an active communication channel, establishing a simultaneous communication channel, and searching the simultaneous communications channel while continuing to monitor the active communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Francis Dolan, Douglas Norman Knisely, Nick John Mazzarella, Orlett Wanda Pearson, David Albert Rossetti