Patents by Inventor Douglass H. Riley

Douglass H. Riley 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).

  • System and method of handling prioritized wireless calls for mobile devices operating in an analog or TDMA mode
    Patent number: 7565160
    Abstract: An improved method and system are disclosed for processing prioritized wireless calls. One embodiment of the present invention includes a method of providing prioritized wireless services, comprising the steps of: receiving a request for prioritized wireless service from a mobile device; determining the availability of a radio channel without obtaining the priority of the request; and if no radio channel is available, assigning a priority to the request and queuing the request according to the assigned priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Chambers, Bonnie P. Hitzeman, Rafael Quintero, Douglass H. Riley