Patents by Inventor Edgar Callaway

Edgar Callaway 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: 20060176896
    Abstract: A node (101) using a contention-based access scheme will monitor a channel for a predetermined condition. If the predetermined condition is detected, the node will defect from the contention-based access scheme, where any generated messages will be immediately transmitted. Should a second condition be met, the node will again follow the contention-based access scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Edgar Callaway, Yan Huang, David Taubenheim
  • Publication number: 20060143292
    Abstract: When a candidate node (104) wishes to join a network (100), network access is either allowed or denied based on the candidate node's physical location. More particularly, a plurality of nodes associated with the network aide in locating the candidate node. Once located, a decision is made to either allow or deny network access based on the candidate node's physical location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: David Taubenheim, Edgar Callaway, Stephen Machan
  • Publication number: 20060072586
    Abstract: A method (500) and system for compensation of frequency offset between a first transceiver (102) and a second transceiver (104) in wireless communication are disclosed. The compensation of the frequency offset between two or more transceivers (102, 104) is achieved by transmitting a set of frequency synchronization bursts. These bursts contain information about the frequency offset. The frequency synchronization bursts are transmitted by the first transceiver at a range of frequencies above and below its carrier frequency (502). When system conditions permit, a subset of the set of frequency synchronization bursts may be transmitted instead of transmitting the full set of frequency synchronization bursts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Edgar Callaway, Paul Gorday
  • Publication number: 20050135379
    Abstract: The invention is a routing method for data in a personal area network. The personal area network includes a plurality of nodes. The method includes receiving a frame at a node, determining whether the node contains a routing table entry for the frame destination, and when the node contains a routing table entry, determining a route for the frame based on a first routing protocol. The method further includes, when the node does not contain a routing table entry for the frame destination, determining whether a route should be discovered for the frame destination, and when a route should not be discovered, determining a route for the frame based on a second routing protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Edgar Callaway, Lance Hester, Vernon Allen, Jasmeet Chhabra, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Ralph Kling, Zafer Sahinoglu, Philip Orlik, Phil Jamieson, Phil Rudland, Zachary Smith, Myung Lee, Xuhui Hu, Yong Liu, Chunhui Zhu
  • Publication number: 20050105595
    Abstract: A direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) receiver (100) consistent with certain embodiments has a frequency generator (112) that generates a local oscillator signal without use of a piezoelectric crystal. A frequency converter (108) receives the local oscillator signal and mixes the local oscillator signal with a received DSSS signal to produce a down-converted signal. The received DSSS signal is encoded using a first set of DSSS code. A differential chip detector (116) receives the down-converted signal and converts the down-converted signal to a differentially detected signal. A correlator (120) receives the differentially detected signal and correlates the detected signal with a set of DSSS codes that are time-shifted from the first set of DSSS codes. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Frederick Martin, Edgar Callaway, Paul Gorday, David Taubenheim
  • Publication number: 20050099985
    Abstract: An “identical beacons” field (401) is inserted near the beginning of a transmitted beacon (403) that contains either an integer equal to the number of consecutive identical beacons sent (i.e., identical to the one presently being transmitted) or a repetition bit indicating whether or not the beacon contains changed information when compared to a prior-sent beacon. After sleeping awhile, a node (302-304) wakes up, receives a first portion of the beacon containing the identical beacons field, and analyzes the identical beacons field. Based on the analysis, the node makes a decision on whether to remain “awake” for reception of the remaining beacon or to return to sleep.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Edgar Callaway, Monique Bourgeois
  • Publication number: 20050079843
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multimode receiver design for mitigation of frequency offset by selective demodulation of an input modulated signal. The receiver (103) comprises a plurality of demodulators (207). Each of the plurality of demodulators (207) has the same functionality but different receiver sensitivity versus frequency-offset mitigation characteristics. Each of these demodulators incorporates a different demodulation technique. A suitable demodulator is selected to demodulate the received signal. The choice of a suitable demodulator is based on the value of the frequency offset (305, 307).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Gorday, Edgar Callaway, Frederick Martin, Qicai Shi
  • Publication number: 20050074036
    Abstract: A method (500) and system for compensation of frequency offset between a first transceiver (102) and a second transceiver (104) in wireless communication are disclosed. The compensation of the frequency offset between two or more transceivers (102, 104) is achieved using frequency synchronization bursts. These bursts contain information about the frequency offset. The frequency synchronization bursts are transmitted by the first transceiver at a range of frequencies above and below its carrier frequency (502). A second transceiver that receives at least one of these bursts (504) determines the frequency offset (504), and adjusts its frequency to match the frequency of the first transceiver (508). Thereafter, the second transceiver may enter a low power sleep mode (510) in order to reduce its power consumption. The second transceiver returns to active mode (512) just before the start of the transmission of the data packets (514).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Gorday, Edgar Callaway, Frederick Martin, David Taubenheim