Patents by Inventor Edward J. Birrane, III

Edward J. Birrane, III 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).

  • Patent number: 11206581
    Abstract: A wireless communication system may include a serving gateway (SGW) operably coupled to a packet data network gateway (PGW) to setup a session responsive to a request from a terminal to establish the session between the terminal and the PGW. The system may further include deferred data bearers (DDBs), data volumes, contacts, data volume descriptions associated with the data volumes, an application data interface configured to receive the plurality of data volume descriptions and associated data volumes from applications on the terminal, and a deferred bearer agent (DBA) that associates the incoming data volume descriptions and data volumes received from the application data interface with the DDBs based on metrics and transmits data stored in deferred data bearers over contacts established on the terminal for communication to the PGW.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Edward J. Birrane, III, Sarah E. Heiner
  • Publication number: 20210007017
    Abstract: A wireless communication system may include a serving gateway (SGW) operably coupled to a packet data network gateway (PGW) to setup a session responsive to a request from a terminal to establish the session between the terminal and the PGW. The system may further include deferred data bearers (DDBs), data volumes, contacts, data volume descriptions associated with the data volumes, an application data interface configured to receive the plurality of data volume descriptions and associated data volumes from applications on the terminal, and a deferred bearer agent (DBA) that associates the incoming data volume descriptions and data volumes received from the application data interface with the DDBs based on metrics and transmits data stored in deferred data bearers over contacts established on the terminal for communication to the PGW.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Edward J. Birrane, III, Sarah E. Heiner
  • Patent number: 10798557
    Abstract: A wireless communication system may include an SGW operably coupled to a PGW to setup a session responsive to a request from a terminal to establish the session between the terminal and the PGW. The system further includes an MME configured to authenticate the terminal and provide bearer management in response to the request. The MME is configured to provide bearer information to the SGW. The system also includes base stations operably coupled to the SGW via a data plane connection and operably coupled to the MME via a control plane connection. The base stations are configured to handover connection to the terminal between the base stations in response to movement of the terminal between coverage areas of the base stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Edward J. Birrane, III, David J. Copeland, Brian K. Haberman, Philip F. Chimento, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20200204978
    Abstract: A wireless communication system may include an SGW operably coupled to a PGW to setup a session responsive to a request from a terminal to establish the session between the terminal and the PGW. The system further includes an MME configured to authenticate the terminal and provide bearer management in response to the request. The MME is configured to provide bearer information to the SGW. The system also includes base stations operably coupled to the SGW via a data plane connection and operably coupled to the MME via a control plane connection. The base stations are configured to handover connection to the terminal between the base stations in response to movement of the terminal between coverage areas of the base stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Edward J. Birrane, III, David J. Copeland, Brian K. Haberman, Philip F. Chimento