Patents by Inventor Ernesto Antunes

Ernesto Antunes 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).

  • Command set and procedure for synchronization of frequency hopping control clocks
    Patent number: 5414731
    Abstract: A wireless Local Area Network (LAN), in which each wireless adapter includes a controller and a transceiver which are located a finite distance from each other. Each controller and transceiver has their own hop clock and hop table. A data interface which includes a command set is defined between the controller and the transceiver. The command set includes commands and procedures for synchronizing the hop clocks and hop tables between the controller and the transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ernesto Antunes, David F. Bantz, Frederic J. Bauchot, Eliane D. Bello, Marcelo Ferraz, Francois LeMaut, Bernardo da Silva Araujo Tavares