Patents by Inventor Gary Edwin Western

Gary Edwin Western 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).

  • Apparatus and method for a coding scheme selection
    Patent number: 7489703
    Abstract: A method is for selecting a coding scheme for use in a wireless packet data communication system. The coding scheme is one of a set of coding schemes that are useable on an uplink or downlink channel. States of support of a mobile station corresponding to the set of coding schemes are set to one of a set of values including supported, unsupported, and unknown support. A portion of an uplink or downlink data transfer for the mobile station is transmitted using a first coding scheme. The state of support of the mobile station for the first coding scheme is set to one of supported and unsupported based on whether the data transfer is received successfully. A quality measurement is performed during the transfer. A second coding scheme is then selected based upon the quality measurement and the set of states of support of the mobile station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Edwin Western
  • Apparatus and method for a coding scheme selection
    Publication number: 20040120280
    Abstract: A method is for selecting a coding scheme for use in a wireless packet data communication system. The coding scheme is one of a set of coding schemes that are useable on an uplink or downlink channel. States of support of a mobile station corresponding to the set of coding schemes are set to one of a set of values including supported, unsupported, and unknown support. A portion of an uplink or downlink data transfer for the mobile station is transmitted using a first coding scheme. The state of support of the mobile station for the first coding scheme is set to one of supported and unsupported based on whether the data transfer is received successfully. A quality measurement is performed during the transfer. A second coding scheme is then selected based upon the quality measurement and the set of states of support of the mobile station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventor: Gary Edwin Western