Patents by Inventor Gelonia L. Dent

Gelonia L. Dent 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for continuous connectivity between mobile device and network using dynamic connection spreading
    Patent number: 8000338
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and apparatus for establishing a connection between a mobile client and an external computer network such that the client computer network connection provides the illusion of seamless connectivity. In one aspect of the invention data is processed in a wireless communication network and is received from a access point at a gateway to an external computer network. Access points are disposed in the vicinity of the path of the mobile client. In another aspect of the invention data is processed in a wireless communication network and is received at an onboard proxy from an access point. The data is then transmitted to a mobile client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Alan Bivens, John Sidney Davis, II, Gelonia L. Dent, Daby Mousse Sow
  • Methods and apparatus for continuous connectivity between mobile device and network using dynamic connection spreading
    Patent number: 7447226
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and apparatus for establishing a connection between a mobile client and an external computer network such that the client computer network connection provides the illusion of seamless connectivity. In one aspect of the invention data is processed in a wireless communication network and is received from a access point at a gateway to an external computer network. Access points are disposed in the vicinity of the path of the mobile client. In another aspect of the invention data is processed in a wireless communication network and is received at an onboard proxy from an access point. The data is then transmitted to a mobile client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Alan Bivens, John Sidney Davis, II, Gelonia L. Dent, Daby Mousse Sow
  • Methods and Apparatus for Continuous Connectivity Between Mobile Device and Network Using Dynamic Connection Spreading
    Publication number: 20080175206
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and apparatus for establishing a connection between a mobile client and an external computer network such that the client computer network connection provides the illusion of seamless connectivity. In one aspect of the invention data is processed in a wireless communication network and is received from a access point at a gateway to an external computer network. Access points are disposed in the vicinity of the path of the mobile client. In another aspect of the invention data is processed in a wireless communication network and is received at an onboard proxy from an access point. The data is then transmitted to a mobile client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Alan Bivens, John Sidney Davis, Gelonia L. Dent, Daby Mousse Sow