Patents by Inventor Guyves Achtarl

Guyves Achtarl 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).

  • Method and apparatus supporting out of band signaling for WLAN using network name
    Patent number: 8300594
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for communicating wireless network landscape information to a mobile device is shown and described. Strategic placement of beaconing devices that are encoded with pre-defined, specialized SSIDs allows information to be forwarded to the mobile clients to trigger specific behavior in the clients and to enable the clients to pro-actively control network transitions, thereby increasing their ability to provide seamless communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Bernier, Kent Felske, Guyves Achtarl