Patents by Inventor Ian MacMillan

Ian MacMillan 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: 11863998
    Abstract: One wireless telecommunications system includes a Mobile Central Office (MCO) for capacity sharing via a master scheduling system. The MCO is communicatively coupled to a plurality of wireless base stations, each being operable to handle a session from a wireless device and to handoff the session to another wireless base station when the wireless device moves into a range of the other base station. Each of the wireless base stations is operable to convey capacity information to the master scheduling system through the MCO, and to acquire capacity from one or more wireless base stations of another MCO when directed by the master scheduling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Bernard McKibben, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Joey Padden, Justin Colwell, Ian MacMillan
  • Patent number: 11109238
    Abstract: One wireless telecommunications system includes a Mobile Central Office (MCO) for capacity sharing via a master scheduling system. The MCO is communicatively coupled to a plurality of wireless base stations, each being operable to handle a session from a wireless device and to handoff the session to another wireless base station when the wireless device moves into a range of the other base station. Each of the wireless base stations is operable to convey capacity information to the master scheduling system through the MCO, and to acquire capacity from one or more wireless base stations of another MCO when directed by the master scheduling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Bernard McKibben, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Joey Padden, Justin Colwell, Ian MacMillan
  • Publication number: 20210050906
    Abstract: A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) capable system is contemplated. The communication system may include a signal processor configured to separate an input stream into multiple signal paths to facilitate simultaneous transport through a communication medium. The capability to simultaneously transmit multiples signal paths may be beneficial in order to maximize throughput and/or minimize expense.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Joey Padden, Ian MacMillan
  • Patent number: 10826594
    Abstract: A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) capable system is contemplated. The communication system may include a signal processor configured to separate an input stream into multiple signal paths to facilitate simultaneous transport through a communication medium. The capability to simultaneously transmit multiples signal paths may be beneficial in order to maximize throughput and/or minimize expense.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Joey Padden, Ian MacMillan
  • Publication number: 20190253897
    Abstract: One wireless telecommunications system includes a Mobile Central Office (MCO) for capacity sharing via a master scheduling system. The MCO is communicatively coupled to a plurality of wireless base stations, each being operable to handle a session from a wireless device and to handoff the session to another wireless base station when the wireless device moves into a range of the other base station. Each of the wireless base stations is operable to convey capacity information to the master scheduling system through the MCO, and to acquire capacity from one or more wireless base stations of another MCO when directed by the master scheduling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: LUIS ALBERTO CAMPOS, BERNARD McKIBBEN, JENNIFER ANDREOLI-FANG, JOEY PADDEN, JUSTIN COLWELL, IAN MacMILLAN
  • Publication number: 20180212670
    Abstract: A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) capable system is contemplated. The communication system may include a signal processor configured to separate an input stream into multiple signal paths to facilitate simultaneous transport through a communication medium. The capability to simultaneously transmit multiples signal paths may be beneficial in order to maximize throughput and/or minimize expense.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Joey Padden, Ian MacMillan
  • Patent number: 9923621
    Abstract: A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) capable system is contemplated. The communication system may include a signal processor configured to separate an input stream into multiple signal paths to facilitate simultaneous transport through a communication medium. The capability to simultaneously transmit multiples signal paths may be beneficial in order to maximize throughput and/or minimize expense.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Joey Padden, Ian MacMillan
  • Patent number: 9479940
    Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for capacity sharing between wireless systems. In one embodiment, a scheduler is operable with a plurality of wireless base stations. Each base station is operable to digitize a frequency spectrum of radio communications from a plurality of user equipment (UEs). The scheduler communicatively couples to first and second Mobile Central Offices (MCOs). The scheduler processes the digitized frequency spectrums of the base stations, extracts radio communications of a first of the UEs from the digitized frequency spectrums of one or more of the base stations coupled to the first MCO, determines that a capacity of the first MCO has been exceeded, determines that a capacity of the second MCO is available, acquires at least a portion of the capacity of the second MCO, and handles a call of the first UE through the capacity acquired from the second MCO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joey Padden, Bernard McKibben, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Luis Alberto Campos, Ian MacMillan, Justin Colwell
  • Patent number: 9426662
    Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for capacity sharing between wireless systems. One wireless telecommunications system includes a plurality of base stations and a Mobile Central Office (MCO) communicatively coupled to each of the base stations. Each base station is operable to handle a session from a wireless device and to handoff the session to another of the base stations when the wireless device moves into a range of the other wireless base station. The MCO is operable to detect capacity on a first of the base stations, to request capacity from another wireless system in response to detecting the capacity on the first base station, to acquire at least a portion of the requested capacity from the other wireless system, and to direct the wireless device to communicate via the capacity acquired from the other wireless system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Luis Alberto Campos, Ian MacMillan, Bernard McKibben, Joey Padden, Justin Colwell
  • Patent number: 9426663
    Abstract: One wireless telecommunications system includes a Mobile Central Office (MCO) for capacity sharing. The MCO is communicatively coupled to a plurality of wireless base stations, each being operable to handle a session from a wireless device and to handoff the session to another base station when the wireless device moves into a range of the other base station. The MCO is operable to detect capacity on a base station to which it is coupled, to request capacity for the base station from a remotely located master scheduling system, to acquire at least a portion of the requested capacity from a base station of another MCO based on the request to the master scheduling system, to handle another session of another wireless device via the acquired capacity, and to release the acquired capacity to the master scheduling system when the first base station has completed use of the acquired capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard McKibben, Ian MacMillan, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Joey Padden, Justin Colwell
  • Publication number: 20160013855
    Abstract: A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) capable system is contemplated. The communication system may include a signal processor configured to separate an input stream into multiple signal paths to facilitate simultaneous transport through a communication medium. The capability to simultaneously transmit multiples signal paths may be beneficial in order to maximize throughput and/or minimize expense.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Joey Padden, Ian MacMillan
  • Patent number: 9231672
    Abstract: A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) capable system is contemplated. The communication system may include a signal processor configured to separate an input stream into multiple signal paths to facilitate simultaneous transport through a communication medium. The capability to simultaneously transmit multiples signal paths may be beneficial in order to maximize throughput and/or minimize expense.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Ian MacMillan
  • Publication number: 20150319658
    Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for capacity sharing between wireless systems. In one embodiment, a scheduler is operable with a plurality of wireless base stations. Each base station is operable to digitize a frequency spectrum of radio communications from a plurality of user equipment (UEs). The scheduler communicatively couples to first and second Mobile Central Offices (MCOs). The scheduler processes the digitized frequency spectrums of the base stations, extracts radio communications of a first of the UEs from the digitized frequency spectrums of one or more of the base stations coupled to the first MCO, determines that a capacity of the first MCO has been exceeded, determines that a capacity of the second MCO is available, acquires at least a portion of the capacity of the second MCO, and handles a call of the first UE through the capacity acquired from the second MCO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Joey Padden, Bernard McKibben, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Luis Alberto Campos, Ian MacMillan, Justin Colwell
  • Publication number: 20150003412
    Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for capacity sharing between wireless systems. One wireless telecommunications system includes a plurality of base stations and a Mobile Central Office (MCO) communicatively coupled to each of the base stations. Each base station is operable to handle a session from a wireless device and to handoff the session to another of the base stations when the wireless device moves into a range of the other wireless base station. The MCO is operable to detect capacity on a first of the base stations, to request capacity from another wireless system in response to detecting the capacity on the first base station, to acquire at least a portion of the requested capacity from the other wireless system, and to direct the wireless device to communicate via the capacity acquired from the other wireless system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Luis Alberto Campos, Ian MacMillan, Bernard McKibben, Joey Padden, Justin Colwell
  • Publication number: 20150003413
    Abstract: One wireless telecommunications system includes a Mobile Central Office (MCO) for capacity sharing. The MCO is communicatively coupled to a plurality of wireless base stations, each being operable to handle a session from a wireless device and to handoff the session to another base station when the wireless device moves into a range of the other base station. The MCO is operable to detect capacity on a base station to which it is coupled, to request capacity for the base station from a remotely located master scheduling system, to acquire at least a portion of the requested capacity from a base station of another MCO based on the request to the master scheduling system, to handle another session of another wireless device via the acquired capacity, and to release the acquired capacity to the master scheduling system when the first base station has completed use of the acquired capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard McKibben, Ian MacMillan, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Joey Padden, Justin Colwell
  • Publication number: 20150003414
    Abstract: One wireless telecommunications system includes a Mobile Central Office (MCO) for capacity sharing via a master scheduling system. The MCO is communicatively coupled to a plurality of wireless base stations, each being operable to handle a session from a wireless device and to handoff the session to another wireless base station when the wireless device moves into a range of the other base station. Each of the wireless base stations is operable to convey capacity information to the master scheduling system through the MCO, and to acquire capacity from one or more wireless base stations of another MCO when directed by the master scheduling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Bernard McKibben, Ian MacMillan, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Joey Padden, Justin Colwell
  • Publication number: 20140233666
    Abstract: A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) capable system is contemplated. The communication system may include a signal processor configured to separate an input stream into multiple signal paths to facilitate simultaneous transport through a communication medium. The capability to simultaneously transmit multiples signal paths may be beneficial in order to maximize throughput and/or minimize expense.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Ian MacMillan
  • Patent number: 7756891
    Abstract: The present invention provides a search method and system for matching a commodity to one or more applications for using the commodity. A plurality of properties associated with the commodity are identified. A collection of documents for searching for a plurality of combinations of said properties is then defined, wherein the combination includes a single property or multiple properties. The defined collection of documents is searched for all occurrences of the combination of properties, and the hits retrieved for those documents that include the properties. The hits are then associated with one or more subclasses of a classification scheme, and reviewed for those hits that include the properties of the commodity but not the commodity, wherein subclasses not including hits that include the commodity are matched as applications for the commodity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Sizatola LLC
    Inventors: Steven O. Kimbrough, Ian MacMillan, John Ranieri
  • Publication number: 20080021892
    Abstract: The present invention provides a search method and system for matching a commodity to one or more applications for using the commodity. A plurality of properties associated with the commodity are identified. A collection of documents for searching for a plurality of combinations of said properties is then defined, wherein the combination includes a single property or multiple properties. The defined collection of documents is searched for all occurrences of the combination of properties, and the hits retrieved for those documents that include the properties. The hits are then associated with one or more subclasses of a classification scheme, and reviewed for those hits that include the properties of the commodity but not the commodity, wherein subclasses not including hits that include the commodity are matched as applications for the commodity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Steven Kimbrough, Ian MacMillan, John Ranieri
  • Patent number: 7257568
    Abstract: The present invention provides a search method and system for matching a commodity to one or more applications for using the commodity. A plurality of properties associated with the commodity are identified. A collection of documents for searching for a plurality of combinations of the identified properties is also defined, wherein the combination includes a single property or multiple properties. The defined collection of documents is searched for all occurrences or indications of the combination of properties, and the hits are retrieved for those documents that include one or more of the identified properties. The hits are then associated with one or more subclasses of a classification scheme, and reviewed for those hits that include the identified properties of the commodity, but that need not otherwise identify the commodity per se.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Sizatola, LLC
    Inventors: Steven O. Kimbrough, Ian MacMillan, John Ranieri