Patents by Inventor James Allan Pelletier

James Allan Pelletier 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 for reducing energy consumption of radio communications in a wireless sensor network
    Patent number: 9655067
    Abstract: A method, a non-transitory computer-readable medium and an apparatus for receiving a data packet that is transmitted from a first sensor node are disclosed. For example, the method performs a channel scan of a particular burst of channel scans. When the preamble packet is detected, the method determines whether the preamble packet is addressed to the second sensor node. When the preamble packet is addressed to the second sensor node, the method sends an acknowledgement packet to the first sensor node. The method then receives the data packet that is transmitted from the first sensor node. The method then sleeps for a duration of time, when there is no packet transmission that is ongoing that is destined to the second sensor node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Rajesh Krishna Panta, James Allan Pelletier, Gregory T. Vesonder
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS IN A WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK
    Publication number: 20160198422
    Abstract: A method, a non-transitory computer-readable medium and an apparatus for receiving a data packet that is transmitted from a first sensor node are disclosed. For example, the method performs a channel scan of a particular burst of channel scans. When the preamble packet is detected, the method determines whether the preamble packet is addressed to the second sensor node. When the preamble packet is addressed to the second sensor node, the method sends an acknowledgement packet to the first sensor node. The method then receives the data packet that is transmitted from the first sensor node. The method then sleeps for a duration of time, when there is no packet transmission that is ongoing that is destined to the second sensor node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Rajesh Krishna Panta, James Allan Pelletier, Gregory T. Vesonder
  • Method and apparatus for reducing energy consumption of radio communications in a wireless sensor network
    Patent number: 9288752
    Abstract: A method, a non-transitory computer-readable medium and an apparatus for receiving a data packet that is transmitted from a first sensor node are disclosed. For example, the method performs a channel scan of a particular burst of channel scans. When the preamble packet is detected, the method determines whether the preamble packet is addressed to the second sensor node. When the preamble packet is addressed to the second sensor node, the method sends an acknowledgement packet to the first sensor node. The method then receives the data packet that is transmitted from the first sensor node. The method then sleeps for a duration of time, when there is no packet transmission that is ongoing that is destined to the second sensor node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Rajesh Krishna Panta, James Allan Pelletier, Gregory T. Vesonder
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS IN A WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK
    Publication number: 20150103707
    Abstract: A method, a non-transitory computer-readable medium and an apparatus for receiving a data packet that is transmitted from a first sensor node are disclosed. For example, the method performs a channel scan of a particular burst of channel scans. When the preamble packet is detected, the method determines whether the preamble packet is addressed to the second sensor node. When the preamble packet is addressed to the second sensor node, the method sends an acknowledgement packet to the first sensor node. The method then receives the data packet that is transmitted from the first sensor node. The method then sleeps for a duration of time, when there is no packet transmission that is ongoing that is destined to the second sensor node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I. L.P.
    Inventors: Rajesh Krishna Panta, James Allan Pelletier, Gregory T. Vesonder