Patents by Inventor James Allen Schmitt

James Allen Schmitt 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).

  • Over the air passive downloads
    Patent number: 9924292
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer-readable media, and wireless system that passively provisions wireless devices over the air are provided. The wireless system includes a database, handset configuration manager, and radio network controller. The database stores updates for the wireless devices and indications of which wireless devices received the updates. The handset configuration manager provides updates for wireless devices available in the database. The wireless devices connect to a communication network associated with a network service provider that implements the handset configuration manager. The radio network controller communicates with wireless devices by establishing a slot 0 communication session with the wireless devices after receiving a registration notification from the wireless devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: James Allen Schmitt, Sarah Ann Vida Persson, Lei Zhu
  • Over the air passive downloads
    Patent number: 8351934
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer-readable media, and wireless system that passively provisions wireless devices over the air are provided. The wireless system includes a database, handset configuration manager, and radio network controller. The database stores updates for the wireless devices and indications of which wireless devices received the updates. The handset configuration manager provides updates for wireless devices available in the database. The wireless devices connect to a communication network associated with a network service provider that implements the handset configuration manager. The radio network controller communicates with wireless devices by establishing a slot 0 communication session with the wireless devices after receiving a registration notification from the wireless devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: James Allen Schmitt, Sarah Ann Vida Persson, Lei Zhu