Patents by Inventor James Arthur Proctor, Jr.
James Arthur Proctor, Jr. 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).
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Publication number: 20110119733Abstract: Techniques for facilitating the exchange of information and transactions between two entities associated with two wireless devices when the devices are in close proximity to each other. A first device uses a first short range wireless capability to detect an identifier transmitted from a second device in proximity, ideally using existing radio capabilities such as Bluetooth (IEEE802.15.1-2002) or Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11). The detected identifier, being associated with the device, is also associated with an entity. Rather than directly exchanging application data flow between the two devices using the short range wireless capability, a second wireless capability allows for one or more of the devices to communicate with a central server via the internet, and perform the exchange of application data flow. By using a central server to draw on stored information and content associated with the entities the server can broker the exchange of information between the entities and the devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2011Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventors: James Arthur Proctor, JR., James Arthur Proctor, III
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Patent number: 7936736Abstract: Techniques for facilitating the exchange of information and transactions between two entities associated with two wireless devices when the devices are in close proximity to each other. A first device uses a first short range wireless capability to detect an identifier transmitted from a second device in proximity, ideally using existing radio capabilities such as Bluetooth (IEEE802.15.1-2002) or Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11). The detected identifier, being associated with the device, is also associated with an entity. Rather than directly exchanging application data flow between the two devices using the short range wireless capability, a second wireless capability allows for one or more of the devices to communicate with a central server via the internet, and perform the exchange of application data flow. By using a central server to draw on stored information and content associated with the entities the server can broker the exchange of information between the entities and the devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Inventors: James Arthur Proctor, Jr., James Arthur Proctor, III
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Publication number: 20100291865Abstract: A method for providing repeater communication in a wireless repeater deployed in a multi-repeater environment includes inserting a message signal into the transmit signal of the repeater. The message signal may be a unique or quasi-unique low power spreading sequence uniquely identifying the repeater from other repeaters in the environment. The message signal may also contain information relating to the operational characteristics of the repeater. The message signal may be detected by another repeater or by an end-user wireless communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Dhananjay Ashok Gore, Sanjiv Nanda, James Arthur Proctor, JR., Richard Finch Dean, Gwendolyn Denise Barriac
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Publication number: 20100285736Abstract: A wireless repeater includes an echo canceller to cancel an estimated feedback amount from an input signal and a delay to delay the input signal. The delay may be selected to decorrelate a remote signal from a signal to be transmitted by the repeater.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Dhananjay Ashok Gore, Gwendolyn Denise Barriac, Steven J. Howard, James Arthur Proctor, JR., Kenneth M. Gainey
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Publication number: 20100284445Abstract: In one embodiment, a device for constructing a pilot signal for use in a wireless repeater where the pilot signal is added to a transmit signal includes one or more pilot generators. Each pilot generator generates a carrier pilot signal associated with a single carrier of the transmit signal and the carrier pilot signals generated by the one or more pilot generators are summed to generate the pilot signal. Each of the one or more pilot generators includes a pilot symbol unit providing multiple data symbols having a predetermined data structure as the carrier pilot signal, a pilot scrambler, a filter, a pilot power determination unit, and a cyclic prefix insertion unit for inserting a cyclic prefix, to the carrier pilot signal. In another embodiment, the pilot symbol unit providing multiple data symbols in frequency domain as the carrier pilot signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Gwendolyn Denise Barriac, Dhananjay Ashok Gore, James Arthur Proctor, JR., Michael Mao Wang, Tao Tian
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Publication number: 20100284447Abstract: A method for estimating a feedback channel for a wireless repeater uses frequency domain channel estimation on samples of a pilot signal and samples of a receive signal. The pilot signal samples may be delayed to align the largest channel tap to a given reference time. A time domain feedback channel is generated by retaining both the causal taps and the non-causal taps of the channel estimate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Dhananjay Ashok Gore, Michael Mao Wang, Gwendolyn Denise Barriac, James Arthur Proctor, JR., Tao Tian
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Publication number: 20100285733Abstract: A wireless repeater having a receiving antenna for receiving an input signal and a transmitting antenna for transmitting an amplified signal includes first and second front-end circuits and a repeater baseband block coupled between the first and second front-end circuits. The repeater baseband block includes a channel estimation block, an echo canceller implementing time domain echo cancellation, a variable gain stage controlled by a gain control block implementing digital gain control, a first variable delay element introducing a first delay before or after the echo canceller, a second variable delay element introducing a second delay to the output signal. The delayed output signal is coupled to the channel estimation block as a reference signal for estimating the feedback channel, to the echo canceller as a reference signal for estimating the feedback signal, and to the gain control block for monitoring the stability of the repeater.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Dhananjay Ashok Gore, Gwendolyn Denise Barriac, James Arthur Proctor, JR., Steven J. Howard, Hakan Inanoglu, Kenneth M. Gainey, Michael Mao Wang, Tao Tian
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Publication number: 20100285735Abstract: A wireless repeater has a receiving antenna for receiving an input signal and a transmitting antenna for transmitting an amplified signal where the input signal is a sum of a remote signal and a feedback signal. The repeater includes an echo canceller receiving the input signal and generating an echo cancelled signal by estimating a feedback channel between the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna and cancelling a feedback signal estimate from the input signal, an amplifier for amplifying the echo cancelled signal and providing the amplified signal to the transmitting antenna, and a variable delay element receiving the echo cancelled signal and introducing a first delay to the echo cancelled signal. The first delay is selected to optimize the estimation of the feedback channel, thereby optimizing the cancellation of the feedback signal. The delayed echo cancelled signal is coupled to the echo canceller as a reference signal for estimating the feedback channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Dhananjay Ashok Gore, Gwendolyn Denise Barriac, James Arthur Proctor, JR., Kenneth M. Gainey
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Publication number: 20100063867Abstract: Techniques for facilitating the exchange of information and transactions between two entities associated with two wireless devices when the devices are in close proximity to each other. A first device uses a first short range wireless capability to detect an identifier transmitted from a second device in proximity, ideally using existing radio capabilities such as Bluetooth (IEEE802.15.1-2002) or Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11). The detected identifier, being associated with the device, is also associated with an entity. Rather than directly exchanging application data flow between the two devices using the short range wireless capability, a second wireless capability allows for one or more of the devices to communicate with a central server via the internet, and perform the exchange of application data flow. By using a central server to draw on stored information and content associated with the entities the server can broker the exchange of information between the entities and the devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Inventors: James Arthur Proctor, JR., James Arthur Proctor, III
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Publication number: 20100061294Abstract: Techniques for facilitating the exchange of information and transactions between two entities associated with two wireless devices when the devices are in close proximity to each other. A first device uses a first short range wireless capability to detect an identifier transmitted from a second device in proximity, ideally using existing radio capabilities such as Bluetooth (IEEE802.15.1-2002) or Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11). The detected identifier, being associated with the device, is also associated with an entity. Rather than directly exchanging application data flow between the two devices using the short range wireless capability, a second wireless capability allows for one or more of the devices to communicate with a central server via the internet, and perform the exchange of application data flow. By using a central server to draw on stored information and content associated with the entities the server can broker the exchange of information between the entities and the devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Inventors: James Arthur Proctor, JR., James Arthur Proctor, III
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Publication number: 20100062758Abstract: Techniques for facilitating the exchange of information and transactions between two entities associated with two wireless devices when the devices are in close proximity to each other. A first device uses a first short range wireless capability to detect an identifier transmitted from a second device in proximity, ideally using existing radio capabilities such as Bluetooth (IEEE802.15.1-2002) or Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11). The detected identifier, being associated with the device, is also associated with an entity. Rather than directly exchanging application data flow between the two devices using the short range wireless capability, a second wireless capability allows for one or more of the devices to communicate with a central server via the internet, and perform the exchange of application data flow. By using a central server to draw on stored information and content associated with the entities the server can broker the exchange of information between the entities and the devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Inventors: James Arthur Proctor, JR., James Arthur Proctor, III
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Publication number: 20100063889Abstract: Techniques for facilitating the exchange of information and transactions between two entities associated with two wireless devices when the devices are in close proximity to each other. A first device uses a first short range wireless capability to detect an identifier transmitted from a second device in proximity, ideally using existing radio capabilities such as Bluetooth (IEEE802.15.1-2002) or Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11). The detected identifier, being associated with the device, is also associated with an entity. Rather than directly exchanging application data flow between the two devices using the short range wireless capability, a second wireless capability allows for one or more of the devices to communicate with a central server via the internet, and perform the exchange of application data flow. By using a central server to draw on stored information and content associated with the entities the server can broker the exchange of information between the entities and the devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Inventors: James Arthur Proctor, JR., James Arthur Proctor, III
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Publication number: 20100062746Abstract: Techniques for facilitating the exchange of information and transactions between two entities associated with two wireless devices when the devices are in close proximity to each other. A first device uses a first short range wireless capability to detect an identifier transmitted from a second device in proximity, ideally using existing radio capabilities such as Bluetooth (IEEE802.15.1-2002) or Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11). The detected identifier, being associated with the device, is also associated with an entity. Rather than directly exchanging application data flow between the two devices using the short range wireless capability, a second wireless capability allows for one or more of the devices to communicate with a central server via the internet, and perform the exchange of application data flow. By using a central server to draw on stored information and content associated with the entities the server can broker the exchange of information between the entities and the devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Inventors: James Arthur Proctor, JR., James Arthur Proctor, III
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Publication number: 20090323582Abstract: A repeater for a wireless communication network includes a first reception antenna for receiving a reception signal on a first path from one of an access point, another repeater or a wireless station device; a second reception antenna for receiving the reception signal on a second path; a reception weighting circuit for applying first and second weights to the reception signal to generate a first weighted reception signal and a second weighted reception signal; a signal combiner for combining the first and second weighted reception signals according to various mathematical combinations to generate a plurality of combined reception signals; and a transmission antenna for transmitting a transmission signal corresponding to one of the combined reception signals to one of the access point, the another repeater or the wireless station device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2007Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: James Arthur Proctor, JR., James C. Otto, Kenneth Marvin Gainey
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Patent number: 7289827Abstract: An antenna for use with a receiver in a wireless communications system includes antenna elements for generating antenna patterns, and a first module for applying weights to a signal received at each of the antenna elements to generate a selected one of the antenna patterns. A second module detects the received signal at each of the antenna elements. A combiner combines the received signal detected at each of the antenna elements to produce a combined received signal for a selected antenna pattern. A third module determines a signal quality metric for the combined received signal at each selected antenna pattern. The first module is responsive to the determined signal quality metrics for adjusting the weights to generate a preferred antenna pattern.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2004Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.Inventors: James Arthur Proctor, Jr., Lawrence Wayne La Mont, Jr., George Rodney Nelson, Jr., Kenneth Marvin Gainey
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Patent number: 6792290Abstract: An antenna apparatus that can increase capacity in a cellular communication system. The antenna operates in conjunction with a mobile subscriber unit and provides a plurality of antenna elements, each coupled to a respective signal control component such as a phase shifter. The phase shift for each antenna element is programmed for optimum reception during, for example, an idle mode when a pilot signal is received. The antenna array creates a beam former for signals to be transmitted from the mobile subscriber unit, and a directional receiving array to more optimally detect and receive signals transmitted from the base station. By directionally receiving and transmitting signals, multipath fading is greatly reduced as well as intercell interference. The phase shifters are adjusted in a coarse and a fine mode. In the coarse mode all phase shifters are jointly incremented through several phase shift values until a signal quality metric is optimized.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2001Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.Inventors: James Arthur Proctor, Jr., Lawrence Wayne La Mont, Jr., George Rodney Nelson, Jr., Kenneth Marvin Gainey
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Patent number: 6473036Abstract: An antenna apparatus that can increase capacity in a cellular communication system is disclosed. The antenna operates in conjunction with a mobile subscriber unit and comprises a plurality of antenna elements, each coupled to a respective weight control component to provide a weight to the signal transmitted from (or received by) each element. The weight for each antenna element is adjusted to achieve optimum reception during, for example, an idle mode when a pilot signal is received. The antenna array creates a beam former for signals to be transmitted from the mobile subscriber unit, and a directional receiving array to more optimally detect and receive signals transmitted from the base station. By directionally receiving and transmitting signals, multipath fading and intercell interference are greatly reduced. The weights are adjusted in a coarse and a fine mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2001Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Assignee: Tantivy Communications, Inc.Inventor: James Arthur Proctor, Jr.
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Patent number: 6400317Abstract: An antenna apparatus for increasing the capacity in a cellular communication system. The antenna operates in conjunction with a mobile subscriber unit and provides a plurality of antenna elements, each coupled to a respective signal control component to provide a weight to the signal transmitted from each element. The weight for each antenna element is adjusted to achieve optimum reception during, for example, an idle mode when a pilot signal is received. The weight values cause the antenna array to create a beam former for signals to be transmitted from the mobile subscriber unit, and a directional receiving array to more optimally detect and receive signals transmitted from the base station. By directionally receiving and transmitting signals, multipath fading and intercell interference are greatly reduced. The weights are adjusted at the transmitting site in accord with signal quality metric information determined at the receiving site.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2001Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Tantivy Communications, Inc.Inventors: Antoine J. Rouphael, Daniel Innis Riley, John Erich Hoffmann, George Rodney Nelson, Jr., James Arthur Proctor, Jr.
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Patent number: 6078216Abstract: A digital signal processor-resident RF power amplifier performance monitor generates and updates signals for controlling each of an adaptive predistortion unit and a vector modulator of a preamplification signal processing loop, and a vector modulator of a feed-forward error extraction and reinjection loop. A performance monitoring routine subjects monitored aliased data to a window function and determines the spectrum of the data. The spectral data is applied to a sensitivity mask, which masks the data in accordance with a carrier--intermodulation distortion function associated with the operation of the amplifier. The output of the mask is processed to derive a measure of intermodulation distortion power. The intermodulation distortion power is subjected to an error minimization operator, such as a perturbational gradient search, that adjusts each of the control signals for the components of the loops, in such a manner as to maximally cancel intermodulation distortion products.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1998Date of Patent: June 20, 2000Assignee: Spectrian CorporationInventor: James Arthur Proctor, Jr.
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Patent number: 5960047Abstract: A system and method for transmitting information in which a relatively narrowband signal is transmitted followed by the transmission of a relatively wideband signal. The narrowband signal may be used by the receiver to alert the receiver to the upcoming wideband signal. In a system in which the transmissions occur asynchronously to the receiver, the receiver may be less complicated because the receiver is provided with an indication of the time and/or the center frequency of the wideband signal. Either the narrowband signal or the wideband signal may be used to transmit information from the transmitting device to the receiver. The system and method find particular advantage in tracking and locating systems in which a plurality of tags asynchronously transmit information and/or location information to a receiver or a set of receivers.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1997Date of Patent: September 28, 1999Assignee: Harris CorporationInventors: James Arthur Proctor, Jr., James Carl Otto