Patents by Inventor James C. Lancaster

James C. Lancaster 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).

  • System and method for determining precise geo-location of a fixed-location radio device
    Patent number: 9288626
    Abstract: To determine precise geographical location of a fixed-location radio device, the fixed-location radio device may enter a configuration mode and receive location data from a separate electronic device that is within close proximity to the fixed-location radio device. The location of the electronic device is used as a proxy for the location of the fixed-location radio device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Spectrum Bridge, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Lancaster, Peter Stanforth, Jeffrey C. Schmidt, Mario A. Camchong
  • System and method for assessing noise floor data using radio blocking performance
    Patent number: 8886240
    Abstract: An electronic device includes communications circuitry configured to communicate with an assistance server. The electronic device transmits a spectrum access request to the assistance server and receives, in response, an available channel list ranked by respective aggregate noise floor metric values from the assistance server. The aggregate noise floor metric value for each channel in the ranked channel list is determined by the server to account for a location of the electronic device, noise from radio frequency devices, and an adjacent channel blocking profile of the communications circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Spectrum Bridge, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Lancaster, Jeffrey C. Schmidt
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PRECISE GEO-LOCATION OF A FIXED-LOCATION RADIO DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140148190
    Abstract: To determine precise geographical location of a fixed-location radio device, the fixed-location radio device may enter a configuration mode and receive location data from a separate electronic device that is within close proximity to the fixed-location radio device. The location of the electronic device is used as a proxy for the location of the fixed-location radio device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Spectrum Bridge, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Lancaster, Peter Stanforth, Jeffrey C. Schmidt, Mario A. Camchong
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING NOISE FLOOR DATA USING RADIO BLOCKING PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20140024406
    Abstract: An electronic device includes communications circuitry configured to communicate with an assistance server. The electronic device transmits a spectrum access request to the assistance server and receives, in response, an available channel list ranked by respective aggregate noise floor metric values from the assistance server. The aggregate noise floor metric value for each channel in the ranked channel list is determined by the server to account for a location of the electronic device, noise from radio frequency devices, and an adjacent channel blocking profile of the communications circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: James C. Lancaster, Jeffrey C. Schmidt