Patents by Inventor James F. Wimberley

James F. Wimberley 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).

  • USE OF DISTRIBUTED HASHTABLES FOR WIRELESS ACCESS MOBILITY MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20080225780
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for management of a wireless communication network in which the system has a plurality of access nodes. A distributed hash table (“DHT”) is created. The DHT contains mobility management data of mobile devices using the wireless communication network. The DHT is stored across at least a portion of the plurality of access nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED
    Inventors: William C. McCORMICK, Michael A. ROGER, Alfred R. SCHMIDT, James F. WIMBERLEY, Karl D. MANN
  • Resource localization
    Publication number: 20040205693
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for management of policy management servers across a geographically dispersed network is described. The policy management servers produce virtual points of presence (VPOP) for call service providers. The policy management servers are configured into clusters of policy management servers and during operation can distribute available ports for each VPOP among clusters of policy management servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Alexander, James F. Wimberley, Paul D. Wolff, Robert Welbourn