Patents by Inventor James Robert MILLAR

James Robert MILLAR 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 managing load in a communication network
    Patent number: 8995260
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing load in a communication network are provided. At a processor of a relay device, a number of messages is determined that are one or more of currently queued for relay via a communication interface of the relay device and previously relayed within a given time period, the communication interface and the processor of the relay device for relaying the messages, via the communication interface, between a plurality of devices and a network infrastructure. At the processor, a rate at which the plurality of devices establishes communications with the network infrastructure is controlled, wherein there is an inverse relationship between the rate and the number of messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Silviu Florian Simen, Barry Steven Ford, Jason William Tackaberry, Samuel David Glazer, Areg Poghosyan, James Robert Millar, Yusof Ganji, Emil Mihaileanu
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING LOAD IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20140043967
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing load in a communication network are provided. At a processor of a relay device, a number of messages is determined that are one or more of currently queued for relay via a communication interface of the relay device and previously relayed within a given time period, the communication interface and the processor of the relay device for relaying the messages, via the communication interface, between a plurality of devices and a network infrastructure. At the processor, a rate at which the plurality of devices establishes communications with the network infrastructure is controlled, wherein there is an inverse relationship between the rate and the number of messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Silviu Florian SIMEN, Barry Steven FORD, Jason William TACKABERRY, Samuel David GLAZER, Areg POGHOSYAN, James Robert MILLAR, Yusof GANJI, Emil MIHAILEANU