Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D. Ferguson

Jeffrey D. Ferguson 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 extraction of location related data in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 8781503
    Abstract: A system and method to collect data related to the geographical location of a mobile station communicating with a GSM network and to use the location related data to determine the geographical location of the mobile station. A tap is place in an Abis link between a base station and a base station controller, the tap providing a copy of a signal carried by the Abis link. The copy signal is routed to a protocol analyzer that extracts location related data from the copy signal. A location processor uses the location data to determine the geographical location of the mobile station. The geographical location data is used by a data analyzer to provide location based services, such as estimating traffic intensity and speed of mobile stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Ferguson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF LOCATION RELATED DATA IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090233625
    Abstract: A system and method to collect data related to the geographical location of a mobile station communicating with a GSM network and to use the location related data to determine the geographical location of the mobile station. A tap is place in an Abis link between a base station and a base station controller, the tap providing a copy of a signal carried by the Abis link. The copy signal is routed to a protocol analyzer that extracts location related data from the copy signal. A location processor uses the location data to determine the geographical location of the mobile station. The geographical location data is used by a data analyzer to provide location based services, such as estimating traffic intensity and speed of mobile stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Ferguson