Patents by Inventor John A. Forrester

John A. Forrester 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).

  • Publication number: 20160381644
    Abstract: Certain aspects relate to controlling a transmit power of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network. The UE may determine a location of the UE, and identify, from set of transmit power reduction settings stored at the UE, a power reduction indicator corresponding to the location and to a frequency range of an uplink transmission. Further, the aspects include the UE transmitting a first uplink transmission in the frequency range at a first transmit power controlled based on the power reduction indicator when the power reduction indicator is found. In another aspect, the UE transmits a second uplink transmission in the frequency range at a second transmit power controlled based on a network-signaled power reduction value when the power reduction indicator corresponding to the location is not found at the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: John FORRESTER, Sumit VERMA, Arvind SANTHANAM
  • Publication number: 20160196604
    Abstract: A Call-To-Action Lockout on a mobile device coupled to a data network is disclosed as a method and apparatus comprising providing a media application configured to respond to a control point associated with media content, providing media content which has at least one associated control point, triggering at least one control point while experiencing the media content; and performing an appropriate Call To Action Script (CTAS) in response to the triggered control point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: John FORRESTER, Sam WILSON, Tim SMITH
  • Patent number: 9245295
    Abstract: A Call-To-Action Lockout on a mobile device coupled to a data network is disclosed as a method and apparatus comprising providing a media application configured to respond to a control point associated with media content, providing media content which has at least one associated control point, triggering at least one control point while experiencing the media content; and performing an appropriate Call To Action Script (CTAS) in response to the triggered control point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Inventors: John Forrester, Sam Wilson, Tim Smith
  • Publication number: 20150337078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic copolymer, block copolymer, and statistical copolymer comprising plural acrylated polyol monomeric units having different degrees of acrylation of hydroxyl groups. The acrylated polyol monomeric units have an average degree of acrylation greater than 1 and less than the number of the hydroxyl groups of the polyol. The present invention also relates to a method of making the thermoplastic copolymer, block copolymer, and statistical copolymer, and using them in various applications, such as asphalt rubber modifiers, adhesives, or an additive in a fracking fluid for oil fracking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Eric W. Cochran, R. Christopher Williams, Nacu Hernandez, Elvira Joana Ferreira Peralta, Michael John Forrester
  • Patent number: 9071679
    Abstract: Various arrangements for customizing a configuration of a mobile device are presented. The mobile device may collect proximity data. The mobile device may determine that a user has gripped the mobile device based on the proximity data. A finger length of the user may be determined using the proximity data. Configuration of the mobile device may be customized at least partially based on the determined finger length of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Babak Forutanpour, Shyam K. Parekh, John Forrester, Harsha Rajendra Prasad
  • Patent number: 8909282
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for providing transmission power limit back-off for Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) compliance. In one aspect, a method implemented in a wireless communication apparatus is provided. The method includes receiving an indication of at least one operating mode indicative of a proximity and an orientation of at least one transmitting antenna of the wireless communication apparatus. The method further includes selecting from a plurality of transformations associated with the at least one operating mode. The method further includes applying a selected transformation to adjust a relationship between a power transmission level of a first transmitter and a power transmission level of a second transmitter. The method further includes determining a target power transmission level of the first transmitter based on the adjusted relationship and a current power transmission level of the second transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Francis Ming-Meng Ngai, John A. Forrester, Anshul Pandey, Supratik Bhattacharjee, Rema Vaidyanathan, Brian Michael George, Zhu Ji
  • Publication number: 20140297449
    Abstract: A Call-To-Action Lockout on a mobile device coupled to a data network is disclosed as a method and apparatus comprising providing a media application configured to respond to a control point associated with media content, providing media content which has at least one associated control point, triggering at least one control point while experiencing the media content; and performing an appropriate Call To Action Script (CTAS) in response to the triggered control point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: John FORRESTER, Sam WILSON, Tim SMITH
  • Publication number: 20140235225
    Abstract: Various arrangements for customizing a configuration of a mobile device are presented. The mobile device may collect proximity data. The mobile device may determine that a user has gripped the mobile device based on the proximity data. A finger length of the user may be determined using the proximity data. Configuration of the mobile device may be customized at least partially based on the determined finger length of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Babak FORUTANPOUR, Shyam K. PAREKH, John FORRESTER, Harsha Rajendra PRASAD
  • Patent number: 8781437
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for providing transmission power limit back-off for Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) compliance. In one aspect, a method implemented in a wireless communication apparatus is provided. The method includes receiving an indication of at least one operating mode indicative of a proximity and an orientation of at least one transmitting antenna of the wireless communication apparatus. The method further includes determining a power transmission characteristic based on the determined operating mode and at least one of a radio access technology type, a band-class, a transmission configuration, an uplink channel, a traffic state, and a radio access technology transmission state used by the wireless communication apparatus, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Francis Ming-Meng Ngai, John A. Forrester, Anshul Pandey, Supratik Bhattacharjee, Rema Vaidyanathan, Brian Michael George, Zhu Ji
  • Patent number: 8750852
    Abstract: Various arrangements for customizing a configuration of a mobile device are presented. The mobile device may collect proximity data. The mobile device may determine that a user has gripped the mobile device based on the proximity data. A finger length of the user may be determined using the proximity data. Configuration of the mobile device may be customized at least partially based on the determined finger length of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Babak Forutanpour, Shyam K. Parekh, John Forrester, Harsha Rajendra Prasad
  • Patent number: 8750843
    Abstract: A Call-To-Action Lockout on a mobile device coupled to a data network is disclosed as a method and apparatus comprising providing a media application configured to respond to a control point associated with media content, providing media content which has at least one associated control point, triggering at least one control point while experiencing the media content; and performing an appropriate Call To Action Script (CTAS) in response to the triggered control point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Inventors: John Forrester, Sam Wilson, Tim Smith
  • Publication number: 20130346599
    Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein are focussed on media interactions at mobile devices, such as tablet PCs, cellular telephones, and other handheld devices (for example iOS, Windows Mobile and Android devices). Some embodiments relate to an arrangement whereby a media item (such as video data) is streamed for playback at the mobile device. A software application executing at the mobile device monitors user interactions with the device during that media item playback (using any one or more of the available device inputs, which may include the likes of touchscreens, cameras, buttons, microphones, gyroscopes, and so on). The timing and nature of these user interactions is analysed relative to media event data defined, thereby to identify correlations. The presence/absence of such correlations may be used for a number of purposes, such as media lockout control, competitions/promotions, entertainment provision, data collection/analysis, and similar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Samuel Kell Wilson, John Forrester, Tim Smith
  • Publication number: 20130109369
    Abstract: Various arrangements for customizing a configuration of a mobile device are presented. The mobile device may collect proximity data. The mobile device may determine that a user has gripped the mobile device based on the proximity data. A finger length of the user may be determined using the proximity data. Configuration of the mobile device may be customized at least partially based on the determined finger length of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Babak Forutanpour, Shyam K. Parekh, John Forrester, Harsha Rajendra Prasad
  • Publication number: 20120270592
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for providing transmission power limit back-off for Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) compliance. In one aspect, a method implemented in a wireless communication apparatus is provided. The method includes receiving an indication of at least one operating mode indicative of a proximity and an orientation of at least one transmitting antenna of the wireless communication apparatus. The method further includes selecting from a plurality of transformations associated with the at least one operating mode. The method further includes applying a selected transformation to adjust a relationship between a power transmission level of a first transmitter and a power transmission level of a second transmitter. The method further includes determining a target power transmission level of the first transmitter based on the adjusted relationship and a current power transmission level of the second transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Francis Ming-Meng Ngai, John A. Forrester, Anshul Pandey, Supratik Bhattacharjee, Rema Vaidyanathan, Brian Michael George, Zhu Ji
  • Publication number: 20120270519
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for providing transmission power limit back-off for Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) compliance. In one aspect, a method implemented in a wireless communication apparatus is provided. The method includes receiving an indication of at least one operating mode indicative of a proximity and an orientation of at least one transmitting antenna of the wireless communication apparatus. The method further includes determining a power transmission characteristic based on the determined operating mode and at least one of a radio access technology type, a band-class, a transmission configuration, an uplink channel, a traffic state, and a radio access technology transmission state used by the wireless communication apparatus, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Francis Ming-Meng Ngai, John A. Forrester, Anshul Pandey, Supratik Bhattacharjee, Rema Vaidyanathan, Brian Michael George, Zhu Ji
  • Publication number: 20120192072
    Abstract: A Call-To-Action Lockout on a mobile device coupled to a data network is disclosed as a method and apparatus comprising providing a media application configured to respond to a control point associated with media content, providing media content which has at least one associated control point, triggering at least one control point while experiencing the media content; and performing an appropriate Call To Action Script (CTAS) in response to the triggered control point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: John FORRESTER, Sam WILSON, Tim SMITH
  • Patent number: 8150386
    Abstract: A Call-To-Action Lockout on a mobile device coupled to a data network is disclosed as a method and apparatus comprising providing a media application configured to respond to a control point associated with media content, providing media content which has at least one associated control point, triggering at least one control point while experiencing the media content; and performing an appropriate Call To Action Script (CTAS) in response to the triggered control point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Inventors: John Forrester, Sam Wilson, Tim Smith
  • Publication number: 20120021707
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure propose methods for determining power level of one or more transmitters based on a power level of a primary transmitter when the transmitters are located in close proximity of each other. The power levels may be determined such that a combined power of all the transmitters is compliant with regulatory radio frequency (RF) safety requirements. For certain aspects, power level of the lower priority transmitters may be determined utilizing one or more look-up tables. For another aspect, power level of the lower priority transmitters may be calculated using an algorithm based on the power level of the priority transmitter. In aspects, the power level of lower priority transmitters and the time duration for which the transmitters are active may be selected dynamically so that the time averaged power of the transmitters for a defined period of time falls below the RF exposure limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John A. Forrester, Paul Guckian, Lin Lu, Reza Shahadi, Amit Mahajan, Walid M. Hamdy, Francis M. Ngai
  • Publication number: 20090191855
    Abstract: A Call-To-Action Lockout on a mobile device coupled to a data network is disclosed as a method and apparatus comprising providing a media application configured to respond to a control point associated with media content, providing media content which has at least one associated control point, triggering at least one control point while experiencing the media content; and performing an appropriate Call To Action Script (CTAS) in response to the triggered control point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: John Forrester, Sam Wilson, Tim Smith
  • Patent number: 4460268
    Abstract: A control to automatically adjust the air bleed screw on a pneumatic dashpot to alter the return speed of a scanning carriage. At the start of the carriage flyback, an end of scan position signal is generated and a second signal is generated when the carriage has reached the home position. These two signals conveyed to control logic determine the time period of the scan flyback. The time period of scan flyback is compared to an acceptable window or range of flyback time periods. If the scan flyback time period is outside the range of acceptable time periods, an adjust drive signal is conveyed to an adjust solenoid. The activation of the solenoid causes the solenoid armature to move a ratchet wheel into engagement with the pneumatic dashpot air bleed screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1984
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: John A. Forrester