Patents by Inventor John Patrick Tooher

John Patrick Tooher 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 efficient signaling and usage of resources for wireless communications supporting circuit switched and packet switched sessions
    Patent number: 8705445
    Abstract: Method and apparatus efficiently signal and use resources for wireless communications supporting circuit switched (CS) and packet switched sessions (PS). Signaling and interaction between the wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), and various network entities, such as the Mobility Management Entity (MME), the Visitor Location Register (VLR), and Base Stations (BS), are used to implement circuit switched fall back (CSFB) in a PS system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Mahmoud Watfa, Behrouz Aghili, Ulises Olvera-Hernandez, Nobuyuki Tamaki, Pascal M. Adjakple, John Patrick Tooher, Peter S. Wang
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT SIGNALING AND USAGE OF RESOURCES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORTING CIRCUIT SWITCHED AND PACKET SWITCHED SESSIONS
    Publication number: 20110103277
    Abstract: Method and apparatus efficiently signal and use resources for wireless communications supporting circuit switched (CS) and packet switched sessions (PS). Signaling and interaction between the wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), and various network entities, such as the Mobility Management Entity (MME), the Visitor Location Register (VLR), and Base Stations (BS), are used to implement circuit switched fall back (CSFB) in a PS system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Mahmoud Watfa, Behrouz Aghili, Ulises Olvera-Hernandez, Nobuyuki Tamaki, Pascal M. Adjakple, John Patrick Tooher, Peter S. Wang