Patents by Inventor JOHN S. PAPAY

JOHN S. PAPAY 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: 20080305802
    Abstract: A system and method for augmenting wireless coverage for communication devices is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set-top box (STB) having a multimedia subsystem, a cellular transceiver, and a controller element. The controller element can be used to manage the operation of the multimedia subsystem and the cellular transceiver, wirelessly detect a cellular communication device in a vicinity of the cellular transceiver, and provide the cellular communication device access to one or more cellular networks using the cellular transceiver and an exterior antenna coupled to the STB. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: AT&T KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P.
    Inventors: BRUCE BARNES, SHADI KHOSHABA, JOHN S. PAPAY