Patents by Inventor Joseph Alan Tobin

Joseph Alan Tobin 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).

  • Patent number: 9813144
    Abstract: The Aircraft Mobile IP Address System provides wireless communication services to passengers who are located onboard an aircraft by storing data indicative of the individually identified wireless devices located onboard the aircraft. The System assigns a single IP address to each Point-to-Point Protocol link which connects the aircraft network to the ground-based communication network but also creates an IP subnet onboard the aircraft. The IP subnet utilizes a plurality of IP addresses for each Point-to-Point link thereby to enable each passenger wireless device to be uniquely identified with their own IP address. This is enabled since both Point-to-Point Protocol IPCP endpoints have pre-defined IP address pools and/or topology configured; each Point-to-Point Protocol endpoint can utilize a greater number of IP addresses than one per link. Such an approach does not change IPCP or other EVDO protocols/messaging but does allow this address to be directly visible to the ground-based communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: GOGO LLC
    Inventors: Bryan A. Lauer, Jerry Stamatopoulos, Anjum Rashid, Joseph Alan Tobin, Patrick J. Walsh, Steven J. Arntzen
  • Patent number: 8995993
    Abstract: The Aircraft Mobile IP Address System provides wireless communication services to passengers who are located onboard an aircraft by storing data indicative of the individually identified wireless devices located onboard the aircraft. The System assigns a single IP address to each Point-to-Point Protocol link which connects the aircraft network to the ground-based communication network but also creates an IP subnet onboard the aircraft. The IP subnet utilizes a plurality of IP addresses for each Point-to-Point link thereby to enable each passenger wireless device to be uniquely identified with their own IP address. This is enabled since both Point-to-Point Protocol IPCP endpoints have pre-defined IP address pools and/or topology configured; each Point-to-Point Protocol endpoint can utilize a greater number of IP addresses than one per link. Such an approach does not change IPCP or other EVDO protocols/messaging but does allow this address to be directly visible to the ground-based communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Gogo LLC
    Inventors: Bryan A. Lauer, Jerry Stamatopoulos, Anjum Rashid, Joseph Alan Tobin, Patrick J. Walsh, Steven J. Arntzen
  • Patent number: 8442519
    Abstract: The present Spectrum Sharing System implements spectrum reuse between aircraft-based Air-To-Ground (ATG) communication systems and Geostationary Satellite Service systems. This is accomplished by managing the radio frequency transmissions in the volume of space in which the aircraft operates, with interference between the Spectrum Sharing System and the Geostationary Satellite Service system being reduced by implementing reversed uplink and downlink radio frequency paths in the common spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: GoGo LLC
    Inventors: Joseph M. Cruz, Patrick J. Walsh, Joseph Alan Tobin, Tim Joyce, Yong Liu, Anand K. Chari, Ivica Kostanic, Harold Grant Saroka
  • Patent number: 8254914
    Abstract: The Aircraft Air-To-Ground IP Tunnel System provides wireless communication services to passengers located onboard an aircraft by storing data indicative of the individually identified passenger wireless devices located onboard the aircraft. The Aircraft Air-To-Ground IP Tunnel System assigns a single IP address to each Point-to-Point Protocol link connecting the aircraft network to the ground-based communication network and creates an IP subnet onboard the aircraft. The IP subnet utilizes a plurality of IP addresses for each Point-to-Point link, enabling each passenger wireless device to be uniquely identified with their own IP address. This is enabled since both Point-to-Point Protocol IPCP endpoints have pre-defined IP address pools and/or topology configured, so each Point-to-Point Protocol endpoint can utilize a greater number of IP addresses than one per link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Gogo, LLC
    Inventors: Bryan A. Lauer, Jerry Stamatopoulos, Anjum Rashid, Joseph Alan Tobin, Patrick J. Walsh, Steven J. Arntzen
  • Publication number: 20110320576
    Abstract: The Aircraft Air-To-Ground IP Tunnel System provides wireless communication services to passengers located onboard an aircraft by storing data indicative of the individually identified passenger wireless devices located onboard the aircraft. The Aircraft Air-To-Ground IP Tunnel System assigns a single IP address to each Point-to-Point Protocol link connecting the aircraft network to the ground-based communication network and creates an IP subnet onboard the aircraft. The IP subnet utilizes a plurality of IP addresses for each Point-to-Point link, enabling each passenger wireless device to be uniquely identified with their own IP address. This is enabled since both Point-to-Point Protocol IPCP endpoints have pre-defined IP address pools and/or topology configured, so each Point-to-Point Protocol endpoint can utilize a greater number of IP addresses than one per link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Bryan A. Lauer, Jerry Stamatopoulos, Anjum Rashid, Joseph Alan Tobin, Patrick J. Walsh, Steven J. Arntzen
  • Patent number: 8081969
    Abstract: The Aircraft IP Subnet System provides wireless communication services to passengers located onboard an aircraft by storing data indicative of individually identified wireless devices that are located onboard the aircraft. The Aircraft IP Subnet System assigns a single IP address to each Point-to-Point Protocol link connecting the aircraft network to the ground-based communication network and creates an IP subnet onboard the aircraft. The IP subnet utilizes a plurality of IP addresses for each Point-to-Point link, thereby to enable each passenger wireless device to be uniquely identified with their own IP address. This is enabled since both Point-to-Point Protocol IPCP endpoints have pre-defined IP address pools and/or topology configured, so each Point-to-Point Protocol endpoint can utilize a greater number of IP addresses than one per link. Such an approach does not change IPCP or other EVDO protocols/messaging but allows this address to be directly visible to the ground-based communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Gogo LLC
    Inventors: Bryan A. Lauer, Jerry Stamatopoulos, Anjum Rashid, Joseph Alan Tobin, Patrick Jay Walsh, Steven J. Arntzen
  • Patent number: 8081968
    Abstract: The Aircraft Air-To-Ground IP Tunnel System provides wireless communication services to passengers located onboard an aircraft by storing data indicative of the individually identified passenger wireless devices located onboard the aircraft. The Aircraft Air-To-Ground IP Tunnel System assigns a single IP address to each Point-to-Point Protocol link connecting the aircraft network to the ground-based communication network and creates an IP subnet onboard the aircraft. The IP subnet utilizes a plurality of IP addresses for each Point-to-Point link, enabling each passenger wireless device to be uniquely identified with their own IP address. This is enabled since both Point-to-Point Protocol IPCP endpoints have pre-defined IP address pools and/or topology configured, so each Point-to-Point Protocol endpoint can utilize a greater number of IP addresses than one per link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Gogo LLC
    Inventors: Bryan A. Lauer, Jerry Stamatopoulos, Anjum Rashid, Joseph Alan Tobin, Patrick Jay Walsh, Steven J. Arntzen
  • Publication number: 20080182573
    Abstract: The Aircraft Mobile IP Address System provides wireless communication services to passengers who are located onboard an aircraft by storing data indicative of the individually identified wireless devices located onboard the aircraft. The System assigns a single IP address to each Point-to-Point Protocol link which connects the aircraft network to the ground-based communication network but also creates an IP subnet onboard the aircraft. The IP subnet utilizes a plurality of IP addresses for each Point-to-Point link thereby to enable each passenger wireless device to be uniquely identified with their own IP address. This is enabled since both Point-to-Point Protocol IPCP endpoints have pre-defined IP address pools and/or topology configured; each Point-to-Point Protocol endpoint can utilize a greater number of IP addresses than one per link. Such an approach does not change IPCP or other EVDO protocols/messaging but does allow this address to be directly visible to the ground-based communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: AirCell LLC
    Inventors: Bryan A. Lauer, Jerry Stamatopoulos, Anjum Rashid, Joseph Alan Tobin, Patrick J. Walsh, Steven J. Arntzen