Patents by Inventor Joseph Francis Newman

Joseph Francis Newman 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).

  • Location System And Communication System
    Publication number: 20120294117
    Abstract: A location system comprises a plurality of transponders whose locations are detectable by a base system. The base system interrogates (51-55) the transponders one at a time in accordance with a schedule of consecutive time slots. In response to a priority request received (53) from one of the transponders, the base system interrupts the schedule and interrogates substantially immediately (56, 57, 55) the signaling transponder so as to determine its location with minimal latency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew Martin Robert Ward, Stephen Edward Hodges, Peter Joseph Steggles, Rupert William Meldrum Curwen, Joseph Francis Newman
  • Location system and communication system
    Patent number: 8264319
    Abstract: A location system comprises a plurality of transponders whose locations are detectable by a base system. The base system interrogates (51-55) the transponders one at a time in accordance with a schedule of consecutive time slots. In response to a priority request received (53) from one of the transponders, the base system interrupts the schedule and interrogates substantially immediately (56, 57, 55) the signaling transponder so as to determine its location with minimal latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P
    Inventors: Andrew Martin Robert Ward, Stephen Edward Hodges, Peter Joseph Steggles, Rupert William Meldrum Curwen, Joseph Francis Newman
  • Location system and communication system
    Publication number: 20080285593
    Abstract: A location system comprises a plurality of transponders whose locations are detectable by a base system. The base system interrogates (51-55) the transponders one at a time in accordance with a schedule of consecutive time slots. In response to a priority request received (53) from one of the transponders, the base system interrupts the schedule and interrogates substantially immediately (56, 57, 55) the signaling transponder so as to determine its location with minimal latency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew Martin Robert Ward, Stephen Edward Hodges, Peter Joseph Steggles, Rupert William Meldrum Curwen, Joseph Francis Newman
  • Location system and communication
    Patent number: 7388464
    Abstract: A location system comprises a plurality of transponders whose locations are detectable by a base system. The base system interrogates (51-55) the transponders one at a time in accordance with a schedule of consecutive time slots. In response to a priority request received (53) from one of the transponders, the base system interrupts the schedule and interrogates substantially immediately (56,57,55) the signalling transponder so as to determine its location with minimal latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew Martin Robert Ward, Stephen Edward Hodges, Peter Joseph Steggles, Rupert William Meldrum Curwen, Joseph Francis Newman