Patents by Inventor Kamel Baba

Kamel Baba 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 link layer assisted handoff
    Patent number: 7623493
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described to address the need for an apparatus and method that improves upon known handoff techniques, such as Mobile IP and Fast Mobile IP, to improve the mobility experience of an end user. OSI layer 2-originated indications of a handoff being imminent (301, 501, 502), a link down for handoff (307, 509, 510), and a new link up after handoff (309, 511, 512) are introduced. These indications can be used by applications (such as real-time/streaming applications on the mobile (101)) to take suitable proactive measures prior to an actual handoff. Examples of such measures include the buffering of data to be used during the handoff interval in a way that improves the seamless mobility experience of the end user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamel A. Baba, Mohammed D. Ali, Kadathur S. Natarajan
  • Method and apparatus for link layer assisted handoff
    Publication number: 20060245394
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described to address the need for an apparatus and method that improves upon known handoff techniques, such as Mobile IP and Fast Mobile IP, to improve the mobility experience of an end user. OSI layer 2-originated indications of a handoff being imminent (301, 501, 502), a link down for handoff (307, 509, 510), and a new link up after handoff (309, 511, 512) are introduced. These indications can be used by applications (such as real-time/streaming applications on the mobile (101)) to take suitable proactive measures prior to an actual handoff. Examples of such measures include the buffering of data to be used during the handoff interval in a way that improves the seamless mobility experience of the end user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Kamel Baba, Mohammed Ali, Kadathur Natarajan