Patents by Inventor Karl F. Heubaum

Karl F. Heubaum 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).

  • Media-independent handover (MIH) method featuring a simplified beacon
    Patent number: 7496364
    Abstract: A method for implementing a Media Independent Handover (MIH) service between one or more of a heterogeneous and a non-heterogeneous network comprises providing an MIH beacon from one or more of a network (Net) or a mobile node (MN); acknowledging a receipt of the MIH beacon by another of the network (Net) or the mobile node; and facilitating handover (HO) services in response to an acknowledged receipt, and further in response to an MIH beacon message subsequently provided from one or more of the network (Net) or the mobile node. In one embodiment, the MIH beacon comprises at least an MIH-Capability (MIHC) flag, the MIHC flag having one of a first state or a second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael M. Hoghooghi, Karl F. Heubaum, Jeffrey Keating, Jong Sheng M. Lee, Daniel G. Orozco-Perez