Patents by Inventor Keith Russell Edwards
Keith Russell Edwards 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).
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Publication number: 20140133368Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a cellular telecommunications network. Each cell has at least one base station for sending messages on a downlink of a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) to end user equipments within the cell. Other end user equipment located within the cell which have no or only poor communication directly with the base station over the FDD communicate with the base station indirectly via an intermediate end user equipment, such as a mobile telephone. The intermediate end user equipment includes an FDD transceiver and a Time Division Duplex (TDD) transceiver and an FDD/TDD interface. The intermediate end user equipment receives and sends signals to/from the base station over the FDD using the FDD transceiver and relays them via the FDD/TDD interface and the TDD transceiver towards a relevant one of the other end user equipments over a TDD.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Rockstar Consortium US LPInventor: Keith Russell EDWARDS
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Patent number: 8688172Abstract: The present disclosure allows transmission of multiple signals between masthead electronics and base housing electronics in a base station environment. At least some of the received signals from the multiple antennas are translated to being centered about different center frequencies, such that the translated signals may be combined into a composite signal including each of the received signals. The composite signal is then sent over a single feeder cable to base housing electronics, wherein the received signals are separated and processed by transceiver circuitry. Prior to being provided to the transceiver circuitry, those signals that were translated from being centered about one frequency to another may be retranslated to being centered about the original center frequency.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Steve Beaudin, Keith Russell Edwards, Xiaoyun Hu, Peter Deane
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Patent number: 8654725Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a cellular telecommunications network. Each cell has at least one base station for sending messages on a downlink of a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) to end user equipments within the cell and for receiving messages on an uplink from end user equipments within the cell. Other end user equipment located within the cell which have no or only poor communication directly with the base station over the FDD communicate with the base station indirectly via an intermediate end user equipment, such as a mobile telephone. The intermediate end user equipment includes an FDD transceiver and a Time Division Duplex (TDD) transceiver and an FDD/TDD interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Rockstar Consortium US LPInventor: Keith Russell Edwards
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Patent number: 8340724Abstract: The present invention allows transmission of multiple signals between masthead electronics and base housing electronics in a base station environment. At least some of the received signals from the multiple antennas are translated to being centered about different center frequencies, such that the translated signals may be combined into a composite signal including each of the received signals. The composite signal is then sent over a single feeder cable to base housing electronics, wherein the received signals are separated and processed by transceiver circuitry. Prior to being provided to the transceiver circuitry, those signals that were translated from being centered about one frequency to another may be retranslated to being centered about the original center frequency.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Steve Beaudin, Keith Russell Edwards, Xiaoyun Hu, Peter Deane
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Publication number: 20120058720Abstract: The present invention allows transmission of multiple signals between masthead electronics and base housing electronics in a base station environment. At least some of the received signals from the multiple antennas are translated to being centered about different center frequencies, such that the translated signals may be combined into a composite signal including each of the received signals. The composite signal is then sent over a single feeder cable to base housing electronics, wherein the received signals are separated and processed by transceiver circuitry. Prior to being provided to the transceiver circuitry, those signals that were translated from being centered about one frequency to another may be retranslated to being centered about the original center frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: ROCKSTAR BIDCO, LPInventors: Steve Beaudin, Keith Russell Edwards, Xiaoyun Hu, Peter Deane
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Publication number: 20110310776Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a cellular telecommunications network. Each cell has at least one base station for sending messages on a downlink of a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) to end user equipments within the cell and for receiving messages on an uplink from end user equipments within the cell. Other end user equipment located within the cell which have no or only poor communication directly with the base station over the FDD communicate with the base station indirectly via an intermediate end user equipment, such as a mobile telephone. The intermediate end user equipment includes an FDD transceiver and a Time Division Duplex (TDD) transceiver and an FDD/TDD interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: Nortel Networks LimitedInventor: Keith Russell EDWARDS
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Patent number: 8060147Abstract: The present invention allows transmission of multiple signals between masthead electronics and base housing electronics in a base station environment. At least some of the received signals from the multiple antennas are translated to being centered about different center frequencies, such that the translated signals may be combined into a composite signal including each of the received signals. The composite signal is then sent over a single feeder cable to base housing electronics, wherein the received signals are separated and processed by transceiver circuitry. Prior to being provided to the transceiver circuitry, those signals that were translated from being centered about one frequency to another may be retranslated to being centered about the original center frequency.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Nortel Networks LimitedInventors: Steve Beaudin, Keith Russell Edwards, Xiaoyun Hu, Peter Deane
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Patent number: 7983202Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a cellular telecommunications network. Each cell has at least one base station for sending messages on a downlink of a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) to end user equipments within the cell and for receiving messages on an uplink from end user equipments within the cell. Other end user equipment located within the cell which have no or only poor communication directly with the base station over the FDD communicate with the base station indirectly via an intermediate end user equipment, such as a mobile telephone. The intermediate end user equipment includes an FDD transceiver and a Time Division Duplex (TDD) transceiver and an FDD/TDD interface.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2009Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Nortel Networks LimitedInventor: Keith Russell Edwards
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Publication number: 20100248785Abstract: The present invention allows transmission of multiple signals between masthead electronics and base housing electronics in a base station environment. At least some of the received signals from the multiple antennas are translated to being centered about different center frequencies, such that the translated signals may be combined into a composite signal including each of the received signals. The composite signal is then sent over a single feeder cable to base housing electronics, wherein the received signals are separated and processed by transceiver circuitry. Prior to being provided to the transceiver circuitry, those signals that were translated from being centered about one frequency to another may be retranslated to being centered about the original center frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITEDInventors: Steve Beaudin, Keith Russell Edwards, Xiaoyun Hu, Peter Deane
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Publication number: 20100165893Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a cellular telecommunications network. Each cell has at least one base station for sending messages on a downlink of a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) to end user equipments within the cell and for receiving messages on an uplink from end user equipments within the cell. Other end user equipment located within the cell which have no or only poor communication directly with the base station over the FDD communicate with the base station indirectly via an intermediate end user equipment, such as a mobile telephone. The intermediate end user equipment includes an FDD transceiver and a Time Division Duplex (TDD) transceiver and an FDD/TDD interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventor: Keith Russell Edwards
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Patent number: 7729726Abstract: The present invention allows transmission of multiple signals between masthead electronics and base housing electronics in a base station environment. At least some of the received signals from the multiple antennas are translated to being centered about different center frequencies, such that the translated signals may be combined into a composite signal including each of the received signals. The composite signal is then sent over a single feeder cable to base housing electronics, wherein the received signals are separated and processed by transceiver circuitry. Prior to being provided to the transceiver circuitry, those signals that were translated from being centered about one frequency to another may be retranslated to being centered about the original center frequency.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2004Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Nortel Networks LimitedInventors: Steve Beaudin, Keith Russell Edwards, Xiaoyun Hu, Peter Deane
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Patent number: 7583619Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a cellular telecommunications network. Each cell has at least one base station for sending messages on a downlink of a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) to end user equipments within the cell and for receiving messages on an uplink from end user equipments within the cell. Other end user equipment located within the cell which have no or only poor communication directly with the base station over the FDD communicate with the base station indirectly via an intermediate end user equipment, such as a mobile telephone. The intermediate end user equipment includes an FDD transceiver and a Time Division Duplex (TDD) transceiver and an FDD/TDD interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2002Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Nortel Networks LimitedInventor: Keith Russell Edwards
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Patent number: 7418269Abstract: A wireless communications system has a plurality of uplink and downlink channels available for use. Channels are distributed among different operators who may plan their networks in a non-ideal manner. A terminal uses an uplink channel and a downlink channel selected from those available and performs a method to check whether it is causing interference to other users of the system. The method determines whether the terminal is transmitting at a power which may cause interference to an adjacent uplink channel. If so, the terminal determines which downlink channel is associated with the adjacent uplink channel and monitors that downlink channel. The terminal may then operate in a manner which will reduce interference.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Nortel Networks LimitedInventor: Keith Russell Edwards
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Patent number: 6873834Abstract: The present invention relate to a wireless communication systems and in particular relates to a wireless diversity scheme. Diversity techniques are well established and known to help in many situations but have generally been considered too complex to implement in a low cost terminal. In accordance with a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a wireless terminal receiver arrangement which has a diverse receiver. Continuous signal assessment and fast switching enables only those signals which contribute to an improvement in the quality of the signal to be switched in.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2000Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: Nortel Networks LimitedInventors: Keith Russell Edwards, John McNicol
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Patent number: 6791952Abstract: The disclosure relates to an asymmetric data access scheme eg Internet access scheme, over a fixed wireless access network. The disclosure provides apparatus for bandwidth efficient provision of asymmetric data services operating a method of communicating between a radio base station and a plurality of subscriber terminals, each subscriber terminal comprising a subscriber antenna. Each sector of a tri-sectored cellular arrangement operates a plurality of frequency division duplex pairs, plus one or more additional unpaired downlink frequencies. On the uplink, packet switched data is transmitted on the conventional access channel, eg ALOHA, but on the downlink, packet switched data is transmitted on an unpaired downlink frequency over a broad sectorized beam.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1997Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Assignee: Nortel Networks LimitedInventors: Jie Lin, Keith Russell Edwards, Richard John Driscoll
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PHASE ERROR DETECTION METHOD FOR MAGNETIC WALL DISPLACEMENT TYPE OF MAGNETO-OPTICAL RECORDING DEVICE
Publication number: 20040114545Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a cellular telecommunications network. Each cell has at least one base station for sending messages on a downlink of a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) to end user equipments within the cell and for receiving messages on an uplink from end user equipments within the cell. Other end user equipment located within the cell which have no or only poor communication directly with the base station over the FDD communicate with the base station indirectly via an intermediate end user equipment, such as a mobile telephone. The intermediate end user equipment includes an FDD transceiver and a Time Division Duplex (TDD) transceiver and an FDD/TDD interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2002Publication date: June 17, 2004Inventor: Keith Russell Edwards -
Patent number: 6591288Abstract: An accelerated access system for a computing device, in which the computing device is connected to a first data network, such as the Internet, via a second data network such as a wireless telecommunication network. The system comprising a server for downloading data from the first data network before that data has been requested by a user of the computing device and a cache for storing the downloaded data. For example, during browsing of the Internet by a user of the computing device the server downloads data linked to an Internet site being displayed by the computing device for storage in the cache. Then when a user subsequently requests the data stored in the cache it appears on the screen of the computing device faster than it would take to access it from the Internet.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1998Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignee: Nortel Networks LimitedInventors: Keith Russell Edwards, Richard John Driscoll
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Patent number: 6501964Abstract: The invention relates to sub macro cellular layers of a wireless communications system. An object of wireless communications system design is to reduce the number of base station sites required by increasing their range and or capacity. The term, “capacity” is used herein to refer to any suitable measure which provides an indication of how many conventional mobile terminals or other terminals are able to communicate effectively with a given antenna arrangement. Macro base station sites for cellular systems are particularly expensive, both in terms of the equipment required and the need for a geographical site for each cell site where, inter alia, large structures are frequently employed where planning permission is required. The present invention seeks to provide a system and method for reducing the effects of adjacent channel interference, especially in 3G CDMA base stations.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1999Date of Patent: December 31, 2002Assignee: Nortel Networks LimitedInventors: John E. Hudson, Keith Russell Edwards, Paul Barton
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Patent number: 6275486Abstract: This invention relates to radio communication networks and more particularly, but not exclusively, to radio communication networks using multiple access techniques. A system and method for adaptively changing the characteristics of a signal transmitted across a network is provided. In one embodiment, the communications network comprises at least two stations for transmitting and receiving; wherein at least one of the stations is capable of sending a control signal to the other station after receiving a signal transmitted over the network from the other station after analysis of the transmitted signal, which control signal is transmitted as a data packet independent of the other data and overhead signals.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 1997Date of Patent: August 14, 2001Assignee: Nortel Networks LimitedInventors: Keith Russell Edwards, Alister Graham Burr, Timothy Conrad Tozer, David Andrew James Pearce
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Publication number: 20010012764Abstract: Radio signals in a radio communications system may be modulated in a variety of fashions; there are a finite number of available individual communications channels for separate sets of parties to communicate with each other. The optimisiation of a transmitting antenna requires knowledge of the channel over which the signal is to be transmitted. A system operable over a channel having characteristics such that parameters of a transmission path can be predicted from received signals is disclosed; said system comprising means for analyzing signals received from said channel and a plurality of signal generation means adapted to vary output in response to said signal analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 1997Publication date: August 9, 2001Inventors: KEITH RUSSELL EDWARDS, ALISTER GRAHAM BURR, TIMOTHY CONRAD TOZER, DAVID ANDREW JAMES PEARCE