Patents by Inventor Kevin G. Donnellan

Kevin G. Donnellan 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).

  • Management of anticipated data outages in a Push-to-X communication system
    Patent number: 8238900
    Abstract: A mobile station (129) will have the capability to detect an impending cell change and Routing Area Update (RAU) and will send a “Request Deny” message to the network via the serving cell prior to handing over. The PTT server (131) will use the Request Deny message as an indication that an inter-SGSN RAU may be occurring. The PTT server (131) will wait for the mobile station to reappear, after handover, on a new cell. If the mobile does not reappear, an inter-SGSN RAU may be assumed and the PTT server (131) will release the floor and deny the floor to all mobile stations. This action forces all mobile stations back into idle mode and prevents them from seizing the floor. The PTT server (131) will then wait for the mobile station (129) performing the RAU to reappear on a new cell before opening the floor to all mobile stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: John E. Emrich, Kevin G. Donnellan, Jeffrey C. Smolinske
  • Method and apparatus for an up-to-date transportation notification system
    Patent number: 7743985
    Abstract: A method for receiving up-to-date transportation information at a user entity (120) in a wireless communication system (100) includes requesting up-to-date transportation information (502), determining which up-to-date transportation information is desired (506), requesting access to the desired up-to-date transportation information (510), and obtaining the desired up-to-date transportation information and providing the desired up-to-date transportation information (516, 518) to the user entity (120) for presentation to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin G. Donnellan
  • MANAGEMENT OF ANTICIPATED DATA OUTAGES IN A PUSH-TO-X COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090061904
    Abstract: A mobile station (129) will have the capability to detect an impending cell change and Routing Area Update (RAU) and will send a “Request Deny” message to the network via the serving cell prior to handing over. The PTT server (131) will use the Request Deny message as an indication that an inter-SGSN RAU may be occurring. The PTT server (131) will wait for the mobile station to reappear, after handover, on a new cell. If the mobile does not reappear, an inter-SGSN RAU may be assumed and the PTT server (131) will release the floor and deny the floor to all mobile stations. This action forces all mobile stations back into idle mode and prevents them from seizing the floor. The PTT server (131) will then wait for the mobile station (129) performing the RAU to reappear on a new cell before opening the floor to all mobile stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: John E. Emrich, Kevin G. Donnellan, Jeffrey C. Smolinske