Patents by Inventor Kin F. Wong

Kin F. Wong 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for efficient transport and management of a positioning and timing almanac
    Patent number: 9813866
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reporting almanac versions and almanac identification by a mobile station to a server is provided. The server compares the almanac version and almanac identification held by the mobile station with almanac versions and almanac identifications held by the server. The server then sends instructions to the mobile station to match the server versions of the almanac versions and almanac identifications for the almanac versions and almanac identifications that the mobile station should hold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ju-Yong Do, Gengsheng Zhang, Kin F. Wong
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT TRANSPORT AND MANAGEMENT OF A POSITIONING & TIMING ALMANAC
    Publication number: 20160323710
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reporting almanac versions and almanac identification by a mobile station to a server is provided. The server compares the almanac version and almanac identification held by the mobile station with almanac versions and almanac identifications held by the server. The server then sends instructions to the mobile station to match the server versions of the almanac versions and almanac identifications for the almanac versions and almanac identifications that the mobile station should hold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Ju-Yong Do, Gengsheng Zhang, Kin F. Wong
  • Methods and apparatus for efficient transport and management of a positioning and timing almanac
    Patent number: 9400320
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reporting almanac versions and almanac identification by a mobile station to a server is provided. The server compares the almanac version and almanac identification held by the mobile station with almanac versions and almanac identifications held by the server. The server then sends instructions to the mobile station to match the server versions of the almanac versions and almanac identifications for the almanac versions and almanac identifications that the mobile station should hold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ju-Yong Do, Gengsheng Zhang, Kin F. Wong
  • Transmitter position integrity checking
    Patent number: 9042913
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to determining whether a reported position of a wireless transmitter is sufficiently accurate in accordance with an accuracy metric based at least in part on a calculated range between an estimated position of a mobile station and the reported position and also based at least in part on one or more measurements taken from one or more signals transmitted by the wireless transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark L. Moeglein, Douglas N. Rowitch, Ashok Bhatia, Kin F. Wong
  • TRANSMITTER POSITION INTEGRITY CHECKING
    Publication number: 20140370918
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to determining whether a reported position of a wireless transmitter is sufficiently accurate in accordance with an accuracy metric based at least in part on a calculated range between an estimated position of a mobile station and the reported position and also based at least in part on one or more measurements taken from one or more signals transmitted by the wireless transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Mark L. MOEGLEIN, Douglas N. ROWITCH, Ashok BHATIA, Kin F. WONG
  • Transmitter position integrity checking
    Patent number: 8855674
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to determining whether a reported position of a wireless transmitter is sufficiently accurate in accordance with an accuracy metric based at least in part on a calculated range between an estimated position of a mobile station and the reported position and also based at least in part on one or more measurements taken from one or more signals transmitted by the wireless transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark L. Moeglein, Douglas N. Rowitch, Ashok Bhatia, Kin F. Wong
  • Methods and apparatus for efficient transport and management of a positioning & timing almanac
    Publication number: 20130267218
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reporting almanac versions and almanac identification by a mobile station to a server is provided. The server compares the almanac version and almanac identification held by the mobile station with almanac versions and almanac identifications held by the server. The server then sends instructions to the mobile station to match the server versions of the almanac versions and almanac identifications for the almanac versions and almanac identifications that the mobile station should hold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Atheros, Inc.
    Inventors: Ju-Yong Do, Gengsheng Zhang, Kin F. Wong