Patents by Inventor Kwong Hang Chan

Kwong Hang Chan 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).

  • System and method for generating a blacklist for femtocells
    Patent number: 7991397
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for generating a blacklist for femtocells. According to an embodiment of the application, a mobile device generates and maintains a femtocell blacklist including an identification of at least one femtocell to be avoided by the mobile device. Upon detecting a femtocell, the mobile device determines whether the femtocell is identified in the femtocell blacklist. If the femtocell is identified in the femtocell blacklist, then the mobile device avoids any attempt to use the femtocell. This might allow the mobile device to conserve battery power and reduce wireless communication resources. Since the femtocell blacklist is generated and maintained by the mobile device, the network infrastructure does not need to generate and manage the femtocell blacklist. Also, there is no need for the mobile device to download a femtocell blacklist or updates thereof from the network infrastructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: William Daniel Willey, M. Khaledul Islam, Asif Hossain, Kwong Hang Chan, Rene Purnadi, Hao Xue, Shahid Chaudry
  • System and Method for Generating a Blacklist for Femtocells
    Publication number: 20090253432
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for generating a blacklist for femtocells. According to an embodiment of the application, a mobile device generates and maintains a femtocell blacklist including an identification of at least one femtocell to be avoided by the mobile device. Upon detecting a femtocell, the mobile device determines whether the femtocell is identified in the femtocell blacklist. If the femtocell is identified in the femtocell blacklist, then the mobile device avoids any attempt to use the femtocell. This might allow the mobile device to conserve battery power and reduce wireless communication resources. Since the femtocell blacklist is generated and maintained by the mobile device, the network infrastructure does not need to generate and manage the femtocell blacklist. Also, there is no need for the mobile device to download a femtocell blacklist or updates thereof from the network infrastructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: William Daniel Willey, M. Khaledul Islam, Asif Hossain, Kwong Hang Chan, Rene Purnadi, Hao Xue, Shahid Chaudry