Patents by Inventor Laurence V. Marks
Laurence V. Marks 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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Patent number: 10091732Abstract: A mobile phone initially probes while in an open-loop mode with an estimated power level based on the received power level from a base station. If a response is not received, power is incremented, and a subsequent probe is sent. The process is repeated until a response is received or when maximum power is reached. If a response is still not received, the mobile phone tests for changing its location state. When BTS probes are unsuccessful and maximum power is reached, available sensors are sampled and tested for a change of state, e.g., by way of an inclinometer, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a GPS, standard 802.11, or employing a Bluetooth, and the like. If no state change is detected, a delay block is entered, reducing the probing rate and the power consumption rate. If a state change is detected, the delay block is bypassed and probing resumes immediately.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Laurence V. Marks
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Publication number: 20160262104Abstract: A mobile phone initially probes while in an open-loop mode with an estimated power level based on the received power level from a base station. If a response is not received, power is incremented, and a subsequent probe is sent. The process is repeated until a response is received or when maximum power is reached. If a response is still not received, the mobile phone tests for changing its location state. When BTS probes are unsuccessful and maximum power is reached, available sensors are sampled and tested for a change of state, e.g., by way of an inclinometer, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a GPS, standard 802.11, or employing a Bluetooth, and the like. If no state change is detected, a delay block is entered, reducing the probing rate and the power consumption rate. If a state change is detected, the delay block is bypassed and probing resumes immediately.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventor: Laurence V. Marks
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Patent number: 9344969Abstract: A mobile phone initially probes while in an open-loop mode with an estimated power level based on the received power level from a base station. If a response is not received, power is incremented, and a subsequent probe is sent. The process is repeated until a response is received or when maximum power is reached. If a response is still not received, the mobile phone tests for changing its location state. When BTS probes are unsuccessful and maximum power is reached, available sensors are sampled and tested for a change of state, e.g., by way of an inclinometer, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a GPS, standard 802.11, or employing a Bluetooth, and the like. If no state change is detected, a delay block is entered, reducing the probing rate and the power consumption rate. If a state change is detected, the delay block is bypassed and probing resumes immediately.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Laurence V. Marks
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Publication number: 20130210403Abstract: A mobile phone initially probes while in an open-loop mode with an estimated power level based on the received power level from a base station. If a response is not received, power is incremented, and a subsequent probe is sent. The process is repeated until a response is received or when maximum power is reached. If a response is still not received, the mobile phone tests for changing its location state. When BTS probes are unsuccessful and maximum power is reached, available sensors are sampled and tested for a change of state, e.g., by way of an inclinometer, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a GPS, standard 802.11, or employing a Bluetooth, and the like. If no state change is detected, a delay block is entered, reducing the probing rate and the power consumption rate. If a state change is detected, the delay block is bypassed and probing resumes immediately.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2012Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Laurence V. Marks
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Patent number: 8090207Abstract: Images captured in a digital form are stored in a digital storage device with already-stored images by determining if a percentage of a finite storage capacity of the digital storage device needed to store the captured and already stored images in the storage device exceeds a pre-set threshold value, wherein storage used of the finite storage capacity to store images may exceed the pre-set threshold value. If the percentage of storage space needed to store the captured and already stored images in the storage device exceeds the pre-set threshold value, then at least one of the captured and already stored images are compressed and all of the captured and already stored images, including all of the compressed images of the captured image and the already stored image, are stored in the storage device.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Laurence V. Marks
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Publication number: 20090190847Abstract: Images are captured and are stored (either in compressed or non-compressed form) in non-volatile storage at a predetermined quality or Q level. When the storage fills to a predetermined threshold, some or all of the images are compressed or recompressed to a lower quality, to make room for additional storage; i.e. new images may be captured and compressed at this lower quality or Q level, to minimize the rate at which the remaining storage is consumed; or all of the captured and stored images may be compressed or recompressed to this lower quality or Q level.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: International Buisness Machines CorporationInventor: Laurence V. Marks
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Patent number: 7551787Abstract: Images are captured and are stored (either in compressed or non-compressed form) in non-volatile storage at a predetermined quality or Q level. When the storage fills to a predetermined threshold, some or all of the images are compressed or recompressed to a lower quality, to make room for additional storage; i.e. new images may be captured and compressed at this lower quality or Q level, to minimize the rate at which the remaining storage is consumed; or all of the captured and stored images may be compressed or recompressed to this lower quality or Q level.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2003Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Laurence V. Marks
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Patent number: 7299125Abstract: Methods, program products, and apparatus for reporting the location of packages or parcels as they move from a reception location through various vehicles and distribution locations to a delivery location. The methods, products, and apparatus enable any interested user to access a consolidated display showing the detailed progress of a package toward delivery, including real-time location information of any delivery vehicle carrying the package.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2004Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Laurence V. Marks, Daniel A. Marks
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Publication number: 20040146214Abstract: Images are captured and are stored (either in compressed or non-compressed form) in non-volatile storage at a predetermined quality or Q level. When the storage fills to a predetermined threshold, some or all of the images are compressed or recompressed to a lower quality, to make room for additional storage; i.e. new images may be captured and compressed at this lower quality or Q level, to minimize the rate at which the remaining storage is consumed; or all of the captured and stored images may be compressed or recompressed to this lower quality or Q level.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2003Publication date: July 29, 2004Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Laurence V. Marks
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Patent number: 5602848Abstract: A multi-mode time division multiplexing (TDM) interface circuit for interfacing between a serial data port and a data buffer is provided. The TDM interface circuit contains a transmitter and a receiver section. The circuit is programmable to operate in a variety of modes and is capable of supporting various multi-channel TDM interfaces as well as single channel analog interfaces. The circuit is programmable by writing a control word to a control register. In operation the circuit receives a frame synchronization signal, a gated bit clock signal, and a bit clock signal from the circuit with which it is interfacing on the serial data port. A base address input to a base address register provides up to 9 of the most significant bits of a data buffer address. A 12-bit counter is used to generate the remaining (least significant) bits of the data buffer address according to the control word in the control register.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1995Date of Patent: February 11, 1997Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lawrence P. Andrews, Gordon T. Davis, Lee H. House, Baiju D. Mandalia, Laurence V. Marks, William R. Robinson, Jr., John C. Sinibaldi
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Patent number: 5483530Abstract: The invention is an ISDN terminal equipment which will maintain connectivity with existing analog modems by setting up a voice-grade connection to existing analog modems and using the power of a digital signal processor DSP to generate the digital equivalent of the analog modem signals for transmission on an ISDN "B" channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1993Date of Patent: January 9, 1996Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gordon T. Davis, Charles B. Dillon, Laurence V. Marks
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Patent number: 5347514Abstract: A processor-based packet memory interface for controlling the transfer of data between multiple communications channels and packet memory in a communications adapter is presented, where the communications adapter uses requestor IDs to identify transmit and receive processes. The processor-based packet memory interface is controlled by a microprocessor configured to perform read and write operations with the communications adapter. The microprocessor is further configured to reserve a plurality of blocks of memory in the packet memory so that the number of communications channels that can be supported is not limited to the number of requestor ID's that can be handled by the communications adapter. The processor-based packet memory interface also includes RAM, for use by the microprocessor, to store pointers to reserved blocks of memory in the packet memory and to temporarily store packet data for transfer between the communications channels and the communications adapter.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1993Date of Patent: September 13, 1994Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gordon T. Davis, Donald J. Donaghy, Laurence V. Marks, Challis L. Purrington, Sr.