Patents by Inventor Lawrence D. Hafner, Jr.

Lawrence D. Hafner, Jr. 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).

  • Handling of frequency bands in neighbor lists in wireless communication devices
    Patent number: 8929889
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for handling of frequency bands in neighbor lists in wireless communication devices are provided herein. In one example, a method of operating a wireless communication device is presented which includes scanning a first frequency band of a source sector based on a neighbor list, and dropping the first frequency band of the source sector from an access list based on a first drop threshold included in the neighbor list. The method also includes scanning a second frequency band of the source sector and the second frequency band of a target sector based on the neighbor list, and adding the second frequency band of the source sector and the second frequency band of the target sector to the access list based on second and third add thresholds included in the neighbor list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: John W. Prock, Patrick William Himmelberg, Siddharth Oroskar, Lawrence D. Hafner, Jr.