Patents by Inventor Lawrence J. Harte

Lawrence J. Harte 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).

  • Standby power savings with cumulative party check in mobile phones
    Patent number: 5701329
    Abstract: A power saving standby mode that can be used in mobile radio stations operating in current networks and improves in the intended message reception. The invention enters the power down mode principally contingent upon the CRC check being successful. Additionally, the invention uses a cumulative majority vote procedure which results in a higher probability of correct reception of a message addressed to the receiving station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Ericsson Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Milton Croft, Paul Wilkinson Dent, Lawrence J. Harte, Torbjorn Solve
  • Standby power savings with cumulative parity check in mobile phones
    Patent number: 5568513
    Abstract: A power saving standby mode that can be used in mobile radio stations operating in current networks and improves in the intended message reception. The invention enters the power down mode principally contingent upon the CRC check being successful. Additionally, the invention uses a cumulative majority vote procedure which results in a higher probability of correct reception of a message addressed to the receiving station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Ericsson Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Croft, Paul W. Dent, Lawrence J. Harte, Torbjorn Solve
  • Power saving arrangement and method in portable cellular telephone system
    Patent number: 5224152
    Abstract: Battery power consumption of a cellular telephone is minimized during the stand-by mode by detecting when a received message is intended for another telephone, and for reducing battery power to at least one of the electronic components at the telephone when the transmitted message is intended for another telephone. Power is restored when the next transmitted message is expected to be received by the telephone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Assignee: Audiovox Corporation
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Harte