Patents by Inventor Liam Prendergast

Liam Prendergast 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).

  • Patent number: 10764758
    Abstract: A method in a wireless dock includes querying a first wireless networking database to identify a first set of available channels, querying a second wireless networking database to identify a second set of available channels, and sending location and device attributes. The method also includes receiving a list of permissible frequencies and power levels, sending to a client device at least a portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels for use of selected channels selected from the first set of the available channels and the second set of the available channels, and communicating with the client device using selected frequencies and power levels selected from the at least the portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Liam Quinn, Liam Prendergast
  • Patent number: 10055126
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a wireless network interface may include a transmit/receive path comprising an antenna for transmitting and receiving wireless transmissions and a baseband controller communicatively coupled to the transmit/receive path and configured to receive fused sensor information indicative of environmental conditions detected by a plurality of sensors and, based on the fused sensor information, tune one or more parameters of the transmit/receive path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Liam B. Quinn, Liam Prendergast
  • Patent number: 10015772
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a geo-tagged beaconing operation. With the geo-tagged beaconing operation, Wi-Fi nodes include geographic information within beacon frames generated by the nodes. In various embodiments, the Wi-Fi nodes include one or more of networking equipment access points, client devices and dedicated Wi-Fi endpoints. Enables a device attempting a Wi-Fi connection to determine its location based upon the geographic information contained within the beacon frame. Upon detecting its location, the Wi-Fi radio then dynamically selects one or more Wi-Fi mode and/or power calibration setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Liam Prendergast, Brian O'Loughlin, Michael Heelan
  • Patent number: 9922618
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a processor, a user interface, and a flexible integrated circuit. The user interface may include a user interface comprising a display, a touch sensor overlaid on the display and configured to detect tactile touches on the user interface, a cover overlaid on the touch sensor, and an antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas. The flexible integrated circuit may be configured to couple the antenna array to the processor, the flexible integrated circuit comprising a radio-frequency module for controlling radio-frequency communications to and from the antenna array and a baseband controller for controlling communication of information between the processor and the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Liam Prendergast, Brian O'Loughlin, Liam B. Quinn
  • Patent number: 9906256
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to utilize multiple sensors to intelligently control RF transmit power and specific absorption rate (SAR) produced from a wireless-enabled information handling system platform in the presence of a detected nearby human body. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented in one example to avoid the poor performance and user experience that results from a reduction in the information handling system platform radio transmit power when it is not necessary (due to false detection of a human body), or that results when the platform transmit power is reduced too much and/or too quickly when nearby proximity of an actual human body is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Liam Prendergast, Gerald R. Pelissier, Liam B. Quinn
  • Patent number: 9853748
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to optimize or otherwise control radio module transmit power performance from a given wireless-enabled information handling system platform based on a set of system-specific RF parameter values that are provisioned and stored on the information handling system platform and that uniquely represent particular RF characteristics (e.g., such as specific device environment, system chassis configuration, etc.) of the given information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Liam Prendergast, Brian O'Loughlin, Michael Heelan
  • Publication number: 20170317709
    Abstract: A portable information handling system having plural radios, each radio having a dedicated antenna and interfaced with a common shared antenna. A controller tunes the shared antenna to support a multi-antenna configuration of one of the radios, such as a MIMO configuration, based upon one or more predetermined conditions, such as data communication supported by the radios, signal strength associated with the radios, proximity sensing at the information handling system housing, and a rotational relationship of rotationally coupled housing portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Liam Prendergast, Gerald R. Pelissier
  • Patent number: 9794002
    Abstract: An information handling system, a display panel, and a method for providing optical communication of signals within a display panel is provided. The information handling system comprises a radio frequency (RF) transceiver subsystem, an antenna subsystem, and a display panel, the display panel for displaying graphic images, the display panel comprising an optical communication channel coupled to the RF transceiver subsystem and the antenna subsystem, the optical communication channel for communicating transmit signals from the RF transceiver subsystem to the antenna subsystem and for communicating receive signals from the antenna subsystem to the RF transceiver subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Liam Prendergast, Gerald R. Pelissier, Liam B. Quinn
  • Publication number: 20170279541
    Abstract: An information handling system, a display panel, and a method for providing optical communication of signals within a display panel is provided. The information handling system comprises a radio frequency (RF) transceiver subsystem, an antenna subsystem, and a display panel, the display panel for displaying graphic images, the display panel comprising an optical communication channel coupled to the RF transceiver subsystem and the antenna subsystem, the optical communication channel for communicating transmit signals from the RF transceiver subsystem to the antenna subsystem and for communicating receive signals from the antenna subsystem to the RF transceiver subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Liam Prendergast, Gerald R. Pelissier, Liam B. Quinn
  • Publication number: 20170265033
    Abstract: A method in a wireless dock includes querying a first wireless networking database to identify a first set of available channels, querying a second wireless networking database to identify a second set of available channels, and sending location and device attributes. The method also includes receiving a list of permissible frequencies and power levels, sending to a client device at least a portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels for use of selected channels selected from the first set of the available channels and the second set of the available channels, and communicating with the client device using selected frequencies and power levels selected from the at least the portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Liam Quinn, Liam Prendergast
  • Patent number: 9692478
    Abstract: A portable information handling system has plural antennae integrated in a housing proximate a touchscreen display. An antenna controller interfaced with the touchscreen display alters performance settings of the plural antennae, such as impedance tuning settings and selection of one or more antenna as active and/or idle. Touchscreen display touched locations and touch area sizes are associated in a table with predetermined performance settings for lookup by the antenna controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Lawrence E. Knepper, Liam Prendergast, Benny J. Bologna, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
  • Publication number: 20170179996
    Abstract: A portable information handling system has plural antennae integrated in a housing proximate a touchscreen display. An antenna controller interfaced with the touchscreen display alters performance settings of the plural antennae, such as impedance tuning settings and selection of one or more antenna as active and/or idle. Touchscreen display touched locations and touch area sizes are associated in a table with predetermined performance settings for lookup by the antenna controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Lawrence E. Knepper, Liam Prendergast, Benny J. Bologna, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
  • Publication number: 20170164316
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a geo-tagged beaconing operation. With the geo-tagged beaconing operation, Wi-Fi nodes include geographic information within beacon frames generated by the nodes. In various embodiments, the Wi-Fi nodes include one or more of networking equipment access points, client devices and dedicated Wi-Fi endpoints. Enables a device attempting a Wi-Fi connection to determine its location based upon the geographic information contained within the beacon frame. Upon detecting its location, the Wi-Fi radio then dynamically selects one or more Wi-Fi mode and/or power calibration setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Liam Prendergast, Brian O'Loughlin, Michael Heelan
  • Patent number: 9668088
    Abstract: A method in a wireless dock includes querying a first wireless networking database to identify a first set of available channels, querying a second wireless networking database to identify a second set of available channels, and sending location and device attributes. The method also includes receiving a list of permissible frequencies and power levels, sending to a client device at least a portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels for use of selected channels selected from the first set of the available channels and the second set of the available channels, and communicating with the client device using selected frequencies and power levels selected from the at least the portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Liam B. Quinn, Liam Prendergast
  • Publication number: 20170077977
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to utilize multiple sensors to intelligently control RF transmit power and specific absorption rate (SAR) produced from a wireless-enabled information handling system platform in the presence of a detected nearby human body. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented in one example to avoid the poor performance and user experience that results from a reduction in the information handling system platform radio transmit power when it is not necessary (due to false detection of a human body), or that results when the platform transmit power is reduced too much and/or too quickly when nearby proximity of an actual human body is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Liam Prendergast, Gerald R. Pelissier, Liam B. Quinn
  • Patent number: 9531420
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to utilize multiple sensors to intelligently control RF transmit power and specific absorption rate (SAR) produced from a wireless-enabled information handling system platform in the presence of a detected nearby human body. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented in one example to avoid the poor performance and user experience that results from a reduction in the information handling system platform radio transmit power when it is not necessary (due to false detection of a human body), or that results when the platform transmit power is reduced too much and/or too quickly when nearby proximity of an actual human body is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Liam Prendergast, Gerald R. Pelissier, Liam B. Quinn
  • Publication number: 20160366015
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to optimize or otherwise control radio module transmit power performance from a given wireless-enabled information handling system platform based on a set of system-specific RF parameter values that are provisioned and stored on the information handling system platform and that uniquely represent particular RF characteristics (e.g., such as specific device environment, system chassis configuration, etc.) of the given information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Liam Prendergast, Brian O'Loughlin, Michael Heelan
  • Publication number: 20160365886
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to utilize multiple sensors to intelligently control RF transmit power and specific absorption rate (SAR) produced from a wireless-enabled information handling system platform in the presence of a detected nearby human body. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented in one example to avoid the poor performance and user experience that results from a reduction in the information handling system platform radio transmit power when it is not necessary (due to false detection of a human body), or that results when the platform transmit power is reduced too much and/or too quickly when nearby proximity of an actual human body is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Liam Prendergast, Gerald R. Pelissier, Liam B. Quinn
  • Publication number: 20160344456
    Abstract: Systems and methods may be implemented with MIMO antenna architectures (e.g., such as 2×2, 3×3, 4×4, etc.) of a given mobile information handling system to selectively use dynamic MIMO configuration and/or reconfiguration to select only a subset of the available multiple antenna elements or all of the available multiple antenna elements for receive and/or transmit operation based on the interference characteristics of the given mobile information handling system and/or based on the current radio frequency (RF) band currently being used for wireless communications by the mobile information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Liam Prendergast, Benny Bologna
  • Patent number: 9496932
    Abstract: Systems and methods may be implemented with MIMO antenna architectures (e.g., such as 2×2, 3×3, 4×4, etc.) of a given mobile information handling system to selectively use dynamic MIMO configuration and/or reconfiguration to select only a subset of the available multiple antenna elements or all of the available multiple antenna elements for receive and/or transmit operation based on the interference characteristics of the given mobile information handling system and/or based on the current radio frequency (RF) band currently being used for wireless communications by the mobile information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Products LP
    Inventors: Liam Prendergast, Benny Bologna