Patents by Inventor Lucian Suta

Lucian Suta 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).

  • Monitoring and troubleshooting a module associated with a portable communication device
    Patent number: 8626149
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and software to monitor, troubleshoot, or diagnose one or more specialty modules associated with a portable communication device are provided. The methods, apparatuses, and software identify the specialty module, obtain and execute procedures to monitor, test, or diagnose the specialty module. If unsatisfactory, error, defective or the like performance is identified, a solution is applied to correct the performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jack Steenstra, Guilherme Luiz Karnas Hoefel, Liren Chen, Kirk S. Taylor, Lucian Suta, Yang Zhang
  • Systems, methods, and apparatuses for erasing memory on wireless devices
    Patent number: 8112807
    Abstract: A wireless device having a memory is provided. The memory or a protected portion of the memory is subject to a hard erasure of the memory vs. a soft erasure of the memory if a plurality of sensors indicate a threat to the device exists. The threat may be detected by a plurality of sensors, such as, a timer, a connectivity sensor, a location sensor or geo-fence, a breech sensor, an authentication procedure or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Kirk S. Taylor, Guilherme Luiz Karnas Hoefel, Liren Chen, Jack Steenstra, Lucian Suta, Yang Zhang
  • MONITORING AND TROUBLESHOOTING A MODULE ASSOCIATED WITH A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090156199
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and software to monitor, troubleshoot, or diagnose one or more specialty modules associated with a portable communication device are provided. The methods, apparatuses, and software identify the specialty module, obtain and execute procedures to monitor, test, or diagnose the specialty module. If unsatisfactory, error, defective or the like performance is identified, a solution is applied to correct, the performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jack Steenstra, Guilherme Luiz Karnas Hoefel, Liren Chen, Kirk S. Taylor, Lucian Suta, Yang Zhang
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR ERASING MEMORY ON WIRELESS DEVICES
    Publication number: 20090119468
    Abstract: A wireless device having a memory is provided. The memory or a protected portion of the memory is subject to a hard erasure of the memory vs. a soft erasure of the memory if a plurality of sensors indicate a threat to the device exists. The threat may be detected by a plurality of sensors, such as, a timer, a connectivity sensor, a location sensor or geo-fence, a breech sensor, an authentication procedure or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Kirk S. Taylor, Guilherme Luiz Karnas Hoefel, Liren Chen, Jack Steenstra, Lucian Suta, Yang Zhang
  • WIRELESS DEVICE HAVING CONFIGURABLE MODES
    Publication number: 20090117888
    Abstract: A wireless device having user defined configurable modes includes a memory have at least one configuration segment containing configuration information relating to at least one application or mode. The user enters the user defined configuration that causes a control processor to configure the wireless device based on the configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Kirk S. Taylor, Guilherme Luiz Karnas Hoefel, Liren Chen, Jack Steenstra, Lucian Suta, Yang Zhang