Patents by Inventor Marc W. Sather
Marc W. Sather 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: 10015634Abstract: Methods and apparatus for estimating mobile station location include receiving reported signal strengths or other attachment indicator values from a mobile station. The reported signal strengths are compared with characteristic received signal strength values in a coverage area of a mobile network. A mobile switching center determines if a local function is requested and initiates a location estimation process by a mobile location module (MLM). The MLM receives the reported signal strength contours associated with the attachment points. Based on a comparison of the reported attachment indicator values with characteristic values, the MLM provides a mobile location estimate.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Alan Denis MacDonald, Marc W. Sather, John Lawrence Snapp
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Publication number: 20170006427Abstract: Methods and apparatus for estimating mobile station location include receiving reported signal strengths or other attachment indicator values from a mobile station. The reported signal strengths are compared with characteristic received signal strength values in a coverage area of a mobile network. A mobile switching center determines if a local function is requested and initiates a location estimation process by a mobile location module (MLM). The MLM receives the reported signal strength contours associated with the attachment points. Based on a comparison of the reported attachment indicator values with characteristic values, the MLM provides a mobile location estimate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Alan Denis MacDonald, Marc W. Sather, John Lawrence Snapp
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Patent number: 9439167Abstract: Methods and apparatus for estimating mobile station location include receiving reported signal strengths or other attachment indicator values from a mobile station. The reported signal strengths are compared with characteristic received signal strength values in a coverage area of a mobile network. A mobile switching center determines if a local function is requested and initiates a location estimation process by a mobile location module (MLM). The MLM receives the reported signal strength contours associated with the attachment points. Based on a comparison of the reported attachment indicator values with characteristic values, the MLM provides a mobile location estimate.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Alan Denis MacDonald, Marc W. Sather, John Lawrence Snapp
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Publication number: 20140213287Abstract: Methods and apparatus for estimating mobile station location include receiving reported signal strengths or other attachment indicator values from a mobile station. The reported signal strengths are compared with characteristic received signal strength values in a coverage area of a mobile network. A mobile switching center determines if a local function is requested and initiates a location estimation process by a mobile location module (MLM). The MLM receives the reported signal strength contours associated with the attachment points. Based on a comparison of the reported attachment indicator values with characteristic values, the MLM provides a mobile location estimate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Alan Denis MacDonald, Marc W. Sather, John Lawrence Snapp
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Patent number: 8676231Abstract: Methods and apparatus for estimating mobile station location include receiving reported signal strengths or other attachment indicator values from a mobile station. The reported signal strengths are compared with characteristic received signal strength values in a coverage area of a mobile network. A mobile switching center determines if a local function is requested and initiates a location estimation process by a mobile location module (MLM). The MLM receives the reported signal strength contours associated with the attachment points. Based on a comparison of the reported attachment indicator values with characteristic values, the MLM provides a mobile location estimate.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Alan Denis MacDonald, Marc W. Sather, John Lawrence Snapp
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Patent number: 8369870Abstract: Methods and apparatus for estimating mobile station location include receiving reported signal strengths or other attachment indicator values from a mobile station. The reported signal strengths are compared with characteristic received signal strength values in a coverage area of a mobile network. A mobile switching center determines if a local function is requested and initiates a location estimation process by a mobile location module (MLM). The MLM receives the reported signal strength contours associated with the attachment points. Based on a comparison of the reported attachment indicator values with characteristic values, the MLM provides a mobile location estimate.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Alan Denis MacDonald, Marc W. Sather, John Lawrence Snapp
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Publication number: 20120094692Abstract: Methods and apparatus for estimating mobile station location include receiving reported signal strengths or other attachment indicator values from a mobile station. The reported signal strengths are compared with characteristic received signal strength values in a coverage area of a mobile network. A mobile switching center determines if a local function is requested and initiates a location estimation process by a mobile location module (MLM). The MLM receives the reported signal strength contours associated with the attachment points. Based on a comparison of the reported attachment indicator values with characteristic values, the MLM provides a mobile location estimate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Inventors: Alan Denis MacDonald, Marc W. Sather, John Lawrence Snapp
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Publication number: 20090221299Abstract: Methods and apparatus for estimating mobile station location include receiving reported signal strengths or other attachment indicator values from a mobile station. The reported signal strengths are compared with characteristic received signal strength values in a coverage area of a mobile network. A mobile switching center determines if a local function is requested and initiates a location estimation process by a mobile location module (MLM). The MLM receives the reported signal strength contours associated with the attachment points. Based on a comparison of the reported attachment indicator values with characteristic values, the MLM provides a mobile location estimate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2009Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Alan Denis MacDonald, Marc W. Sather, John Lawrence Snapp
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Patent number: 7519372Abstract: Methods and apparatus for estimating mobile station location include receiving reported signal strengths or other attachment indicator values from a mobile station. The reported signal strengths are compared with characteristic received signal strength values in a coverage area of a mobile network. A mobile switching center determines if a location function is requested and initiates a location estimation process by a mobile location module (MLM). The MLM receives the reported signal strength contours associated with the attachment points. Based on a comparison of the reported attachment indicator values with characteristic values, the MLM provides a mobile location estimate.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2002Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Alan Denis MacDonald, Marc W. Sather, John Lawrence Snapp
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Publication number: 20040152471Abstract: Methods and apparatus for estimating mobile station location include receiving reported signal strengths or other attachment indicator values from a mobile station. The reported signal strengths are compared with characteristic received signal strength values in a coverage area of a mobile network. A mobile switching center determines if a location function is requested and initiates a location estimation process by a mobile location module (MLM). The MLM receives the reported signal strength contours associated with the attachment points. Based on a comparison of the reported attachment indicator values with characteristic values, the MLM provides a mobile location estimate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2004Publication date: August 5, 2004Inventors: Alan Denis MacDonald, Marc W. Sather, John Lawrence Snapp