Patents by Inventor Marcus Wimmer

Marcus Wimmer 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).

  • Systems, methods, and apparatuses for facilitating allocation of a common resource to a terminal
    Patent number: 8862141
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for facilitating allocation of a common resource to a terminal. A method may include transmitting one or more inbound packet data units including an indication of a category of a terminal and an indication of an identity of the terminal to a network node responsible for managing allocation of a common resource to the terminal. The method may further include receiving an absolute grant of a portion of the common resource to the terminal, wherein the absolute grant is issued by the network node based at least in part upon the transmitted indication of the category of the terminal. Corresponding systems and apparatuses are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Luis Miguel Santos Barreto, Marcus Wimmer, Masatoshi Nakamata, Karri Markus Ranta-aho