Patents by Inventor Mark T. Sheeter

Mark T. Sheeter 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).

  • System and method for determining a location for a mobile device
    Patent number: 8521191
    Abstract: A system for determining a location for a mobile communication device includes a plurality of taps, a multiplexer, and a link aggregator. Each tap includes a pair of connectors that couple to a communication link of a radio access network inline and pass between them a signal received over the communication link. Each tap also includes a multiplexer connector that couples to a multiplexer and a cable connecting the multiplexer connector to the inline connectors. The tap replicates signals passing between the inline connectors and propagates the replicated signals to the multiplexer connector. The multiplexer receives, from each tap, signals replicated by that tap, extracts location data from the received signals, and transmits the location data to a link aggregator. The link aggregator receives the location data from the multiplexer and determines a location for one of the mobile devices based on the received location data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Global Business Software Development Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Powers, Shad L. Holt, Stephen P. Frisbie, John W. Walter, Adam V. Behnke, Mark T. Sheeter
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION FOR A MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120281584
    Abstract: A system for determining a location for a mobile communication device includes a plurality of taps, a multiplexer, and a link aggregator. Each tap includes a pair of connectors that couple to a communication link of a radio access network inline and pass between them a signal received over the communication link. Each tap also includes a multiplexer connector that couples to a multiplexer and a cable connecting the multiplexer connector to the inline connectors. The tap replicates signals passing between the inline connectors and propagates the replicated signals to the multiplexer connector. The multiplexer receives, from each tap, signals replicated by that tap, extracts location data from the received signals, and transmits the location data to a link aggregator. The link aggregator receives the location data from the multiplexer and determines a location for one of the mobile devices based on the received location data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Global Business Software Development Technologies,
    Inventors: Michael W. Powers, Shad L. Holt, Stephen P. Frisbie, John W. Walter, Adam V. Behnke, Mark T. Sheeter
  • System and method for determining a location for a mobile device
    Patent number: 8238941
    Abstract: A system for determining a location for a mobile communication device includes a plurality of taps, a multiplexer, and a link aggregator. Each tap includes a pair of connectors that couple to a communication link of a radio access network inline and pass between them a signal received over the communication link. Each tap also includes a multiplexer connector that couples to a multiplexer and a cable connecting the multiplexer connector to the inline connectors. The tap replicates signals passing between the inline connectors and propagates the replicated signals to the multiplexer connector. The multiplexer receives, from each tap, signals replicated by that tap, extracts location data from the received signals, and transmits the location data to a link aggregator. The link aggregator receives the location data from the multiplexer and determines a location for one of the mobile devices based on the received location data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Global Business Software Development Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Powers, Shad L. Holt, Stephen P. Frisbie, John W. Walter, Adam V. Behnke, Mark T. Sheeter
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION FOR A MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120009948
    Abstract: A system for determining a location for a mobile communication device includes a plurality of taps, a multiplexer, and a link aggregator. Each tap includes a pair of connectors that couple to a communication link of a radio access network inline and pass between them a signal received over the communication link. Each tap also includes a multiplexer connector that couples to a multiplexer and a cable connecting the multiplexer connector to the inline connectors. The tap replicates signals passing between the inline connectors and propagates the replicated signals to the multiplexer connector. The multiplexer receives, from each tap, signals replicated by that tap, extracts location data from the received signals, and transmits the location data to a link aggregator. The link aggregator receives the location data from the multiplexer and determines a location for one of the mobile devices based on the received location data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Global Business Software Development Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Powers, Shad L. Holt, Stephen P. Frisbie, John W. Walter, Adam V. Behnke, Mark T. Sheeter