Patents by Inventor Martin Dawson

Martin Dawson 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).

  • Publication number: 20120154220
    Abstract: A system and method for determining the location of a mobile device. A first set of signals from a plurality of radio frequency (“RF”) sources may be received at a mobile device and then downconverted into a second set of signals. The mobile device may then time stamp the second set of signals and transmit the time stamped signals to a location determining system. The location of the mobile device may be determined at the location determining system as a function of the time stamped signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Andrew, LLC
    Inventors: Neil Harper, Martin Dawson
  • Patent number: 8125377
    Abstract: A system and method for determining the location of a mobile device. A first set of signals from a plurality of radio frequency (“RF”) sources may be received at a mobile device and then downconverted into a second set of signals. The mobile device may then time stamp the second set of signals and transmit the time stamped signals to a location determining system. The location of the mobile device may be determined at the location determining system as a function of the time stamped signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Andrew LLC
    Inventors: Neil Harper, Martin Dawson
  • Patent number: 7869814
    Abstract: An extension to the Location Information Service (LIS) architecture uses a centralized, user-selected, Privacy Profile Register (PPR) and Presence Register (PR) element, the User Privacy and Presence Register (UPPR) (also known as the Home Register (HR)). This centralized model provides access to value added services that allow the user to be located anywhere in the world by people and services of his choosing. It also provides network elements using this location information with security that the location being provided has certification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: James Winterbottom, Martin Dawson, Martin Thomson
  • Publication number: 20100328148
    Abstract: A system and method for determining the location of a wireless device. A boundary for an approximate area in which the wireless device is located is determined and a plurality of satellites may be determined as a function of the boundary. Assistance data is transmitted to the device which includes information from the plurality of satellites, and the location of the wireless device may be determined from the information. In one embodiment, if the number of the plurality of satellites is greater than a predetermined threshold then the number of satellites may be reduced as a function of one or more of the elevation of each satellite above the horizon, a distance between each satellite to one or more other satellites, and an altitude of each satellite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Andrew Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Harper, Martin Dawson, Martin Thomson
  • Publication number: 20100238070
    Abstract: A method for a mobile location center (MLC) to determine a location of a mobile device in a wireless communication network includes receiving a request to determine the location of the mobile device; concurrently requesting global navigation satellite system (GNSS) measurements from the mobile device and terrestrial measurements from transceivers in the wireless communication network, and receiving the GNSS measurements and at least one of the terrestrial measurements. A GNSS location of the mobile device is calculated as a function of the GNSS measurements, and the calculated GNSS location is determined to be the location of the mobile device when the calculated GNSS location meets a predetermined accuracy threshold. A terrestrial location of the mobile device is calculated as a function of the terrestrial measurements, and the calculated terrestrial location is determined to be the location of the mobile device when the calculated terrestrial location meets the predetermined accuracy threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Andrew LLC
    Inventors: Neil HARPER, Martin DAWSON
  • Patent number: 7800530
    Abstract: A system and method for determining the location of a wireless device. A boundary for an approximate area in which the wireless device is located is determined and a plurality of satellites may be determined as a function of the boundary. Assistance data is transmitted to the device which includes information from the plurality of satellites, and the location of the wireless device may be determined from the information. In one embodiment, if the number of the plurality of satellites is greater than a predetermined threshold then the number of satellites may be reduced as a function of one or more of the elevation of each satellite above the horizon, a distance between each satellite to one or more other satellites, and an altitude of each satellite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Andrew, LLC
    Inventors: Neil Harper, Martin Dawson, Martin Thomson
  • Publication number: 20100149031
    Abstract: A system and method for determining whether a wireless device has transmitted one or more forged radio frequency (“RF”) measurements. A first set of signals from a plurality of RF sources may be received at a wireless device and transmitted to a location determining system. The location determining system may receive a second set of signals from the plurality of RF sources during substantially the same time period and frequency range. The location determining system may compare information from the second set of signals with information from the first set of signals. Alternatively, the location determining system may determine a location of the wireless device as a function of the first set of signals and compare information from the second set of signals with the determined location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: ANDREW LLC
    Inventors: Martin DAWSON, Nell HARPER
  • Publication number: 20100123622
    Abstract: A system and method for determining the location of a mobile device. A first set of signals from a plurality of radio frequency (“RF”) sources may be received at a mobile device and then downconverted into a second set of signals. The mobile device may then time stamp the second set of signals and transmit the time stamped signals to a location determining system. The location of the mobile device may be determined at the location determining system as a function of the time stamped signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Neil Harper, Martin Dawson
  • Patent number: 7627331
    Abstract: An extension to the Location Information Service (LIS) architecture uses a centralized, user-selected, Privacy Profile Register (PPR) and Presence Register (PR) element, the User Privacy and Presence Register (UPPR) (also known as the Home Register (HR)). This centralized model provides access to value added services that allow the user to be located anywhere in the world by people and services of his choosing. It also provides network elements using this location information with security that the location being provided has certification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: James Winterbottom, Martin Dawson, Martin Thomson
  • Publication number: 20090275344
    Abstract: A system and method for determining an approximate location of a mobile device. The occurrence of a predetermined event may be determined at a first node of a network. Measurement data associated with the mobile device may be stored at a second node of the network. An attempt may be made to determine a location of the mobile device using a first location methodology. Upon failure of the location attempt, the mobile device data may be received at a third node of the network from the second node. At the third node an approximate location of the mobile device may be determined using the mobile device data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
    Inventors: John Carlson, Martin Dawson
  • Publication number: 20090255000
    Abstract: An extension to the Location Information Service (LIS) architecture uses a centralized, user-selected, Privacy Profile Register (PPR) and Presence Register (PR) element, the User Privacy and Presence Register (UPPR) (also known as the Home Register (HR)). This centralized model provides access to value added services that allow the user to be located anywhere in the world by people and services of his choosing. It also provides network elements using this location information with security that the location being provided has certification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: Nortel Networks Limted
    Inventors: James Winterbottom, Martin Dawson, Martin Thomson
  • Patent number: 7566579
    Abstract: A method of growing semiconductor materials in the Indium, Aluminium, Gallium Nitride (InAlGaN) material system and to devices made therefrom, in particular optical devices in the ultraviolet to green region of the visible spectrum. Certain optical devices, for example Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) require great precision in the thickness of certain semiconductor layers. One aspect of the present invention provides a gallium-rich group III nitride layer (200, 201) and an adjacent layer of AlxInyGa1-x-yN layer (202). The AlxInyGa1-x-yN layer (202) acts as a fabrication facilitation layer and is selected to provide a good lattice match and high refractive index contrast with the gallium-rich group III nitride layer (200, 201). The high refractive index contrast permits in-situ optical monitoring. The extra layer (202) can be used as an etch marker or etch stop layer in subsequent processing and may be used in a lift-off process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: University of Strathclyde
    Inventors: Ian Michael Watson, Martin Dawson, Erdan Gu, Robert William Martin, Paul Roger Edwards
  • Publication number: 20090146872
    Abstract: A system and method for determining the location of a wireless device. A boundary for an approximate area in which the wireless device is located is determined and a plurality of satellites may be determined as a function of the boundary. Assistance data is transmitted to the device which includes information from the plurality of satellites, and the location of the wireless device may be determined from the information. In one embodiment, if the number of the plurality of satellites is greater than a predetermined threshold then the number of satellites may be reduced as a function of one or more of the elevation of each satellite above the horizon, a distance between each satellite to one or more other satellites, and an altitude of each satellite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
    Inventors: Neil Harper, Martin Dawson, Martin Thomson, Khicm Tran
  • Publication number: 20080067532
    Abstract: A method of growing semiconductor materials in the Indium, Aluminium, Gallium Nitride (InAlGaN) material system and to devices made therefrom, in particular optical devices in the ultraviolet to green region of the visible spectrum. Certain optical devices, for example Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) require great precision in the thickness of certain semiconductor layers. One aspect of the present invention provides a gallium-rich group III nitride layer (200, 201) and an adjacent layer of AlxInyGa1-x-yN layer (202). The AlxInyGa1-x-yN layer (202) acts as a fabrication facilitation layer and is selected to provide a good lattice match and high refractive index contrast with the gallium-rich group III nitride layer (200, 201). The high refractive index contrast permits in-situ optical monitoring. The extra layer (202) can be used as an etch marker or etch stop layer in subsequent processing and may be used in a lift-off process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Ian Watson, Martin Dawson, Erdan Gu, Robert Martin, Paul Edwards
  • Publication number: 20070298793
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed that correlates the MSISDN of a target mobile by performing an out of band request using a IMSI. The correlation between the MSISDN and the IMSI of IMEI is cashed at a database for retrieval. The correlation of the MSISDN allows the position of a mobile device to be determined using a CoPL and/or SUPL location determination sessions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: ANDREW CORPORATION
    Inventor: Martin Dawson
  • Publication number: 20070293215
    Abstract: A system and method to arbitrate between SUP and CoPL LCS technology in a mized access network environment. The method includes signaling the serving network to obtain information prior to selecting a location determination session. The information is then indexed to a database to determine the location determination session desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: ANDREW CORPORATION
    Inventor: Martin Dawson
  • Publication number: 20070293239
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed that determines the position of a mobile device using information obtained by employing a first location determination protocol (or modality) to control the efficient or advantageous invocation of a second location determination protocol (or modality). The system utilizes information readily available from the Control plane along with request parameters and device capabilities to determine whether to invoke a CoPL or SUPL session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: ANDREW CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martin Dawson, Greg Burdett
  • Publication number: 20070274361
    Abstract: An optical device comprises: an active semiconductor region (130), for providing gain to signal light (170) passing through said active region (130); a signal-light reflector (120), for reflecting the signal light (170) through the active region (130) in a direction out of the plane of the active region (130); a pump-light reflector (120), the pump-light reflector (120) being arranged to reflect pump light so as to form a standing wave (160) in the device; and an absorber (191) that absorbs light at a wavelength of the signal light. The absorber (191) is arranged at a position in the device at which there is no or substantially no pump light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Stephane Calvez, John-Mark Hopkins, David Burns, Martin Dawson
  • Publication number: 20060161967
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for sharing of authenticated data includes sharing of location information data from a certified source. The method of sending authenticated data from a sender to a third party comprises the steps of: determining data associated with a communication session initiated by a user, the data being unauthenticated; sending the unauthenticated data to an intermediary to give rise to authenticated data, the intermediary having an authentication arrangement with the third party and a relationship with the sender; receiving the authenticated data from the intermediary in dependence on the relationship; and sending the authenticated data to the third party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Martin Dawson, James Winterbottom, Martin Thomson
  • Publication number: 20060135177
    Abstract: An extension to the Location Information Service (LIS) architecture uses a centralized, user-selected, Privacy Profile Register (PPR) and Presence Register (PR) element, the User Privacy and Presence Register (UPPR) (also known as the Home Register (HR)). This centralized model provides access to value added services that allow the user to be located anywhere in the world by people and services of his choosing. It also provides network elements using this location information with security that the location being provided has certification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: James Winterbottom, Martin Dawson, Martin Thomson