Patents by Inventor Matthew Warren Heavilin

Matthew Warren Heavilin 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).

  • Method and system for reducing the size of a paging zone in a broadband wireless network
    Patent number: 8606268
    Abstract: A method reduces a paging zone for a mobile station in a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system includes a plurality of base stations capable of supporting a plurality of application types. A radius of the paging zone is determined. A location update for the mobile station is received. A call setup request for the mobile station is received. The call setup request is associated with an application type. The radius of the paging zone is reduced based on the application type, a speed of the mobile station and an amount of time elapsed since receiving the location update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Ericsson AB
    Inventors: Carl F. Heavilin, Matthew Warren Heavilin
  • Method And System For Reducing The Size Of A Paging Zone In A Broadband Wireless Network
    Publication number: 20110077014
    Abstract: A method reduces a paging zone for a mobile station in a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system includes a plurality of base stations capable of supporting a plurality of application types. A radius of the paging zone is determined. A location update for the mobile station is received. A call setup request for the mobile station is received. The call setup request is associated with an application type. The radius of the paging zone is reduced based on the application type, a speed of the mobile station and an amount of time elapsed since receiving the location update.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Carl F. Heavilin, Matthew Warren Heavilin