Patents by Inventor Melvin Kevin Stubbings

Melvin Kevin Stubbings 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 controlling congestion in cells within a cellular communication system
    Patent number: 8483701
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling congestion in a cellular communication system (20) are provided. A method includes measuring an inter-arrival time for a plurality of communication packets in at least one user equipment within the communication cell and calculating an average value for the measured inter-arrival times (102). The method further includes determining the average value over each of a plurality of time periods and identifying a congestion condition when the determined average value exceeds a predetermined value over the plurality of time periods (104, 106).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Pine Valley Investments, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Monnes, Thomas Andrew Hengeveld, Melvin Kevin Stubbings
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONGESTION IN CELLS WITHIN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100278042
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling congestion in a cellular communication system (20) are provided. A method includes measuring an inter-arrival time for a plurality of communication packets in at least one user equipment within the communication cell and calculating an average value for the measured inter-arrival times (102). The method further includes determining the average value over each of a plurality of time periods and identifying a congestion condition when the determined average value exceeds a predetermined value over the plurality of time periods (104, 106).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Peter Monnes, Thomas Andrew Hengeveld, Melvin Kevin Stubbings