Patents by Inventor Michael A. Salmon

Michael A. Salmon 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).

  • Patent number: 9807250
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed to offload the usage of a cellular network by intelligent selection of broadband network connections such as Wi-Fi access points. A Wi-Fi transceiver on a mobile device is activated when certain conditions are met, such as a time, location, recognition of a radiofrequency (RF) environment, etc. The conditions are correlated with a database of known locations in which a one or more Wi-Fi access points are determined to exist. The Wi-Fi transceiver on the mobile device is activated and commanded to connect to a particular Wi-Fi access point. Dynamic intelligence ensures that the appropriate connection method is used, and minimizes handovers to networks or access points that are unreliable or that are predicted to become inaccessible to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Mark David Austin, Kurt Huber, Sheldon Kent Meredith, Michael A. Salmon, Rick Tipton
  • Publication number: 20140105003
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed to offload the usage of a cellular network by intelligent selection of broadband network connections such as Wi-Fi access points. A Wi-Fi transceiver on a mobile device is activated when certain conditions are met, such as a time, location, recognition of a radiofrequency (RF) environment, etc. The conditions are correlated with a database of known locations in which a one or more Wi-Fi access points are determined to exist. The Wi-Fi transceiver on the mobile device is activated and commanded to connect to a particular Wi-Fi access point. Dynamic intelligence ensures that the appropriate connection method is used, and minimizes handovers to networks or access points that are unreliable or that are predicted to become inaccessible to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Mark David Austin, Kurt Huber, Sheldon Kent Meredith, Michael A. Salmon, Rick Tipton
  • Patent number: 8570993
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed to offload the usage of a cellular network by intelligent selection of broadband network connections such as Wi-Fi access points. A Wi-Fi transceiver on a mobile device is activated when certain conditions are met, such as a time, location, recognition of a radiofrequency (RF) environment, etc. The conditions are correlated with a database of known locations in which a one or more Wi-Fi access points are determined to exist. The Wi-Fi transceiver on the mobile device is activated and commanded to connect to a particular Wi-Fi access point. Dynamic intelligence ensures that the appropriate connection method is used, and minimizes handovers to networks or access points that are unreliable or that are predicted to become inaccessible to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Mark Austin, Kurt Huber, Sheldon Meredith, Michael A. Salmon, Rick Tipton
  • Publication number: 20110286437
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed to offload the usage of a cellular network by intelligent selection of broadband network connections such as Wi-Fi access points. A Wi-Fi transceiver on a mobile device is activated when certain conditions are met, such as a time, location, recognition of a radiofrequency (RF) environment, etc. The conditions are correlated with a database of known locations in which a one or more Wi-Fi access points are determined to exist. The Wi-Fi transceiver on the mobile device is activated and commanded to connect to a particular Wi-Fi access point. Dynamic intelligence ensures that the appropriate connection method is used, and minimizes handovers to networks or access points that are unreliable or that are predicted to become inaccessible to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Mark David Austin, Kurt Huber, Sheldon Kent Meredith, Michael A. Salmon, Rick Tipton