Patents by Inventor Michael Kinnavy

Michael Kinnavy 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).

  • Detection of cloned communication units
    Publication number: 20050255830
    Abstract: A method (400) and corresponding data processing system (209) of detecting cloned or duplicated communication units based on received signals is described. The method comprise receiving a signal (403) comprising a sequence of data symbols; and determining (405) whether the signal originated from a plurality of communication units based on a parameter, such as power or quality level of a group of the data symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Dean Thorson, Michael Kinnavy, Takeshi Morishima
  • Method and apparatus for communicating via a wireless local-area network
    Publication number: 20050226185
    Abstract: During operation a device (101) will utilize a wireless local-area network (206) when within the coverage area of the wireless local-area network, and will utilize wide-area network (207) when outside of the coverage area of the wireless local-area network. The device will also utilize both the local, and wide-area networks for soft handoff purposes when both systems are available for communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Daniel Tell, Donald Cordell, Michael Kinnavy, William Morgan