Patents by Inventor Patrick Tao

Patrick Tao 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: 12154286
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for operating an imaging system. The imaging system may move or be moved to acquire image data of a subject at different positions relative to the subject. The image data may, thereafter, be combined to form a single image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Xavier Tomas Fernandez, Andre D. A. Souza, Robert Allen Simpson, Kyo C. Jin, Hong Li, Xiaodong Tao, Patrick A. Helm, Michael Philip Marrama
  • Publication number: 20240358336
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for analyzing image data of a subject and/or operating and moving an imaging system to obtain image data. The image data can be collected with an imaging system in a selected manner and/or motion. An automatic system and method may define or identify positions for image data acquisition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Rasika A. PARKAR, Xavier Tomas FERNANDEZ, Xiaodong TAO, Nikita PANDEY, Patrick A. HELM, Dany JUNIO
  • Publication number: 20240358342
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for analyzing image data of a subject and/or operating and moving an imaging system to obtain image data. The image data can be collected with an imaging system in a selected manner and/or motion. An automatic system and method may define or identify positions for image data acquisition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Rasika A. PARKAR, Xavier Tomas FERNANDEZ, Xiaodong TAO, Nikita PANDEY, Patrick A. HELM, Dany JUNIO
  • Publication number: 20240358343
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for analyzing image data of a subject and/or operating and moving an imaging system to obtain image data. The image data can be collected with an imaging system in a selected manner and/or motion. An automatic system and method may define or identify positions for image data acquisition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Rasika A. PARKAR, Xavier Tomas FERNANDEZ, Xiaodong TAO, Nikita PANDEY, Patrick A. HELM, Dany JUNIO
  • Publication number: 20240298986
    Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for acquiring image data of a subject. The image data can be collected with an imaging system in a selected manner and/or motion. More than one projection may be combined to generate and create a selected view of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick A. HELM, Rasika A. PARKAR, Robert J. REDDY, Seunghoon NAM, Kyo C. JIN, Andre SOUZA, Xiaodong TAO, David A. GARLOW, John R. MARTIN
  • Publication number: 20240288928
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed that improve sleep state demotion with a hardware power monitor. An example apparatus includes memory, and processor circuitry to perform at least one of the operations to instantiate: detector circuitry to detect power output data of the computing device via a hardware power monitor, power analyzer circuitry to determine the power output data for sleep states of the computing device based on multiple wake intervals, identifier circuitry to identify crossover thresholds at ones of the multiple wake intervals, and controller circuitry to limit the computing device to the crossover thresholds at ones of the multiple wake intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick Leung, Jiancheng Tao, Trevor Love, Jianfang Zhu, Kristoffer Fleming, Jun Liu, Michael Mallen, Duncan Glendinning
  • Patent number: 12070344
    Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for acquiring image data of a subject. The image data can be collected with an imaging system in a selected manner and/or motion. More than one projection may be combined to generate and create a selected view of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick A. Helm, Rasika A. Parkar, Robert J. Reddy, Seunghoon Nam, Kyo C. Jin, Andre Souza, Xiaodong Tao, David A. Garlow, John R. Martin
  • Patent number: 8204502
    Abstract: Some embodiments are implemented in a communication system that includes a first wireless communication system and a second wireless communication system that includes a Femtocell access point (FAP) and a network controller that can communicatively couple the FAP to the first wireless communication system. In some embodiments, the network controller can communicatively couple to the first wireless communication system through a UTRAN Iu interface. In some embodiments, the FAP can communicatively couple to a user equipment using a short-range licensed wireless frequency. Some embodiments provide a method of performing a user equipment (UE) registration. The method establishes a unique connection dedicated to the UE between the FAP and the network controller. The method receives a register request message at the network controller from the FAP through the dedicated connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Khetawat, Milan Markovic, Michael D. Gallagher, Patrick Tao, Rajeev Gupta
  • Patent number: 8165086
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method and apparatus for seamlessly providing voice and data services across a licensed wireless network while accessing a second different communication network through a user equipment. The first and second communication networks include licensed wireless networks, unlicensed wireless networks, or Internet Protocol (IP) networks, to name a few. Furthermore, some embodiments of the second communication network include a modified interface for directly interfacing with components of the first communication network in order to pass and retrieve data packets from the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Gallagher, Patrick Tao, Milan Markovic
  • Patent number: 8150397
    Abstract: Some embodiments are implemented in a communication system that includes a first wireless communication system and a second wireless communication system that includes a Femtocell access point (FAP) and a network controller that can communicatively couple the FAP to the first wireless communication system. In some embodiments, the network controller can communicatively couple to the first wireless communication system through a UTRAN Iu interface. Some embodiments provide a resource management method that determines that a user equipment (UE) has roved in a region serviced by the FAP. The FAP includes a generic access resource control (GA-RC) protocol sub-layer. The method creates a separate GA-RC state dedicated to the UE in the GA-RC protocol sub-layer. The method also sets the GA-RC state dedicated to the UE to a deregistered state to indicate that the UE is not registered to use the services of the second wireless communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Khetawat, Milan Markovic, Michael D. Gallagher, Patrick Tao, Rajeev Gupta
  • Patent number: 8073428
    Abstract: Some embodiments are implemented in a communication system that includes a first wireless communication system and a second wireless communication system that includes a Femtocell access point (FAP) and a network controller that can communicatively couple the FAP to the first wireless communication system. In some embodiments, the network controller can communicatively couple to the first wireless communication system through a UTRAN Iu interface. In some embodiments, the FAP can communicatively couple to a user equipment using a short-range licensed wireless frequency. Some embodiments provide method of securing communication between the FAP and the network controller. The method establishes a secure tunnel between the FAP and the network controller. The method communicatively couples the FAP and several user equipments (UEs) to the network controller by using the secure tunnel. The UEs are communicatively coupled to the FAP through an air interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Khetawat, Milan Markovic, Michael D. Gallagher, Patrick Tao, Rajeev Gupta
  • Patent number: 8064907
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of associating Mobile Management Entities (MMEs) of an evolved packet system (EPS) and Voice over long term evolution (LTE) via Generic Access (VoLGA) network controllers (VANCs). The method includes at a serving VANC, receiving a registration message from a user equipment (UE). The registration message includes an assigned Globally Unique Temporary Identity (GUTI) of the UE and the serving VANC is provisioned with MME-to-VANC mapping information. The method extracts an identification of a MME from the GUTI and determines an associated VANC based on the provisioned MME-to-VANC mapping information. The method then sends a message from the serving VANC to the associated VANC, the message indicating that the serving VANC is now serving the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Gallagher, Patrick Tao, Subhash Kodnad, Sasidhar Padmanabhuni
  • Patent number: 8041335
    Abstract: Some embodiments are implemented in a communication system that includes a first communication system comprised of a licensed wireless radio access network and a core network, and a second communication system comprising a plurality of user hosted access points and a network controller. In some embodiments, each access point operates using short range licensed wireless frequencies to establish a service region. In some embodiments, the network controller communicatively couples the core network to the plurality of access points. The method enables an unauthorized user equipment to call from an access point it is not allowed to use for emergency purposes. The method receives at an access point a service request from an unauthorized user equipment with an establishment cause of emergency call. The method sends a registration request to the network controller. The method sends a message to the core network indicating the location of the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Khetawat, Patrick Tao, Michael D. Gallagher, Rajeev Gupta
  • Patent number: 8036664
    Abstract: Some embodiments are implemented in a communication system that includes a first wireless communication system that includes a Femtocell access point (FAP) and a network controller that can communicatively couple the FAP to a second wireless communication system. In some embodiments, the network controller can communicatively couple to the second wireless communication system through a UTRAN Iu interface. In some embodiments, the FAP can communicatively couple to a user equipment using a short-range licensed wireless frequency. Some embodiments provide method that determines whether a user equipment (UE) has roved-out of the first wireless communication system. The method receives a periodic message at the FAP from the UE. When the FAP fails to receive a pre-determined number of the periodic messages, the method sends a deregister message to the network controller over a unique connection dedicated to the UE and releases the dedicated connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Khetawat, Milan Markovic, Michael D. Gallagher, Patrick Tao, Rajeev Gupta
  • Patent number: 8019331
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a communication system that includes a first communication network, a second communication network, and a core network. The second communication network includes a network controller and a group of two or more access areas that are communicatively coupled to the core network by the network controller. Some embodiments service the second network access areas by providing access area identifiers to each access area while communicating with the first network or core network using a single are identifier assigned to the network controller. Some embodiments provide access control by sending a series of invalid messages to a user equipment (UE) that is not authorized to access services of the second network to reject the UE. Some embodiments reject the UE by sending a message to ban a UE from an access area with a particular access area identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Khetawat, Patrick Tao, Milan Markovic, Rajeev Gupta, Michael D. Gallagher
  • Patent number: 8005076
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of registering a user equipment (UE) in a communication system that includes a licensed wireless communication system and a generic access network (GAN) that has a generic access network controller (GANC). The method sends a register request message from the UE to the GANC that indicates a GAN mode capability of A/Gb only for the UE. When the GANC has a GAN mode capability of A/Gb, the GANC registers the UE with the GAN. When the GANC has a GAN mode capability of Iu only, the GANC rejects the register request message. When the GANC has a GAN mode capability of both A/Gb and Iu, the GANC registers the UE based on a set of GANC mode selection rules that the GANC applies for registering UEs with the GAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Gallagher, Milan Markovic, Patrick Tao, Amit Khetawat
  • Patent number: 7995994
    Abstract: A method of preventing theft of service in a communication system that includes a first wireless communication system and a second wireless communication system that includes a Femtocell access point (FAP) and a network controller that can communicatively couple the FAP to the first wireless communication system. The method creates an authorized session that includes a session identify for a first user equipment (UE). The UE is recognized by the first communication as an authorized UE to use the FAP. The method rejects a request by the FAP to register a second UE when the identity of the second UE does not match any identity in the set of first UE identities. The rejected request includes the session identity of the authorized session and the identity of the second UE. The second UE is not recognized by the first communication system as an authorized UE to use the FAP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Khetawat, Milan Markovic, Michael D. Gallagher, Patrick Tao, Rajeev Gupta
  • Patent number: 7912004
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of activating a packet transport channel (PTC) in a communication system that includes a first licensed wireless communication system and a second generic access network (GAN) that has a generic access network controller (GANC). The GANC is communicatively coupled to the first communication system through a universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) Iu interface. The method sends a GA-PSR activate PTC request message from the GANC to a user equipment (UE). The message comprises a terminal endpoint identifier (TEID) that the GANC assigns to the UE. The message also receives a GA-PSR activate PTC acknowledge message from the UE at the GANC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Gallagher, Milan Markovle, Patrick Tao, Amit Khetawat
  • Patent number: 7885644
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method and apparatus for seamlessly providing the location of user equipment of a first communication network while accessing a second different communication network. The first and second communication networks may include licensed wireless networks, unlicensed wireless networks, or internet protocol (IP) networks, to name a few. Furthermore, some embodiments provide a civic address as the location information for identifying the location of the caller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Gallagher, Patrick Tao
  • Patent number: 7852817
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a communication system that includes a first licensed wireless communication system, a second generic access network (GAN) that includes a generic access network controller (GANC). The GANC is communicatively coupled to the first communication system through a universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) Iu interface. The communication system also includes a user equipment (UE). The GANC includes a UDP protocol layer and a GTP-U protocol layer over the UDP protocol layer of the GANC. The UE includes a UDP protocol layer and a GTP-U protocol layer over said UDP protocol layer of the UE. The UDP protocol layer of the GANC is communicatively coupled to the UDP protocol layer of the UE. The GTP-U protocol layer of the GANC is communicatively coupled to the GTP-U protocol layer of the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Gallagher, Milan Markovic, Patrick Tao, Amit Khetawat