Patents by Inventor Phil A. Jamieson

Phil A. Jamieson 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).

  • Clear channel reporting and assisting orphaned nodes in a wireless network
    Patent number: 8838761
    Abstract: In a wireless network, a device regularly communicates with at least one other node or device: generally this is its parent. If a problem with communication is detected, the device is preferably able to autonomously carry out a procedure to reacquire the network. In one embodiment, if a device is unable to communicate, it enters a temporary failsafe mode until that problem can be rectified. The device is suitably able to carry out a survey of local conditions in order to assist both it and the network to find a suitable alternative channel and, if a device is unable to immediately reconnect it broadcasts the result of its survey, the Network Environment Status (NES) message, in the hope that another device on the network will hear it. This Status message may then be used by the network to select an alternative channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Phil A. Jamieson, David M. Avery, Philip A. Rudland, Adam C. R. Sexton
  • Methods and apparatuses for routing data in a personal area network
    Patent number: 7564842
    Abstract: The disclosure is a routing method for data in a personal area network. The personal area network includes a plurality of nodes. The method includes receiving a frame at a node, determining whether the node contains a routing table entry for the frame destination, and when the node contains a routing table entry, determining a route for the frame based on a first routing protocol. The method further includes, when the node does not contain a routing table entry for the frame destination, determining whether a route should be discovered for the frame destination, and when a route should not be discovered, determining a route for the frame based on a second routing protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Intel Corporation, NXP B.V., Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Edgar Herbert Callaway, Jr., Lance Eric Hester, Vernon Anthony Allen, Jasmeet Chhabra, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Ralph M. Kling, Zafer Sahinoglu, Philip V. Orlik, Phil Jamieson, Phil Rudland, Zachary Smith, Myung J. Lee, Xuhui Hu, Yong Liu, Chunhui Zhu
  • Clear Channel Reporting and Assisting Orphaned Nodes in a Wireless Network
    Publication number: 20090043879
    Abstract: In a wireless network, a device regularly communicates with at least one other node or device: generally this is its parent. If a problem with communication is detected, the device is preferably able to autonomously carry out a procedure to reacquire the network. In one embodiment, if a device is unable to communicate, it enters a temporary failsafe mode until that problem can be rectified. The device is suitably able to carry out a survey of local conditions in order to assist both it and the network to find a suitable alternative channel and, if a device is unable to immediately reconnect it broadcasts the result of its survey, the Network Environment Status (NES) message, in the hope that another device on the network will hear it. This Status message may then be used by the network to select an alternative channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONIC N V
    Inventors: Phil A. Jamieson, David M. Avery, Philip A. Rudland, Adam C.R. Sexton
  • Methods and apparatuses for routing data in a personal area network
    Publication number: 20050135379
    Abstract: The invention is a routing method for data in a personal area network. The personal area network includes a plurality of nodes. The method includes receiving a frame at a node, determining whether the node contains a routing table entry for the frame destination, and when the node contains a routing table entry, determining a route for the frame based on a first routing protocol. The method further includes, when the node does not contain a routing table entry for the frame destination, determining whether a route should be discovered for the frame destination, and when a route should not be discovered, determining a route for the frame based on a second routing protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Edgar Callaway, Lance Hester, Vernon Allen, Jasmeet Chhabra, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Ralph Kling, Zafer Sahinoglu, Philip Orlik, Phil Jamieson, Phil Rudland, Zachary Smith, Myung Lee, Xuhui Hu, Yong Liu, Chunhui Zhu
  • Preference and attribute profiler
    Publication number: 20040148210
    Abstract: A system that allows a respondent to indicate a preference for one or more psychological or other relevant attribute, placing said attribute into an area defined by one or more static variable axes. The response area and movement of attributes within that area, relative to one or more static variable axes, are defined on a computer-screen with movement of attributes enabled using a computer-mouse or other computer-based technology for moving objects displayed on a display unit such as a standard video monitor or liquid crystal display. Direct attribute movement and placement against a variable axis allows feedback, such that the user can reposition earlier preferences relative to later attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Paul Barrett, Phil Jamieson, Baruch Ter Wal