Patents by Inventor Phillip C. Bloomfield

Phillip C. Bloomfield 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).

  • Cellular communication system and a method of operation therefor
    Patent number: 8335510
    Abstract: A cellular communication system is supported by first physical layer processes, second layer user plane control processes and third layer control plane control processes. The first layer process is executed in a base station (101). A distribution controller (113) allocates the layer processes such that the second layer process is executed in a different network element than the third layer process. The second and/or third layer process may furthermore be allocated to a different network element than the base station (101) executing the first layer process. The second and/or third layer process may be allocated to base stations (103, 105). This allows improved load balancing and/or may reduce RNC relocations in a system having base station RNC functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: David Padfield, Phillip C. Bloomfield
  • CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20110014918
    Abstract: A cellular communication system is supported by first physical layer processes, second layer user plane control processes and third layer control plane control processes. The first layer process is executed in a base station (101). A distribution controller (113) allocates the layer processes such that the second layer process is executed in a different network element than the third layer process. The second and/or third layer process may furthermore be allocated to a different network element than the base station (101) executing the first layer process. The second and/or third layer process may be allocated to base stations (103, 105). This allows improved load balancing and/or may reduce RNC relocations in a system having base station RNC functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: David Padfield, Phillip C. Bloomfield