Patents by Inventor Rich Bennett

Rich Bennett 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).

  • Method and apparatus for facilitating a fair access to a channel by participating members of a group communication system
    Publication number: 20040001458
    Abstract: To facilitate fair access to a channel, a controller (200) adds a member-specific channel-access delay, including adding at least one of a first member-specific delay (308) to a transmission of a free channel indication from the controller to a member (118-128) after the channel becomes free; and a second member-specific delay (314) before processing a request to talk received by the controller from the member. The controller selects (302) the member-specific channel-access delay such that a time required for the member to gain access to the channel after the channel becomes free is essentially equal to the time required for any other participating member to gain access to the channel after the channel becomes free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Jheroen P. Dorenbosch, Rich Bennett