Patents by Inventor Richard Combes

Richard Combes 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: 9232480
    Abstract: A method for controlling power in a mobile network. The method includes, for each server station s, where s=1, . . . , A, belonging to a group of A server stations, where A?2, each emitting with a power Ps(b), where b=1, . . . , B, in B sub-bands of frequencies, with B?1, the following steps: a) receiving, from mobile terminals served by the server station s, measurements of radio parameters performed by these mobile terminals; b) calculating a predetermined value Vs,t(b), where b?[1, . . . , B] and t?[1, . . . , A], by using the measurements; c) transmitting to at least one other server station t, or an associate device, the respective value Vs,t(b), and reception, from at least the server station t or by the associated device, of the analogous value Vt,s(b); d) calculating, by using the value Vt,s(b), derivatives ? U ? P s ( b ) , where U is a predetermined utility function for the network, and e) updating transmission powers Ps(b) to reduce the value of the utility function U.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Orange
    Inventors: Richard Combes, Zwi Altman
  • Publication number: 20140269312
    Abstract: Telecommunication stations having a wide coverage area are described. Some embodiments relate to a station for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves, including at least two antenna ports, each antenna port being capable of being connected to a respective group of antennas comprising one or more antennas, the respective signals being fed to the respective antenna ports being identical to one another, except for, if need be, the respective powers thereof, the station further including adjustment components capable of separately adjusting the respective power of at least one of the respective signals, and a control component capable of controlling the adjustment components according to a control signal received by the station. In some embodiments, the telecommunications systems described herein can be used for heterogeneous mobile networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ORANGE
    Inventors: Richard Combes, Sara Akbarzadeh, Zwi Altman
  • Publication number: 20140113678
    Abstract: A method for controlling power in a mobile network. The method includes, for each server station s, where s=1, . . . , A, belonging to a group of A server stations, where A?2, each emitting with a power Ps(b), where b=1, . . . , B, in B sub-bands of frequencies, with B?1, the following steps: a) receiving, from mobile terminals served by the server station s, measurements of radio parameters performed by these mobile terminals; b) calculating a predetermined value Vs,t(b), where b?[1, . . . , B] and t?[1, . . . , A], by using the measurements; c) transmitting to at least one other server station t, or an associate device, the respective value Vs,t(b), and reception, from at least the server station t or by the associated device, of the analogous value Vt,s(b); d) calculating, by using the value Vt,s(b), derivatives ? U ? P s ( b ) , where U is a predetermined utility function for the network, and e) updating transmission powers Ps(b) to reduce the value of the utility function U.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: ORANGE
    Inventors: Richard Combes, Zwi Altman