Patents by Inventor Robert D. Hughes

Robert D. Hughes 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: 11812500
    Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to enhanced Bluetooth triggering of device Wi-Fi radios. A device may determine a first Bluetooth data packet including transport data and an indication of a Wi-Fi service discovery, the transport data including a first sub-field and a second sub-field, the first sub-field indicating a length of the second sub-field, and the second sub-field indicating one or more Wi-Fi services supported by the device. A Bluetooth radio of the device may send the first Bluetooth data packet including an indication of a Wi-Fi service. The device may identify a second Bluetooth data packet received by the Bluetooth radio from a second device, the second Bluetooth data packet indicating that the Wi-Fi service is supported by the second device. The device may use a Wi-Fi radio to send one or more Wi-Fi frames associated with the Wi-Fi service to the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Emily H. Qi, Carlos Cordeiro, Robert D. Hughes, Elad Oren, Ehud Reshef
  • Publication number: 20230060773
    Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to enhanced Bluetooth triggering of device Wi-Fi radios. A device may determine a first Bluetooth data packet including transport data and an indication of a Wi-Fi service discovery, the transport data including a first sub-field and a second sub-field, the first sub-field indicating a length of the second sub-field, and the second sub-field indicating one or more Wi-Fi services supported by the device. A Bluetooth radio of the device may send the first Bluetooth data packet including an indication of a Wi-Fi service. The device may identify a second Bluetooth data packet received by the Bluetooth radio from a second device, the second Bluetooth data packet indicating that the Wi-Fi service is supported by the second device. The device may use a Wi-Fi radio to send one or more Wi-Fi frames associated with the Wi-Fi service to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Emily H. Qi, Carlos Cordeiro, Robert D. Hughes, Elad Oren, Ehud Reshef
  • Patent number: 11490242
    Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to enhanced Bluetooth triggering of device Wi-Fi radios. A device may determine a first Bluetooth data packet including transport data and an indication of a Wi-Fi service discovery, the transport data including a first sub-field and a second sub-field, the first sub-field indicating a length of the second sub-field, and the second sub-field indicating one or more Wi-Fi services supported by the device. A Bluetooth radio of the device may send the first Bluetooth data packet including an indication of a Wi-Fi service. The device may identify a second Bluetooth data packet received by the Bluetooth radio from a second device, the second Bluetooth data packet indicating that the Wi-Fi service is supported by the second device. The device may use a Wi-Fi radio to send one or more Wi-Fi frames associated with the Wi-Fi service to the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Emily H. Qi, Carlos Cordeiro, Robert D. Hughes, Elad Oren, Ehud Reshef
  • Publication number: 20220116711
    Abstract: Logic to cause transmission of an audio protocol data unit (PDU) during each of the one or more subevents. Logic to generate a feedback request frame as a feedback request PDU. Logic to cause transmission of the feedback request PDU on a feedback channel. Logic to scan the feedback channel for one or more feedback response PDUs transmitted in response to transmission of the feedback request PDU. Logic to modify the one or more parameters of transmission of the audio PDUs in a subsequent broadcast isochronous group (BIG) event based on the one or more feedback response PDUs. Logic to receive of an audio PDU during each of the one or more subevents. Logic to receive the feedback request PDU on a feedback channel. Logic to generate a feedback response PDU in response. And logic to cause transmission of the feedback response PDU on the feedback channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Oren Haggai, Balvinder pal Singh, Noam Ginsburg, Arnaud Pierres, Robert D. Hughes, Harish Balasubramaniam
  • Publication number: 20210185505
    Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to enhanced Bluetooth triggering of device Wi-Fi radios. A device may determine a first Bluetooth data packet including transport data and an indication of a Wi-Fi service discovery, the transport data including a first sub-field and a second sub-field, the first sub-field indicating a length of the second sub-field, and the second sub-field indicating one or more Wi-Fi services supported by the device. A Bluetooth radio of the device may send the first Bluetooth data packet including an indication of a Wi-Fi service. The device may identify a second Bluetooth data packet received by the Bluetooth radio from a second device, the second Bluetooth data packet indicating that the Wi-Fi service is supported by the second device. The device may use a Wi-Fi radio to send one or more Wi-Fi frames associated with the Wi-Fi service to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Emily H. Qi, Carlos Cordeiro, Robert D. Hughes, Elad Oren, Ehud Reshef
  • Patent number: 11012847
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for a wireless communication device switching between lower energy and higher energy wireless communication techniques are disclosed. The wireless communication device includes processing circuitry to: receive a packet in accordance with a lower energy wireless peer-to-peer (P2P) network communication technique from a service provider wireless device, wherein the packet indicates one or more services provided by the service provider wireless device. The processing circuitry may be further to: determine to switch to a higher energy wireless P2P communication technique to communicate with the service provider wireless device based on a determination that a target service is provided by the service provider wireless device. The processing circuitry may be further to: perform a connectivity setup with the provider wireless device to use the target service in accordance with the higher energy wireless P2P communication technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Emily H. Qi, Carlos Cordeiro, Po-Kai Huang, David J. McCall, Robert D. Hughes
  • Patent number: 10826549
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques to enable remote discovery of connectivity capabilities and remote connection of devices in a power efficient manner. In particular, discovery and connection requests for connectivity capabilities utilizing a first radio may be communicated using a second radio, the second radio utilizing a lower amount of power relative to the first radio. For example, connectivity capabilities such as Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, WiGig, Zigbee can be discovered and connection request communicated using a Bluetooth radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Emily H. Qi, Carlos Cordeiro, Robert D. Hughes
  • Publication number: 20200145810
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for a wireless communication device switching between lower energy and higher energy wireless communication techniques are disclosed. The wireless communication device includes processing circuitry to: receive a packet in accordance with a lower energy wireless peer-to-peer (P2P) network communication technique from a service provider wireless device, wherein the packet indicates one or more services provided by the service provider wireless device. The processing circuitry may be further to: determine to switch to a higher energy wireless P2P communication technique to communicate with the service provider wireless device based on a determination that a target service is provided by the service provider wireless device. The processing circuitry may be further to: perform a connectivity setup with the provider wireless device to use the target service in accordance with the higher energy wireless P2P communication technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Emily H. Qi, Carlos Cordeiro, Po-Kai Huang, David J. McCall, Robert D. Hughes
  • Patent number: 10631558
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a composition comprising storing at least one acid in an acid storage container, storing at least one acid-degradable component in a component storage container, and mixing the at least one acid from the acid storage container and the at least one acid-degradable component from the component storage container such that the at least one acid and the at least one acid-degradable component mix together to form the composition. A method and apparatus for providing a selected beverage from a plurality of selectable beverages comprising storing a number of non-sweetener beverage component concentrates separately in a respective number of beverage component storage containers and in response the selection of the selected beverage, automatically dispensing, continuously in a predetermined ratio for any volume of the beverage dispensed, any combination of at least two or more of the number of non-sweetener beverage component concentrates and a diluent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Newton White, Kelly H. Sepcic, Gregg Carpenter, Lawrence B. Ziesel, Robert D. Hughes, IV
  • Patent number: 10631560
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a composition comprising storing at least one acid in an acid storage container, storing at least one acid-degradable component in a component storage container, and mixing the at least one acid from the acid storage container and the at least one acid-degradable component from the component storage container such that the at least one acid and the at least one acid-degradable component mix together to form the composition. A method and apparatus for providing a selected beverage from a plurality of selectable beverages comprising storing a number of non-sweetener beverage component concentrates separately in a respective number of beverage component storage containers and in response the selection of the selected beverage, automatically dispensing, continuously in a predetermined ratio for any volume of the beverage dispensed, any combination of at least two or more of the number of non-sweetener beverage component concentrates and a diluent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Newton R. White, Kelly H. Sepcic, Gregg Carpenter, Lawrence B. Ziesel, Robert D. Hughes, IV
  • Publication number: 20190349016
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques to enable remote discovery of connectivity capabilities and remote connection of devices in a power efficient manner. In particular, discovery and connection requests for connectivity capabilities utilizing a first radio may be communicated using a second radio, the second radio utilizing a lower amount of power relative to the first radio. For example, connectivity capabilities such as Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, WiGig, Zigbee can be discovered and connection request communicated using a Bluetooth radio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: EMILY H. QI, CARLOS CORDEIRO, ROBERT D. HUGHES
  • Patent number: 10448437
    Abstract: This disclosure describes an enhanced Bluetooth channel establishment. A device may identify an isochronous connection oriented (ICO) command for a Bluetooth communication. The device may send a first ICO start command from a first link layer (LL) to a second LL, and the first LL may receive a first ICO start confirmation from the second LL. The first LL may then send a second ICO start command to a third LL, and the first LL may receive a second ICO start confirmation from the third LL. A third ICO start confirmation may then be sent. The device may also have an ICO request and response exchange between LL's.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Xuemei Ouyang, Marcel Holtmann, Harish Balasubramaniam, Oren Haggai, Chethan Tumkur Narayan, Luiz von Dentz, Robert D. Hughes
  • Patent number: 10425803
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for a wireless communication device switching between lower energy and higher energy wireless communication techniques are disclosed. The wireless communication device includes processing circuitry to: receive a packet in accordance with a lower energy wireless peer-to-peer (P2P) network communication technique from a service provider wireless device, wherein the packet indicates one or more services provided by the service provider wireless device. The processing circuitry may be further to: determine to switch to a higher energy wireless P2P communication technique to communicate with the service provider wireless device based on a determination that a target service is provided by the service provider wireless device. The processing circuitry may be further to: perform a connectivity setup with the provider wireless device to use the target service in accordance with the higher energy wireless P2P communication technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Emily H. Qi, Carlos Cordeiro, Po-Kai Huang, David J. McCall, Robert D. Hughes
  • Patent number: 10361738
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques to enable remote discovery of connectivity capabilities and remote connection of devices in a power efficient manner. In particular, discovery and connection requests for connectivity capabilities utilizing a first radio may be communicated using a second radio, the second radio utilizing a lower amount of power relative to the first radio. For example, connectivity capabilities such as Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, WiGig, Zigbee can be discovered and connection request communicated using a Bluetooth radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Emily H. Qi, Carlos Cordeiro, Robert D. Hughes
  • Publication number: 20190098483
    Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to enhanced Bluetooth triggering of device Wi-Fi radios. A device may determine a first Bluetooth data packet including transport data and an indication of a Wi-Fi service discovery, the transport data including a first sub-field and a second sub-field, the first sub-field indicating a length of the second sub-field, and the second sub-field indicating one or more Wi-Fi services supported by the device. A Bluetooth radio of the device may send the first Bluetooth data packet including an indication of a Wi-Fi service. The device may identify a second Bluetooth data packet received by the Bluetooth radio from a second device, the second Bluetooth data packet indicating that the Wi-Fi service is supported by the second device. The device may use a Wi-Fi radio to send one or more Wi-Fi frames associated with the Wi-Fi service to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Emily H. Qi, Carlos Cordeiro, Robert D. Hughes, Elad Oren, Ehud Reshef
  • Publication number: 20190045557
    Abstract: This disclosure describes an enhanced Bluetooth channel establishment. A device may identify an isochronous connection oriented (ICO) command for a Bluetooth communication. The device may send a first ICO start command from a first link layer (LL) to a second LL, and the first LL may receive a first ICO start confirmation from the second LL. The first LL may then send a second ICO start command to a third LL, and the first LL may receive a second ICO start confirmation from the third LL. A third ICO start confirmation may then be sent. The device may also have an ICO request and response exchange between LL's.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Xuemei Ouyang, Marcel Holtmann, Harish Balasubramaniam, Oren Haggai, Chethan Tumkur Narayan, Luiz von Dentz, Robert D. Hughes
  • Patent number: 10167182
    Abstract: A volume of fluid may be received at the air chamber from a fluid source and dispensed to a nozzle. The fluid source may be in fluid communication with the air chamber. The flow may be reversed to draw the fluid to the air chamber and purge air within the air chamber or the fluid to the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: William J. Moore, Robert D. Hughes, IV
  • Publication number: 20180359625
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for a wireless communication device switching between lower energy and higher energy wireless communication techniques are disclosed. The wireless communication device includes processing circuitry to: receive a packet in accordance with a lower energy wireless peer-to-peer (P2P) network communication technique from a service provider wireless device, wherein the packet indicates one or more services provided by the service provider wireless device. The processing circuitry may be further to: determine to switch to a higher energy wireless P2P communication technique to communicate with the service provider wireless device based on a determination that a target service is provided by the service provider wireless device. The processing circuitry may be further to: perform a connectivity setup with the provider wireless device to use the target service in accordance with the higher energy wireless P2P communication technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Emily H. Qi, Carlos Cordeiro, Po-Kai Huang, David J. McCall, Robert D. Hughes
  • Publication number: 20180212636
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques to enable remote discovery of connectivity capabilities and remote connection of devices in a power efficient manner. In particular, discovery and connection requests for connectivity capabilities utilizing a first radio may be communicated using a second radio, the second radio utilizing a lower amount of power relative to the first radio. For example, connectivity capabilities such as Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, WiGig, Zigbee can be discovered and connection request communicated using a Bluetooth radio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: EMILY H. QI, CARLOS CORDEIRO, ROBERT D. HUGHES
  • Patent number: 9998905
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for a wireless communication device switching between lower energy and higher energy wireless communication techniques are disclosed. The wireless communication device includes processing circuitry to: receive a packet in accordance with a lower energy wireless peer-to-peer (P2P) network communication technique from a service provider wireless device, wherein the packet indicates one or more services provided by the service provider wireless device. The processing circuitry may be further to: determine to switch to a higher energy wireless P2P communication technique to communicate with the service provider wireless device based on a determination that a target service is provided by the service provider wireless device. The processing circuitry may be further to: perform a connectivity setup with the provider wireless device to use the target service in accordance with the higher energy wireless P2P communication technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Emily H. Qi, Carlos Cordeiro, Po-Kai Huang, David J. McCall, Robert D. Hughes