Patents by Inventor Ronald Fraser

Ronald Fraser 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: 9143309
    Abstract: A first radio has duplex communication with a second radio and a third radio, without using a base station by using a multiple-access protocol system. The first radio is configured to switch back and forth between being a master radio and a slave radio in the multiple-access protocol system. In some embodiments, time-division multiplexing is used as the multiple-access protocol system for the first radio, the second radio, and the third radio to communicate. In some embodiments, the master radio provides timing synchronization and/or assigns transmission slots for radios in the multiple-access protocol system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald Fraser
  • Publication number: 20140198778
    Abstract: A first radio has duplex communication with a second radio and a third radio, without using a base station by using a multiple-access protocol system. The first radio is configured to switch back and forth between being a master radio and a slave radio in the multiple-access protocol system. In some embodiments, time-division multiplexing is used as the multiple-access protocol system for the first radio, the second radio, and the third radio to communicate. In some embodiments, the master radio provides timing synchronization and/or assigns transmission slots for radios in the multiple-access protocol system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald Fraser
  • Publication number: 20070207835
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of selecting a modem carrier type for data transmission over a wireless communication system. An incoming call is received from a mobile vehicle and then an initial carrier tone is sent to a mobile vehicle in response to the incoming call. A modem response signal is received from a vehicle modem in response to the initial carrier tone. The modem response signal is determined to be either an analog modem response signal or a digital modem response signal, and then the call is connected to either the analog modem or digital modem based on the modem response signal determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Dwayne Crocker, Ronald Fraser
  • Publication number: 20060271283
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of operating a telematics enabled mobile vehicle communication system. The method includes receiving a navigation request from a user interface to a telematics unit, receiving a location signal defining an approximate geographic location of the telematics unit to the telematics unit, analyzing the navigation request and the location signal to produce a navigation route defined by a plurality of navigation points including an initial navigation point and one or more additional navigation points, producing a local navigation zone and a global navigation zone based on the analyzed location signal wherein each navigation zone defines a geographic area concentrically radiating from a known geographic location, determining which navigation zone the initial navigation point is within, and producing navigation instructions that provide direction to navigation points along the navigation route and are based on the determined navigation zone and the navigation route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Ronald Fraser, James Piwowarski, Mark Glaza, John Weiss
  • Publication number: 20060136122
    Abstract: A method of dynamically selecting a routing service including receiving a route request at a call center from a telematics unit via a wireless connection, determining a vehicle communication configuration responsive to the request, determining map data availability responsive to the request and selecting a routing service option based on the vehicle communication configuration determination and the map data availability determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Ronald Fraser, Carl Shonk, Mark Glaza
  • Publication number: 20050254460
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of transitioning between voice and data communications with a mobile vehicle. A switch-to-voice command signal is sent from a call center modem pool to the mobile vehicle, and a vehicle switch-to-voice acknowledgement signal is received at the call center. A call from the call center modem pool is switched to a call center advisor in response to the vehicle switch-to-voice acknowledgement signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Ronald Fraser, Dwayne Crocker, Sethu Madhavan, David Adams
  • Publication number: 20050157862
    Abstract: A device for implementing a method of remotely routing a voice call forward to a telematic device is disclosed. The device first maintains a call state of the voice call in response to an answering of call forwarding rings by the telematic device. The device then forwards the calls to the next assigned device in response to a failure of a user of the telematic device to answer fake rings from the telematic device. Such a failure can be indicated by a monitoring of a prescribed number of back ring tones or a dropping of call within a prescribed timer window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Jasmin Jijina, John Correia, Ronald Fraser, William Mazzara, Steven Schwinke