Patents by Inventor Ryan Eric Drummond

Ryan Eric Drummond 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).

  • Low layer paging indicator processing system and method for multi-layer communication equipment used in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 7986955
    Abstract: A wireless communication system implements wireless communications between a base station and a plurality of User Equipments (UEs) including paging of UEs by initially processing paging indicator information. A first embodiment involves a UE's physical layer L1 being configured for interpreting a paging indicator (PI) to activate a preset decoding configuration to process paging data in a pre-specified paging channel (PCH). A second embodiment involves the physical layer control of a next higher level, L2, interpreting the paging indicator and configuring the physical layer L1 to process paging data in a pre-specified PCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Kearney, George W. McClellan, Ryan Eric Drummond, Alan M. Levi
  • Method for characterizing base station capabilities in a wireless communication system and for avoiding base station overload
    Patent number: 7092720
    Abstract: A method for characterizing base station processing and memory capabilities in a wireless communications system enables resource allocation to take these capabilities into account and to make allocations that avoid base station overload. A method for allocating resources in a wireless communication system including a base station and a radio network controller (RNC) begins by receiving an allocation request for a new service at the RNC. A set of resources is selected by the RNC to allocate to the new service, taking into account the capabilities of the base station. The allocation request is executed by the RNC if a set of resources can be found that does not exceed the capabilities of the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Janet Stern-Berkowitz, Ana Lucia Iacono, Ryan Eric Drummond
  • Method for characterizing base station capabilities in a wireless communication system for avoiding base station overload
    Publication number: 20040192326
    Abstract: A method for characterizing base station processing and memory capabilities in a wireless communications system enables resource allocation to take these capabilities into account and to make allocations that avoid base station overload. A method for allocating resources in a wireless communication system including a base station and a radio network controller (RNC) begins by receiving an allocation request for a new service at the RNC. A set of resources is selected by the RNC to allocate to the new service, taking into account the capabilities of the base station. The allocation request is executed by the RNC if a set of resources can be found that does not exceed the capabilities of the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Janet Stern-Berkowitz, Ana Lucia Iacono, Ryan Eric Drummond