Patents by Inventor Ryan Winfield Woodings
Ryan Winfield Woodings 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).
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Patent number: 9445293Abstract: A device for detecting RF power information, for use as a stand alone purpose built device, or connectable to an external computing instrument such as a laptop, PDA, or cell phone, or other similarly capable technology. The device scans two or more bands in the wireless frequency and provides output to the user with wireless information about multiple bands of information.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: METAGEEK, LLCInventor: Ryan Winfield Woodings
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Publication number: 20150373570Abstract: A device for detecting RF power information, for use as a stand alone purpose built device, or connectable to an external computing instrument such as a laptop, PDA, or cell phone, or other similarly capable technology. The device scans two or more bands in the wireless frequency and provides output to the user with wireless information about multiple bands of information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicant: METAGEEK, LLCInventor: Ryan Winfield Woodings
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Patent number: 9143952Abstract: A device for detecting RF power information, for use as a stand alone purpose built device, or connectable to an external computing instrument such as a laptop, PDA, or cell phone, or other similarly capable technology. The device scans two or more bands in the wireless frequency and provides output to the user with wireless information about multiple bands of information.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: METAGEEK, LLCInventor: Ryan Winfield Woodings
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Publication number: 20130343221Abstract: Disclosed is a combined spectrum and channel analyzer with output in the form of various graphical displays. The graphical displays can be configured to display frequency, amplitude, time and density via a spectral view, a topographic view, or a planar view, or combinations of those views. Channel activities, parameters, overlap and interaction are shown in the displays.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: MetaGeek, LLCInventor: Ryan Winfield Woodings
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Publication number: 20130242792Abstract: A device for detecting RF power information, for use as a stand alone purpose built device, or connectable to an external computing instrument such as a laptop, PDA, or cell phone, or other similarly capable technology. The device scans two or more bands in the wireless frequency and provides output to the user with wireless information about multiple bands of information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: MetaGeek, LLCInventor: Ryan Winfield Woodings
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Publication number: 20120281000Abstract: Disclosed is a combined spectrum and channel analyzer with output in the form of various graphical displays. The graphical displays can be configured to display frequency, amplitude, time and density via a spectral view, a topographic view, or a planar view, or combinations of those views. Channel activities, parameters, overlap and interaction are shown in the displays.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: MetaGeek, LLCInventor: Ryan Winfield Woodings
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Patent number: 8089461Abstract: A system to generate a wakeup signal for a low power device: The system includes a capacitor, the capacitance of which changes when a user touches the device by placing a finger or hand near a certain location on the device. The capacitor is cyclically charged to a pre-established value and then discharged. The time required to charge and discharge the capacitor is a function of the capacitor size and thus, a function of whether or not the operator is touching the device. The number of charge-discharge cycles that occur in a certain period of time is counted. If the number is relatively small, it indicated that a user is touching the device and a wake signal is generated. If the number is relatively large, it means that the user is not touching the device and no wake signal is generated. Thus, in the embodiments shown, a wake signal is generated when the operator touches the device.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2005Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Inventors: Paul Beard, Ryan Winfield Woodings
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Patent number: 8044928Abstract: Disclosed is a peripheral device, comprising a sensor to trip when in proximity to a host device, and a transmitter coupled to the sensor to transmit a bind request to a host device. Further described is a method of binding the peripheral device to a host device.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2005Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Ray Asbury, Ryan Winfield Woodings
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Patent number: 7848703Abstract: When wireless binding or pairing is required, two wireless devices change from a normal broad wireless operating range to a reduced wireless operating range. The wireless devices then conduct binding or pairing operations in the reduced wireless range. This prevents other wireless devices in the same area from detecting the same reduced range binding signaling and inadvertently binding with the wrong devices. After the reduced range binding operations are completed, the wireless devices automatically switch back to the broader normal wireless operating range and use the exchanged binding information for conducting normal wireless communications. The reduced range pairing scheme creates a simple and intuitive technique for pairing wireless devices without requiring the user to press buttons or select devices from a list.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2004Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Paul Beard, Ryan Winfield Woodings
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Patent number: 7765354Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating USB peripheral device report descriptors: A short, compressed, report descriptor is stored in a peripheral device. This short report descriptor is transmitted to a USB wireless bridge and combined with templates stored in the bridge to create a USP report descriptor. Power is saved because less time is required to transmit the short report descriptor than would be required to transmit a full USB report descriptor. Hardware is also saved in the peripheral device since less memory is required to store the short report descriptors as compared to storing a full USB report descriptor.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2008Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Ryan Winfield Woodings, Paul Beard
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Patent number: 7761769Abstract: A wireless device decodes Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) encoded data and identifies data that can not be successfully DSSS decoded (invalid data). A checksum operation uses successfully decoded DSSS data (valid data) to correct the identified invalid corrupted data. The improved error correction leverages the valid and invalid bit information normally provided in DSSS systems to more effectively correct corrupted data bits. The improved error correction increases the processing gain of wireless devices thus increasing the effective wireless range without having to increase transmit power.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2005Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Ryan Winfield Woodings, Dave Estlick, David G. Wright
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Patent number: 7660611Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable storage medium are provided for compressing a packet of data sent across a wireless transmission path to reduce power consumption in a wireless input device. The wireless input device preferably includes a human interface device that sends a report that is of variable length and compressed by refraining from transmitting unused bytes of a packet containing the report. Certain byte fields can be swapped, such as a first scan code byte field with a modifier key byte. Also, any reserved bytes that are not used can be removed in order to convert a standard HID report format into the present compressed report format. By removing unused bytes and optimally swapping the more prevalently used byte into the first field while removing any reserved bytes, the compressed report reduces the amount of power consumed to transmit the compressed report, relative to a non-compressed and fixed-length report of conventional HID input devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2005Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Raymond Charles Asbury, James Burton Cahoon, Ryan Winfield Woodings
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Publication number: 20100020707Abstract: Disclosed is a combined spectrum and channel analyzer with output in the form of various graphical displays. The graphical displays can be configured to display frequency, amplitude, time and density via a spectral view, a topographic view, or a planar view, or combinations of those views. Channel activities, parameters, overlap and interaction are shown in the displays.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventor: RYAN WINFIELD WOODINGS
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Patent number: 7653123Abstract: An improved method and apparatus is described for using a direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) system that takes advantage of multiplicative pseudo-noise codes (PN-Codes) in order to wirelessly connect multiple peripherals in a computer system at different data rates. The use of multiplicative PN-Codes allows the system to use multiple-length PN-Codes within the same system while minimizing the hardware needed to implement such a system. The improved method and apparatus also uses an identifier in the transmitted packet header in order to communicate the choice of PN-Code to the receiver. By using multiple-length PN-Codes in conjunction with an identifier in the packet header the improved method and apparatus allows for remote peripherals to choose a suitable data rate on a packet-by-packet basis while minimizing the system complexity.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventor: Ryan Winfield Woodings
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Publication number: 20080133784Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating USB peripheral device report descriptors: A short, compressed, report descriptor is stored in a peripheral device. This short report descriptor is transmitted to a USB wireless bridge and combined with templates stored in the bridge to create a USP report descriptor. Power is saved because less time is required to transmit the short report descriptor than would be required to transmit a full USB report descriptor. Hardware is also saved in the peripheral device since less memory is required to store the short report descriptors as compared to storing a full USB report descriptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2008Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Ryan Winfield Woodings, Paul Beard
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Patent number: 7356635Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating USB peripheral device report descriptors: A short, compressed, report descriptor is stored in a peripheral device. This short report descriptor is transmitted to a USB wireless bridge and combined with templates stored in the bridge to create a USP report descriptor. Power is saved because less time is required to transmit the short report descriptor than would be required to transmit a full USB report descriptor. Hardware is also saved in the peripheral device since less memory is required to store the short report descriptors as compared to storing a full USB report descriptor.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2005Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Ryan Winfield Woodings, Paul Beard
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Patent number: 7215246Abstract: A system allows binding in a one-way wireless transmission. The system includes a transmitting wireless device having a button and a receiving wireless device having a signaling mechanism. The second wireless device receives a code transmitted from the first wireless device when the button is pressed, determines if the code has been previously received, and accepts the code if not previously received. If the code is accepted, the second wireless device signals acceptance.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2004Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Paul Beard, Ryan Winfield Woodings