Patents by Inventor Stephen B. Elliott

Stephen B. Elliott 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).

  • Method and system for providing an integrated functional topology for wireless and wireline communication networks
    Patent number: 6967971
    Abstract: An asynchronous transfer mode infrastructure is integrated with the communications network. The asynchronous transfer mode infrastructure is composed of an asynchronous transfer mode fabric and asynchronous transfer mode gateway. Wireless and wireline data are linked to the communications network via the asynchronous transfer mode infrastructure, such that all wireless and wireline data transactions within the communications network are processed independently of any switching devices present within the communications network. Wireless and wireline data is transmitted to and from the communications network via a network access function that allows wireless and wireline data to flow to and from the communications network. The wireless and wireline data is converted within the network access function in response to transmittal of the wireless and wireline data to the network access function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Stephen B. Elliott, Kalyan K. Basu, Dave Lauson, Jerry Mizell, Stone Tseng
  • Wireless communications management and control system using mobile station position and movement information
    Patent number: 6438376
    Abstract: The present invention incorporates information representing the location and movement of a mobile station in a wireless telecommunications network to manage and control hand-offs, reduce the risk of falsing, prioritize channel assignments and control the power level of channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Stephen B. Elliott, Srinivas Eswara, Jill R. Baumann, Daniel Carter