Patents by Inventor Steven E. Sommars

Steven E. Sommars 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: 7206286
    Abstract: In a UMTS network, each packet data service user requires a dedicated channel (DCH) to transmit at high data rates. However, the number of DCHs available is small due to code and power limitations. Thus many users will have to be allocated the same DCH on a time sharing basis. Such sharing will not impact the quality of service for users whose applications are not delay sensitive and whose traffic generation pattern toggles between transmit and idle states. Such applications include web browsing, FTP sessions and E-mail. The present invention discloses four algorithms that can be used to dynamically allocate DCH channels to a contending user based on the user's need according to its traffic generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Santosh P Abraham, Ching-Roung Chou, Mooi Choo Chuah, Philip Charles Sapiano, Steven E. Sommars
  • Publication number: 20040198344
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes an interface that facilitates direct communication for exchanging data between a data network and a mobile switching center. In one example, the communication interface is a device server at the mobile switching center. Exchanging data between the mobile switching center and the data network allows for selectively integrating voice communication and data services. A number of example integrated service scenarios are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Randall E. Pitt, Steven E. Sommars
  • Publication number: 20040017795
    Abstract: In a UMTS network, each packet data service user requires a dedicated channel (DCH) to transmit at high data rates. However, the number of DCHs available is small due to code and power limitations. Thus many users will have to be allocated the same DCH on a time sharing basis. Such sharing will not impact the quality of service for users whose applications are not delay sensitive and whose traffic generation pattern toggles between transmit and idle states. Such applications include web browsing, FTP sessions and E-mail. The present invention discloses four algorithms that can be used to dynamically allocate DCH channels to a contending user based on the user's need according to its traffic generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Santosh P. Abraham, Ching-Roung Chou, Mooi Choo Chuah, Philip Charles Sapiano, Steven E. Sommars
  • Publication number: 20020188868
    Abstract: In the method for protecting use of resources in a network, a communication address request for a temporary communication address is received from user equipment; the communication address request includes an identifier of the user equipment. The communication address request is processed based on a failure count accessed using the identifier for the user equipment; the failure count indicating a number of times the user equipment has been denied registration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Budka, Richard R. Reece, Steven E. Sommars, Patric J. Walsh