Patents by Inventor Steven J. Doerfler

Steven J. Doerfler 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: 8638790
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate enhanced data service functionality for data services operating in a multi-processor computing environment. As described herein, respective processors and/or other components can be utilized to form a Smart Peripheral Subsystem (SPS). As further described herein, the SPS can operate in association with a modem processor and an application processor at a mobile computing device in order to reduce loading at the application processor and improve memory usage efficiency. In the case of a mobile computing device sharing a network connection with a tethered computing device, the SPS can couple a modem interface associated with the mobile computing device and an interface through which the disparate computing device is tethered to the mobile computing device such that operations such as Layer 2 (L2) framing and/or de-framing, Network Address Translation (NAT), or the like can be offloaded to the SPS under various circumstances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Idreas Mir, Jeffrey A. Dyck, Gerald J. Chambers, Samson Jim, Steven J. Doerfler, Marcello Lioy, Uppinder S. Babbar
  • Patent number: 7869410
    Abstract: Forward link transmission power to a user terminal in a wireless communications system having a plurality of beams is controlled by determining a baseline power level, Pbaseline, from a received active pilot channel signal-to-noise ratio (SNR); determining a power margin, Pmargin, from an identified interference susceptibility; determining a power level correction, Pcorrection, based on an identified packet error rate (PER); and setting Ptransmit based on Pbaseline, Pmargin, and Pcorrection. For example, Ptransmit may be set to a power level that is substantially equal to the sum of Pbaseline, Pmargin, and Pcorrection. The determination of each of Pbaseline, Pmargin, and Pcorrection may be performed in independently running control loops or processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jon J. Anderson, Durga P. Malladi, Steven J. Doerfler
  • Patent number: 7266103
    Abstract: Forward link transmission power to a user terminal in a wireless communications system having a plurality of beams is controlled by determining a baseline power level, Pbaseline, from a received active pilot channel signal-to-noise ratio (SNR); determining a power margin, Pmargin, from an identified interference susceptibility; determining a power level correction, Pcorrection, based on an identified packet error rate (PER); and setting Ptransmit based on Pbaseline, Pmargin, and Pcorrection. For example, Ptransmit may be set to a power level that is substantially equal to the sum of Pbaseline, Pmargin, and Pcorrection. The determination of each of Pbaseline, Pmargin, and Pcorrection may be performed in independently running control loops or processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jon J. Anderson, Durga P. Malladi, Steven J. Doerfler