Patents by Inventor Steven Michael Hanov

Steven Michael Hanov 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).

  • Publication number: 20240064823
    Abstract: Example base stations and methods for receiving transmissions on an enhanced random access channel (RACH) are disclosed herein. An example method for receiving transmissions on an enhanced RACH from a device such that an initial access burst is received in a single time slot from the device involves receiving the initial access burst from the device on the enhanced RACH. The initial access burst is sent by the device using a timing advance determined at the device. The initial access burst includes at least one of an identifier or user data. The enhanced RACH is a contention-based uplink-only channel requiring use of timing advances for transmissions thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: David Philip Hole, René Faurie, Satish Venkob, Steven Michael Hanov, Remo Borsella, Werner Karl Kreuzer
  • Patent number: 11723082
    Abstract: Example base stations and methods for receiving transmissions on an enhanced random access channel (RACH) are disclosed herein. An example method for receiving transmissions on an enhanced RACH from a device such that an initial access burst is received in a single time slot from the device involves receiving the initial access burst from the device on the enhanced RACH. The initial access burst is sent by the device using a timing advance determined at the device. The initial access burst includes at least one of an identifier or user data. The enhanced RACH is a contention-based uplink-only channel requiring use of timing advances for transmissions thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited
    Inventors: David Philip Hole, René Faurie, Satish Venkob, Steven Michael Hanov, Remo Borsella, Werner Karl Kreuzer
  • Publication number: 20230217380
    Abstract: A disclosed example method involves, when a device is operating in a stationary mode and before a need of the device to communicate data, determining whether a stored timing advance is valid. When the stored timing advance is not valid, a valid timing advance is determined before the need of the device to communicate the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Satish VENKOB, David Philip HOLE, Rene FAURIE, Remo BORSELLA, Werner Karl KREUZER, Steven Michael HANOV
  • Patent number: 11627537
    Abstract: A disclosed example method involves, when a device is operating in a stationary mode and before a need of the device to communicate data, determining whether a stored timing advance is valid. When the stored timing advance is not valid, a valid timing advance is determined before the need of the device to communicate the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Satish Venkob, David Philip Hole, Rene Faurie, Remo Borsella, Werner Karl Kreuzer, Steven Michael Hanov
  • Publication number: 20210204237
    Abstract: A disclosed example method involves, when a device is operating in a stationary mode and before a need of the device to communicate data, determining whether a stored timing advance is valid. When the stored timing advance is not valid, a valid timing advance is determined before the need of the device to communicate the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Satish VENKOB, David Philip HOLE, Rene FAURIE, Remo BORSELLA, Werner Karl KREUZER, Steven Michael HANOV
  • Patent number: 10972988
    Abstract: A disclosed example method involves, when a device is operating in a stationary mode and before a need of the device to communicate data, determining whether a stored timing advance is valid. When the stored timing advance is not valid, a valid timing advance is determined before the need of the device to communicate the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Satish Venkob, David Philip Hole, Rene Faurie, Remo Borsella, Werner Karl Kreuzer, Steven Michael Hanov
  • Patent number: 10966195
    Abstract: Example communication stations and methods for transmitting on a random access channel (RACH) in wireless networks are disclosed herein. An example method for transmitting on an enhanced RACH by a device such that an initial access burst is received in a single time slot by a wireless network involves determining a timing advance, the timing advance being associated with a serving cell. The example method also involves transmitting, using the determined timing advance, the initial access burst, on the enhanced RACH, that includes at least one of an identifier or user data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: David Philip Hole, Rene Faurie, Satish Venkob, Steven Michael Hanov, Remo Borsella, Werner Kreuzer
  • Publication number: 20200137808
    Abstract: Example base stations and methods for receiving transmissions on an enhanced random access channel (RACH) are disclosed herein. An example method for receiving transmissions on an enhanced RACH from a device such that an initial access burst is received in a single time slot from the device involves receiving the initial access burst from the device on the enhanced RACH. The initial access burst is sent by the device using a timing advance determined at the device. The initial access burst includes at least one of an identifier or user data. The enhanced RACH is a contention-based uplink-only channel requiring use of timing advances for transmissions thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: David Philip Hole, René Faurie, Satish Venkob, Steven Michael Hanov, Remo Borsella, Werner Karl Kreuzer
  • Patent number: 10531499
    Abstract: Example base stations and methods for receiving transmissions on an enhanced random access channel (RACH) are disclosed herein. An example method for receiving transmissions on an enhanced RACH from a device such that an initial access burst is received in a single time slot from the device involves receiving the initial access burst from the device on the enhanced RACH. The initial access burst is sent by the device using a timing advance determined at the device. The initial access burst includes at least one of an identifier or user data. The enhanced RACH is a contention-based uplink-only channel requiring use of timing advances for transmissions thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: David Philip Hole, René Faurie, Satish Venkob, Steven Michael Hanov, Remo Borsella, Werner Karl Kreuzer
  • Publication number: 20180063804
    Abstract: A disclosed example method involves, when a device is operating in a stationary mode and before a need of the device to communicate data, determining whether a stored timing advance is valid. When the stored timing advance is not valid, a valid timing advance is determined before the need of the device to communicate the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Satish VENKOB, David Philip HOLE, Rene FAURIE, Remo Borsella, Werner Karl Kreuzer, Steven Michael HANOV
  • Patent number: 9836548
    Abstract: A method performed on an electronic device for migrating tags across entities. The migration of the tags is performed following an analysis of one or more personal electronically encoded items associated with a previously created perspective or album associated with the previously created perspective, responsive to a user decision the creation of a new perspective, a new album associated with one of the previously created perspectives, or a new perspective and a new album associated with the new perspective, responsive to a user decision to treat the previously created perspective or album as an individual entity, and association of the previously created perspective or album with the new perspective or new album. The tags are respectively migrated from the new perspective or the new album to the associated previously created perspective or the previously created album and to associated ones of the one or more personal electronically encoded items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Anand Ravindra Oka, Sean Bartholomew Simmons, Christopher Harris Snow, Steven Michael Hanov, Ghasem Naddafzadeh Shirazi
  • Patent number: 9807715
    Abstract: A disclosed example method involves, when a device is operating in a stationary mode and before a need of the device to communicate data, determining whether a stored timing advance is valid. When the stored timing advance is not valid, a valid timing advance is determined before the need of the device to communicate the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Satish Venkob, David Philip Hole, Rene Faurie, Remo Borsella, Werner Karl Kreuzer, Steven Michael Hanov
  • Publication number: 20170111907
    Abstract: Example communication stations and methods for transmitting on a random access channel (RACH) in wireless networks are disclosed herein. An example method for transmitting on an enhanced RACH by a device such that an initial access burst is received in a single time slot by a wireless network involves determining a timing advance, the timing advance being associated with a serving cell. The example method also involves transmitting, using the determined timing advance, the initial access burst, on the enhanced RACH, that includes at least one of an identifier or user data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: David Philip HOLE, Rene FAURIE, Satish VENKOB, Steven Michael HANOV, Remo BORSELLA, Werner Kreuzer
  • Publication number: 20160242133
    Abstract: A disclosed example method involves, when a device is operating in a stationary mode and before a need of the device to communicate data, determining whether a stored timing advance is valid. When the stored timing advance is not valid, a valid timing advance is determined before the need of the device to communicate the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Satish VENKOB, David Philip HOLE, Rene FAURIE, Remo Borsella, Werner Karl Kreuzer, Steven Michael HANOV
  • Patent number: 9370026
    Abstract: Example communication stations and methods for transmitting additional information on an enhanced random access channel (RACH) are disclosed herein. An example method performed by a device involves generating an initial access burst for transmission on an enhanced RACH and transmitting the initial access burst using a timing advance. The timing advance is to cause the initial access burst to be received at the network within a single time slot of the enhanced RACH. The initial access burst includes at least one of information about capabilities of the device or information identifying the device. The example method also involves receiving a temporary block flow (TBF) assignment from the network in response to sending the at least one of the information about the capabilities of the device or the information identifying the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: David Philip Hole, René Faurie, Satish Venkob, Steven Michael Hanov, Remo Borsella, Werner Karl Kreuzer
  • Patent number: 9332511
    Abstract: A disclosed example method involves, when a device is operating in a stationary mode and before a need of the device to communicate data, determining whether a stored timing advance is valid. When the stored timing advance is not valid, a valid timing advance is determined before the need of the device to communicate the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: David Philip Hole, Remo Borsella, Rene Faurie, Satish Venkob, Steven Michael Hanov, Werner Karl Kreuzer
  • Publication number: 20160113039
    Abstract: Example communication stations and methods for transmitting on a random access channel (RACH) in wireless networks are disclosed herein. An example method for transmitting on an enhanced RACH by a device such that an initial access burst is received in a single time slot by a wireless network involves determining a timing advance, the timing advance being associated with a serving cell. The example method also involves transmitting, using the determined timing advance, the initial access burst, on the enhanced RACH, that includes at least one of an identifier or user data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: David Philip HOLE, Rene FAURIE, Satish VENKOB, Steven Michael HANOV, Remo BORSELLA, Werner Kreuzer
  • Patent number: 9226254
    Abstract: Example communication stations and methods for transmitting on a random access channel (RACH) in wireless networks are disclosed herein. An example method for transmitting on an enhanced RACH by a device such that an initial access burst is received in a single time slot by a wireless network involves determining a timing advance, the timing advance being associated with a serving cell. The example method also involves transmitting, using the determined timing advance, the initial access burst, on the enhanced RACH, that includes at least one of an identifier or user data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: David Philip Hole, René Faurie, Satish Venkob, Steven Michael Hanov, Remo Borsella, Werner Karl Kreuzer
  • Publication number: 20150003430
    Abstract: A disclosed example method involves, when a device is operating in a stationary mode and before a need of the device to communicate data, determining whether a stored timing advance is valid. When the stored timing advance is not valid, a valid timing advance is determined before the need of the device to communicate the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: David Philip Hole, Remo Borsella, Rene Faurie, Satish Venkob, Steven Michael Hanov, Werner Karl Kreuzer
  • Patent number: 8867497
    Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to implement timing advance enhancements for cellular communications are disclosed. A disclosed example method to communicate over a cellular network by a device involves retrieving a stored timing advance value and determining if the stored timing advance value is valid based at least on whether the device is operating in a stationary mode. When the stored timing advance is valid, a contention-based transmission is transmitted to a network using the stored timing advance value in order to compensate for propagation delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: David Philip Hole, Remo Borsella, René Faurie, Satish Venkob, Steven Michael Hanov, Werner Karl Kreuzer