Patents by Inventor Steven S. Boyle

Steven S. Boyle 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 apparatus for providing network access over different wireless networks
    Patent number: 6314108
    Abstract: The invention relates to centralized network access for wireless network carriers providing network access to wireless communication devices. The invention provides a network gateway (or proxy server) that provides access to a network of computers to various wireless network carriers having different wireless network characteristics. In one embodiment, the invention uses airlinks (or network drivers) to support the communications between the network gateway and the various wireless network carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Openwave Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Seetharaman Ramasubramani, Steven S. Boyle, Mark A. Fox