Patents by Inventor Thomas Flack

Thomas Flack 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 FOR TRANSMITTING DATA IN A WIRELESS NETWORK, AND WIRELESS NETWORK THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20120134292
    Abstract: Method for transmitting data from a resource-constrained transmitter to a receiver in a wireless network, comprising the following steps: —the resource-constrained transmitter (21a, 21b, 21c) sending a channel request message to the receiver, —in response to the request, the receiver (22) determining communication channel availability based on the result of a sensing step and broadcasting channel information, —the resource-constrained transmitter (21a,21b, 21c) listening to the information and transmitting data on the corresponding channel, wherein the sensing step is performed by the receiver before or after receiving channel request from the transmitter. The invention also relates to a wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Ashish Vijay Pandharipande, Thomas Flack