Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Campana, Jr.

Thomas J. Campana, Jr. 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: 5631946
    Abstract: A method and system of transferring information from a RF receiver to a processor under control of a program stored by the processor is disclosed. Information is transmitted with a RF transmitter to the RF receiver. The RF receiver signals the processor on a transmission medium of the processor used for transmission of information by the processor that received information is stored within a memory of the receiver. The transfer of the stored information from the memory of the receiver to a memory of the processor on the transmission medium is controlled with the program. The information in the memory of the processor is processed with an application program stored in the memory of the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Assignee: NTP, Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas J. Campana, Jr., Michael P. Ponschke, Gary F. Thelen
  • Patent number: 5625670
    Abstract: A system (100) for transmitting information from one of a plurality of originating processors A-N to at least a plurality of destination processors (A-N) which may be transported during operation in accordance with the invention includes at least one gateway switch (14), a gateway switch storing information received from one of the at least one originating processor prior to transmission of the information to the at least one destination processor; a RF information transmission network (302) for transmitting stored information received from one of the at least one gateway switch by RF transmission to at least one destination processor; at least one interface switch (304), an interface switch connecting a gateway switch to the RF transmission network and transmitting stored information received from one of the at least one gateway switch to the RF information transmission network; and wherein the information is transmitted to a receiving interface switch by the electronic mail system in response to an address
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: NTP Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas J. Campana, Jr., Michael P. Ponschke, Gary F. Thelen
  • Patent number: 5479472
    Abstract: A system (100) for connecting a plurality of mail systems (1-N) each transmitting information from one of a plurality of originating processors (A-N) to at least one of a plurality of destination processors (A-N) which may be transported during operation in accordance with the invention includes at least one interface switch (304), an interface switch being coupled to each of the plurality of electronic mail systems of receiving information originating from an originating processor in one of the electronic mail systems for transmission to a destination processor in another electronic mail system; and a RF information transmission network (302), coupled to the at least one interface switch, for transmitting stored information received from one of the at least one interface switch originating from an originating processor in one electronic mail system by RF transmission to at least one RF receiver which relays the information to a destination processor within the another electronic mail system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignee: NTP Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas J. Campana, Jr., Michael P. Ponschke, Gary F. Thelen
  • Patent number: 5446759
    Abstract: A system and method for transmission of information subject to fading by using a RF carrier modulated with a subcarrier modulated with the information. The system has a processor for providing first and second encoded information streams each comprising the information to be transmitted with the second stream being delayed by a time delay interval with respect to the first stream which is equal to or greater than the fading interval. The first and second information streams are modulated on cycles of the subcarrier to produce first and second parallel information streams. At least one receiver having a detector receives and detects the transmitted first and second parallel information streams. At least one processor determines if faded information is present in the detected first and second parallel information streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: NTP Incorporated
    Inventor: Thomas J. Campana, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5438611
    Abstract: A system for transmitting originated information from one of a plurality of originating processors in an electronic mail system to at least one of a plurality of destination processors in an electronic mail system in accordance with the invention includes a RF information transmission network for transmitting the originated information to at least one RF receiver which transfers the originated information to the at least one of the plurality of destination processors; at least one interface switch, the at least one interface switch being coupled to the electronic mail system containing the plurality of originating processors and the RF information transmission network and transmitting the originated information received from the electronic mail system containing the plurality of originating processors to the RF information transmission network; and at least one additional processor with each additional processor being coupled to at least one interface switch and transmitting other originated information to th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: NTP Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas J. Campana, Jr., Michael P. Ponschke, Gary F. Thelen
  • Patent number: 5436960
    Abstract: A system for transmitting originated information from one of a plurality of originating processors in an electronic mail system to at least one of a plurality of destination processors in the electronic mail system in accordance with the invention includes a RF information transmission network for transmitting the originated information to at least one RF receiver which transfers the originated information to the at least one of the plurality of destination processors, at least one interface switch, one of the at least one interface switch connecting the electronic mail system to the RF transmission network and transmitting originated information received from the electronic mail system to the RF information transmission network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Inventors: Thomas J. Campana, Jr., Michael P. Ponschke, Gary F. Thelen
  • Patent number: 5121115
    Abstract: A paging network is disclosed which utilizes a plurality of distributed switches to transmit pages on a non-real time basis to achieve efficient and low cost transmission. Each of the switches processes packets of pages received from the network. Each of the switches also processes pages into packets of pages to be transmitted to another switch in the network or into batches of pages to be transmitted by a local paging service if the switch is a local switch. The network dynamically programs the reception channel(s) of the paging receivers in response to traffic conditions of a local switch or in accordance with service options specified by a subscriber to a local paging service. The digits of the paging receiver identification code are transmitted in an order of increasing significance to conserve battery life of the paging receivers. Pages may be initiated by placing a local call to any lata switch in the network and service options may be varied by placing of a local call to a lata switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Telefind Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew A. Andros, Thomas J. Campana, Jr., Gary F. Thelen, Robert A. Kinast
  • Patent number: 5077834
    Abstract: A RF paging receiver which is tunable to channels to receive pages comprising characters to be displayed with the pages being transmitted in a plurality of licensed frequency bands with each band containing a plurality of FM channels in which signal strength of pages on received channels in the bands varies as a result of variable antenna gain with programming of channels being accomplished by channel programming commands in accordance with the invention includes a tunable antenna (12, 14) having a reception bandwidth spanning the frequency bands with the antenna being tunable in response to an antenna tuning signal to achieve maximum antenna gain for a received channel in any one of the plurality of licensed frequency bands; a RF tuner (16), coupled to the tunable antenna, for receiving individual channels from the bands in response to varying a receiver tuning signal specifying reception of one of the channels within the plurality of frequency bands, the RF tuner comprising a plurality of RF amplifiers (102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Assignee: Telefind Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew A. Andros, Thomas J. Campana, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5052049
    Abstract: A paging receiver (10) is disclosed which is compatible with transmissions from analog or digital paging transmitters. The paging receiver has a command structure which permits it to be dynamically programmable to change its functionality including programming of the channel frequencies which the paging receiver is to receive. The programmability of the channel frequencies permits the paging receiver to be used for making national, regional, remote area, local area, and sublocal area pages, and pages to a group in the local area and to switch from channel frequencies which are heavily used during peak paging times to lesser used channels. The paging receiver transmits the paging receiver identification code digits in an order of increasing significance which significantly lessens power consumption for all paging receivers tuned to a particular frequency for determining if a page is to be received which prolongs paging receiver battery life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignee: Telefind Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew A. Andros, Thomas J. Campana, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5047764
    Abstract: A paging network is disclosed which utilizes a plurality of distributed switches to transmit pages on a non-real time basis to achieve efficient and low cost transmission. Each of the switches processes packets of pages received from the network. Each of the switches also processes pages into packets of pages to be transmitted to another switch in the network or into batches of pages to be transmitted by a local paging service if the switch is a local switch. The network dynamically programs the reception channel(s) of the paging receivers in response to traffic conditions of a local switch or in accordance with service options specified by a subscriber to a local paging service. The digits of the paging receiver identification code are transmitted in an order of increasing significance to conserve battery life of the paging receivers. Pages may be initiated by placing a local call to any lata switch in the network and service options may be varied by placing of a local call to a lata switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Assignee: Telefind Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew A. Andros, Thomas J. Campana, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5045850
    Abstract: A paging network which generates pages at a page source storing a plurality of subscriber files chosen from subscriber files stored at a plurality of switches located in the network. The destination to which a page is to be transmitted is determined by the network transmitting the page to the switch storing a number identical to the identification added to the page by the page source. A plurality of locations may be connected to the network with each location generating pages having a different type of information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Telefind Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew A. Andros, Thomas J. Campana, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5039984
    Abstract: A paging receiver is disclosed which is compatible with transmissions from analog or digital paging transmitters. The paging receiver has a command structure which permits it to be dynamically programmable to change its functionality including programming of the channels which the paging receiver is to receive. The programmability of the channels permits the paging receiver to be used for making national, regional, remote area, local area, and sublocal area pages, and pages to a group in the local area and to switch from channels which are heavily used during peak paging times to lesser used channels. The paging receiver transmits paging receiver identification code digits in an order of increasing significance which significantly lessens power consumption for all paging receivers tuned to a particular channel for determining if a page is to be received which prolongs paging receiver battery life. The paging receiver displays the place of origin of pages as either being of local origin or from other areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Telefind Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew A. Andros, Thomas J. Campana, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5012235
    Abstract: A RF paging receiver which is tunable to channels to receive pages comprising characters to be displayed with the pages being transmitted in a plurality of licensed frequency bands with each band containing a plurality of FM channels in which signal strength of pages on received channels in the bands varies as a result of variable antenna gain with programming of channels being accomplished by channel programming commands in accordance with the invention includes a tunable antenna (12, 14) having a reception bandwidth spanning the frequency bands with the antenna being tunable in response to an antenna tuning signal to achieve maximum antenna gain for a received channel in any one of the plurality of licensed frequency bands; a RF tuner (16), coupled to the tunable antenna, for receiving individual channels from the bands in response to varying a receiver tuning signal specifying reception of one of the channels within the plurality of frequency bands, the RF tuner comprising a plurality of RF amplifiers (102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignee: Telefind Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew A. Andros, Thomas J. Campana, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4881073
    Abstract: A paging network is disclosed which utilizes a plurality of distributed switches to transmit pages on a non-real time basis to achieve efficient and low cost transmission. Each of the switches processes packets of pages received from the network. Each of the switches also processes pages into packets of pages to be transmitted to another switch in the network or into batches of pages to be transmitted by a local paging service if the switch is a local switch. The network dynamically programs the reception channel(s) of the paging receivers in response to traffic conditions of a local switch or in accordance with service options specified by a subscriber to a local paging service. The digits of the paging receiver identification code are transmitted in an order of increasing significance to conserve battery life of the paging receivers. Pages may be initiated by placing a local call to any lata switch in the network and service options may be varied by placing of a local call to a lata switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: Telefind Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew A. Andros, Thomas J. Campana, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4878051
    Abstract: A paging network is disclosed which utilizes a plurality of distributed switches to transmit pages on a non-real time basis to achieve efficient and low cost transmission. Each of the switches processes packets of pages received from the network. Each of the switches also processes pages into packets of pages to be transmitted to another switch in the network or into batches of pages to be transmitted by a local paging service if the switch is a local switch. The network dynamically programs the reception channel(s) of the paging receivers in response to traffic conditions of a local switch or in accordance with service options specified by a subscriber to a local paging service. The digits of the paging receiver identification code are transmitted in an order of increasing significance to conserve battery life of the paging receiver. Pages may be initiated by placing a local call to any lata switch in the network and service options may be varied by placing of a local call to a lata switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: Telefind Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew A. Andros, Thomas J. Campana, Jr., Gary F. Thelen, Robert A. Kinast
  • Patent number: 4876538
    Abstract: A paging network is disclosed which utilizes a plurality of distributed switches to transmit pages on a non-real time basis to achieve efficient and low cost transmission. Each of the switches processes packets of pages received from the network. Each of the switches also processes pages into packets of pages to be transmitted to another switch in the network or into batches of pages to be transmitted by a local paging service if the switch is a local switch. The network dynamically programs the reception channels of the paging receivers in response to traffic conditions of a local switch or in accordance with service options specified by a subscriber to a local paging service. The digits of the paging receiver identification code are transmitted in an order of increasing significance to conserve battery life of the paging receivers. Pages may be initiated by placing a local call to any lata switch in the network and service options may be varied by placing of a local call to a lata switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1989
    Assignee: Telefind Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew A. Andros, Thomas J. Campana, Jr., Gary F. Thelen, Robert A. Kinast
  • Patent number: 4875039
    Abstract: A paging network is disclosed which utilizes a plurality of distributed switches to transmit pages on a non-real time basis to achieve efficient and low cost transmission. Each of the switches processes packets of pages received from the network. Each of the switches also processes pages into packets of pages to be transmitted to another switch in the network or into batches of pages to be transmitted by a local paging service if the switch is a local switch. The network dynamically programs the reception channel(s) of the paging receivers in response to traffic conditions of a local switch or in accordance with service options specified by a subscriber to a local paging service. The digits of the paging receiver identification code are transmitted in an order of increasing significance to conserve battery life of the paging receivers. Pages may be initiated by placing a local call to any lata switch in the network and service options may be varied by placing of a local call to a lata switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1989
    Assignee: Telefind Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew A. Andros, Thomas J. Campana, Jr., Gary F. Thelen, Robert A. Kinast
  • Patent number: 4870410
    Abstract: A paging network is disclosed which utilizes a plurality of distributed switches to transmit pages on a non-real time basis to achieve efficient and low cost transmission. Each of the switches processes packets of pages received from the network. Each of the switches also processes pages into packets of pages to be transmitted to another switch in the network or into batches of pages to be transmitted by a local paging service if the switch is a local switch. The network dynamically programs the reception channel(s) of the paging receivers in response to traffic conditions of a local switch or in accordance with service options specified by a subscriber to a local paging service. The digits of the paging receiver identification code are transmitted in an order of increasing significance to conserve battery life of the paging receivers. Pages may be initiated by placing a local call to any lata switch in the network and service options may be varied by placing of local call to a lata switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Assignee: Telefind Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew A. Andros, Thomas J. Campana, Jr., Gary F. Thelen, Robert A. Kinast
  • Patent number: 4868558
    Abstract: A paging network is disclosed which utilizes a plurality of distributed switches to transmit pages on a non-real time basis to achieve efficient and low cost transmission. Each of the switches processes packets of pages received from the network. Each of the switches also processes pages into packets of pages to be transmitted to another switch in the network or into batches of pages to be transmitted by a local paging service if the switch is a local switch. The network dynamically programs the reception channel(s) of the paging receivers in response to traffic conditions of a local switch or in accordance with service options specified by a subscriber to a local paging service. The digits of the paging receiver identification code are transmitted in an order of increasing significance to conserve battery life of the paging receivers. Pages may be initiated by placing a local call to any lata switch in the network and service options may be varied by placing of a local call to a lata switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: Telefind Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew A. Andros, Thomas J. Campana, Jr., Gary F. Thelen, Robert A. Kinast
  • Patent number: 4868860
    Abstract: A paging network is disclosed which utilizes a plurality of distibuted switches to transmit pages on a non-real time basis to achieve efficient and low cost transmission. Each of the switches processes packets of pages received from the network. Each of the switches also processes pages into packets of pages to be transmitted to another switch in the network or into batches of pages to be transmitted by a local paging service if the switch is a local switch. The network dynamically programs the reception channel(s) of the paging receivers in response to traffic conditions of a local switch or in accordance with service options specified by a subscriber to a local paging service. The digits of the paging receiver identification code are transmitted in an order of increasing significance to conserve battery life of the paging receivers. Pages may be initiated by placing a local call to any lata switch in the network and service options may be varied by placing of a local call to a lata switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: Telefind Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew A. Andros, Thomas J. Campana, Jr., Gary F. Thelen, Robert A. Kinast