Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Wied

Thomas M. Wied 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 mobile to inform base station of additonal GPS capabilities
    Patent number: 7856238
    Abstract: In a method of configuring a mobile communication between a position determination entity and a mobile device, an indication that the mobile device has an ability to perform a positioning system search simultaneously with a communication is sent to the position determination entity. A preferred response quality indicator is set to a state that will allow the mobile device an extended period to provide to a location of the mobile device to the position determination entity when the mobile device has the ability to perform a positioning system search simultaneously with a communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Krause, Thomas M. Wied
  • METHOD FOR MOBILE TO INFORM BASE STATION OF ADDITIONAL GPS CAPABILITIES
    Publication number: 20080090587
    Abstract: In a method of configuring a mobile communication between a position determination entity and a mobile device, an indication that the mobile device has an ability to perform a positioning system search simultaneously with a communication is sent to the position determination entity. A preferred response quality indicator is set to a state that will allow the mobile device an extended period to provide to a location of the mobile device to the position determination entity when the mobile device has the ability to perform a positioning system search simultaneously with a communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: David J. Krause, Thomas M. Wied