Patents by Inventor Tim Charity

Tim Charity 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).

  • Network element system method computer program and data carrier for network optimisation
    Patent number: 7110770
    Abstract: A system is provided for optimisation processing in a cellular communications network having a central element (30) and a number of distributed network elements (40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50). Each network element (40–50) is coupled to the central element, and each is arranged to obtain optimisation data and has a pre-processing arrangement (120) for pre-processing the optimisation data. The central element (30) then receives and processes this pre-processed optimisation data to produce optimisation code for optimising the performance of the network. In this way less data needs to be backhauled to the central element (30), and less processing is required at the central element (30), thereby improving the scalability of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Stephens, Gemma Paris, Tim Charity, Michael Stephen Ratford, Patrick Joseph Cronin
  • Network element system method computer program and data carrier for network optimisation
    Publication number: 20050020254
    Abstract: A system is provided for optimisation processing in a cellular communications network having a central element (30) and a number of distributed network elements (40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50). Each network element (40-50) is coupled to the central element, and each is arranged to obtain optimisation data and has a pre-processing arrangement (120) for pre-processing the optimisation data. The central element (30) then receives and processes this pre-processed optimisation data to produce optimisation code for optimising the performance of the network. In this way less data needs to be backhauled to the central element (30), and less processing is required at the central element (30), thereby improving the scalability of the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2002
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Stephens, Gemma Paris, Tim Charity, Michael Ratford, Patrick Cronin