Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Muths

Timothy J. Muths 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 system for transmitting data to a mobile communication unit
    Patent number: 6081706
    Abstract: The system includes a first data channel established between the mobile communication unit and a wireless communication system. The first data channel is configured to receive the data communication. A second data channel is established between the wireless communication system and another communication system. The second data channel is configured to receive the data communication. An interworking unit is responsive to the first data channel and the second data channel. The interworking unit receives the data communication from the second data channel and queues the data communication when the first data channel cannot receive the data communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Muths, Steven T. Barrett
  • Method and system for transmitting a data communication from a calling communication unit associated with a wireless communication system to a called communication unit
    Patent number: 5963860
    Abstract: The method includes establishing a first data channel (16) between the calling communication unit (44) and the wireless communication system (40), the first data channel configured to receive and transmit the data communication (21); after establishing the first data channel and before a second data channel (22) has been established between the wireless communication system and the called communication unit (84), receiving by the calling communication unit a message (19), the message indicating that the second data channel has been established; and based on the message, the calling unit transmitting the data communication via the first data channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Muths, Steven T. Barrett