Patents by Inventor Timothy Thome
Timothy Thome 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).
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Publication number: 20210014338Abstract: A cellular conversion apparatus, system and method is disclosed and described. A cellular conversion apparatus comprises circuitry for communicating with a first local cellular device and circuitry for communicating with a second wide-area cellular system, where the first local cellular device and the second wide-area cellular system use different communication protocols.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: CELL BOUNCEInventors: Michael Lamb, Richard Camarillo, Timothy Thome, David Carey
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Patent number: 8792468Abstract: To improve WWAN coverage, an access node broadcasts overhead messages on a first channel covering a first channel environment and a second channel covering a second channel environment within a coverage region. The overhead messages carry network overhead parameters for allowing wireless mobile devices to acquire and maintain traffic channels within the cellular system. The overhead message channels are configured so that a user perceives uninterrupted wireless services while moving through different channel environments in the coverage region. In one embodiment, the overhead message channels are separate physical channels configured with different broadcast parameters to provide coverage in different environments. In another embodiment, the overhead parameter information is segregated into base and extended components that are encoded and layer modulated onto separate logical channels. Using layered modulation, wireless mobile devices can receive base components in poor coverage regions.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2007Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Amit Kalhan, Henry Chang, Timothy Thome, Doug Dunn
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Patent number: 8406687Abstract: A dynamic data pool on ad-hoc networks. The present example provides for a “swarm” of nodes that share or provide a “repository” of shared dynamic data. The swarm is a collection of nodes connected via networks, including but not limited to Wireless personal area network (“PAN”), local area network (“LAN”), wide area network (“WAN”) and/or the like. The dynamic data pool may be implemented by an application program, with network connectivity provided through programs constructed in a layered structure (“network stack”) or the like. Provision is made for initializing the swarm, for nodes entering and leaving the swarm, and other functions for managing the swarm.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2008Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Timothy Thome, Joel King
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Patent number: 8391865Abstract: An exemplary method for selecting one of a plurality of systems on a multi-mode device capable of communicating on a first air interface technology and a second air interface technology is disclosed. Initially, a carrier input associated with one of the first and second air interface technologies is received. The carrier input typically defines at least one system selection event. Next, a first network acquisition attempt of the other one of the first and second air interface technologies is triggered responsive to the system selection event. The results of the first network acquisition attempt are determined and stored, and subsequently used for subsequent system selection determinations between the first and second air interface technologies.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2007Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Doug Dunn, Amit Kalhan, Timothy Thome, Henry Chang
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Apparatus, system and method for transferring an active call between wireless communication networks
Patent number: 8379598Abstract: An active voice call with an access terminal is transferred from an originating wireless network to a destination wireless network in response to a call continuation message transmitted by the access terminal to a destination network switch of the destination wireless network. The call continuation message includes a connected number indicator identifying the voice call and a call continuation indicator indicating the voice call should be routed through the destination network switch. In some circumstances, an originating network switch of the originating wireless network identifies the voice call to the network switch of the first wireless network to facilitate the transfer.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2008Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Timothy Thome -
Publication number: 20100329206Abstract: A wireless communication device maintains a dual idle-traffic state where the wireless communication device is in an idle state relative to a first transceiver node and is in a traffic state relative to a second transceiver node. First control signals are received from the first transceiver node and second control signals are received from the second transceiver node where the second control signals are different from the first control signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Timothy A. Thome, Amit Kalhan
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Apparatus, system and method for transferring an active call between wireless communication networks
Patent number: 7760688Abstract: An active voice call with an access terminal is transferred from an originating wireless network to a destination wireless network in response to a call continuation message transmitted by the access terminal to a destination network switch of the destination wireless network. The call continuation message includes a connected number indicator identifying the voice call and a call continuation indicator indicating the voice call should be routed through the destination network switch. In some circumstances, an originating network switch of the originating wireless network identifies the voice call to the network switch of the first wireless network to facilitate the transfer.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Timothy Thome -
Publication number: 20090313310Abstract: A dynamic data pool on ad-hoc networks. The present example provides for a “swarm” of nodes that share or provide a “repository” of shared dynamic data. The swarm is a collection of nodes connected via networks, including but not limited to Wireless personal area network (“PAN”), local area network (“LAN”), wide area network (“WAN”) and/or the like. The dynamic data pool may be implemented by an application program, with network connectivity provided through programs constructed in a layered structure (“network stack”) or the like. Provision is made for initializing the swarm, for nodes entering and leaving the swarm, and other functions for managing the swarm.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2008Publication date: December 17, 2009Inventors: Timothy THOME, Joel King
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Patent number: 7598907Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for implementing the GPS positioning functionalities in devices that are capable of communicating using IP packets are disclosed. The aiding-information-enhanced GPS positioning (IAIE-GPSP) technique is decoupled from the specific requirements of specific telecommunication networks and protocols (such as CDMA). By decoupling the IAIE-GPSP capability from specific telecommunication network/protocol requirements, embodiments of the invention enable any type of device, irrespective whether a voice communication capability is present, to be endowed with GPS positioning functionalities and to enjoy the rapid GPS position fix facilitated by the aiding information.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2007Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Timothy Thome, Brian Norman Steuer
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Publication number: 20090146870Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for implementing the GPS positioning functionalities in devices that are capable of communicating using IP packets are disclosed. The aiding-information-enhanced GPS positioning (IAIE-GPSP) technique is decoupled from the specific requirements of specific telecommunication networks and protocols (such as CDMA). By decoupling the IAIE-GPSP capability from specific telecommunication network/protocol requirements, embodiments of the invention enable any type of device, irrespective whether a voice communication capability is present, to be endowed with GPS positioning functionalities and to enjoy the rapid GPS position fix facilitated by the aiding information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2007Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Timothy THOME, Brian Norman Steuer
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APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING AN ACTIVE CALL BETWEEN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
Publication number: 20090116500Abstract: An active voice call with an access terminal is transferred from an originating wireless network to a destination wireless network in response to a call continuation message transmitted by the access terminal to a destination network switch of the destination wireless network. The call continuation message includes a connected number indicator identifying the voice call and a call continuation indicator indicating the voice call should be routed through the destination network switch. In some circumstances, an originating network switch of the originating wireless network identifies the voice call to the network switch of the first wireless network to facilitate the transfer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2008Publication date: May 7, 2009Inventor: Timothy THOME -
Publication number: 20080279168Abstract: To improve WWAN coverage, an access node broadcasts overhead messages on a first channel covering a first channel environment and a second channel covering a second channel environment within a coverage region. The overhead messages carry network overhead parameters for allowing wireless mobile devices to acquire and maintain traffic channels within the cellular system. The overhead message channels are configured so that a user perceives uninterrupted wireless services while moving through different channel environments in the coverage region. In one embodiment, the overhead message channels are separate physical channels configured with different broadcast parameters to provide coverage in different environments. In another embodiment, the overhead parameter information is segregated into base and extended components that are encoded and layer modulated onto separate logical channels. Using layered modulation, wireless mobile devices can receive base components in poor coverage regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2007Publication date: November 13, 2008Inventors: Amit KALHAN, Henry Chang, Timothy Thome, Doug Dunn
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Publication number: 20080280630Abstract: A system and method for paging wireless mobile devices selectively varies the effective modulation order of a paging channel to achieve improved coverage in a wireless wide area network (WWAN) cell. In one embodiment, the paging channel modulation order is selected based on a measured signal strength and/or common channel error rate. The selected modulation order is directly related to the quality of the channel environment. In another embodiment, a page message is segregated into base and extended components that are layer modulated. With layered modulation, wireless mobile devices in good coverage regions can successfully demodulate both the base and extended components to recover the entire page message. Wireless mobile devices in poor coverage regions can successfully demodulate the base component of the page message, and then request that the extended component of the page message be re-broadcast as a base component to thereby recover the entire page message.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2007Publication date: November 13, 2008Inventors: Amit KALHAN, Henry Chang, Timothy Thome, Doug Dunn
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Publication number: 20080075056Abstract: A wireless mobile device is provided that is capable of operating a high-speed data application. The mobile device detects and uses speed information to adjust the operating characteristics of the high-speed data application. The desired operating characteristics are defined in a speed profile, which may be stored at the local device or on the associated network. Using the speed profile, the mobile device may enable, disable, or restrict specific features and functions responsive to the detected speed. In operation, the mobile device has a speed detection circuit that detects a current speed. In some cases, the detected speed may be filtered to better characterize speed. The mobile device sets one or more speed flags according to the detected speed. When a request is made to operate a high-speed data application, the mobile device checks the speed flag, and operates the high-speed data application according to the speed settings in the speed profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2006Publication date: March 27, 2008Inventor: Timothy THOME
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Publication number: 20070223516Abstract: An exemplary method for selecting one of a plurality of systems on a multi-mode device capable of communicating on a first air interface technology and a second air interface technology is disclosed. Initially, a carrier input associated with one of the first and second air interface technologies is received. The carrier input typically defines at least one system selection event. Next, a first network acquisition attempt of the other one of the first and second air interface technologies is triggered responsive to the system selection event. The results of the first network acquisition attempt are determined and stored, and subsequently used for subsequent system selection determinations between the first and second air interface technologies.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2007Publication date: September 27, 2007Inventors: Doug DUNN, Amit Kalhan, Timothy Thome, Henry Chang
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Apparatus, system and method for transferring an active call between wireless communication networks
Publication number: 20070201403Abstract: An active voice call with an access terminal is transferred from an originating wireless network to a destination wireless network in response to a call continuation message transmitted by the access terminal to a destination network switch of the destination wireless network. The call continuation message includes a connected number indicator identifying the voice call and a call continuation indicator indicating the voice call should be routed through the destination network switch. In some circumstances, an originating network switch of the originating wireless network identifies the voice call to the network switch of the first wireless network to facilitate the transfer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2006Publication date: August 30, 2007Inventor: Timothy Thome -
Patent number: 7224960Abstract: A system for updating a wireless application is provided. The system has a network service area that uses multiple networks to provide wireless coverage. An application server couples to one of the networks, and is used to communicate with local applications that operate on wireless devices within the network service area. These wireless devices also operate standard lower-level process that provide for basic connectivity and information transfer, with these lower-level process providing a network identification value. The local application monitors this network identification value, and when it changes, generates an alert that is transmitted to the application server. The alert may include information regarding the new network, therefore the application server is updated to know what network the wireless device is operating on.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2005Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: Kyocera Wireless Corp.Inventors: Joseph Giacalone, Timothy Thome
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Publication number: 20070099593Abstract: A portable communication device and system in accordance with the exemplary embodiment comprises interchangeable accessory modules allowing different accessory devices to be used with a portable communication device assembly. The accessory modules and the portable communication device assembly form portable communication devices when the accessory modules are secured to the portable communication device assembly. The accessory devices may include sensing devices, music players, displays, GPS receivers, user interfaces, cameras, memory devices, as well as others devices. The portable communication device manages and controls the interchangeable accessory modules by exchanging data and control signals through a connection interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2005Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Timothy Thome, Yasser Ansari, Kyle Halkola
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Publication number: 20070099592Abstract: A portable communication device and system in accordance with the exemplary embodiment comprises interchangeable accessory modules allowing different accessory devices to be used with a portable communication device assembly. The accessory modules and the portable communication device assembly form portable communication devices when the accessory modules are secured to the portable communication device assembly. The accessory devices may include sensing devices, music players, displays, GPS receivers, user interfaces, cameras, memory devices, as well as others devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2005Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Timothy Thome, Yasser Ansari, Kyle Halkola
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Publication number: 20070015498Abstract: A system for updating a wireless application is provided. The system has a network service area that uses multiple networks to provide wireless coverage. An application server couples to one of the networks, and is used to communicate with local applications that operate on wireless devices within the network service area. These wireless devices also operate standard lower-level process that provide for basic connectivity and information transfer, with these lower-level process providing a network identification value. The local application monitors this network identification value, and when it changes, generates an alert that is transmitted to the application server. The alert may include information regarding the new network, therefore the application server is updated to know what network the wireless device is operating on.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2005Publication date: January 18, 2007Inventors: Joseph Giacalone, Timothy Thome