Patents by Inventor Timothy Wilkinson
Timothy Wilkinson 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: 20260343587Abstract: A base station comprising a transceiver and a processor, operatively coupled to the transceiver, wherein the transceiver and the processor are configured to implement a scheduler: The processor and the scheduler are configured to obtain an indication of a user equipment (UE) location for a number of UEs by requesting and receiving location information from the number of UEs. Further, the base station receives from a first UE of the number of UEs, a resource request for scheduling information for a transmission to a second UE of the number of UEs, wherein the first UE is in proximity to the second UE. The Base station transmits, based at least in part on the first UE being in proximity to the second UE, scheduling information to the first UE, indicating one or more resources for the first UE to use for the transmission to the second UE.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2026Publication date: October 29, 2026Applicant: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLCInventors: Timothy WILKINSON, Timothy James SPEIGHT
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Patent number: 12684608Abstract: A base station (BS) is configured to receive a communication indicating a location of a first UE, wherein the first UE is in proximity to a second UE. The BS is further configured to receive a resource request from the first UE for scheduling information to the second UE. A base station (BS) is configured to transmit, based on the first UE and the second UE being in proximity, the scheduling information to the first UE indicating first frequency resources for the first UE to transmit first uplink data to the second UE in a time slot, and indicating second frequency resources that at least partially overlap with the first frequency resources in the time slot.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2025Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLCInventors: Timothy Wilkinson, Timothy James Speight
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Patent number: 12614624Abstract: An ingredient substitution system may include a shopper device associated with a given shopper that may have shopper profile data associated therewith. An ingredient substitution server is configured to store recipes. Each recipe may have ingredients associated therewith, and each ingredient may have an ingredient nutritional tag associated therewith. The server may determine a recipe from among the recipes based upon matching the ingredient nutritional tag to the corresponding shopper profile data and communicate the recipe to the shopper device. The server may also be configured to determine a substitute ingredient for a given ingredient of the recipe. The substitute ingredient may have a substitute ingredient nutritional tag, and the substitute ingredient may be determined based upon matching the substitute ingredient nutritional tag and the corresponding ingredient nutritional tag.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 28, 2026Assignee: INMAR CLEARING, INC.Inventors: Karl Mueller, Timothy Wilkinson
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Publication number: 20250374274Abstract: A base station (BS) is configured to receive a communication indicating a location of a first UE, wherein the first UE is in proximity to a second UE. The BS is further configured to receive a resource request from the first UE for scheduling information to the second UE. A base station (BS) is configured to transmit, based on the first UE and the second UE being in proximity, the scheduling information to the first UE indicating first frequency resources for the first UE to transmit first uplink data to the second UE in a time slot, and indicating second frequency resources that at least partially overlap with the first frequency resources in the time slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2025Publication date: December 4, 2025Applicant: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLCInventors: Timothy Wilkinson, Timothy James Speight
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Patent number: 12402157Abstract: A base station (BS), transmitting a plurality of resource allocations for a group of user equipments (UEs) for communication of UEs in proximity to each other, wherein one or more of the UEs select at least one resource from the plurality of resources allocations to communicate that is utilized to communicate with at least one other UE in the group of UEs.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2024Date of Patent: August 26, 2025Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLCInventors: Timothy Wilkinson, Timothy James Speight
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Publication number: 20240298345Abstract: A base station (BS), transmitting a plurality of resource allocations for a group of user equipments (UEs) for communication of UEs in proximity to each other, wherein one or more of the UEs select at least one resource from the plurality of resources allocations to communicate that is utilized to communicate with at least one other UE in the group of UEs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2024Publication date: September 5, 2024Applicant: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLCInventors: Timothy WILKINSON, Timothy James SPEIGHT
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Patent number: 11985694Abstract: A user equipment (UE) receives, from a base station, a plurality of resource allocations for a group of UEs, wherein the plurality of resource allocations are for communication of UEs in proximity to each other. The UE selects one of the plurality of resources allocations for transmission, and transmits using the selected resource allocation, wherein the UE is in proximity to at least one other UE.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLCInventors: Timothy Wilkinson, Timothy James Speight
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Publication number: 20230292356Abstract: A user equipment (UE) receives, from a base station, a plurality of resource allocations for a group of UEs, wherein the plurality of resource allocations are for communication of UEs in proximity to each other. The UE selects one of the plurality of resources allocations for transmission, and transmits using the selected resource allocation, wherein the UE is in proximity to at least one other UE.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLCInventors: Timothy WILKINSON, Timothy James SPEIGHT
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Patent number: 11678359Abstract: A network device transmits a communication indicating a location of the first UE, wherein the first UE is in proximity to a second UE. Further, the network device transmits data in a subframe or time slot, wherein the first UE transmits the data in the subframe or time slot and a second UE receives in the same subframe or time slot, based on the first UE and the second UE being in proximity.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLCInventors: Timothy Wilkinson, Timothy James Speight
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Publication number: 20220312434Abstract: A network device transmits a communication indicating a location of the first UE, wherein the first UE is in proximity to a second UE. Further, the network device transmits data in a subframe or time slot, wherein the first UE transmits the data in the subframe or time slot and a second UE receives in the same subframe or time slot, based on the first UE and the second UE being in proximity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLCInventors: Timothy WILKINSON, Timothy James SPEIGHT
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Patent number: 11363616Abstract: A network device, based on received location from a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE may determine that the first UE and the second UE are in proximity to each other. Based on the proximity determination, the network device may provide at least one of the first and second UE uplink LTE resources for transmission, wherein the transmission is associated with a group of UEs.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLCInventors: Timothy Wilkinson, Timothy James Speight
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Patent number: 11112642Abstract: The invention relates optical devices, for example pixelated devices such as an optical device having a plurality of coloured pixels, each said pixel comprising a filter structure, the filter structure comprising: a first metallic layer; a dielectric layer over said first metallic layer; and a second metallic layer over said dielectric layer; wherein said second metallic layer comprises a nanostructured metallic layer having a lateral structure with features having at least one characteristic lateral dimension equal to or less than 1 ?m, and wherein said second metallic layer is structured to couple light incident on said second metallic layer into at least two absorption modes of the filter structure, one to either side of a target wavelength, such that said filter structure appears coloured at said target wavelength in reflected or transmitted light.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Cambridge Enterprise LimitedInventors: Calum Williams, Timothy Wilkinson
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Publication number: 20210255543Abstract: A method is provided of producing an optical filter. The method comprises depositing a first mirror layer onto a substrate; depositing an insulating layer on the first mirror; exposing at least some of a plurality of portions of a surface of the insulating layer to a dose of energy; developing the insulating layer in order to remove a volume from the at least some of the plurality of portions of the insulating layer, wherein the volume of the insulating layer removed from each portion is related to the dose of energy exposed to each portion, and wherein a remaining thickness after the removal of the volume from each portion of the insulating layer is related to the dose of energy exposed to each portion. The method further comprises depositing a second mirror layer on the remaining thickness of each of the plurality of portions of the insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2019Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Calum Williams, George Gordon, Timothy Wilkinson, Sarah Bohndiek
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Publication number: 20200351908Abstract: A network device, based on received location from a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE may determine that the first UE and the second UE are in proximity to each other. Based on the proximity determination, the network device may provide at least one of the first and second UE uplink LTE resources for transmission, wherein the transmission is associated with a group of UEs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLCInventors: Timothy Wilkinson, Timothy James Speight
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Patent number: 10721753Abstract: A network device, based on received location from a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE may determine that the first UE and the second UE are in proximity to each other. Based on the proximity determination, the network device may provide at least one of the first and second UE uplink LTE resources for transmission, wherein the transmission is associated with a group of UEs.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLCInventors: Timothy Wilkinson, Timothy James Speight
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Publication number: 20200201111Abstract: The invention relates optical devices, for example pixelated devices such as an optical device having a plurality of coloured pixels, each said pixel comprising a filter structure, the filter structure comprising: a first metallic layer; a dielectric layer over said first metallic layer; and a second metallic layer over said dielectric layer; wherein said second metallic layer comprises a nanostructured metallic layer having a lateral structure with features having at least one characteristic lateral dimension equal to or less than 1 ?m, and wherein said second metallic layer is structured to couple light incident on said second metallic layer into at least two absorption modes of the filter structure, one to either side of a target wavelength, such that said filter structure appears coloured at said target wavelength in reflected or transmitted light.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Calum Williams, Timothy Wilkinson
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Publication number: 20190261389Abstract: A network device, based on received location from a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE may determine that the first UE and the second UE are in proximity to each other. Based on the proximity determination, the network device may provide at least one of the first and second UE uplink LTE resources for transmission, wherein the transmission is associated with a group of UEs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLCInventors: Timothy Wilkinson, Timothy James Speight
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Patent number: 10237884Abstract: A network device may receive a communication having a geographic position of a user equipment (UE) in a cell based on satellite information. A network device may send information on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) resources in a time slot. The OFDM resources may be scheduled based on the UE and another UE being part of a group and a probability of interference between the UE and another UE being located outside close proximity of the geographic position.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLCInventors: Timothy Wilkinson, Timothy James Speight
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Publication number: 20180160442Abstract: A network device may receive a communication having a geographic position of a user equipment (UE) in a cell based on satellite information. A network device may send information on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) resources in a time slot. The OFDM resources may be scheduled based on the UE and another UE being part of a group and a probability of interference between the UE and another UE being located outside close proximity of the geographic position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLCInventors: Timothy Wilkinson, Timothy James Speight
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Patent number: 9788341Abstract: Interference may be determined between user equipment (UE) based on distance between the UEs and location information. Half duplex communication on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) resources may be scheduled based on the determined interference.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLCInventors: Timothy Wilkinson, Timothy James Speight