Patents by Inventor Tony O'Toole

Tony O'Toole 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 managing memory in a communication system using hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)
    Patent number: 7730382
    Abstract: A method and system for managing memory using Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request in a communication system is provided. The method includes storing a retransmitted burst in a memory. The retransmitted burst includes plurality of bits. One or more of memory address of the retransmitted burst and the information corresponding to the retransmitted burst is recorded in a location table. The location table records memory addresses and the information corresponding to a plurality of bursts stored in the memory. The method further includes determining one or more preceding bursts corresponding to the retransmitted burst stored in the memory using location table. Thereafter, a combined burst is generated using the retransmitted burst and one or more preceding burst, if one or more preceding bursts corresponding to the retransmitted burst are stored in the memory. The combined burst includes the plurality of bits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: BECEEM Communications Inc.
    Inventors: David Garrett, Trevor Pearman, Brett Schein, Tony O'Toole
  • Method and system for managing memory in a communication system using hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)
    Publication number: 20070263739
    Abstract: A method and system for managing memory using Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request in a communication system is provided. The method includes storing a retransmitted burst in a memory. The retransmitted burst includes plurality of bits. One or more of memory address of the retransmitted burst and the information corresponding to the retransmitted burst is recorded in a location table. The location table records memory addresses and the information corresponding to a plurality of bursts stored in the memory. The method further includes determining one or more preceding bursts corresponding to the retransmitted burst stored in the memory using location table. Thereafter, a combined burst is generated using the retransmitted burst and one or more preceding burst, if one or more preceding bursts corresponding to the retransmitted burst are stored in the memory. The combined burst includes the plurality of bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: David Garrett, Trevor Pearman, Brett Schein, Tony O'Toole