Patents by Inventor Tormod Larsen
Tormod Larsen 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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Patent number: 10663128Abstract: In one aspect, a lighting fixture includes a pole having a first section and a second section. The second section of the pole includes a radio frequency (RF) transparent material. The lighting fixture also includes a light housing coupled to the first section of the pole and a light source in the light housing. The lighting fixture further includes an antenna assembly in the second section of the pole. The antenna assembly is configured to wirelessly communicate with a user equipment device (UE). The lighting fixture also includes a communications backhaul interface coupled to the antenna assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: ExteNet Systems, Inc.Inventors: Eric B. Abbott, Tormod Larsen, Michael R. Alt, Timothy P. Asta, Jr.
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Publication number: 20190226672Abstract: In one aspect, a lighting fixture includes a pole having a first section and a second section. The second section of the pole includes a radio frequency (RF) transparent material. The lighting fixture also includes a light housing coupled to the first section of the pole and a light source in the light housing. The lighting fixture further includes an antenna assembly in the second section of the pole. The antenna assembly is configured to wirelessly communicate with a user equipment device (UE). The lighting fixture also includes a communications backhaul interface coupled to the antenna assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Eric B. Abbott, Tormod Larsen, Michael R. Alt, Timothy P. Asta, JR.
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Patent number: 10247406Abstract: In one aspect, a lighting fixture includes a pole having a first section and a second section. The second section of the pole includes a radio frequency (RF) transparent material. The lighting fixture also includes a light housing coupled to the first section of the pole and a light source in the light housing. The lighting fixture further includes an antenna assembly in the second section of the pole. The antenna assembly is configured to wirelessly communicate with a user equipment device (UE). The lighting fixture also includes a communications backhaul interface coupled to the antenna assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: ExteNet Systems, Inc.Inventors: Eric B. Abbott, Tormod Larsen, Michael R. Alt, Timothy P. Asta, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170122546Abstract: In one aspect, a lighting fixture includes a pole having a first section and a second section. The second section of the pole includes a radio frequency (RF) transparent material. The lighting fixture also includes a light housing coupled to the first section of the pole and a light source in the light housing. The lighting fixture further includes an antenna assembly in the second section of the pole. The antenna assembly is configured to wirelessly communicate with a user equipment device (UE). The lighting fixture also includes a communications backhaul interface coupled to the antenna assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Eric B. Abbott, Tormod Larsen, Michael R. Alt, Timothy P. Asta, JR.
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Patent number: 9288673Abstract: A mobility gateway may authenticate a first wireless communication device (WCD) with a first wireless operator. The first WCD may subscribe to the first wireless operator, and may be served by a first wireless coverage area that is defined by a first carrier frequency. The first carrier frequency may be associated with the first wireless operator. The mobility gateway may also authenticate a second WCD with a second wireless operator. The second WCD may subscribe to the second wireless operator, may be served by a second wireless coverage area that is defined by a second carrier frequency. The second carrier frequency may be associated with the second wireless operator. The mobility gateway may route network traffic between a local network point of presence and at least one of the first and second WCD.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2015Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: EXTENET SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Eric Abbott, Eric Lekacz, Tormod Larsen
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Patent number: 9179430Abstract: Presented herein are methods and systems for providing network access at a slave node based on a signal transmitted by a master BTS. In one example, a pseudorandom code (PN code) selection is described, in which each slave node has a known associated time offset and data is transmitted with a PN code advanced by the known time offset and the propagation delay. Using an example slave base station transceiver architecture (or just slave node for short), the “traditional” BSC can be removed from at least one base station (e.g., “slave nodes”) and a master base station may be configured to control the signal being transmitted from each slave node. Each slave node then may transmit and receive RF signals. The master BTS head end may receive signal portions from the slave nodes and mobile devices, and combine them for relay back into the network.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2012Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: EXTENET SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Tormod Larsen
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Publication number: 20150189508Abstract: A mobility gateway may authenticate a first wireless communication device (WCD) with a first wireless operator. The first WCD may subscribe to the first wireless operator, and may be served by a first wireless coverage area that is defined by a first carrier frequency. The first carrier frequency may be associated with the first wireless operator. The mobility gateway may also authenticate a second WCD with a second wireless operator. The second WCD may subscribe to the second wireless operator, may be served by a second wireless coverage area that is defined by a second carrier frequency. The second carrier frequency may be associated with the second wireless operator. The mobility gateway may route network traffic between a local network point of presence and at least one of the first and second WCD.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2015Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Eric Abbott, Eric Lekacz, Tormod Larsen
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Patent number: 9060286Abstract: A mobility gateway may authenticate a first wireless communication device (WCD) with a first wireless operator. The first WCD may subscribe to the first wireless operator, and may be served by a first wireless coverage area that is defined by a first carrier frequency. The first carrier frequency may be associated with the first wireless operator. The mobility gateway may also authenticate a second WCD with a second wireless operator. The second WCD may subscribe to the second wireless operator, may be served by a second wireless coverage area that is defined by a second carrier frequency. The second carrier frequency may be associated with the second wireless operator. The mobility gateway may route network traffic between a local network point of presence and at least one of the first and second WCD.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: EXTENET SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Eric Abbott, Eric Lekacz, Tormod Larsen
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Publication number: 20150067107Abstract: An occurrence of a particular event related to a local radio access network may be detected. The local radio access network may be configured to provide wireless service to WCDs. Possibly in response to the occurrence of the particular event, a local content server device or a remote content server device may be selected. At least some transactions involving a particular WCD served by the local radio access network may be routed between the particular WCD and the selected content server device. The local content server device may contain at least some content that is also contained by the remote content server device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: EXTENET SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Tormod Larsen, Eric Abbott, Eric Lekacz, Martin Jensen, Jason Osborne, Nimish Adhvaryu
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Patent number: 8588614Abstract: An apparatus and method for implementing a flexible distributed antenna system (DAS) head end are disclosed. A flexible DAS head end includes an RF conditioning module configured to be connected to one or more base station transceiver (BTS) devices and one or more low-power RF modules that are also part of the flexible DAS head end. In an example embodiment, the flexible DAS head end receives high-power digital-RF passband transmissions from its connections to the one or more BTS devices, and low-power digital-RF passband signals from the one or more low-power RF modules. The low-power RF modules, in turn, can receive input baseband signals from one or more baseband units (BBUs) in a wireless network, and then convert the input signals to the lo low-power digital-RF passband signals. The RF conditioning module constructs one or more superposition RF signals from the passband signals, and routes and transmits them to an array of antenna nodes.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: ExteNet Systems, Inc.Inventor: Tormod Larsen
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Publication number: 20130189941Abstract: A mobility gateway may authenticate a first wireless communication device (WCD) with a first wireless operator. The first WCD may subscribe to the first wireless operator, and may be served by a first wireless coverage area that is defined by a first carrier frequency. The first carrier frequency may be associated with the first wireless operator. The mobility gateway may also authenticate a second WCD with a second wireless operator. The second WCD may subscribe to the second wireless operator, may be served by a second wireless coverage area that is defined by a second carrier frequency. The second carrier frequency may be associated with the second wireless operator. The mobility gateway may route network traffic between a local network point of presence and at least one of the first and second WCD.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2012Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: EXTENET SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Eric Abbott, Eric Lekacz, Tormod Larsen
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Publication number: 20130182698Abstract: Presented herein are methods and systems for providing network access at a slave node based on a signal transmitted by a master BTS. In one example, a pseudorandom code (PN code) selection is described, in which each slave node has a known associated time offset and data is transmitted with a PN code advanced by the known time offset and the propagation delay. Using an example slave base station transceiver architecture (or just slave node for short), the “traditional” BSC can be removed from at least one base station (e.g., “slave nodes”) and a master base station may be configured to control the signal being transmitted from each slave node. Each slave node then may transmit and receive RF signals. The master BTS head end may receive signal portions from the slave nodes and mobile devices, and combine them for relay back into the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2012Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: EXTENET SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Tormod Larsen
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Patent number: 8428550Abstract: A system for determining the location of a wireless mobile device with respect to an interconnected network of wireless transmission waveguides is disclosed. The interconnected network could be interconnected ducts of an HVAC system in a building. Multiple wireless probes are placed at multiple locations within the HVAC duct system (or similar interconnected network of waveguides). Each probe may detect a common signal from a wireless mobile device and independently preserve arrival time information of the detected signal, wherein the signal propagates to probes by way of a free-space path to an opening in one or another duct, and thereafter to the probes via one or another path through the interconnected ducts, which act as wireless transmission waveguides. By correlating timing information of a signal received at three or more probes, a location of the mobile wireless device may be determined by one or another form of triangulation.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Extenet Systems Inc.Inventor: Tormod Larsen
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Patent number: 8219114Abstract: A system for determining the location of a wireless mobile device with respect to an interconnected network of wireless transmission waveguides is disclosed. The interconnected network could be interconnected ducts of an HVAC system in a building. Multiple wireless probes are placed at multiple locations within the HVAC duct system (or similar interconnected network of waveguides). Each probe may detect a common signal from a wireless mobile device and independently preserve arrival time information of the detected signal, wherein the signal propagates to probes by way of a free-space path to an opening in one or another duct, and thereafter to the probes via one or another path through the interconnected ducts, which act as wireless transmission waveguides. By correlating timing information of a signal received at three or more probes, a location of the mobile wireless device may be determined by one or another form of triangulation.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2010Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Extenet Systems Inc.Inventor: Tormod Larsen
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Patent number: 8081923Abstract: A method and system for normalizing various simulcasting nodes within a distributed antenna system (DAS) simulcast sector uses the simulcast sector's known fiber delays, the distance between the nodes, and its corresponding RF delays. The methodology includes adding calculated delays to the known fiber delays to normalize each node's delay. Each normalized node delay value is equal to the value of the fiber delay of the furthest node plus the respective RF delay distance from that node.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2007Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Extenet Systems Inc.Inventors: Tormod Larsen, Antonio Rivas
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Patent number: 8023826Abstract: A distributed antenna system for using distributed antennas provides for locating a plurality of distributed antennas on existing infrastructure such as existing utility poles, traffic lights/signals, streetlights, etc. Each of the distributed antennas is connected to a base station hotel using a fiber optic cable. The distributed antenna system allows users to access wireless services provided by a plurality of carriers and using a plurality of communication technologies using a truly shared network and without having to implement duplicative wireless infrastructure components.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2007Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Extenet Systems Inc.Inventors: David Fasshauer, Tormod Larsen, Eric Lekacz
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Publication number: 20110028157Abstract: A system for determining the location of a wireless mobile device with respect to an interconnected network of wireless transmission waveguides is disclosed. The interconnected network could be interconnected ducts of an HVAC system in a building. Multiple wireless probes are placed at multiple locations within the HVAC duct system (or similar interconnected network of waveguides). Each probe may detect a common signal from a wireless mobile device and independently preserve arrival time information of the detected signal, wherein the signal propagates to probes by way of a free-space path to an opening in one or another duct, and thereafter to the probes via one or another path through the interconnected ducts, which act as wireless transmission waveguides. By correlating timing information of a signal received at three or more probes, a location of the mobile wireless device may be determined by one or another form of triangulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: EXTENET SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Tormod Larsen
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Publication number: 20110028161Abstract: A system for determining the location of a wireless mobile device with respect to an interconnected network of wireless transmission waveguides is disclosed. The interconnected network could be interconnected ducts of an HVAC system in a building. Multiple wireless probes are placed at multiple locations within the HVAC duct system (or similar interconnected network of waveguides). Each probe may detect a common signal from a wireless mobile device and independently preserve arrival time information of the detected signal, wherein the signal propagates to probes by way of a free-space path to an opening in one or another duct, and thereafter to the probes via one or another path through the interconnected ducts, which act as wireless transmission waveguides. By correlating timing information of a signal received at three or more probes, a location of the mobile wireless device may be determined by one or another form of triangulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: EXTENET SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Tormod Larsen
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Publication number: 20100296816Abstract: An apparatus and method for implementing a flexible distributed antenna system (DAS) head end are disclosed. A flexible DAS head end includes an RF conditioning module configured to be connected to one or more base station transceiver (BTS) devices and one or more low-power RF modules that are also part of the flexible DAS head end. In an example embodiment, the flexible DAS head end receives high-power digital-RF passband transmissions from its connections to the one or more BTS devices, and low-power digital-RF passband signals from the one or more low-power RF modules. The low-power RF modules, in turn, can receive input baseband signals from one or more baseband units (BBUs) in a wireless network, and then convert the input signals to the lo low-power digital-RF passband signals. The RF conditioning module constructs one or more superposition RF signals from the passband signals, and routes and transmits them to an array of antenna nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: EXTENET SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Tormod Larsen
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Publication number: 20080212969Abstract: A distributed antenna system for using distributed antennas provides for locating a plurality of distributed antennas on existing infrastructure such as existing utility poles, traffic lights/signals, streetlights, etc. Each of the distributed antennas is connected to a base station hotel using a fiber optic cable. The distributed antenna system allows users to access wireless services provided by a plurality of carriers and using a plurality of communication technologies using a truly shared network and without having to implement duplicative wireless infrastructure components.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2007Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: David Fasshauer, Tormod Larsen, Eric Lekacz