Patents by Inventor Virgil J. Duncan

Virgil J. Duncan 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).

  • Voice and data call admission policies for a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 7283550
    Abstract: A method of applying one of several resource distribution algorithms to an incoming call to a communication system. The applied resource distribution algorithm is based on resource parameters obtained from a main scheduler of the communication system. Some of the resource parameters include the type of call, the resource usage and the resource allocation scheme. The resource parameters generally describe the amount of resources that are currently being used by the system and which resources are available to the incoming call. The method of the present invention admits the incoming call to the communication system in accordance with one of the resource distribution allocation schemes. In this manner, the resources of the communication system can be efficiently and fairly distributed to different types of users requesting admission to the communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Virgil J. Duncan, George Edson Estes, T. Roger Kiang, Mathew Thomas, Stanley Vitebsky
  • Voice and data call admission policies for a wireless communication system
    Publication number: 20040001437
    Abstract: A method of applying one of several resource distribution algorithms to an incoming call to a communication system. The applied resource distribution algorithm is based on resource parameters obtained from a main scheduler of the communication system. Some of the resource parameters include the type of call, the resource usage and the resource allocation scheme. The resource parameters generally describe the amount of resources that are currently being used by the system and which resources are available to the incoming call. The method of the present invention admits the incoming call to the communication system in accordance with one of the resource distribution allocation schemes. In this manner, the resources of the communication system can be efficiently and fairly distributed to different types of users requesting admission to the communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Virgil J. Duncan, George Edson Estes, T. Roger Kiang, Mathew Thomas, Stanley Vitebsky