Patents by Inventor W. Daniel Willey

W. Daniel Willey 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 for determining whether to wake up a mobile station
    Patent number: 6889067
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for determining whether to wake up a mobile station. The mobile station includes first configuration parameters relating to a base station. The method includes the steps of receiving a configuration change indicator at the mobile station. The configuration change indicator is indicative that the first configuration parameters relating to the base station are different than second configuration parameters that currently relate to the base station. The method further includes waking up the mobile station to receive the second configuration parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: W. Daniel Willey
  • Method for determining whether to wake up a mobile station
    Patent number: 6505058
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for determining whether to wake up a mobile station. The mobile station includes first configuration parameters relating to a base station. The method includes the steps of receiving a configuration change indicator at the mobile station. The configuration change indicator is indicative that the first configuration parameters relating to the base station are different than second configuration parameters that currently relate to the base station. The method further includes waking up the mobile station to receive the second configuration parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: W. Daniel Willey
  • Method for determining whether to wake up a mobile station
    Publication number: 20020025811
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for determining whether to wake up a mobile station. The mobile station includes first configuration parameters relating to a base station. The method includes the steps of receiving a configuration change indicator at the mobile station. The configuration change indicator is indicative that the first configuration parameters relating to the base station are different than second configuration parameters that currently relate to the base station. The method further includes waking up the mobile station to receive the second configuration parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventor: W. Daniel Willey
  • Method for transmitting a quick paging channel at different power levels
    Patent number: 6138034
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for transmitting a quick paging channel at different power levels at a base station. The quick paging channel includes paging indicators and configuration change indicators. The method includes transmitting the paging indicators at a first power level and transmitting the configuration change indicators at a second power level different than the first power level. Preferably, the second power level is higher than the first power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: W. Daniel Willey
  • Method and apparatus for detection of fraudulent users in a communication system using signaling-channel phase shift
    Patent number: 5901351
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for fraud detection is provided in which a remote unit within a communication system (100) transmits a Digital Supervisory Audio Tone (DSAT) at a transmission rate with a known maximum phase shift over time. When a fraudulent remote unit hijacks a traffic channel within the communication system (100), fraud detection is accomplished by calculating a maximum permitted (DSAT) phase shift (630) and determining if the reacquired DSAT has a phase shift greater than a permitted DSAT phase shift (635). When a reacquired remote unit's DSAT phase shift is greater than a permitted DSAT phase shift, appropriate fraud control methods are performed (640).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: W. Daniel Willey