Patents by Inventor Warren Bruce Cope

Warren Bruce Cope 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).

  • Patent number: 10575194
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media, for facilitating control of network loads are provided. In embodiments of the present invention, network data associated with a plurality of base stations within a communications network are monitored. Upon identifying that a network load associated with a base station exceeds a network load threshold, an indication that a user device utilizing the base station that exceeds the network load threshold to communicate should transfer to another base station that fails to exceed the network load threshold is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Bejoy Pankajakshan, Warren Bruce Cope, Jamie Paul Brocket, Tae-Woo Cha
  • Patent number: 10285074
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media, for facilitating control of network loads are provided. In embodiments of the present invention, network data associated with a plurality of base stations within a communications network are monitored. Upon identifying that a network load associated with a base station exceeds a network load threshold, an indication that a user device utilizing the base station that exceeds the network load threshold to communicate should transfer to another base station that fails to exceed the network load threshold is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Bejoy Pankajakshan, Warren Bruce Cope, Jamie Paul Brocket, Tae-Woo Cha
  • Patent number: 9426608
    Abstract: A communication system, media, and methods that proxy location information to location unaware devices are provided. The communication system includes a wireless device that connects to a cellular network and personal area network. The cellular network includes a Global Positioning System server that provides location information based on the current location of the wireless device. A location-unaware device communicates with the wireless device to receive location information via the wireless device when the wireless device is within a predetermined distance of the location-unaware device. The location unaware device connects to a service database to store the location information and queries the service database to complete communication requests generated by a plain-old-telephone-system device that is connects to the location unaware device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Warren Bruce Cope, Shane Robert Werner, Ahsan Habib, Douglas Alan Olding
  • Patent number: 9172814
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating call continuity when transferring calls between mobile access networks to voice over internet protocol networks. The method includes recognizing availability of a voice over internet protocol network during a voice call established via a wireless access network. Thereafter, a data connection between a user device and the voice over internet protocol network is established. A transfer of the voice call from the wireless access network to the voice over internet protocol network is initiated by initiating a three-way call. Such a three-way call includes a first portion routed to a destination device via a public switch telephone network and a second portion routed to the user device via the voice over internet protocol network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Warren Bruce Cope, Manoj Monga
  • Patent number: 9049084
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media, for facilitating transmission of offset QPSK signals indicating two digital symbols. In some embodiments, a first digital symbol of a first digital information unit and a first digital symbol of a second digital information unit are used to identify a first signal attribute associated with a sine wave and a second signal attributed associated with a cosine wave. Thereafter, an offset QPSK signal is generated using the first signal attribute in association with the sine wave and the second signal attribute in association with the cosine wave to encode both the first digital symbol and the second digital symbol within the offset QPSK signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventor: Warren Bruce Cope
  • Patent number: 9031607
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media, for facilitating selection of networks are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving at a user device a first signal via a first channel of a MIMO-enabled network and a second signal via a second channel of the MIMO-enabled network. A first power associated with the first signal and a second power associated with the second signal are identified. The first power associated with the first channel and the second power associated with the second channel are used to determine an undesired connection of the user device with the MIMO-enabled network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventor: Warren Bruce Cope
  • Patent number: 8908681
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating call continuity when transferring calls between mobile access networks to voice over internet protocol networks. The method includes recognizing availability of a voice over internet protocol network during a voice call established via a wireless access network. Thereafter, a data connection between a user device and the voice over internet protocol network is established. A transfer of the voice call from the wireless access network to the voice over internet protocol network is initiated by initiating a three-way call. Such a three-way call includes a first portion routed to a destination device via a public switch telephone network and a second portion routed to the user device via the voice over internet protocol network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Warren Bruce Cope, Manoj Monga
  • Patent number: 8483705
    Abstract: A communication system, media, and methods that proxy location information to location unaware devices are provided. The communication system includes a wireless device that connects to a cellular network and personal area network. The cellular network includes a Global Positioning System server that provides location information based on the current location of the wireless device. A location-unaware device communicates with the wireless device to receive location information via the wireless device when the wireless device is within a predetermined distance of the location-unaware device. The location unaware device connects to a service database to store the location information and queries the service database to complete communication requests generated by a plain-old-telephone-system device that is connects to the location unaware device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Warren Bruce Cope, Shane Robert Werner, Ahsan Habib, Douglas Alan Olding
  • Patent number: 8365249
    Abstract: Communication systems, media, and methods for authenticating and registering unauthenticated electronic devices are provided. The communication systems include authorized electronic devices that proxy authentication and registration for one or more unauthenticated electronic devices. The unauthenticated electronic devices connect to the authenticated electronic device over a personal area network and initiate a communication session—via the authenticated electronic devices—with an authentication server located on a secure broadband wireless network that connects the one or more authenticated electronic devices. When the authentication server authorizes the unauthenticated electronic devices to access the secure broadband wireless network, network configuration data is communicated to the unauthenticated electronic devices via the authenticated electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Warren Bruce Cope, Shane Robert Werner, Douglas Alan Olding
  • Patent number: 8355696
    Abstract: Computer-readable media, systems, and methods for automated device activation are described. In embodiments, an activation message is received from a non-provisioned mobile device identifying a user account. In various embodiments, it is determined whether activation is authorized and, if it is determined that activation is authorized, the non-provisioned mobile device is activated. In various other embodiments, it is determined whether activation is authorized by sending a confirmation message to a provisioned mobile device and receiving an authorization message from the provisioned mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas Alan Olding, Ahsan Habib, Warren Bruce Cope, Nadine Lamoure Manjaro, Shane Robert Werner
  • Patent number: 5689267
    Abstract: An aircraft mounted pulse radar unit transmits a low-energy, test output pulse and processes the resulting test return signal to determine the VSWR and whether the VSWR exceeds a predetermined threshold. If the VSWR exceeds the threshold, the unit prevents transmission of a nominal energy output pulse which might result in damage to the receiver due to an excessive energy level of the return signal. In one embodiment, the unit uses the VSWR to determine and enable output signals at reduced power levels such that energy levels of any return signals would be insufficient to damage the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Inventors: Warren Bruce Cope, Mark G. Roos
  • Patent number: 5646624
    Abstract: The invention of this patent is related to unit-to-unit performance matched radar provided by automatic compensation based on software mapping of calibration data over an dynamic operating range of temperature and radar return signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: AlliedSignal, Inc.
    Inventors: Warren Bruce Cope, Mark G. Roos