Patents by Inventor Wesley L. Shanks

Wesley L. Shanks 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).

  • Monitoring and adjusting transmit power level(s) in a communications system
    Patent number: 7970428
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus is provided for monitoring and adjusting a power level of a transmitting component. The method comprises receiving a request from a remote unit to provide a power level associated with a transmitting component, wherein the request is transmitted over a communications protocol. The method includes measuring a power level of a signal provided by the transmitting component in response to receiving the request from the remote unit, and providing the measured power level to the remote unit over the communications protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Pin Lin, Wesley L. Shanks
  • MONITORING AND ADJUSTING TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL(S) IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100197340
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus is provided for monitoring and adjusting a power level of a transmitting component. The method comprises receiving a request from a remote unit to provide a power level associated with a transmitting component, wherein the request is transmitted over a communications protocol. The method includes measuring a power level of a signal provided by the transmitting component in response to receiving the request from the remote unit, and providing the measured power level to the remote unit over the communications protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: WEN-PIN LIN, Wesley L. Shanks
  • Monitoring and adjusting transmit power level(s) in a communications system
    Patent number: 7769406
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus is provided for monitoring and adjusting a power level of a transmitting component. The method comprises receiving a request from a remote unit to provide a power level associated with a transmitting component, wherein the request is transmitted over a communications protocol. The method includes measuring a power level of a signal provided by the transmitting component in response to receiving the request from the remote unit, and providing the measured power level to the remote unit over the communications protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Pin Lin, Wesley L. Shanks