Patents by Inventor William A. Garnett
William A. Garnett 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: 11775245Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for consistent representative screen sharing is provided. The embodiment may include initializing data pertaining to a video-enabled call, wherein the data includes negotiation criteria and screen specifications corresponding to a screen corresponding to each of a plurality of devices participating in the call. The embodiment may also include negotiating a consistent display size according to negotiation criteria and consistent with screen specifications. The embodiment may further include sizing a display area to an actual display size on one or more screens corresponding to each of two or more devices from the plurality of devices participating in the call according to the negotiated display size.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Brent William Garnett, Yahel Nachum, Chowdhury Annur
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Patent number: 10334658Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for providing information related to a shared frequency spectrum to a wireless network that lacks Internet connectivity. The system may include one or more processors and memory including instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations may include receiving registration of the wireless network when a vehicle is within a communication range of the wireless network, querying a database on behalf of the wireless network when an Internet connection is available, receiving query results including the information related to the shared frequency spectrum, and communicating the information related to the shared frequency spectrum to the wireless network when the vehicle or a proxy of the vehicle is again within the communication range of the wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Amer Aref Hassan, Paul William Alexander Mitchell, Paul William Garnett
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Publication number: 20190159267Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for providing information related to a shared frequency spectrum to a wireless network that lacks Internet connectivity. The system may include one or more processors and memory including instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations may include receiving registration of the wireless network when a vehicle is within a communication range of the wireless network, querying a database on behalf of the wireless network when an Internet connection is available, receiving query results including the information related to the shared frequency spectrum, and communicating the information related to the shared frequency spectrum to the wireless network when the vehicle or a proxy of the vehicle is again within the communication range of the wireless network.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Amer Aref HASSAN, Paul William Alexander MITCHELL, Paul William GARNETT
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Patent number: 9301299Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to providing spectrum utilization feedback from a whitespace device. A database query for a set of available channels in a spectrum (e.g., broadcast spectrum, etc.) during a time period can be transmitted from the whitespace device to a regulatory authorized database system. The database query includes data that specifies a set of channels used by the whitespace device during a previous time period prior to the time period. Responsive to the database query, a response can be received at the whitespace device from the regulatory authorized database. The response indicates the set of available channels in the spectrum during the time period, where the available channels are unassigned to licensees at a location of the whitespace device during the time period. Moreover, the whitespace device is configured to opportunistically communicate in the spectrum over one or more of the available channels.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Paul William Garnett, Amer Hassan
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Patent number: 9277032Abstract: The subject disclosure is generally directed towards a technology by which non-contiguous channels of unequal bandwidth may be aggregated for use by communication devices. A data stream is partitioned (e.g., via puncturing) into partitioned data streams for communication over aggregated non-contiguous channels, one partitioned data stream per channel, in which partitioning is based upon each channel's bandwidth. Secondary puncturing may be used on any partitioned data stream that is to be transmitted over a channel associated with a regulatory constraint, e.g., a regulatory mask. Database querying, which may include providing device filter characteristics, may be used to obtain the set of channels available for use, along with any regulatory mask associated with a channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Amer A. Hassan, Danny Allen Reed, Paul William Garnett
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Patent number: 9179323Abstract: A technique for a wireless device to obtain white space information from a component configured for cellular communication, such as a cellular phone. The wireless device and cellular phone may communicate using a short-range connection, such as a peer-to-peer connection, ensuring that the white space information, which is location based, generated by the cellular phone is also accurate for the location of the wireless device. With such white space information, the wireless device can comply with regulatory requirements for white space use by accessing a regulatory database identifying, by location, available white space channels. When the cellular phone is configured for accessing a wide area network, the cellular telephone may provide the white space information as a set of channels available for white space communication. Channels of the set may be prioritized based on one or more parameters, including frequency, permitted transmit power or detected noise.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Amer A. Hassan, Billy R. Anders, Danny Allen Reed, Paul William Garnett
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Publication number: 20150140925Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to providing spectrum utilization feedback from a whitespace device. A database query for a set of available channels in a spectrum (e.g., broadcast spectrum, etc.) during a time period can be transmitted from the whitespace device to a regulatory authorized database system. The database query includes data that specifies a set of channels used by the whitespace device during a previous time period prior to the time period. Responsive to the database query, a response can be received at the whitespace device from the regulatory authorized database. The response indicates the set of available channels in the spectrum during the time period, where the available channels are unassigned to licensees at a location of the whitespace device during the time period. Moreover, the whitespace device is configured to opportunistically communicate in the spectrum over one or more of the available channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Paul William Garnett, Amer Hassan
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Publication number: 20150105095Abstract: A technique for a wireless device to obtain white space information from a component configured for cellular communication, such as a cellular phone. The wireless device and cellular phone may communicate using a short-range connection, such as a peer-to-peer connection, ensuring that the white space information, which is location based, generated by the cellular phone is also accurate for the location of the wireless device. With such white space information, the wireless device can comply with regulatory requirements for white space use by accessing a regulatory database identifying, by location, available white space channels. When the cellular phone is configured for accessing a wide area network, the cellular telephone may provide the white space information as a set of channels available for white space communication. Channels of the set may be prioritized based on one or more parameters, including frequency, permitted transmit power or detected noise.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Amer A. Hassan, Billy R. Anders, Danny Allen Reed, Paul William Garnett
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Patent number: 8938272Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to providing spectrum utilization feedback from a whitespace device. A database query for a set of available channels in a spectrum (e.g., broadcast spectrum, etc.) during a time period can be transmitted from the whitespace device to a regulatory authorized database system. The database query includes data that specifies a set of channels used by the whitespace device during a previous time period prior to the time period. Responsive to the database query, a response can be received at the whitespace device from the regulatory authorized database. The response indicates the set of available channels in the spectrum during the time period, where the available channels are unassigned to licensees at a location of the whitespace device during the time period. Moreover, the whitespace device is configured to opportunistically communicate in the spectrum over one or more of the available channels.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2012Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Paul William Garnett, Amer Hassan
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Patent number: 8929935Abstract: A technique for a wireless device to obtain white space information from a component configured for cellular communication, such as a cellular phone. The wireless device and cellular phone may communicate using a short-range connection, such as a peer-to-peer connection, ensuring that the white space information, which is location based, generated by the cellular phone is also accurate for the location of the wireless device. With such white space information, the wireless device can comply with regulatory requirements for white space use by accessing a regulatory database identifying, by location, available white space channels. When the cellular phone is configured for accessing a wide area network, the cellular telephone may provide the white space information as a set of channels available for white space communication. Channels of the set may be prioritized based on one or more parameters, including frequency, permitted transmit power or detected noise.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2013Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Amer A. Hassan, Billy R. Anders, Jr., Danny Allen Reed, Paul William Garnett
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Publication number: 20140038655Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to providing spectrum utilization feedback from a whitespace device. A database query for a set of available channels in a spectrum (e.g., broadcast spectrum, etc.) during a time period can be transmitted from the whitespace device to a regulatory authorized database system. The database query includes data that specifies a set of channels used by the whitespace device during a previous time period prior to the time period. Responsive to the database query, a response can be received at the whitespace device from the regulatory authorized database. The response indicates the set of available channels in the spectrum during the time period, where the available channels are unassigned to licensees at a location of the whitespace device during the time period. Moreover, the whitespace device is configured to opportunistically communicate in the spectrum over one or more of the available channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Paul William Garnett, Amer Hassan
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Publication number: 20130336335Abstract: The subject disclosure is generally directed towards a technology by which non-contiguous channels of unequal bandwidth may be aggregated for use by communication devices. A data stream is partitioned (e.g., via puncturing) into partitioned data streams for communication over aggregated non-contiguous channels, one partitioned data stream per channel, in which partitioning is based upon each channel's bandwidth. Secondary puncturing may be used on any partitioned data stream that is to be transmitted over a channel associated with a regulatory constraint, e.g., a regulatory mask. Database querying, which may include providing device filter characteristics, may be used to obtain the set of channels available for use, along with any regulatory mask associated with a channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Amer A. Hassan, Danny Allen Reed, Paul William Garnett
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Publication number: 20130301681Abstract: Described is a technology by which available radio frequency channels are switched/varied by communicating devices according to a frequency hopping pattern. The pattern may be a pseudorandom pattern, which may be weighted based at least in part on channel interference data. As also described herein, interference-related data may be used in a decoding scheme.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2012Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Amer A. Hassan, Danny Allen Reed, Paul William Garnett, Billy R. Anders, JR.
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Patent number: 8437790Abstract: A technique for a wireless device to obtain white space information from a component configured for cellular communication, such as a cellular phone. The wireless device and cellular phone may communicate using a short-range connection, such as a peer-to-peer connection, ensuring that the white space information, which is location based, generated by the cellular phone is also accurate for the location of the wireless device. With such white space information, the wireless device can comply with regulatory requirements for white space use by accessing a regulatory database identifying, by location, available white space channels. When the cellular phone is configured for accessing a wide area network, the cellular telephone may provide the white space information as a set of channels available for white space communication. Channels of the set may be prioritized based on one or more parameters, including frequency, permitted transmit power or detected noise.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Amer A. Hassan, Billy R. Anders, Jr., Danny Allen Reed, Paul William Garnett
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Patent number: 5791435Abstract: A support comprising a flexible bag filled with sand and having a plate closing its top. An aperture is formed in the plate for receiving a foot of a ladder, the aperture being closed by a diaphragm.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 1995Date of Patent: August 11, 1998Assignee: Jacob's Ladder Bases Ltd.Inventor: William Garnett
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Patent number: 5632659Abstract: An apparatus for quickly and virtually complete purging of seawater from combustion chambers of an outboard engine that has been submerged or a submersible outboard engine. A poppet valve is incorporated in the combustion chamber portion of the engine head. The valve has discharge ports radially disposed around its periphery so that when the poppet valve is pneumatically operated, the ports permit the discharge of entrapped water from the combustion chamber as the engine is turned over.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 1996Date of Patent: May 27, 1997Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Shawn K. Martin, William A. Garnett, William W. McCrory
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Patent number: 4508490Abstract: A hand pump that is operable selectively as a large volume low pressure air ump or a smaller volume higher pressure pump has a small diameter cylinder reciprocable in a large diameter cylinder and carrying a large diameter plunger and a small diameter plunger reciprocable in the small diameter cylinder. Wire bail type latches are operable to select the mode of pump operation upon reciprocation of the pump handle.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 1984Date of Patent: April 2, 1985Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Joe D. Ramirez, Steven E. Gorin, William A. Garnett
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Patent number: 4449473Abstract: An inflatable boat having parallel side sponsons joined by a floor and hag a rigid keelson member includes a demountable transom capable of supporting an outboard motor. The transom is characterized by a motor mount pad connected to the keelson and having folding attachment arms connected to the sponsons.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1982Date of Patent: May 22, 1984Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: William W. McCrory, William B. Quigley, William A. Garnett