Patents by Inventor William R. Panton
William R. Panton 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: 9713158Abstract: Techniques for determining power relaxation values are disclosed. The power relaxation values may be determined according to an ending resource block (RB) and a number of RBs in a contiguous allocation. In one aspect, the power relaxation values are arranged into regions based, at least in part, on transmission channel bandwidths and the distance from a protected adjacent channel. A user equipment (UE) can determine a power relaxation value for its current allocation using the ending RB index and contiguous RB length and can adjust its transmission power accordingly. Evolved NodeBs may estimate the power relaxation that a particular UE has selected in order to more accurately determine the transmit power available to the UE. Using the more accurate estimate of transmit power, the eNB may schedule the UE for uplink transmissions accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Tingfang Ji, Peter Gaal, William R. Panton, Gene Fong, Philip D. Coan, Sumit Verma, Edward George Tiedemann, Jr.
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Publication number: 20160302205Abstract: Techniques for determining power relaxation values are disclosed. The power relaxation values may be determined according to an ending resource block (RB) and a number of RBs in a contiguous allocation. In one aspect, the power relaxation values are arranged into regions based, at least in part, on transmission channel bandwidths and the distance from a protected adjacent channel. A user equipment (UE) can determine a power relaxation value for its current allocation using the ending RB index and contiguous RB length and can adjust its transmission power accordingly. Evolved NodeBs may estimate the power relaxation that a particular UE has selected in order to more accurately determine the transmit power available to the UE. Using the more accurate estimate of transmit power, the eNB may schedule the UE for uplink transmissions accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Tingfang Ji, Peter Gaal, William R. Panton, Gene Fong, Philip D. Coan, Sumit Verma, Edward George Tiedemann, JR.
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Patent number: 9408217Abstract: Techniques for determining power relaxation values are disclosed. The power relaxation values may be determined according to an ending resource block (RB) and a number of RBs in a contiguous allocation. In one aspect, the power relaxation values are arranged into regions based, at least in part, on transmission channel bandwidths and the distance from a protected adjacent channel. A user equipment (UE) can determine a power relaxation value for its current allocation using the ending RB index and contiguous RB length and can adjust its transmission power accordingly. Evolved NodeBs may estimate the power relaxation that a particular UE has selected in order to more accurately determine the transmit power available to the UE. Using the more accurate estimate of transmit power, the eNB may schedule the UE for uplink transmissions accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Tingfang Ji, Peter Gaal, William R. Panton, Gene Fong, Philip D. Coan, Sumit Verma, Edward George Tiedemann, Jr.
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Patent number: 7366142Abstract: A mobile wireless terminal (MWT) includes multiple wireless modems. The multiple modems have their respective transmit outputs combined together to produce an aggregate transmit output. The multiple modems can concurrently transmit data in a reverse link direction and receive data in a forward link direction. The MWT is constrained to operate under an aggregate transmit power limit. Each of the multiple modems has an individual transmit limit related to the aggregate transmit power limit. An MWT controller adjusts the individual transmit power limits in the multiple modems based on an aggregate transmit power limit of the MWT and respective transmit power estimates from the modems, to cause each individual transmit power limit to track a corresponding individual modem transmit power.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2005Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Francis M. Ngai, Aziz Gholmieh, Douglas A. Gerecht, Jon J. Anderson, William R. Panton
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Patent number: 7058421Abstract: A mobile wireless terminal (MWT) includes multiple wireless modems. The multiple modems have their respective transmit outputs combined to produce an aggregate transmit output. The multiple modems can concurrently transmit data in a reverse link direction and receive data in a forward link direction. The MWT is constrained to operate under an aggregate transmit power limit. Each of the multiple modems has an individual transmit limit related to the aggregate transmit power limit. When operating, over-limit ones of the multiple modems are deactivated and then reactivated to keep an aggregate transmit power of all of the modems below the aggregate limit, and to maximize data through-put on the forward and reverse links.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2002Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Francis M. Ngai, Aziz Gholmieh, Doug Gerecht, Jon J. Anderson, William R. Panton
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Patent number: 7020484Abstract: A mobile wireless terminal (MWT) includes multiple wireless modems. The multiple modems have their respective transmit outputs combined to produce an aggregate transmit output. The multiple modems can concurrently transmit data in a reverse link direction and receive data in a forward link direction. The MWT is constrained to operate under an aggregate transmit power limit. Each of the multiple modems has an individual transmit limit related to the aggregate transmit power limit. An MWT controller controls the total number of modems that transmit data at any given time, based on an average energy-per-transmitted bit, or alternatively, individual energy-per-transmitted bits of the modems.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2002Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Aziz Gholmieh, Doug Gerecht, Francis M. Ngai, Jon J. Anderson, William R. Panton
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Patent number: 7016697Abstract: A mobile wireless terminal (MWT) includes multiple wireless modems. The multiple modems have their respective transmit outputs combined together to produce an aggregate transmit output. The multiple modems can concurrently transmit data in a reverse link direction and receive data in a forward link direction. The MWT is constrained to operate under an aggregate transmit power limit. Each of the multiple modems has an individual transmit limit related to the aggregate transmit power limit. An MWT controller adjusts the individual transmit power limits in the multiple modems based on an aggregate transmit power limit of the MWT and respective transmit power estimates from the modems, to cause each individual transmit power limit to track a corresponding individual modem transmit power.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2002Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: QUALCOMM INcorporatedInventors: Francis M. Ngai, Aziz Gholmieh, Doug Gerecht, Jon J. Anderson, William R. Panton
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Publication number: 20040198406Abstract: A mobile wireless terminal (MWT) includes multiple wireless modems. The multiple modems have their respective transmit outputs combined to produce an aggregate transmit output. The multiple modems can concurrently transmit data in a reverse link direction and receive data in a forward link direction. The MWT is constrained to operate under an aggregate transmit power limit. Each of the multiple modems has an individual transmit limit related to the aggregate transmit power limit. An MWT controller controls the total number of modems that transmit data at any given time, based on an average energy-per-transmitted bit, or alternatively, individual energy-per-transmitted bits of the modems.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2002Publication date: October 7, 2004Inventors: Aziz Gholmieh, Douglas A. Gerecht, Francis M. Ngai, Jon J. Anderson, William R. Panton
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Publication number: 20040082295Abstract: A mobile wireless terminal (MWT) includes multiple wireless modems. The multiple modems have their respective transmit outputs combined to produce an aggregate transmit output. The multiple modems can concurrently transmit data in a reverse link direction and receive data in a forward link direction. The MWT is constrained to operate under an aggregate transmit power limit. Each of the multiple modems has an individual transmit limit related to the aggregate transmit power limit. When operating, over-limit ones of the multiple modems are deactivated and then reactivated to keep an aggregate transmit power of all of the modems below the aggregate limit, and to maximize data through-put on the forward and reverse links.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2002Publication date: April 29, 2004Inventors: Francis M. Ngai, Aziz Gholmieh, Douglas A. Gerecht, Jon J. Anderson, William R. Panton
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Publication number: 20040082308Abstract: A mobile wireless terminal (MWT) includes multiple wireless modems. The multiple modems have their respective transmit outputs combined together to produce an aggregate transmit output. The multiple modems can concurrently transmit data in a reverse link direction and receive data in a forward link direction. The MWT is constrained to operate under an aggregate transmit power limit. Each of the multiple modems has an individual transmit limit related to the aggregate transmit power limit. An MWT controller adjusts the individual transmit power limits in the multiple modems based on an aggregate transmit power limit of the MWT and respective transmit power estimates from the modems, to cause each individual transmit power limit to track a corresponding individual modem transmit power.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2002Publication date: April 29, 2004Inventors: Francis M. Ngai, Aziz Gholmieh, Douglas A. Gerecht, Jon J. Anderson, William R. Panton
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Patent number: 6049305Abstract: A compact, low cost antenna communicates with low and medium earth orbit satellites. The antenna includes a plurality of micro-strip elements arranged about an axis and positioned to illuminate upper elevation angles. The micro-strip elements are perpendicular to each other and are oriented toward the horizon at 90 degree increments. Furthermore, the micro-strip elements are tilted at a 50 degree angle. A quadrifilar helix is positioned at the center of the micro-strip elements and positioned to illuminate lower elevation angles. The micro-strip elements generate an omni-directional field pattern in the azimuth plane. The quadrifilar helix generates a high-gain, narrow beam-width field pattern that is also omni-directional in the azimuth plane. The antenna provides improved immunity to specular ground reflections by limiting reception of signals below a threshold elevation angle.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1998Date of Patent: April 11, 2000Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mohammad A. Tassoudji, Ernest T. Ozaki, William R. Panton
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Patent number: 5844985Abstract: A portable phone unit for use in satellite communication systems has a vertically correcting antenna module pivotally secured to the handset for free rotation about a pivot axis. The module contains a mechanism, such as a gravitational counterweight for urging the module to pivot into a predetermined vertical orientation regardless of the handset orientation. An antenna projects from the module in a direction which is vertically upright when the module is in its predetermined vertical orientation. A mast mounted antenna module can also be used to take advantage of dissimilar antenna segment weights for multiple frequency antennas. As the handset is moved into an angular orientation, the module pivots under the weight of the counterweight, or a portion of the antenna itself, until the antenna is oriented vertically.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1995Date of Patent: December 1, 1998Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Eric C. Kulberg, William R. Panton, James H. Thompson, Stephen B. Tidwell, Robert P. Gilmore