Patents by Inventor William S. Burchill
William S. Burchill 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: 11621990Abstract: A method of encapsulating data and a single frequency network configured to perform the method are disclosed. A content stream of data packets is received, and the data packets in the content stream are formatted in accordance with a first protocol. Information identifying a container size established for the content stream is received. The data packets formatted in accordance with the first protocol are fragmented and packed to form data units formatted in accordance with a second protocol, and the data units are sized based on the container size. The data units formatted in accordance with the second protocol are encapsulated to form second protocol data packets. The second protocol data packets are provided to a transmitter that is synchronized to one or more transmitters in a single frequency network so that each transmitter in the single frequency network broadcasts a same signal that includes the second protocol data packets.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Wi-LAN Inc.Inventors: Brian D. Petry, Dennis P. Connors, Gene W. Marsh, Srikanth Gummadi, Keerthi S. Govind, William S. Burchill, Seema Madan
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Publication number: 20210289016Abstract: A method of encapsulating data and a single frequency network configured to perform the method are disclosed. A content stream of data packets is received, and the data packets in the content stream are formatted in accordance with a first protocol. Information identifying a container size established for the content stream is received. The data packets formatted in accordance with the first protocol are fragmented and packed to form data units formatted in accordance with a second protocol, and the data units are sized based on the container size. The data units formatted in accordance with the second protocol are encapsulated to form second protocol data packets. The second protocol data packets are provided to a transmitter that is synchronized to one or more transmitters in a single frequency network so that each transmitter in the single frequency network broadcasts a same signal that includes the second protocol data packets.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Wi-LAN IncInventors: Brian D. Petry, Dennis P. Connors, Gene W. Marsh, Srikanth Gummadi, Keerthi S. Govind, William S. Burchill, Seema Madan
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Patent number: 11057449Abstract: A method of encapsulating data and a single frequency network configured to perform the method are disclosed. A content stream of data packets is received, and the data packets in the content stream are formatted in accordance with a first protocol. Information identifying a container size established for the content stream is received. The data packets formatted in accordance with the first protocol are fragmented and packed to form data units formatted in accordance with a second protocol, and the data units are sized based on the container size. The data units formatted in accordance with the second protocol are encapsulated to form second protocol data packets. The second protocol data packets are provided to a transmitter that is synchronized to one or more transmitters in a single frequency network so that each transmitter in the single frequency network broadcasts a same signal that includes the second protocol data packets.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: WI-LAN INC.Inventors: Brian D. Petry, Dennis P. Connors, Gene W. Marsh, Srikanth Gummadi, Keerthi S. Govind, William S. Burchill, Seema Madan
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Patent number: 11025692Abstract: A method of encapsulating data and a single frequency network configured to perform the method are disclosed. A content stream of data packets is received, and the data packets in the content stream are formatted in accordance with a first protocol. Information identifying a container size established for the content stream is received. The data packets formatted in accordance with the first protocol are fragmented and packed to form data units formatted in accordance with a second protocol, and the data units are sized based on the container size. The data units formatted in accordance with the second protocol are encapsulated to form second protocol data packets. The second protocol data packets are provided to a transmitter that is synchronized to one or more transmitters in a single frequency network so that each transmitter in the single frequency network broadcasts a same signal that includes the second protocol data packets.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: WI-LAN INC.Inventors: Brian D. Petry, Dennis P. Connors, Gene W. Marsh, Srikanth Gummadi, Keerthi S. Govind, William S. Burchill, Seema Madan
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Patent number: 10700724Abstract: A method for facilitating in-device coexistence between wireless communication technologies on a wireless communication device is provided. The method can include transmitting data traffic from the wireless communication device via an aggressor wireless communication technology; determining occurrence of an in-device interference condition resulting from transmission of the data traffic via the aggressor wireless communication technology interfering with concurrent data reception by the wireless communication device via a victim wireless communication technology; and reducing a bit rate of the data traffic transmitted via the aggressor wireless communication technology in response to the in-device interference condition.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Wen Zhao, Paul V. Flynn, William S. Burchill, Vinay R. Majjigi, Xiaowen Wang, Syed A. Mujtaba, Kee-Bong Song
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Publication number: 20200112598Abstract: A method of encapsulating data and a single frequency network configured to perform the method are disclosed. A content stream of data packets is received, and the data packets in the content stream are formatted in accordance with a first protocol. Information identifying a container size established for the content stream is received. The data packets formatted in accordance with the first protocol are fragmented and packed to form data units formatted in accordance with a second protocol, and the data units are sized based on the container size. The data units formatted in accordance with the second protocol are encapsulated to form second protocol data packets. The second protocol data packets are provided to a transmitter that is synchronized to one or more transmitters in a single frequency network so that each transmitter in the single frequency network broadcasts a same signal that includes the second protocol data packets.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: Wi-LAN IncInventors: Brian D. Petry, Dennis P. Connors, Gene W. Marsh, Srikanth Gummadi, Keerthi S. Govind, William S. Burchill, Seema Madan
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Patent number: 10516713Abstract: A method of encapsulating data and a single frequency network configured to perform the method are disclosed. A content stream of data packets is received, and the data packets in the content stream are formatted in accordance with a first protocol. Information identifying a container size established for the content stream is received. The data packets formatted in accordance with the first protocol are fragmented and packed to form data units formatted in accordance with a second protocol, and the data units are sized based on the container size. The data units formatted in accordance with the second protocol are encapsulated to form second protocol data packets. The second protocol data packets are provided to a transmitter that is synchronized to one or more transmitters in a single frequency network so that each transmitter in the single frequency network broadcasts a same signal that includes the second protocol data packets.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: WI-LAN INC.Inventors: Brian D. Petry, Dennis P. Connors, Gene W. Marsh, Srikanth Gummadi, Keerthi S. Govind, William S. Burchill, Seema Madan
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Publication number: 20190312606Abstract: A method for facilitating in-device coexistence between wireless communication technologies on a wireless communication device is provided. The method can include transmitting data traffic from the wireless communication device via an aggressor wireless communication technology; determining occurrence of an in-device interference condition resulting from transmission of the data traffic via the aggressor wireless communication technology interfering with concurrent data reception by the wireless communication device via a victim wireless communication technology; and reducing a bit rate of the data traffic transmitted via the aggressor wireless communication technology in response to the in-device interference condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Wen ZHAO, Paul V. FLYNN, William S. BURCHILL, Vinay R. MAJJIGI, Xiaowen WANG, Syed A. MUJTABA, Kee-Bong SONG
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Patent number: 10334654Abstract: A wireless communication system is presented for multiple wireless technology coexistence in a mobile device. A method according to this application might include obtaining one or more transmit allocation parameters for a wireless transmission via a first radio technology at a first wireless processor and the preparing to receive wireless data via a second radio technology at a second wireless processor. Next, the exemplary method might request that the wireless transmission be deferred, followed by deciding whether to grant the deferral request based at least on the one or more transmit allocation parameters.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: William S. Burchill, Wen Zhao, Huanyu Chen, Zhaojun Cheng, Weiping Dou
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Patent number: 10205474Abstract: A method for facilitating in-device coexistence between wireless communication technologies on a wireless communication device is provided. The method can include transmitting data traffic from the wireless communication device via an aggressor wireless communication technology; determining occurrence of an in-device interference condition resulting from transmission of the data traffic via the aggressor wireless communication technology interfering with concurrent data reception by the wireless communication device via a victim wireless communication technology; and reducing a bit rate of the data traffic transmitted via the aggressor wireless communication technology in response to the in-device interference condition.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Wen Zhao, Paul V. Flynn, William S. Burchill, Vinay R. Majjigi, Xiaowen Wang, Syed A. Mujtaba, Kee-Bong Song
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Publication number: 20180279398Abstract: A wireless communication system is presented for multiple wireless technology coexistence in a mobile device. A method according to this application might include obtaining one or more transmit allocation parameters for a wireless transmission via a first radio technology at a first wireless processor and the preparing to receive wireless data via a second radio technology at a second wireless processor. Next, the exemplary method might request that the wireless transmission be deferred, followed by deciding whether to grant the deferral request based at least on the one or more transmit allocation parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: William S. Burchill, Wen Zhao, Huanyu Chen, Zhaojun Cheng, Weiping Dou
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Patent number: 10039148Abstract: A user equipment (UE) device may be configured to effectively manage coexistence of multiple radio access technologies (RATs) on the device. Respective controllers responsible for at least partially managing wireless communications according to corresponding respective RATs may communicate to each other expected data transfer patterns that take place over their respective communications links, including application-specific data transfer patterns and data-transfer-mechanism-specific data transfer patterns. The RAT controllers may manage their respective data transfers according to the expected data-transfer pattern information associated with the other RATs received from each in order to prevent data transmission by the device over one RAT link interfering with data transmission of the device over another RAT link.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ajoy K. Singh, Paul V. Flynn, Wen Zhao, Sami M. Almalfouh, Sanil H. Fulani, William S. Burchill
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Publication number: 20180159570Abstract: A method for facilitating in-device coexistence between wireless communication technologies on a wireless communication device is provided. The method can include transmitting data traffic from the wireless communication device via an aggressor wireless communication technology; determining occurrence of an in-device interference condition resulting from transmission of the data traffic via the aggressor wireless communication technology interfering with concurrent data reception by the wireless communication device via a victim wireless communication technology; and reducing a bit rate of the data traffic transmitted via the aggressor wireless communication technology in response to the in-device interference condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Wen Zhao, Paul V. Flynn, William S. Burchill, Vinay R. Majjigi, Xiaowen Wang, Syed A. Mujtaba, Kee-Bong Song
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Patent number: 9949216Abstract: This disclosure relates to optimizing power consumption for cellular communication based on transport block size in combination with channel condition measurements via power amplifier biasing. According to one embodiment, an indication of a transport block size to be used for uplink communication with a base station may be received. It may be determined that the transport block size provides more robust communication characteristics than required for current channel conditions. A power amplifier (PA) bias current for uplink communication with the cellular base station may be selected based at least in part on determining that the transport block size provides more robust communication characteristics than required for the current channel conditions. In particular, PA bias current selection may be biased to reduce power consumption at a cost of greater non-linearity based on the transport block size providing more robust communication characteristics than required for the current channel conditions.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Vinay R. Majjigi, Tarik Tabet, Christian W. Mucke, William S. Burchill
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Patent number: 9930714Abstract: A wireless communication system is presented for multiple wireless technology coexistence in a mobile device. A method according to this application might include obtaining one or more transmit allocation parameters for a wireless transmission via a first radio technology at a first wireless processor and the preparing to receive wireless data via a second radio technology at a second wireless processor. Next, the exemplary method might request that the wireless transmission be deferred, followed by deciding whether to grant the deferral request based at least on the one or more transmit allocation parameters.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2017Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: William S. Burchill, Wen Zhao, Huanyu Chen, Zhaojun Cheng, Weiping Dou
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Publication number: 20180013808Abstract: A method of encapsulating data and a single frequency network configured to perform the method are disclosed. A content stream of data packets is received, and the data packets in the content stream are formatted in accordance with a first protocol. Information identifying a container size established for the content stream is received. The data packets formatted in accordance with the first protocol are fragmented and packed to form data units formatted in accordance with a second protocol, and the data units are sized based on the container size. The data units formatted in accordance with the second protocol are encapsulated to form second protocol data packets. The second protocol data packets are provided to a transmitter that is synchronized to one or more transmitters in a single frequency network so that each transmitter in the single frequency network broadcasts a same signal that includes the second protocol data packets.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: Wi-LAN INC.Inventors: Brian D. Petry, Dennis P. Connors, Gene W. Marsh, Srikanth Gummadi, Keerthi S. Govind, William S. Burchill, Seema Madan
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Patent number: 9838054Abstract: A method for facilitating in-device coexistence between wireless communication technologies on a wireless communication device is provided. The method can include transmitting data traffic from the wireless communication device via an aggressor wireless communication technology; determining occurrence of an in-device interference condition resulting from transmission of the data traffic via the aggressor wireless communication technology interfering with concurrent data reception by the wireless communication device via a victim wireless communication technology; and reducing a bit rate of the data traffic transmitted via the aggressor wireless communication technology in response to the in-device interference condition.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Wen Zhao, Paul V. Flynn, William S. Burchill, Vinay R. Majjigi, Xiaowen Wang, Syed A. Mujtaba, Kee-Bong Song
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Patent number: 9781687Abstract: A method for controlling transmission power in accordance with a total transmission power limit in a multi-radio wireless communication device including a master radio and a slave radio is provided. The method can include the wireless communication device determining, at the master radio, a transmission power of the master radio. The method can further include the wireless communication device providing information indicative of the transmission power of the master radio from the master radio to the slave radio. The method can additionally include determining, at the slave radio, an allowable transmission power for the slave radio. A sum of the allowable transmission power and the transmission power of the master radio may not exceed the total transmission power limit.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Indranil Sen, Mohit Narang, Digvijay Arjunrao Jadhav, William S. Burchill, Vinay R. Majjigi, Paul V. Flynn, Wen Zhao, Matthew L. Semersky
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Publication number: 20170118788Abstract: A wireless communication system is presented for multiple wireless technology coexistence in a mobile device. A method according to this application might include obtaining one or more transmit allocation parameters for a wireless transmission via a first radio technology at a first wireless processor and the preparing to receive wireless data via a second radio technology at a second wireless processor. Next, the exemplary method might request that the wireless transmission be deferred, followed by deciding whether to grant the deferral request based at least on the one or more transmit allocation parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: William S. Burchill, Wen Zhao, Huanyu Chen, Zhaojun Cheng, Weiping Dou
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Patent number: 9572175Abstract: A wireless communication system is presented for multiple wireless technology coexistence in a mobile device. A method according to this application might include obtaining one or more transmit allocation parameters for a wireless transmission via a first radio technology at a first wireless processor and the preparing to receive wireless data via a second radio technology at a second wireless processor. Next, the exemplary method might request that the wireless transmission be deferred, followed by deciding whether to grant the deferral request based at least on the one or more transmit allocation parameters.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: William S. Burchill, Wen Zhao, Huanyu Chen, Zhaojun Cheng, Weiping Dou