Stephen A Terry

US Patent:

7058032, Jun 6, 2006

Filed:

Dec 19, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/742539

Inventors:

Ana Lucia Iacono - Garden City NY, US
Nihar Anikumar Doshi - Lindenhurst NY, US
Sasidhar Movva - West Babylon NY, US
Gary Schnee - Hauppauge NY, US
Stephen E. Terry - Northport NY, US
Guodong Zhang - Patchogue NY, US

Assignee:

InterDigital Technology - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H04Q 7/00

US Classification:

370329, 370459

Abstract:

A method and strategy for transport format combination (TFC) selection and related algorithms in wireless communications. The method provides procedures used by the MAC layer in both the UE and the RNC to schedule data transmission. In the inventive method, each time the maximum transmit power is reached in a time slot, the physical layer will send a notification to the MAC layer, including the time slot number where maximum power was reached. The invention provides a low cost method and algorithm avoiding the need for the MAC to determine the power needed by each TFC in each time slot.

US Patent:

7111518, Sep 26, 2006

Filed:

Sep 19, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/665991

Inventors:

Henry V. Allen - Fremont CA, US
Stephen C. Terry - Palo Alto CA, US
James W. Knutti - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

Silicon Microstructures, Inc. - Milpitas CA

International Classification:

G01L 7/08
G01L 9/00

US Classification:

73715

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for an absolute or gauge pressure sensor having a backside cavity with a substantially vertical interior sidewall. The backside cavity is formed using a DRIE etch or other MEMS micro-machining technique. One embodiment provides for a diaphragm having a boss manufactured using a two step process that results in a boss thickness that is independent of the thickness of the starting material. Another provides for various shapes to the backside cavity that reduces the likelihood of crystalline fractures while focusing stress on piezoresistive sensing elements. Another provides for a sensitivity adjustment by thinning the insulating and silicon layers that form the sensor diaphragm. A pressure sensor according to the present invention may incorporate one or more of these, or may incorporate other elements discussed herein.

US Patent:

7596117, Sep 29, 2009

Filed:

May 4, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/417593

Inventors:

Ana Lucia Iacono - Garden City NY, US
Nihar Anikumar Doshi - Lindenhurst NY, US
Sasidhar Movva - West Babylon NY, US
Gary Schnee - Hauppauge NY, US
Stephen E. Terry - Northport NY, US
Guodong Zhang - Patchogue NY, US

Assignee:

InterDigital Technology Corporation - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H04W 4/00

US Classification:

370329, 370345, 370442, 455522

Abstract:

A method for use by a MAC common channel of an RNC to select a transport format combination (TFC) whereby a candidate set of TFCs is selected, and a TFC is chosen from the set of TFCs according to selection criteria.

US Patent:

7761767, Jul 20, 2010

Filed:

Sep 13, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/531478

Inventors:

Arty Chandra - Manhasset Hills NY, US
Narayan Parappil Menon - Syosset NY, US
Stephen E. Terry - Northport NY, US
Junsung Lim - Seongnam, KR

Assignee:

InterDigital Technology Corporation - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H03M 13/00

US Classification:

714751, 370310

Abstract:

A method for transmitting a packet from a transmitter to a receiver in a wireless communication system begins by building a packet by a transport format combination (TFC) selection process, and the packet is transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver. If the transmitter receives an indication that the packet was not successfully received at the receiver, the packet is retransmitted via a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) procedure. If the HARQ procedure did not successfully transmit the packet, then the packet is retransmitted via a retransmission management (RM) procedure. If the RM procedure did not successfully transmit the packet, then the packet is discarded by the transmitter.

US Patent:

7783953, Aug 24, 2010

Filed:

May 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/129850

Inventors:

Nader Bolourchi - Larchmont NY, US
Stephen E. Terry - Northport NY, US
Stephen G. Dick - Nesconset NY, US

Assignee:

InterDigital Technology Corporation - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H03M 13/00

US Classification:

714758, 714755, 714762

Abstract:

A wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) user equipment (UE) operating in frequency division duplex mode for receiving data over at least one of a plurality of high speed (HS) shared control channels (SCCHs) is disclosed. The UE includes means for monitoring the plurality of HS-SCCHs; means for receiving a packet over at least one of the plurality of HS-SCCHs; and means for determining whether a UE identification is present in the packet and whether a circular redundancy code (CRC) of the packet is correct by processing a mask field. The mask field has an N-bit CRC modulo combined with an N-bit UE identification.

US Patent:

7864798, Jan 4, 2011

Filed:

Nov 16, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/560590

Inventors:

Arty Chandra - Manhasset Hills NY, US
Stephen E. Terry - Northport NY, US
Mohammed Sammour - Montreal, CA
Jin Wang - Central Islip NY, US

Assignee:

InterDigital Technology Corporation - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H03M 13/03

US Classification:

370466, 370469, 714751, 714752

Abstract:

A method and system for supporting voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services over a wireless communication network are disclosed. Data is encoded at a coding rate specified by a controller for generating a VoIP packet. Among the encoded data, bits sensitive to errors and bits not sensitive to errors are identified and error protection is performed separately by a medium access control layer and/or physical layer. A header of the VoIP packet may be selectively compressed in accordance with an indication from the controller. A user datagram protocol (UDP)-Lite may be used for partial coverage of the sensitive bits. A comfort noise may be generated by a receiving end during a silence period without receiving a comfort noise packet from a transmitting end. If the VoIP packet is not fit into a currently assigned radio resource, the VoIP packet may be fragmented.

US Patent:

7932703, Apr 26, 2011

Filed:

Jul 2, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/217242

Inventors:

Paul L. Brohlin - Parker TX, US
Stephen Terry - Knoxville TN, US
Richard K. Stair - Knoxville TN, US

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G05F 1/10
G05F 1/652

US Classification:

323222, 323223, 323224, 323282, 323284, 323285

Abstract:

A delay applied to a turn-on time for a high side switch in a switch mode power converter prevents oscillation between continuous and discontinuous conduction modes under light load conditions. The delay equalizes turn-on time for a high side switch with respect to continuous and discontinuous modes, so that turn-on time is not treated differently between the different modes. The delay value can be set for be equivalent to a propagation delay through a driver for a low side switch, in addition to a turn-off time for the low side switch. The addition of the delay element tends to maintain the switch mode power converter in a discontinuous mode under light load conditions and avoids oscillation between discontinuous and continuous conduction modes.

US Patent:

8051360, Nov 1, 2011

Filed:

Aug 24, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/862561

Inventors:

Nader Bolourchi - Larchmont NY, US
Stephen E. Terry - Northport NY, US
Stephen G. Dick - Nesconset NY, US

Assignee:

InterDigital Technology Corporation - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H03M 13/00

US Classification:

714758, 714762, 714755

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for receiving a wireless signal of a control channel wherein the wireless signal includes control information and an N bit field. The N bit field includes an N bit cyclic redundancy check (CRC) and an N bit user equipment (UE) identity wherein the value of N is a positive integer. The UE identity may be any one of a plurality of UE identities associated with the UE.