Harry V Bims

US Patent:

6557134, Apr 29, 2003

Filed:

Sep 30, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/941776

Inventors:

Harry Bims - Palo Alto CA
Avinash Ghirnikar - San Jose CA
Biswa Ghosh - Mountain View CA

Assignee:

Glenayre Electronics, Inc. - Duluth GA

International Classification:

G08C 2502

US Classification:

714748, 370335, 375365

Abstract:

Forward and Reverse Channel Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) communication is described in which a Forward Channel Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) session between a first unit and a second unit is performed, in which a command is send to the second unit to start a forward channel ARQ session, where the command includes a message length field specifying the length of an ARQ message to be sent by the first unit to the second unit. The second unit may refuse the command because of the length of the ARQ message.

US Patent:

6760318, Jul 6, 2004

Filed:

Jan 11, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/044480

Inventors:

Harry Bims - Menlo Park CA

Assignee:

Airflow Networks - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

H04Q 700

US Classification:

370332, 370338, 370349

Abstract:

A communication system is described. In one embodiment, the communication system comprises a mobile station having a transmitter to transmit packets wirelessly according to a protocol and multiple repeaters communicably coupled with the mobile station. Each of the plurality of repeaters receives one or more packets of the wirelessly transmitted packets from the mobile station. Each of the repeaters receives an indication of which of the wirelessly transmitted packets were received without errors by other repeaters and a received signal strength for those packets. The communication system also includes a switch coupled to the repeaters. Each of the repeaters forwards to the switch each packet of the wirelessly transmitted packets that each repeater had received without errors at a received signal strength higher than any other repeater.

US Patent:

6788658, Sep 7, 2004

Filed:

Jan 11, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/044016

Inventors:

Harry Bims - Menlo Park CA

Assignee:

Airflow Networks - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

H04Q 700

US Classification:

370328, 370386, 370389, 370466, 370476, 709223

Abstract:

A communication architecture is described. In one embodiment, the architecture comprises a repeater having repeater MAC sublayer functionality and a switch coupled to the repeater and having switch MAC sublayer functionality. The repeater MAC sublayer functionality and the switch MAC sublayer functionality cooperate to perform the MAC functionality in a distributed fashion.

US Patent:

6862448, Mar 1, 2005

Filed:

Jan 11, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/044175

Inventors:

Harry Bims - Menlo Park CA, US

Assignee:

Broadcom Corporation - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H04Q007/20
H04B007/14
H04L012/28

US Classification:

4554321, 455436, 455439, 455440, 4554261, 455 111, 455 16, 455 412, 370331, 370332, 370389, 3703953, 370351

Abstract:

A token-based receiver diversity processing is described. In one embodiment, a receiver diversity comprises repeaters receiving wirelessly transmitted packets from a mobile station, and one of the repeaters forwarding packets of the wirelessly transmitted packets to a switch if the one repeater is currently assigned to forward packets from the mobile station based on an indicator assigned prior to the wirelessly transmitted packets being sent.

US Patent:

6965769, Nov 15, 2005

Filed:

May 25, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/865398

Inventors:

Harry V. Bims - Palo Alto CA, US
Donna Brown - Campbell CA, US

Assignee:

Glenayre Electronics, Inc. - Duluth GA

International Classification:

H04Q007/20

US Classification:

455423, 455425, 455 6711, 455558

Abstract:

A network operations center comprised of hardware and software that tests paging devices, such as two-way paging devices to determine that they conform to a specified protocol.

US Patent:

7149196, Dec 12, 2006

Filed:

Jan 11, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/044512

Inventors:

Harry Bims - Menlo Park CA, US

Assignee:

Broadcom Corporation - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H04Q 7/20

US Classification:

370328, 370400, 4554561

Abstract:

A location tracking apparatus and method are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving information from each repeater indicating which packets wirelessly transmitted by a mobile station were received by each repeater including received signal strength of each of those packets, and determining location of the mobile station with respect to the repeaters based on power levels of individual wirelessly transmitted packets received at the repeaters.

US Patent:

7515557, Apr 7, 2009

Filed:

Apr 25, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/133804

Inventors:

Harry Bims - Menlo Park CA, US

Assignee:

Broadcom Corporation - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H04J 1/10

US Classification:

370315, 455522, 455 111

Abstract:

A communication system and method are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises a switch receiving information from at least one repeater for each packet received without errors by the at least one repeater, the switch, in response to the information, determining an amount of wireless communication activity each of the at least one repeater is experiencing, the switch determining whether to cause one or more repeaters to change status regarding wireless reception and transmission of packets from other devices in the network based on repeater location and repeater density and the information received from the at least one repeater, and the switch causing a change in the status for at least one of the one or more repeaters by signaling to the at least one of the one or more repeaters.

US Patent:

7668542, Feb 23, 2010

Filed:

Feb 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/059463

Inventors:

Harry Bims - Menlo Park CA, US

Assignee:

Broadcom Corporation - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H04W 4/00
H04W 36/00

US Classification:

4554321, 455436, 455442, 370332, 370338

Abstract:

A token-based receiver diversity processing is described. In one embodiment, a receiver diversity comprises repeaters receiving wirelessly transmitted packets from a mobile station, and one of the repeaters forwarding packets of the wirelessly transmitted packets to a switch if the one repeater is currently assigned to forward packets from the mobile station based on an indicator assigned prior to the wirelessly transmitted packets being sent.