John M Morton

US Patent:

7136655, Nov 14, 2006

Filed:

Jun 16, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/870199

Inventors:

Efstratios Skafidas - Coburg, AU
Ben Jones - Austin TX, US
John “Jack” Morton - Austin TX, US
Mike Gibson - Austin TX, US
Neil Patrick Kelly - Austin TX, US
Nestor Fesas - Austin TX, US
Mark William Benson - Austin TX, US
Richard John Rusnak - Austin TX, US
James Glick - Lexington TX, US
Duy Khuong Do - Melbourne, AU
Douglas A. Mammoser - Austin TX, US
Lei Cheng - Austin TX, US
Kevin Sean Broe - Austin TX, US
Natarajan Ekambaram - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Bandspeed, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

H04Q 7/20

US Classification:

455450, 4554521, 455453, 455509, 455 631, 370329

Abstract:

A multiple access wireless communications architecture provides selective, simultaneous communications with wireless devices located in different sections of a spatial area around a communications apparatus referred to as “sectors”. In one embodiment, channel allocation techniques for increasing one or more of throughput and coverage in a wireless communications environment. In one embodiment, a mode of operation is selected from a plurality of modes of operation, enabling a wireless communications transmitter to be dynamically configured to reach a wireless communications devices at a greater distance from the transmitter without increased interference between communications channels (“range mode”) or to provide wireless communications to a greater number of wireless communications devices within a relatively closer distance to the wireless transmitter (“capacity mode”) or to provide wireless communications using a single channel to provide wireless communications at a relatively greatest distance from the transmitter (“super range mode”).

US Patent:

7248877, Jul 24, 2007

Filed:

Jul 7, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/615208

Inventors:

Efstratios Skafidas - Coburg, AU
Ben Jones - Austin TX, US
Antonio Torrini - Austin TX, US
John Jack Morton - Austin TX, US
Eric Crawford - Austin TX, US
Mike Gibson - Austin TX, US
William John Rinderknecht - Austin TX, US
Mark William Benson - Austin TX, US
Neil Patrick Kelly - Austin TX, US
Nestor Fesas - Austin TX, US
Michael Casey Luther - Austin TX, US
Blaine Kohl - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Bandspeed, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

H04Q 7/20

US Classification:

455450, 4554521, 455464, 455 412, 455500

Abstract:

A multiple access wireless communications architecture provides selective, simultaneous communications with wireless devices located in different sections of a spatial area around a communications apparatus referred to as “sectors”. This includes communications between wireless devices in a single sector, between wireless devices in different sectors and between wireless devices and a wired network or wireless backhaul network. The wireless communications architecture generally includes two or more wireless antenna arrangements that are each configured to provide communications with wireless devices located in a particular sector. Each wireless antenna arrangement is further configured to determine whether signals are being communicated on a communications channel before transmitting on the communications channel. This may be implemented, for example, using a carrier sense or energy detection mechanism. Wireless devices within a sector may communicate on the same or different communications channels, depending upon the particular multiple access protocol employed.

US Patent:

7482992, Jan 27, 2009

Filed:

May 18, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/804634

Inventors:

Efstratios Skafidas - Coburg, AU
Ben Jones - Austin TX, US
John “Jack” Morton - Austin TX, US
Mark William Benson - Austin TX, US
Neil Patrick Kelly - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Bandspeed, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

H01Q 21/00

US Classification:

343844, 343841

Abstract:

A multiple access wireless communications architecture provides selective, simultaneous communications with wireless devices located in different sections of a spatial area around a communications apparatus referred to as “sectors”. This includes communications between wireless devices in a single sector, between wireless devices in different sectors and between wireless devices and a wired network or wireless backhaul network. The wireless communications architecture generally includes two or more wireless antenna arrangements that are each configured to provide communications with wireless devices located in a particular sector. Each wireless antenna arrangement is further configured to determine whether signals are being communicated on a communications channel before transmitting on the communications channel. This may be implemented, for example, using a carrier sense or energy detection mechanism. Wireless devices within a sector may communicate on the same or different communications channels, depending upon the particular multiple access protocol employed.

US Patent:

7512404, Mar 31, 2009

Filed:

Jun 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/858936

Inventors:

John Jack Morton - Austin TX, US
Ben Jones - Austin TX, US
Efstratios Skafidas - Coburg, AU

Assignee:

Bandspeed, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

H04Q 7/20

US Classification:

455450, 4554522

Abstract:

The present invention provides in one embodiment channel allocation and polarization techniques for reducing cross sector communications interference in a multiple access wireless communications environment. In one embodiment, channel allocation and/or polarization techniques may be applied in multiple-access wireless communications architectures to provide selective, simultaneous communications with wireless devices using a plurality of transmitters. In some embodiments, a transmitter is coupled to an antenna configured to provide simultaneous communications with wireless devices located in different spatial areas or sectors. In some embodiments, communications between wireless devices within a single sector, between wireless devices in different sectors and between wireless devices and a wired network or wireless backhaul network may be provided.

US Patent:

7555301, Jun 30, 2009

Filed:

Aug 21, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/507827

Inventors:

Efstratios Skafidas - Coburg, AU
Ben Jones - Austin TX, US
John (Jack) Morton - Austin TX, US
Mike Gibson - Austin TX, US
Neil Patrick Kelly - Austin TX, US
Nestor Fesas - Austin TX, US
Mark William Benson - Austin TX, US
Richard John Rusnak - Austin TX, US
James Glick - Lexington TX, US
Duy Khuong Do - Melbourne, AU
Douglas A. Mammosser - Austin TX, US
Lei Cheng - Austin TX, US
Kevin Sean Broe - Austin TX, US
Natarajan Ekambaram - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Bandspeed, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

H04Q 7/20

US Classification:

455450, 4554521, 455453, 455509, 455 631, 455447, 370329

Abstract:

A multiple access wireless communications architecture provides selective, simultaneous communications with wireless devices located in different sections of a spatial area around a communications apparatus referred to as “sectors”. In one embodiment, channel allocation techniques for increasing one or more of throughput and coverage in a wireless communications environment. In one embodiment, a mode of operation is selected from a plurality of modes of operation, enabling a wireless communications transmitter to be dynamically configured to reach a wireless communications devices at a greater distance from the transmitter without increased interference between communications channels (“range mode”) or to provide wireless communications to a greater number of wireless communications devices within a relatively closer distance to the wireless transmitter (“capacity mode”) or to provide wireless communications using a single channel to provide wireless communications at a relatively greatest distance from the transmitter (“super range mode”).

US Patent:

8023575, Sep 20, 2011

Filed:

Jan 31, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/701560

Inventors:

Ben Jones - Austin TX, US
Ming Ding - San Jose CA, US
John “Jack” Morton - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Bandspeed, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

H04L 27/28

US Classification:

375260, 375267, 375347, 375316, 375346, 375227, 370210, 455150, 702 74, 702 75, 702 78, 702 77

Abstract:

A wireless communications apparatus that it is useable as a spectrum analyzer and as a wireless receiver. The wireless communications apparatus has a radio circuit that is configured to receive EM radiation. Signal processing logic receives signals from the radio circuit based on the EM radiation. The signal processing logic has a receiver operational mode that processes the signals in accordance with a communication protocol and outputs data encoded in the signals to a host processor. The signal processing logic has a spectrum analyzer operational mode that generates frequency domain data and passes the frequency domain data to the host processor. The frequency domain data describe strength versus frequency of the EM radiation. The host processes the data in accordance with the configuration currently in use. Therefore, the wireless communications apparatus operates as a receiver in one operational mode and as a real-time spectrum analyzer in another operational mode.

US Patent:

8023899, Sep 20, 2011

Filed:

Apr 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/433664

Inventors:

John MacLean Morton - Austin TX, US
Nils Bagge - Austin TX, US
Kevin Cheng-Hsuan Yang - Austin TX, US
Ben William Jones - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Bandspeed, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

H04B 15/00
H04B 1/00

US Classification:

455 631, 455296

Abstract:

An approach for selecting communications channels to be used by a communication system includes evaluating for the presence of one or more signals both a particular communications channel currently being used by the communication system and one or more other communications channels. For the particular communications channel currently being used by the communication system, signals that use a different communications protocol than the communication system are evaluated. For the one or more other communications channels, both signals that use the same communications protocol as the communication system and signals that use a different communications protocol than the communication system are evaluated. The approach may include the use of metrics and classification of device types to determine one or more communications channels to be used by the communication system.

US Patent:

8135708, Mar 13, 2012

Filed:

Oct 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/544531

Inventors:

John Morton - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

BNA (Llesiant Corporation) - Arlington VA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707728, 707726, 707727, 707731, 707777

Abstract:

One embodiment of the invention may include a method for searching data files using different search engines, each of which produces different search results. The different search results may then be combined to produce additional search results that represent the relevance of the data files. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Address:

1202 Bickler Rd, Austin, TX 78704

VIN:

JHLRE38337C034602

Make:

HONDA

Model:

CR-V

Year:

2007