Joseph K Hannan

US Patent:

8190151, May 29, 2012

Filed:

May 17, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/067205

Inventors:

Myron D'Souza - Seattle WA, US
Gordon John Hines - Kirkland WA, US
David Bartnik - Bothell WA, US
Joseph Hannan - Snoqualmie WA, US
Joel Groen - Seattle WA, US
William Wells - Federal Way WA, US

Assignee:

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. - Annapolis MD

International Classification:

H04W 4/00

US Classification:

4554321, 455433, 4554351, 4554561, 4554562, 4554563, 4554565, 4554566, 455457, 3703102, 370328

Abstract:

LBS support to CDMA mobiles while roaming on another network. IS-801 session data is routed by a routing gateway to a correct visited network PDE that contains correct BSA data, which is used to return assistance data to an interrogating mobile device. A standalone exemplary roaming LBS routing gateway (XRG) provides network connectivity between PDE equipment in multiple carrier networks. Conventional LBS roaming support is defined via the use of Mobile Position Centers (MPCs). The invention implements a roaming LBS gateway to enable roaming between CDMA carriers that are only using a PDE (Positioning Determining Entity) for this purpose, since a mobile position center (MPC) is typically an optional network node according to location based services (LBS) specifications.

US Patent:

20080242296, Oct 2, 2008

Filed:

Nov 5, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/979493

Inventors:

Myron D'SOUZA - Seattle WA, US
Gordon John HINES - Kirkland WA, US
David BARTNIK - Bothell WA, US
Joseph HANNAN - Snoqualmie WA, US
Joel GROEN - Seattle WA, US
William WELLS - Federal Way WA, US

International Classification:

H04Q 7/20
H04Q 7/22

US Classification:

4554321, 4554142, 4554561, 370342

Abstract:

LBS support to CDMA mobiles while roaming on another network. IS-801 session data is routed by a routing gateway to a correct visited network PDE that contains correct BSA data, which is used to return assistance data to an interrogating mobile device. A standalone exemplary roaming LBS routing gateway (XRG) provides network connectivity between PDE equipment in multiple carrier networks. Conventional LBS roaming support is defined via the use of Mobile Position Centers (MPCs). The invention implements a roaming LBS gateway to enable roaming between CDMA carriers that are only using a PDE (Positioning Determining Entity) for this purpose, since a mobile position center (MPC) is typically an optional network node according to location based services (LBS) specifications.

US Patent:

20130344865, Dec 26, 2013

Filed:

Jun 20, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/922815

Inventors:

Paul Thompson - Bothell WA, US
Kambiz Ghozati - Ellicott City MD, US
Lynne Seitz - Seattle WA, US
Joseph Hannan - Snoqualmie WA, US

International Classification:

H04W 8/10

US Classification:

455433

Abstract:

A practical inter-carrier roaming solution by way of a roaming location protocol (RLP) router that provides consistent location support across heterogeneous wireless network standards. The RLP router maintains connectivity to each location server in a roaming ecosystem, alleviating the need for an expensive and impractical mesh network of location servers. When a home location server (H-LS) determines it cannot locate a subscriber device because the subscriber device is roaming, the H-LS sends an RLP request to the RLP router. The RLP router then routes the RLP request to a serving location server (S-LS), which subsequently returns location information for the roaming subscriber device. The RLP router maintains mobile switching center ID (MSCID) to location based services (LBS) mappings for routing RLP requests. The RLP router may also maintain rough MSC-level positioning data for each MSCID to enable the RLP router to resolve certain location fixes without utilizing an S-LS.

US Patent:

20160205655, Jul 14, 2016

Filed:

Mar 18, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/074246

Inventors:

GORDON JOHN HINES - KIRKLAND WA, US
PAUL THOMPSON - BOTHELL WA, US
KAMBIZ GHOZATI - ELLICOTT CITY MD, US
LYNNE SEITZ - SEATTLE WA, US
JOSEPH HANNAN - SNOQUALMIE WA, US

Assignee:

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. - ANNAPOLIS MD

International Classification:

H04W 64/00
H04W 24/08
H04W 8/10
H04J 11/00

Abstract:

A practical inter-carrier roaming solution by way of a roaming location protocol (RLP) router that provides consistent location support across heterogeneous wireless network standards. The RLP router maintains connectivity to each location server in a roaming ecosystem, alleviating the need for an expensive and impractical mesh network of location servers. When a home location server (H-LS) determines it cannot locate a subscriber device because the subscriber device is roaming, the H-LS sends an RLP request to the RLP router. The RLP router then routes the RLP request to a serving location server (S-LS), which subsequently returns location information for the roaming subscriber device. The RLP router maintains mobile switching center ID (MSCID) to location based services (LBS) mappings for routing RLP requests. The RLP router may also maintain rough MSC-level positioning data for each MSCID to enable the RLP router to resolve certain location fixes without utilizing an S-LS.