Lawrence A Downing

US Patent:

6978124, Dec 20, 2005

Filed:

Dec 11, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/316692

Inventors:

Stanley J. Benes - Round Lake Beach IL, US
Lawrence Downing - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Gerald Gutowski - Palatine IL, US

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

H04B001/02

US Classification:

455101, 455110, 4551151, 4551153, 4554561, 342442

Abstract:

A method () and a mobile station () for autonomously determining an angle of arrival (AOA) estimation are described herein. The mobile station () may receive information associated with a plurality of sectors () from a base station () having a plurality of antennas. Each of the plurality of antennas may provide communication service to one of the plurality of sectors (). The information associated with the plurality of sectors () may be an antenna pattern, a boresight, a downtilt, and a signal strength value associated with each of the plurality of antennas. Based on the information associated with the plurality of sectors (), the mobile station () may determine an antenna gain difference, which in turn, is used to determine the angle of arrival (AOA) estimation.

US Patent:

7477699, Jan 13, 2009

Filed:

Dec 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/613349

Inventors:

Fan Wang - Chicago IL, US
Lawrence A. Downing - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Amitava Ghosh - Buffalo Grove IL, US
Chandrasekar Sankaran - Arlington Heights IL, US
Jun Tan - Lake Zurich IL, US

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

H04B 7/02
H04L 1/02

US Classification:

375267, 375260, 375299, 375347, 455101, 455103, 455 69, 455104

Abstract:

A radio communications device () that has multiple receive antennas processes received data communications signals to select between space time coding and spatial multiplexing as a selected transmission technique from a base device () that has multiple transmit antennas. A channel throughput (--) for each transmission technique is estimated based on signal to interference and noise ratios (--) of signals being transmitted through a MIMO channel () as measured by a receiver (). The transmission technique with the higher estimated throughput is determined. If spatial multiplexing is determined to have the higher estimated throughput and the throughput of each layer of the spatially multiplexed signal is greater than a threshold, spatial multiplexing is selected. Otherwise, space time coding is selected.

US Patent:

20030060197, Mar 27, 2003

Filed:

Sep 25, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/962426

Inventors:

Stanley J. Benes - Round Lake Beach IL, US
William P. Declerck - Palatine IL, US
Gerald J. Gutowski - Palatine IL, US
Lawrence Downing - Hoffman Estates IL, US

International Classification:

H04Q007/20

US Classification:

455/433000, 455/456000, 455/435000

Abstract:

The present invention is a communication network () and method for monitoring location capabilities of mobile stations () in a database () of a communication network. Initially, the network receives an identification number from a mobile station (). If the database () does not include a location capability corresponding to the identification number, then a processor () requests the location capability from the mobile station () and stores the requested location capability in the database (). The location capability includes one or more of the following capabilities: an autonomous mode capability, an assisted mode capability and a legacy mode capability. To retrieve an entry from the database (), the network reads the location capability corresponding to the identification number from the database (). The network then assembles an assistance message based on the location capability of the mobile station () and transmits the assistance message to the mobile station ().

US Patent:

20040046655, Mar 11, 2004

Filed:

Sep 9, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/237573

Inventors:

Stanley Benes - Round Lake Beach IL, US
Lawrence Downing - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Gerald Gutowski - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

G08B001/08

US Classification:

340/539100, 340/573100

Abstract:

A method () and a controller () for providing a location-based game associated with a plurality of mobile stations () are described herein. The controller () may determine a plurality of game parameters based on user input from one of a plurality of players. The plurality of game parameters may include, but is not limited to, a game area () having a plurality of activation locations (). The controller () may determine location associated with at least one of the plurality of mobile stations (). In response to one of the plurality of mobile stations () being within a proximity threshold () associated with one of the plurality of activation locations (), the controller () may activate a game feature within one of the plurality of mobile stations (). Accordingly, the controller () may provide a point value to one of the plurality of players in response to a trigger event associated with the game feature.

US Patent:

20050180346, Aug 18, 2005

Filed:

Apr 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/108231

Inventors:

Stanley Benes - Round Lake Beach IL, US
William DeClerck - Palatine IL, US
Gerald Gutowski - Palatine IL, US
Lawrence Downing - Hoffman Estates IL, US

International Classification:

H04B007/00

US Classification:

370310000, 455404200

Abstract:

The present invention is a communication network () and method for monitoring location capabilities of mobile stations () in a database () of a communication network. Initially, the network receives an identification number from a mobile station (). If the database () does not include a location capability corresponding to the identification number, then a processor () requests the location capability from the mobile station () and stores the requested location capability in the database (). The location capability includes one or more of the following capabilities: an autonomous mode capability, an assisted mode capability and a legacy mode capability. To retrieve an entry from the database (), the network reads the location capability corresponding to the identification number from the database (). The network then assembles an assistance message based on the location capability of the mobile station () and transmits the assistance message to the mobile station ().

US Patent:

20060025155, Feb 2, 2006

Filed:

Sep 6, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/220320

Inventors:

Stanley Benes - Round Lake Beach IL, US
Lawrence Downing - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Gerald Gutowski - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

H04Q 7/20

US Classification:

455456100, 455456500

Abstract:

A method () and a mobile station () for autonomously determining an angle of arrival (AOA) estimation are described herein. The mobile station () may receive information associated with a plurality of sectors () from a base station () having a plurality of antennas. Each of the plurality of antennas may provide communication service to one of the plurality of sectors (). The information associated with the plurality of sectors () may be an antenna pattern, a boresight, a downtilt, and a signal strength value associated with each of the plurality of antennas. Based on the information associated with the plurality of sectors (), the mobile station () may determine an antenna gain difference, which in turn, is used to determine the angle of arrival (AOA) estimation.

US Patent:

20060232437, Oct 19, 2006

Filed:

Apr 14, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/106099

Inventors:

Gerald Gutowski - Glenview IL, US
Stanley Benes - Round Lake Beach IL, US
Lawrence Downing - Hoffman Estates IL, US

International Classification:

H04B 1/00
G05B 19/00

US Classification:

340825690, 340005740, 340010100

Abstract:

A wireless device () having a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag () and method to operate the wireless device are disclosed. The wireless device includes a switching circuit () coupled to the RFID tag. After an RFID signal is received (), a switching circuit controls a power state of the wireless device according to the RFID signal (). After the wireless device is on, the RFID signal may direct the wireless device to send information regarding the identity of the wireless device (), authenticate the identity of the wireless device (), scan for available wireless communication systems (), and send information regarding the location and power status of the wireless device () using one or more of the available wireless communication systems.

US Patent:

20080160984, Jul 3, 2008

Filed:

Jul 10, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/775372

Inventors:

Stanley J. Benes - Round Lake Beach IL, US
Anthony K. Dean - Elgin IL, US
Lawrence A. Downing - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Dennis R. Schaeffer - Buffalo Grove IL, US
Subir Saha - Bangalore, IN
Samir Dilipkumar Saklikar - Bangalore, IN
Ishita Majumdar - Lake Zurich IL, US
John M. Harris - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

MOTOROLA, INC. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

H04M 3/00

US Classification:

455419

Abstract:

A communication system is provided that comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) network coupled to a service provider network. An RFID reader of the RFID network detects an RFID tag associated with a mobile station when the mobile station is present in, or proximate to, a controlled area. The RFID network routes information associated with the RFID tag to the service provider network and, based on the information received from the RFID network, the service provider network alters a behavior of the mobile station when the mobile station is entering, exiting, or present in the controlled area.