Andrew J Allen

US Patent:

6766147, Jul 20, 2004

Filed:

Jun 27, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/184286

Inventors:

John B. OHare - Ballintemple, IE
Andrew M. Allen - Mundelein IL
Stephen D. Magee - Scottsdale AZ
Colleen Yue Ling Cheung - Swindon, GB
Ishita Majumdar - Schaumburg IL
Gerry T. Foster - Swindon, GB

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

H04B 700

US Classification:

455 72, 4554121, 341 51, 375240, 370474, 708203

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for compressing and compressing text based messages. A TCCB layer is added to a mobile device and P-CSCF At the sending device, the TCCB compression method is invoked to remove all redundant header information contained in a message to be transmitted. When the TCCB compression method detects that a headers contents are the same as previously sent or received for a particular sequence, the TCCB method blanks the header contents. At the receiving device, when the TCCB layer receives a message with blank header contents, the TCCB decompression method is invoked to reconstruct the header from its cache.

US Patent:

7236858, Jun 26, 2007

Filed:

Dec 13, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/010945

Inventors:

Paul Carpenter - Twickenham, GB
Andrew Allen - Mundelein IL, US

Assignee:

Research in Motion Limited - Waterloo

International Classification:

G05D 1/00
G01C 23/00

US Classification:

701 3, 701 15, 701200

Abstract:

A personal communications device includes a processor, a plurality of subsystems connected to the processor for exchanging signals therewith, at least one of the subsystems being configurable between a flight mode and a non-flight mode, an input device connected to the processor for inputting a flight mode selection thereto, and a flight mode module operable on the processor for causing the processor to monitor for input of a predetermined flight mode selection through the input device and configure the at least one subsystem into flight mode upon the input of the flight mode selection.

US Patent:

7280502, Oct 9, 2007

Filed:

Apr 12, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/104385

Inventors:

Andrew M. Allen - Mundelein IL, US
Adrian Buckley - Tracy CA, US
Bokinakere S. Sundresh - Basingstoke, GB

Assignee:

Research In Motion Limited - Waterloo, Ontario

International Classification:

H04B 7/00

US Classification:

370329, 455519

Abstract:

A push-to-talk communication device including an operating answer mode indicates that operating answer mode to a Session Initiation Protocol/Internet Protocol based push-to-talk network server. The method includes employing as the operating answer mode of the push-to-talk communication device one of an automatic-answer mode, an always-automatic-answer mode and a manual-answer mode. A Session Initiation Protocol/Internet Protocol core network is employed including a Session Initiation Protocol/Internet Protocol push-to-talk network server. The operating answer mode is indicated in a Session Initiation Protocol message from the push-to-talk communication device to the Session Initiation Protocol/Internet Protocol push-to-talk network server over the Session Initiation Protocol/Internet Protocol core network.

US Patent:

7734302, Jun 8, 2010

Filed:

Jun 23, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/426081

Inventors:

Nicholas Alfano - Warwickshire, GB
Andrew Allen - Mundelein IL, US

Assignee:

Research In Motion Limited - Waterloo

International Classification:

H04W 4/00

US Classification:

455466, 4554121, 370328, 370338

Abstract:

Apparatus, and an associated method, for communicating short message service content to a short message service center. The address of an IP-SM-GW (Internet Protocol-Short Message-Gateway) defined in the 3GPP TS 23. 204 is provided to user equipment and used to address an SIP request that contains encapsulated SMS content. The address is stored at the mobile station at a storage element, such as at a SIM card, UICC, or management object. A SIP request generator accesses the storage element and uses the address as the address of the SIP request. The SIP request also includes SMS content, in encapsulation, therein.

US Patent:

7761109, Jul 20, 2010

Filed:

Jul 19, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/458611

Inventors:

Andrew Allen - Mundelein IL, US

Assignee:

Research In Motion Limited - Waterloo, Ontario

International Classification:

H04B 7/00

US Classification:

455518, 455517, 455519, 455520, 455 902

Abstract:

Systems of methods for performing queued and moderated communication groups in a system featuring network provided half duplex communications communication group sessions are provided. According to one aspect, a first mobile terminal provides the network with an identification of a second mobile terminal so that the network may automatically grant the transmit capability to the second mobile terminal after a transmitting mobile has finished transmitting communications. Therefore, the second mobile terminal receives the transmit capability without even requesting it, or without the network having to wait to receive a request for the transmit capability. According to another aspect, priority information is pre-assigned during creation of the communication group or dynamically assigned by another mobile user during the talk group session. Granting of the transmit capability and the time duration of the transmit capability is dependent upon the priority information. In this manner, priority information is group-specific.

US Patent:

7813747, Oct 12, 2010

Filed:

Jul 7, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/483122

Inventors:

Andrew Allen - Mundelein IL, US
Xin Jin - Waterloo, CA
Wen Zhao - Kanata, CA

Assignee:

Research In Motion Limited - Waterloo, Ontario

International Classification:

H04Q 7/20

US Classification:

455518, 455519, 455517, 455466, 4554121, 4555501, 370310, 370313, 370328, 370338, 370343

Abstract:

In one illustrative example of the present disclosure, a mobile communication device has one or more processors and a wireless transceiver adapted to provide communications through a wireless communication network. The one or more processors are operative to produce a mobile device indication message which indicates whether the mobile device supports buffering of Push-To-Talk (PTT) communications from the mobile device. This message is transmitted by the wireless transceiver to a PTT service entity through the wireless network. The one or more processors may be further operative to receive, from the PTT service entity through the wireless network, a network indication message which instructs the mobile device whether to use buffering for the PTT communications from the mobile device (assuming a buffer memory for PTT buffering is available in the mobile device). The mobile device may use the buffer memory for the buffering of the PTT communication based on the network indication message from the PTT service entity.

US Patent:

8028074, Sep 27, 2011

Filed:

Sep 12, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/209900

Inventors:

Andrew Allen - Mundelein IL, US

Assignee:

Research In Motion Limited - Waterlook, Ontario

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709227, 370254, 370351, 4554351

Abstract:

A user agent (UA) is provided. The UA comprises a processor configured to send a message specifying a subset of a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Dialog-Info Event package that is to be returned to the UA. A method for a user agent (UA) to manage notifications related to session events is also provided. The method includes sending a message specifying a subset of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Dialog-Info Event package state information that is to be returned to the UA. The method also provides for receiving the subset of the SIP Dialog-Info Event package state information.

US Patent:

8041376, Oct 18, 2011

Filed:

Jul 15, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/182140

Inventors:

Andrew Allen - Mundelein IL, US
Xin Jin - Ottawa, CA
Wen Zhao - Kanata Ontario, CA

Assignee:

Research In Motion Limited - Waterloo, Ontario

International Classification:

H04B 7/00

US Classification:

455518

Abstract:

In one illustrative example of the present application, a mobile communication device has one or more processors, a wireless transceiver adapted to provide communications through a wireless communication network, and a buffer memory for use in buffering a Push-To-Talk (PTT) communication from the mobile communication device. The one or more processors are operative to produce a mobile device indication message which indicates the mobile device's support for buffering of the PTT communication. This message is transmitted by the wireless transceiver to a PTT service entity through the wireless network. The one or more processors may be further operative to receive, from the PTT service entity through the wireless network, a network indication message which instructs the mobile device whether to use buffering for the PTT communication. The mobile device may use the buffer memory for the buffering of the PTT communication based on the network indication message from the PTT service entity.