Stephen K Sanders

US Patent:

20030083081, May 1, 2003

Filed:

Oct 29, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/052800

Inventors:

Stephen Sanders - Glenview IL, US
Paul Bocci - Roselle IL, US
Gregory Dertz - Algonquin IL, US

International Classification:

H04Q007/20

US Classification:

455/466000, 455/521000, 455/414000

Abstract:

A wireless communication system () contains a number of service providers () that provide different services to communication units (-). The communication units (-) are limited as to how many of the services they can concurrently receive. Each communication unit (-) is associated with a service manage agent (SMA) (-) that manages the provision of the services to the communication unit (-). In one embodiment, each SMA (-) manages the provision of the services to only one of the communication units (-).

US Patent:

59038446, May 11, 1999

Filed:

Feb 4, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/794708

Inventors:

Eugene J. Bruckert - Arlington Heights IL
Stephen H. Sanders - Chicago IL

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

H04Q7/20

US Classification:

455456

Abstract:

The location of a remote unit (113) within a wireless communication system (100) is determined by all base stations (101) within the wireless communication system (100) initiating a first page (wide-area location page) that is broadcast to the remote unit (113) over a paging channel. The serving and neighbor base stations are determined from the remote unit's (113) response to the wide-area location page, and those base stations are instructed to tune receiving elements to obtain data that will be transmitted by the remote unit (113) during location. A second message (Location Page Message) is then broadcast to the remote unit (113) via the serving base station (101). The Location Page Message instructs the remote unit (113) to periodically transmit a known Remote Unit Location Message (RULM) with increasing power levels for a predetermined number of times so that the remote unit's (113) location can be achieved.

US Patent:

60026782, Dec 14, 1999

Filed:

Oct 31, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/962581

Inventors:

Jay Purushothaman Jayapalan - Buffalo Grove IL
Stephen H. Sanders - Chicago IL

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

H04Q 700

US Classification:

370331

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method of handing-off a remote unit (113) from a first base station (101) to a second base station (102). The remote unit (113) communicates with the first base station (101) and establishes communication with a second base station (102). It is then determined, preferably by the remote unit (113), that the remote unit (113) should hand-off to the second base station (102). An overhead information start time is then determined. The remote unit (102) may determine when the overhead information will be broadcast by the second bast station (102), thereby establishing an overhead information start time. The overhead information start time is the time when overhead information will be transmitted from the second base station (102). The first base station (101) and the second base station (102) may be synchronized to transmit the overhead information at approximately the same time. In this manner, the remote unit (102) can determine the overhead information start time at the second base station (102) by monitoring the overhead information start time at the first base station (101).

US Patent:

61380113, Oct 24, 2000

Filed:

Oct 15, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/418621

Inventors:

Stephen H. Sanders - Chicago IL
Paul M. Bocci - Roselle IL

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

H04Q 722

US Classification:

455426

Abstract:

A dispatch controller (103) located logically external to an existing telephone network (101) is coupled to the existing telephone network. When an originating communication device (e. g. , 111) desires to initiate a dispatch call, the originating device transmits a call request to the existing telephone network, wherein the call request includes an identification (ID) of the originating device and a target address associated with the dispatch controller. The existing telephone network provides the call request to the dispatch controller. Upon receiving the call request, the dispatch controller retrieves dispatch-related information from a database (105) coupled to the dispatch controller based on the originating device's ID. Based on the retrieved dispatch-related information, the dispatch controller identifies a group of target communication devices (e. g. , 107-110) for the dispatch call.

US Patent:

60262966, Feb 15, 2000

Filed:

Apr 30, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/846982

Inventors:

Stephen H. Sanders - Chicago IL
Paul M. Bocci - Roselle IL

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

H04Q 720

US Classification:

455426

Abstract:

A dispatch controller (103) located logically external to an existing telephone network (101) is coupled to the existing telephone network. When an originating communication device (e. g. , 111) desires to initiate a dispatch call, the originating device transmits a call request to the existing telephone network, wherein the call request includes an identification (ID) of the originating device and a target address associated with the dispatch controller. The existing telephone network provides the call request to the dispatch controller. Upon receiving the call request, the dispatch controller retrieves dispatch-related information from a database (105) coupled to the dispatch controller based on the originating device's ID. Based on the retrieved dispatch-related information, the dispatch controller identifies a group of target communication devices (e. g. , 107-110) for the dispatch call.

US Patent:

59059613, May 18, 1999

Filed:

Feb 5, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/795528

Inventors:

Stephen H. Sanders - Chicago IL
Jay P. Jayapalan - Buffalo Grove IL

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

H04Q7/34

US Classification:

455456

Abstract:

Remote units (113) that require locating are managed by a queue controller (180) such that the number and location of remote units (113) that are transmitting at increased power at any given time is limited. In particular, a queue controller (180) places identification information for remote units (113) requiring location onto queues (203) associated with base stations supplying reference pilots to the remote units (113). Additionally, identification (ID) information for the remote units (113) requiring location is placed onto queues (203) associated with base stations neighboring the base stations supplying the reference pilot to the remote units (113). The queues (203) operate on a first-in-first-out (FIFO) basis, that output remote unit ID at periodic intervals. Once all queues (203) have been emptied of the ID of a particular remote unit (113), location takes place for that remote unit (113).