JAMES MICHAEL BISHOP
Pilots at Cardinal Ct, Chandler, AZ

5809396, Sep 15, 1998

Mar 29, 1996

8/624232

Peter J. Armbruster - Tempe AZ
Dean Paul Vanden Heuvel - Chandler AZ
James W. Bishop - Chandler AZ

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

H04Q 720, H04B 7185

455 121

A radio telecommunication network (10) includes satellites (12) which project cells (30) on the surface of the earth. Mobile units (16) are alerted to incoming calls when they receive ring signals. Ring signal coverage parameter values are selected in response to differentiating data (46) which cause different ring signals to be activated for mobile units (16) which appear to be proximately located. An illumination area ring signal coverage parameter may have a value selected in response to differentiating data (46) so that larger illumination areas are used for higher speed mobile units (16"). A transmission power ring signal coverage parameter may have a value selected in response to differentiating data (46) so that higher power ring signals are used in specific situations identified by the differentiating data (46).

5862480, Jan 19, 1999

Dec 26, 1995

8/578760

Johanna Alexandra Wild - Scottsdale AZ
Daniel Richard Tayloe - Phoenix AZ
James William Bishop - Chandler AZ
William Neil Robinson - Farnham, GB

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

H04Q 720, H04B 7185

455432

A method for a network in a multi-network system to obtain access information for a subscriber unit (104) (SU) involves requesting (1306) access information from an access server (110) which determines (1208) whether a group to which the SU belongs can access the network or another network from the SU location. The access server (110) can also send (1228) information to a network which describes which other networks the SU group can access from the SU location. An access server apparatus (1800) includes a processor (1802) for making access decisions in a multi-network system, a memory device (1804) for storing access information (1100) for various networks, and at least one network interface (1806). A gateway (GW) apparatus (2000) contacts an access server (110) to obtain access information. An SU apparatus (1900) includes a processor (1902) for using information from the access server (110) to access a network.

5509004, Apr 16, 1996

Aug 1, 1994

8/283415

James W. Bishop - Chandler AZ
Peter J. Armbruster - Chandler AZ

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

H04L 1264, H04L 1266

370 54

A communication network (10) includes a constellation of satellites (12) in orbit around the earth. Gateways (14) communicate with the satellites (12), reside on the surface of the earth, and interface the network (10) to the local PSTN (18). User units (16) communicate with satellites (12) and provide communication services to users. A gateway (14) includes a mobile switching center (22), which connects half-calls, and an earth terminal controller (20), which occasionally overrides connections defined in the mobile switching center (22). When possible, communication paths connected at the mobile switching center (22) are intraswitched at one or more satellites (12) rather than being routed through the mobile switching center. However, when supplementary services are requested, the communication path is reconfigured back to the mobile switching center (22) so that additional signals may be inserted into the communication path.

5710805, Jan 20, 1998

Nov 3, 1995

8/552964

Peter Joseph Armbruster - Tempe AZ
Kenneth Lee Sowles - Chandler AZ
Daniel Richard Tayloe - Phoenix AZ
James William Bishop - Chandler AZ

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

H04Q 738

379 59

In a communication system (10) which includes a communication unit (56) (CU), a Mobile-Switch Interface (50) (MSI), and a Mobile services Switching Center (40) (MSC), a method for location registration and call continuation involves the MSI (50) determining (174) whether the CU (56) intends to utilize a system service after the CU (56) completes a location updating process without releasing a channel between the CU (56) and the MSC (40). When the CU (56) does intend to utilize the system service directly after the location updating process, the MSI (50) allows the CU (56) to utilize the system service regardless of whether the MSC (40) indicated that the CU (56) cannot utilize the system service without first releasing the channel.

5956639, Sep 21, 1999

Feb 26, 1996

8/606952

Peter Joseph Armbruster - Tempe AZ
Kenneth Lee Sowles - Chandler AZ
James William Bishop - Chandler AZ

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

H04B 7185

455431

A method and apparatus for a communication system (100) to register groups of co-located users in a mobile vehicle (110) involves collecting (200) registration information for multiple users by a Vehicle Communications Control Unit (500) (VCCU) on board the mobile vehicle (110), creating (202) at least one group registration request message by the VCCU (500), and sending the at least one group registration request message to an Earth Terminal (102) (ET) of the communication system (100). After the communication system (100) registers each user whose registration information is contained within the at least one group registration request message, the ET (102) sends (312) at least one group registration response message to the VCCU (500), where the message includes information describing whether each registration attempt was successful. The VCCU (500) can then inform (210) each user as to the status of the registration attempt.

5924014, Jul 13, 1999

Sep 30, 1996

8/724607

Dean Paul Vanden Heuvel - Chandler AZ
Brent Matthew McKay - Chandler AZ
Bradley Robert Schaefer - Chandler AZ
James William Bishop - Chandler AZ

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

H04B 7185

455 131

In satellite based communication systems (30), real time monitoring of communication links (23-25) and the subsequent adaptations to overcome problems with certain links (23,25) provides the communication system (30) with the ability to adapt to changing conditions. A satellite-based communication system (30) can be adapted to provide an improved method for establishing communication links (23,25) between ground stations (14) and space-based satellite switches (11). Common earth-based termination nodes are replaced by intelligent switches (14). Alternate links are established using links (20,21) between intelligent space-based switches (11), links (24) between intelligent earth-based switches (14), and links (23,25) between intelligent space-based switches (11) and intelligent earth-based switches (14). The controller (54) in the intelligent earth-based switch (14) allows the system to automatically adapt to failure, overload, and other conditions.

6052604, Apr 18, 2000

Oct 3, 1997

8/943445

James William Bishop - Chandler AZ
Michael Frenzer - Palatine IL
Stephen Magee - Scottsdale AZ
Larry Wuensch - Palatine IL
Nathan Miller - Santa Rosa CA
Richard Ditch - Phoenix AZ

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

H04B 138, H04M 100

455558

An on-board aircraft telecommunication exchange (32) provides communication and authentication services for M subscriber identity modules (SIMs) using N transceivers (36), where M can be greater than N. Associations between SIMs (56) and transceivers (36) are established when needed. Accordingly, a pool of transceivers 36 is provided to serve the collective needs of many subscribers. A SIM based authentication process is performed (100) using a subscriber's original SIM (56). That authentication can be extended to a temporary SIM (106) that is substituted for the original SIM throughout the remainder of a flight. Alternatively, the original SIMs (56) may be locked in place and relinquished when a subscriber provides an appropriate PIN.

5999797, Dec 7, 1999

Nov 3, 1997

8/963544

William Frank Zancho - Hawthorn Woods IL
James William Bishop - Chandler AZ
Michael William Krutz - Chandler AZ

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

H04B 7185

455 121

Private Global Networks (PGNs) between communication terminals (110, 114, 116, 118) are established within a satellite communication system (100). Each PGN provides to its users a network of dedicated communication paths which have durations that exceed the duration of a particular call. A dedicated communication path is established by determining (416, 424) hand-off schedules for satellite-to-terminal links for both a source and destination terminal, and also by determining (428) satellite cross-link schedules necessary to maintain the dedicated path for a duration which exceeds the duration of a particular call.

6078577, Jun 20, 2000

Nov 21, 1996

8/752985

James William Bishop - Chandler AZ
Keith Andrew Olds - Mesa AZ
Peter Joseph Armbruster - Tempe AZ
Aswath Rao - Chandler AZ

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

H04B 7212

370348

A packet data communication system (10) where multiple users (87) can access the same channel (22) to maximize an efficiency of the communication system (10). Each channel (22) is divided into time slots. Each time slot is allocated to a user based on the user's request (303) for time slots and the availability of time slots. If time slots are available, then the system (10) will inform the user (87) and allocate the time slot to the user (87, 305). If there are no available time slots, then the system (10) will inform the user (87) that no time slots are available and access to the system's channel is denied. The user (87) will continue to request access (303) to the system (10) as long as the user has data packets to send.

5596624, Jan 21, 1997

Sep 26, 1994

8/312364

Peter J. Armbruster - Chandler AZ
James W. Bishop - Chandler AZ

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

H04Q 738, H04Q 724

379 58

A local exchange with limited access to outside communication systems is coupled to a global satellite communication system by a mobile exchange unit. The mobile exchange unit (MXU) provides access to the local exchange by relating one channel in the global communication system to many possible destinations in the local exchange. Multiple circuits of the local exchange are associated with a single mobile number. A gateway associated with the MXU associates an available radio channel with the calling subscriber. Multi-stage dialing is eliminated and a subscriber can directly dial a number of a party in the local exchange.