JEFFREY M SMITH
Physical Therapy at Hunters Crk Dr, Melbourne, FL

6487187, Nov 26, 2002

Nov 24, 1998

09/198808

Thomas R. Schmutz - Indialantic FL
Michael A. Komara - Indialantic FL
Roger L. Overton - New York NY
Jeffrey W. Smith - Palm Bay FL
David D. Coons - Melbourne FL
Jeffrey R. Nuckols - Indialantic FL

Airnet Communications Corporation - Melbourne FL

H04B 7212

370337, 370347, 455101, 455131, 455422, 455507

In a conventional Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) wireless system, the specified distance between a mobile unit and the base transceiver system (BTS) cannot exceed predetermined distances because of time slot synchronization constraints. Furthermore, the varying distances between mobile units and the BTS create timing differences in the random access control channel (RACCH) bursts in the initial uplink signal from the mobile stations. In this approach to extending TDMA system coverage, in-band translator components are located in the center of remote cells which would normally contain a base transceiver system. The in-band translators include a loop back circuit that permits a host BTS to measure the backhaul propagation time delay by sending test access signals between the host BTS and the distant in-band translators. After backhaul timing delay is compensated in the BTS, then the in-band translator uses downlink time slot recovery to synchronize slot-by-slot uplink diversity selection and automatic level control. Recovery of timing bursts on downlink from the BTS allows for determination of burst, frame, and multiframe timing for downlink and uplink in the in-band translator.

5577031, Nov 19, 1996

Mar 22, 1995

8/408665

Jeffrey W. Smith - Palm Bay FL

H04Q 1104

370 581

A diversity technique for use in a multichannel receiver such as a cellular base station which includes at least a pair of wideband digital filter bank analyzers, or so-called channelizers, to provide digital output signals representing the signals received from a number of mobile subscriber units operating in or near the cell in which the base station is located. Samples of the digital output signals are presented to a time division multiplex (TDM) bus in a predetermined sequence, such as in a sequence which increases incrementally by channel number. A diversity decision is then made by processing each of the channelizer outputs for each channel in the sequence, to determine which one of the outputs contains the strongest receive signal. The channelizer path so determined is then connected to the rest of the base station, on a per channel basis, through a delay unit and multiplexer. As a result, the diversity-enhanced outputs remain in the same time division multiplex, pre-defined sequence so that further base station processing, such as demodulation, can occur in the same way as for a wideband base station system which does not take advantage of diversity techniques.

6952408, Oct 4, 2005

Feb 20, 2001

09/789023

John F. Schwaller - Palm Bay FL, US
Jeffrey Wilson Smith - Palm Bay FL, US
Terry L. Williams - Melbourne Beach FL, US

Airnet Communications Corporation - Melbourne FL

H04Q007/00

370314, 370329, 370343, 370345, 375132, 455509

A method of frequency hopping is supported by a basestation having a broadband transceiver. The method permits changing physical channels upon which mobile subscribers communicate with the basestation, wherein the broadband transceiver is operated using static transceiver frequencies, the method exclusive of switching communication signals between transceivers. In one embodiment, the method maps baseband output signals from a digital channelizer which represent physical channels to ones of digital signal processors representing logical channels and baseband input signals of a digital combiner to ones of logical outputs of digital signal processors according to a mapping signal.

8116817, Feb 14, 2012

Nov 20, 2009

12/622956

John R. Noll - Satellite Beach FL, US
Jeffrey W. Smith - Palm Bay FL, US
Shannon Tomarchio - Satellite Beach FL, US
Brady Gaughan - Melbourne FL, US

Treble Investments Limited Liability Company - Wilmington DE

H04B 1/38

455561, 455 634, 455 6711

A method for calibration of RF paths of a frequency hopping adaptive base transceiver station is provided. The method of calibration calibrates a wireless cellular telecommunication system with a frequency hopping adaptive base transceiver station including an adaptive antenna array with two or more RF traffic transceiver apparatus chains. The wireless cellular telecommunication system communicates with mobile units on a frequencies defined by a hop list. The method of calibration includes the step of periodically interrupting a frequency hopping process of the frequency hopping adaptive base transceiver station while calls are in progress. The method of calibration further includes the step of calibrating an antenna transmit path for a RF traffic transceiver apparatus chain at a frequency selected to include one or more frequencies in the hop list to determine a set of weighting parameters for the antenna transmit path at the one or more frequencies. A self-calibrating frequency hopping adaptive base transceiver station is also provided.

2012017, Jul 12, 2012

Jan 13, 2012

13/350489

John R. Noll - Satellite Beach FL, US
Jeffrey W. Smith - Palm Bay FL, US
Shannon Tomarchio - Satellite Beach FL, US
Brady Gaughan - Melbourne FL, US

H04W 4/00

4554221

A base transceiver station including a transceiver unit is provided. A method of calibration uses a transceiver unit to receive an RF signal, measure a calibration value, and transmit the measured value. The calibration value is used to determine weighting parameters to compensate for relative RF path phase delay and amplitude variation.

RE44173, Apr 23, 2013

Jun 28, 2011

13/171272

John R. Noll - Satellite Beach FL, US
Christopher J. Peters - Malabar FL, US
Jeffrey W. Smith - Palm Bay FL, US
Terry L. Williams - Melbourne Beach FL, US

Treble Investments Limited Liability Company - Wilmington DE

H04Q 7/20

455446, 455 15, 455 412, 455 631, 370310, 370312, 370339

A spectrally efficient wireless communication system that includes a plurality of base stations communicating indirectly with a plurality of wireless communications devices through a plurality of repeaters. The method can generally comprise communicating indirectly between a first base station and a wireless communication device using a first repeater and a first RF backhaul link. A control processor associated with the first base station can control a first smart antenna system. The system selectively configures the first smart antenna system to spatially isolate communications on the first RF backhaul from communications on a second RF backhaul of a second repeater.