STEPHEN STUART CARTER
Pilots in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

7373175, May 13, 2008

Mar 8, 2002

10/096142

Stephen S. Carter - Rancho Santa Fe CA, US
Paul K. Johnson - Escondido CA, US

QUALCOMM Incorporated - San Diego CA

H04Q 7/30

455561, 455502

A server-assisted approach for synchronizing timebases ( and ) in a client-server system utilizes global positioning system (GPS) receivers ( and ) at both the client and server. In a typical implementation, the GPS receiver () associated with the client system receives fragmentary or incomplete data from satellites that are part of the GPS. Thus, the client GPS receiver () is capable of receiving only fragmentary information and cannot derive accurate time signals therefrom. The server system () is associated with a GPS receiver () capable of generating accurate time and position data based on signals from GPS satellites (). The fragmentary information from the client GPS receiver () is transmitted to the server () along with time information indicating the time at which the client captured the fragmentary GPS data. The server () analyzes the fragmentary GPS data with respect to the complete GPS data available from the GPS receiver () associated with the server. The server () accurately determines the actual time at which the fragmentary GPS data was captured and transmits timing signals to the client ().

2013006, Mar 14, 2013

Sep 12, 2011

13/230323

Stephen S. CARTER - Rancho Santa Fe CA, US
Vito R. BICA - Poway CA, US
Jin GUO - San Diego CA, US

G10K 11/00

367197

The various embodiments provide systems, devices, and methods which include an acoustic tag configured to transmit an acoustic signal through a contact medium that may be received by an acoustic modem, with the acoustic signal configured to transmit information. By modulating sound traveling through an acoustic connection between the fluid container and a pump, meter or valve, information such as an identifier of the fluid or container may be transmitted without risk of confusion with other fluid containers in the vicinity. In a medical embodiment, IV fluid and the IV drip tube provide a fluid and plastic acoustic connection to an IV pumping or metering device and an IV bag through which sound may be transmitted. The transmission of identification information through this physical connection may insure that the pumping or metering device only communicates with the IV bag coupled to the pump. Acoustic tags may be active or passive.

6990119, Jan 24, 2006

Feb 7, 2001

09/779016

Dan Vassilovski - Del Mar CA, US
James Tomcik - Carlsbad CA, US
Stephen Carter - Rancho Santa Fe CA, US
Yu-Dong Yao - San Diego CA, US
Maria Marshall - Oceanside CA, US

Qualcomm, Inc. - San Diego CA

H04J 15/00

370464, 37914218, 380270

A method and apparatus for allowing a transparent service option transition between at least two wireless communication devices (WCDs). A first communication between a first WCD and a second WCD is established using a first service option. At some point during the first communication, a transition to a second service option, such as an asynchronous data service option, is initiated. At least one of the WCDs provides an identification code to the other WCD using a signaling protocol over the first service option. The first communication is then terminated. A second communication using the second service option is then initiated by one of the WCDs, resulting in a seamless transition to the second service option.