Telecommunications – Transmitter and receiver at separate stations – Having measuring – testing – or monitoring of system or part
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-14
2011-06-14
West, Lewis G (Department: 2618)
Telecommunications
Transmitter and receiver at separate stations
Having measuring, testing, or monitoring of system or part
C455S067110
Reexamination Certificate
active
07962102
ABSTRACT:
A system (170) and method (300) for ray launching is provided. The system can include a transmitter (110) for successively launching a plurality of rays, and a receiver (120) for receiving transmission rays and reflection rays. A controller (141) can be included for selectively adjusting an angular spacing and eliminating rays in successive launches to focus an energy on the receiver. A method (430) of terminating rays for reducing computational complexity is provided. A method (340) for ray weighting for increasing a computational speed of ray propagation is provided. In one aspect, a quality of service (108) can be determined at the receiver based on ray propagation.
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Corral Celestino A.
Emami Shahriar
Sibecas Salvador
Stratis Glafkos
Chen Sylvia
Meles Pablo
Motorola Mobility, Inc.
Tsvey Gennadiy
West Lewis G
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