Inventor

Stephen McCann

Inventor
Southampton, GB

Overview

119→
Patents
2008–2021
Patent span
Electricity
Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 119 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H04Wprimary
H04WWireless communication networks50%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication29%
Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use5%
G06FElectric digital data processing3%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes3%
H04BTransmission2%
H04MTelephonic communication1%
G01CMeasuring distances, levels or bearings0%
G01MTesting static or dynamic balance of machines or structures0%
G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties0%
PatentTitleYear
11,129,123Wireless local area network hotspot registration using near field communications202111,109,443Supported extended emergency information type202111,107,050Automatic performance of parameter-based operations in trusted network environments202111,102,303Automated implementation of provisioned services based on captured sensor data202111,096,095Method for accessing a service unavailable through a network cell202111,070,633Pre-association discovery of services202111,070,966Public warning system notifications in a mobile device using alternative wireless technologies202111,039,344Method for accessing a service unavailable through a network cell202111,039,374Indicating support for a broadcast service202111,032,686Method and system for wakeup trigger by out-of-band communication202110,985,915Encrypting data in a pre-associated state202110,973,026Transitioning between wideband and narrowband communications202110,966,265Interworking system and operation in V2X applications202110,965,757Vehicle wireless local area networks202110,951,728Proxy for access of a vehicle component202110,893,475Addresses in a wake-up trigger frame202110,893,442Negotiation of quality of service (QoS) information for network management traffic in a wireless local area network (WLAN)202110,873,842Managed object to provision a device according to one of plural provisioning techniques202010,863,385Using rate buckets202010,833,892Bridged local area network communication between a device and a cellular access network node202010,812,964Address assignment for initial authentication202010,805,982Supported extended emergency information type202010,757,613Communicating in a narrowband channel202010,757,616Geographically-organized neighbor cell lists202010,750,432Group-addressed transmission of information relating to an access network202010,750,435Network address policy information received in a pre-associated state202010,736,020Wireless network service transaction protocol202010,721,683Method and system for battery life improvement for low power devices in wireless sensor networks202010,681,757Method and apparatus for peer-to-peer communications in a wireless local area network including the negotiation and establishment of a peer-to-peer connection between peers based on capability information202010,623,502Link indication referring to content for presenting at a mobile device202010,586,219Automated implementation of provisioned services based on captured sensor data202010,528,927Automatic provisioning of services to network-connected devices202010,498,827Automated implementation of provisioned services based on captured sensor data201910,477,378Wireless network discovery using a MIMO transceiver201910,451,526Method and system for sensor monitoring and analysis201910,405,167Notification of discovery activities201910,383,058Addresses in a wake-up trigger frame201910,361,870Management of cryptographically secure exchanges of data using permissioned distributed ledgers201910,356,662Negotiation of quality of service (QoS) information for network management traffic in a wireless local area network (WLAN)201910,349,341Wireless network service type201910,349,321Extended service set transitions in wireless networks201910,341,903Method for accessing a service unavailable through a network cell201910,341,910Method for accessing a service unavailable through a network cell201910,313,860Method and system for wakeup trigger by out-of-band communication201910,306,545System and method for controlling network scan parameters for a network connection201910,257,682Method and system for dedicated short range communication with traffic offload201910,225,745Method and apparatus for calculating a coverage signal strength indicator201910,212,014Communication with I-Q decoupled OFDM modulation201910,200,941Discovering network information available via wireless networks201910,171,304Network policy configuration201910,159,101Using WLAN connectivity of a wireless device201810,149,209Communicating in a second channel while ceasing transmission in a first channel201810,148,769Pre-association discovery of services201810,142,921Wireless network service transaction protocol201810,136,319Methods and apparatus to discover authentication information in a wireless networking environment201810,111,140Method for accessing a service unavailable through a network cell201810,089,610Automatic provisioning of services to network-connected devices201810,051,441Changing topology of wireless peer-to-peer group201810,034,260Wireless local area network hotspot registration using near field communications201810,028,178Method for accessing a service unavailable through a network cell20189,980,108Emergency alert20189,949,305Methods and apparatus for peer-to-peer communications in a wireless local area network20189,942,316Persistent network negotiation for peer to peer devices20189,930,614'Public land mobile network (“PLMN”) discovery communications in a wireless network'20189,820,199'Extended service set transitions in wireless networks'20179,820,149'Methods and apparatus to discover authentication information in a wireless networking environment'20179,794,967'Discovering network information available via wireless networks'20179,706,486'System and method for controlling network scan parameters for a network connection'20179,686,690'Method and apparatus for calculating a coverage signal strength indicator'20179,674,734'Method for accessing a service unavailable through a network cell'20179,654,965'Regulatory compliance for wireless devices'20179,642,075'Methods and apparatus to discover network capabilities available via wireless networks'20179,622,155'Wireless network service transaction protocol'20179,615,383'Negotiation of quality of service (QoS) information for network management traffic in a wireless local area network (WLAN)'20179,572,030'Methods and apparatus to discover authentication information in a wireless networking environment'20179,554,315'Method for accessing a service unavailable through a network cell'20179,532,193'Changing topology of wireless peer-to-peer group'20169,491,676'Method for accessing a service unavailable through a network cell'20169,451,513'Geographically-organized neighbor cell lists'20169,426,697'Method for accessing a service unavailable through a network cell'20169,325,677'Method of registering devices'20169,319,968'System and method for controlling network scan parameters for a network connection'20169,313,730'Public land mobile network (“PLMN”) discovery communications in a wireless network'20169,301,127'Persistent network negotiation for peer to peer devices'20169,271,226'Methods and apparatus to discover network capabilities available via wireless networks'20169,253,589'Wireless local area network hotspot registration using near field communications'20169,204,299'Extended service set transitions in wireless networks'20159,137,621'Wireless network service transaction protocol'20159,113,447'Methods and apparatus to register with external networks in wireless network environments'20159,107,061'System and method for multimedia emergency access in a wireless network'20159,088,883'Method to support emergency call through mesh network'20159,025,514'Network selection'20159,019,974'Multiple access point name and IP service connectivity'20158,942,221'Caching network discovery responses in wireless networks'20158,943,552'Methods and apparatus to discover authentication information in a wireless networking environment'20158,935,754'Methods and apparatus to discover authentication information in a wireless networking environment'20158,929,346'Advertisement and distribution of notifications in a wireless local area network (WLAN)'20158,923,257'Methods and apparatus to discover network capabilities available via wireless networks'20148,873,407'Method for accessing a service unavailable through a network cell'20148,861,433'Method for accessing a service unavailable through a network cell'20148,750,268'System and method for multimedia emergency access in a wireless network'20148,750,180'Discovering network information available via wireless networks'20148,681,769'Incorporation of a notification in a network name'20148,666,394'Methods and apparatus for use in negotiating a group owner for a P2P network having external network connectivity'20148,665,842'Methods and apparatus to discover network capabilities for connecting to an access network'20148,644,276'Methods and apparatus to provide network capabilities for connecting to an access network'20148,619,735'Methods and apparatus to register with external networks in wireless network environments'20138,594,061'Methods and apparatus to access network connectivity information using predicted locations'20138,467,359'Methods and apparatus to authenticate requests for network capabilities for connecting to an access network'20138,458,279'Advertisement and distribution of notifications using extensible authentication protocol (EAP) methods'20138,442,024'Advertisement and distribution of notifications in a wireless local area network (WLAN)'20138,351,896'Method to support emergency call through mesh network'20138,306,537'Method for accessing a service unavailable through a network cell'20128,270,409'Network selection'20128,073,973'Method of processing data packets'20117,903,567'Method of testing the availability of a connection to a home authentication server prior to associating with a WLAN access point'20117,743,405'Method of authentication via a secure wireless communication system'20107,702,915'Access authentication system'20107,315,513'Method for controlling data flow rate in an internet connection'2008

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2008–2021Based in Southampton, GB· patent location history
2011–2020Patents assigned to MCCANN STEPHEN (31)· patent assignee history
2012–2016Patents assigned to RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD (9)· patent assignee history
2013–2021Patents assigned to BLACKBERRY LTD (97)· patent assignee history
2013–2020Patents assigned to MONTEMURRO MICHAEL PETER (10)· patent assignee history
2013–2015Patents assigned to MONTEMURRO MICHAEL (9)· patent assignee history
2013–2019Based in Rownhams, GB· patent location history
2015–2017Based in Southhampton, GB· patent location history
2018–2021Based in Toronto, CA· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
BLACKBERRY LTD972013–2021
MCCANN STEPHENself312011–2020
MONTEMURRO MICHAEL PETER102013–2020
MONTEMURRO MICHAEL92013–2015
RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD92012–2016
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Southampton, GB922008–2021
Rownhams, GB142013–2019
Toronto, CA72018–2021
Southhampton, GB62015–2017