Robbin D. Hughes
22Patents
11h-index
22Co-inventors
71Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 13, 1996 → Aug 25, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5781543A | Power-efficient acquisition of a CDMA pilot signal | Electricity | 111 | Expired |
| US6069880A | Method and apparatus for scanning other frequency pilot signals in a code division multiple access communication system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 70 | Expired |
| US6011978A | Automatic system switching in a multiple-mode wireless communication device | Electricity | 49 | Expired |
| US5790589A | System and method for rapidly reacquiring a pilot channel | Electricity | 49 | Expired |
| US6625467B2 | Method and apparatus for performing idle mode reacquisition and handoff in an asynchronous communication system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US6363260B1 | System and method for edge of coverage detection in a wireless communication device | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US6980823B2 | Intermediate wake mode to track sleep clock frequency in a wireless communication device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US5953648A | System and method for estimating clock error in a remote communication device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US6477162B1 | Dynamically adjusting integration interval based on a signal strength | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US6944143B1 | Prioritization of searching by a remote unit in a wireless communication system | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US6320849A | Dynamic control of search duration in a wireless communication device | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US8144821B2 | CDMA frequency acquisition using a simplified crystal oscillator that is not temperature compensated | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US6122334A | Pilot signal detection filter for a wireless communication device | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US6704577B1 | Efficient searching by a remote unit in a slotted mode communication system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US6539069B1 | Dynamic filtering of pilot energy samples in a wireless communication system | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US6718170B1 | Dynamic allocation of microprocessor resources in a wireless communication device | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US7224719B1 | Fast acquisition of a pilot signal in a wireless communication device | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US7657261B2 | Technique for using the same wireless frequency channel in overlapping or adjacent coverage areas | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US8625559B2 | System and method for enhancing personal device communication capabilities using modified battery module | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US8553728B2 | Methods and apparatus for robust slotted mode operation in fading wireless environments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US7684470B2 | Fast acquisition of a pilot signal in a wireless communication device | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US8671174B2 | Management of shared client device and device manager | Electricity | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.