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US 6934558
Adaptive omni-modal radio apparatus and methods
Current assignee: ANTON INNOVATIONS INC.
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Patent summary
Title, assignee, inventors, filing/issue dates, abstract, and a plain-language overview of the claims.
Patent Overview — US6934558B1
Title: Adaptive omni-modal radio apparatus and methods
Patent number: US6934558B1
Application number: US09/670,696
Filed: 2000-09-28
Granted/Published: 2005-08-23
Priority date listed: 1993-12-15 (noted in the source as an assumption, not a legal conclusion)
Inventor(s): Joseph B. Sainton; Charles M. Leedom, Jr.; Eric J. Robinson
Original assignee: MLR LLC
Current assignee (as listed): ANTON INNOVATIONS INC.; MLR (A OF VIRGINIA) LLC LLC; SITI-SITESCOM Inc
Legal status (as listed): Expired – Fee Related; adjusted expiration 2016-04-12
Purpose / plain-language scope:
The patent is directed to an "adaptive omni-modal radio apparatus and methods." The excerpt supplies only metadata and bibliographic fields—no abstract, claims, or detailed description. Prior-art keywords listed are "wireless network," "circuit," "user," "modal," and "wireless," which suggest subject matter concerning a radio device capable of operating across multiple modes ("omni-modal") and adapting to a wireless network. However, the excerpt does not describe how modes are selected, what circuitry performs adaptation, or what the claims cover, so any statement of actual scope beyond the title would be speculation.
Family information in the excerpt:
A priority claim is noted from US08/707,262 (1996-09-04; patent US5854985A), and later filings reference US11/047,665 (US7386322B2) and US12/106,738 (US20080274767A1).
What the excerpt does not establish:
It does not establish the claims, independent or dependent; the written description; the abstract; the figures; the actual inventive scope; the identity or content of any prior art; the correctness of the priority date or legal status; ownership history; or litigation outcomes. Per the operating instructions, these are excluded from this overview.
Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/[US6934558](/patent/US6934558)/en
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