HME Wireless Accused of Infringing Long Range Systems Patents with SmartCall SMS

On Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Long Range Systems (plaintiff) launched a suit against HME Wireless (defendant) for patent infringement in the U.S. District of Northern Texas (case no. 3:12-cv-04162).

Long Range Systems is in the business of developing products like transmitters, pagers and radios. HME Wireless (formerly known as NTN Wireless) offers on-site messaging solutions to improve efficiency and customer service for a variety of businesses worldwide. This system is used in restaurants, hospitals, church nurseries, salons, and retail businessesto increase sales, productivity and customer satisfaction.

The patents involved in this suit are currently assigned Commerica Bank acting as an agent and Long Range Systems is the exclusive licensee of the patents. The details are listed below:

Patent No.	Current Assignee (Source: MaxVal’s Assignment Database[i])	Issue Date	Expiration Date[ii]	Title
US6542751	Commerica Bank	Apr 01, 2003	Nov 27, 2019	Multi-mode Paging System
US7062281	Commerica Bank	Jun 13, 2006	Nov 27, 2019	Multi-mode Paging System

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[i] MaxVal offers Patent Assignment Alert service where subscribers receive email alerts when assignments relating to target applications, patents or entities of interest are recorded.

[ii] Expected expiration date. Patent Term Estimator is a free web-based tool that automatically calculates patent terms and expiration dates for U.S. utility patents.

According to the complaint, the defendant’s accused product SmartCall SMS system allegedly infringes the above patents. SmartCall SMSs integrated system gives waiting customers, the option of being contacted with a restaurant pager, or via text message on their cell phone or smart phone.

The plaintiff has previously filed a suit against HME Wireless and the details are listed below:

Case No.	Patent No. Involved	Product Involved	Date Filed	Status
3:12-cv-03659	US6712278	HME’s TrackSmart table location system	Sep 07, 2012	Summons Reissued to HME Wireless

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[i] MaxVal offers Patent Assignment Alert service where subscribers receive email alerts when assignments relating to target applications, patents or entities of interest are recorded.

[ii] Expected expiration date. Patent Term Estimator is a free web-based tool that automatically calculates patent terms and expiration dates for U.S. utility patents.