Patents in suit

US 12,414,002 Low latency wireless messaging

4 defendants · 4 suits · updated October 6, 2026

Also cited as U.S. Patent No. 12,414,002 · US12414002B1 · US 12,414,002 B1 · 12414002 · the '002 patent

SpectraNet Technologies LLC has filed 4 patent-infringement suits on US 12,414,002, "Low latency wireless messaging" since May 19, 2026, all in the N.D. Ill., against 4 distinct defendants including IMC-Chicago, LLC, Jump Financial, LLC and Optiver Holding B.V.. The patent was granted September 9, 2025 on a priority date of July 24, 2012. Its abstract opens: "Technology for wireless transmission of messages to remote receiving devices is disclosed." The examiner cited 1 reference during prosecution.

Assignee
Spectranet Technologies LLC
Priority date
July 24, 2012
Granted
September 9, 2025
Expires
July 24, 2032
Status
Active
Claims
20 (3 independent)
Inventors
Jeffrey C. Adams
Full text
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The suits

4 cases · N.D. Ill. (4)

Filed Defendant Plaintiff Court Docket
2026-05-19 IMC-Chicago, LLC SpectraNet Technologies LLC N.D. Ill. 1:26-cv-05838
2026-05-20 Jump Financial, LLC SpectraNet Technologies LLC N.D. Ill. 1:26-cv-05866
2026-05-20 Optiver Holding B.V. SpectraNet Technologies LLC N.D. Ill. 1:26-cv-05857
2026-05-20 Raft Technologies Ltd SpectraNet Technologies LLC N.D. Ill. 1:26-cv-05870

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Independent claims

What is actually asserted, verbatim.

Claim 1

1. A method for ionospheric Radio Frequency (RF) transmission in a High Frequency (HF) band, the method comprising: receiving a request to transmit a particular message towards a remote receiving device; encoding the particular message into an encoded message using a format derived to reduce message latency, wherein the encoded message is known to the remote receiving device as representing the particular message, and wherein the encoded message is smaller than the particular message; and transmitting the encoded message over a frequency in an ionospheric HF band using one or more transmission parameters selected based on an estimated propagation latency for the one or more transmission parameters and based on a predefined channel bandwidth for transmission over the ionospheric HF band.

Claim 15

15. A device for transmitting messages to a remote receiving device, the device comprising: at least one memory and at least one processing circuit, wherein the at least one memory and the at least one processing circuit are respectively configured to store and execute instructions for causing the device to perform operations for transmitting the messages to the remote receiving device, the operations comprising: receiving an encoded message configured to convey a particular message to the remote receiving device, the encoded message having a format derived to shorten message latency, wherein the encoded message is known to the remote receiving device as corresponding to the particular message, and wherein the encoded message is smaller than the particular message; and controlling transmission of the encoded message over a frequency in an ionospheric HF band using one or more transmission parameters selected based on an estimated propagation latency for the one or more transmission parameters and based on a chosen channel bandwidth for transmission over the ionospheric HF band.

Claim 18

18. A method for reception of messages, the method comprising: receiving, at a receiving system, an encoded message transmitted at least partially through an ionospheric HF band by a remote transmitting device, the encoded message having been transmitted via the ionospheric HF band according to one or more transmission parameters selected based on an estimated propagation latency for the one or more transmission parameters and selected based on a chosen channel bandwidth for communication in the ionospheric HF band; decoding the encoded message into a decoded message, wherein the decoded message is known, in advance, by the receiving system, as corresponding to the encoded message, and wherein the decoded message is longer than the encoded message; and performing an action based on the decoding of the encoded message.

Art before the examiner

36 references of record, 1 cited by the examiner.

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Examiner-cited

  • US9215726B1 — Low latency wireless messaging (Spectranet, Inc.)
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Classification

  • H04B7/22primary — Scatter propagation systems, e.g. ionospheric, tropospheric or meteor scatter
  • H04W28/0236primary — Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control based on communication conditions radio quality, e.g. interference, losses or delay
  • H04W28/0268 — Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control using specific QoS parameters for wireless networks, e.g. QoS class identifier [QCI] or guaranteed bit rate [GBR]
  • H04W28/06 — Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing, discarding information
  • H04W28/18 — Negotiating wireless communication parameters
  • H04W4/12 — Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
  • H04W72/56 — Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on priority criteria

Family

  • US12414002B1 — B1 (2025)
  • US10959123B1 — B1 (2021)
  • US11516694B1 — B1 (2022)
  • US9215726B1 — B1 (2015)
  • US9578540B1 — B1 (2017)

Abstract

Technology for wireless transmission of messages to remote receiving devices is disclosed. The technology includes receiving a message for transmission, determining transmission parameters for transmission of the message, and transmitting the message to a remote receiving device according to the determined transmission parameters. The technology may also include encoding the message to effect message latency and may be employed for message transmission via the ionosphere or other atmospheric layer at frequencies in the Medium Frequency (MF), High Frequency (HF), or Very High Frequency (VHF) spectrum. Further, the disclosed technology may be employed for message transmission to effect low latency financial transaction execution, such as high speed high frequency trading.

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