Patents by Inventor Barbara J. Blyth

Barbara J. Blyth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8566271
    Abstract: A method for allocating resources includes receiving one or more parameters associated with an object of interest. At least one of the parameters corresponds to a probability that the object of interest is participating in a predetermined situation of interest. The method also includes calculating a plurality of values, based at least in part on the parameters, and selecting, based at least in part on the calculated values, one or more operations to be performed involving the object of interest. In addition the method includes generating an instruction based at least in part on the operation to be performed transmitting the instruction to an operational resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: David B. Siebecker, Barbara J. Blyth
  • Patent number: 8462042
    Abstract: In accordance with a particular embodiment of the invention, a kinematic indicator generator may receive tracking data describing the position and velocity of a target. The tracking data may be used to identify an event describing an action of the target that may have occurred. The probability that the event occurred may be calculated and indicated by a confidence. The kinematic indicator generator may generate a kinematic indicator that includes the event and the confidence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Richard P. DeLong, Barbara J. Blyth
  • Publication number: 20120005149
    Abstract: A process and system for enhancing tracking of one or more physical objects of interest within a search area updates track scores according to evidential reasoning. Predetermined information related to the underlying problem is stored in memory. An intermediate processor in communication between a tracking application and a reasoning engine determines for each tracked object of interest, a respective belief function, assigns an initial degree of belief, such that a component of the initial degree of belief is indicative of ignorance. Each respective belief function is forwarded to the reasoning engine. Further predetermined information related to the underlying problem indicative of a fusion network is also stored in memory and accessible to the reasoning engine. A belief supporting a respective identity for each of at least one tracked objects of interest is determined by the reasoning engine and returned to the tracking application through the intermediate processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Yang CHEN, Barbara J. Blyth
  • Publication number: 20110213747
    Abstract: A method for allocating resources includes receiving one or more parameters associated with an object of interest. At least one of the parameters corresponds to a probability that the object of interest is participating in a predetermined situation of interest. The method also includes calculating a plurality of values, based at least in part on the parameters, and selecting, based at least in part on the calculated values, one or more operations to be performed involving the object of interest. In addition the method includes generating an instruction based at least in part on the operation to be performed transmitting the instruction to an operational resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: David B. Siebecker, Barbara J. Blyth
  • Publication number: 20110029242
    Abstract: In accordance with a particular embodiment of the invention, a kinematic indicator generator may receive tracking data describing the position and velocity of a target. The tracking data may be used to identify an event describing an action of the target that may have occurred. The probability that the event occurred may be calculated and indicated by a confidence. The kinematic indicator generator may generate a kinematic indicator that includes the event and the confidence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Richard P. DeLong, Barbara J. Blyth