Patents by Inventor Kenneth D. Pack

Kenneth D. Pack 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).

  • Enhanced determination of position-dependent signal characteristics of a wireless transmitter
    Patent number: 6366241
    Abstract: A method and system for determining with enhanced accuracy a line of bearing and related signal characteristics of a mobile wireless transceiver in a cellular-telephone communications system is presented. Three or more conventionally configured antenna elements are used to provide a high resolution line of bearing estimate through disambiguation of positional parameters associated with inter-element signal characteristics derived from signal products. The high resolution line of bearing estimate can then be used to determine the location of the transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: TruePosition, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Pack, John E. Maloney
  • Enhanced determination of position-dependent signal characteristics of a wireless transmitter
    Publication number: 20020011952
    Abstract: A method and system for determining with enhanced accuracy a line of bearing and related signal characteristics of a mobile wireless transceiver in a cellular-telephone communications system is presented. Three or more conventionally configured antenna elements are used to provide a high resolution line of bearing estimate through disambiguation of positional parameters associated with inter-element signal characteristics derived from signal products. The high resolution line of bearing estimate can then be used to determine the location of the transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Pack, John E. Maloney