Patents by Inventor Scott M. Woodward

Scott M. Woodward 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).

  • Characterizing a communication system using frame aligned test signals
    Patent number: 6169763
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for aligning a test signal to a frame interval of a communication system in which an alignment test signal having an alternating pattern of frequencies is generated and transmitted over a communication link that carries the alignment test signal in a sequence of frames. The alignment test signal is received over the communication link as a return alignment test signal and then evaluated for frequency content. The start time of the alignment test signal is adjusted until the frequency content of the return alignment test signal corresponds to the alternating pattern of frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Qualcomm Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. Woodward, Andrew P. DeJaco