Patents by Inventor Ying J. Feria
Ying J. Feria 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).
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Publication number: 20230198166Abstract: A user terminal includes a reconfigurable phased array antenna having a plurality of antenna elements. The user terminal is operable for: broadening a field of regard of the reconfigurable phased array antenna; receiving signals from a plurality of satellites within the field of regard using the reconfigurable phased array antenna; determining one or more attributes of the received signals for each of the satellites; and selecting one of the plurality of satellites for communication based on the attributes of the received signals. After the satellite has been selected, the user terminal is configured for: switching to a directional mode for the reconfigurable phased array antenna; establishing the communication with the selected satellite using the reconfigurable phased array antenna; and tracking the selected satellite. Ephemeris data broadcast by the satellites is used by the user terminal to track the satellites and to perform handovers between satellites.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Ying J. Feria, David Whelan, Parthasarathy Ramanujam
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Patent number: 10249948Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage, wings coupled to the fuselage, and a transceiver. The aircraft further includes a plurality of planar phased array antennas coupled to the transceiver and fixedly attached to the fuselage or to at least one of the wings. The plurality of planar phased array antennas include a first planar phased array antenna having a first normal vector and a second planar phased array antenna having a second normal vector. The first normal vector is not parallel to the second normal vector.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Ying J. Feria, David A. Whelan, Phillip R. Grajek
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Patent number: 10206161Abstract: A method for managing a wireless communications system may include the steps of: (1) requesting wireless communication links between a plurality of user terminals and an airborne communications relay terminal, (2) designating one of the plurality of user terminals as a primary user terminal to make a direct communication with the relay terminal, (3) designating other ones of the plurality of user terminals as secondary user terminals to make direct communication with the primary user terminal, (4) connecting the primary user terminal directly to the relay terminal, and (5) connecting the secondary user terminals indirectly to the relay terminal through the primary user terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: David A. Whelan, Ying J. Feria, James P. Scott
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Patent number: 10200109Abstract: A communications system includes radio frequency equipment to generate a forward link configured for wireless transmissions of a base-to-user data stream from a plurality of airborne communications relay platforms to at least one user terminal, wherein the forward link includes a plurality of relay-to-user links, each one of the plurality of relay-to-user links includes a relay-to-user radio frequency signal encoded with a different base-to-user data sub-stream.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Ying J. Feria, David A. Whelan, Greg Busche
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System and method for wireless communications using an adaptable diamond phased array antenna system
Patent number: 10128570Abstract: An antenna system includes an array of radiating elements forming a diamond shape. The diamond shape includes a first axis and a second axis. The diamond shape is oriented with the first axis aligned with a reference plane shared by a plurality of airborne communications relay platforms. The diamond shape is reoriented to maintain the first axis aligned with the reference plane in response to a change in position of the reference plane relative to the array.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: David A. Whelan, Ying J. Feria, Parthasarathy Ramanujam -
Patent number: 10103812Abstract: A satellite communication system may include a communication satellite orbiting Earth, a user terminal in radio communication with the communication satellite through a user link, a communication relay apparatus operating at an altitude of approximately 65,000 feet and in optical communication with the communication satellite through a feeder link, and a gateway station in radio communication with the communication relay apparatus through a gateway link.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Greg Busche, John M. Sullivan, Lindsay E. Krejcarek, Jeffrey M. Jesiolowski, Ying J. Feria, David A. Whelan
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Patent number: 10084531Abstract: A communication network may include a satellite configured to provide a plurality of satellite cells within a satellite coverage area, and one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) configured to fly within the satellite coverage area. Each UAV is configured to fly over one of the satellite cells. A resource allocation system may be configured to dynamically allocate at least a portion of a frequency spectrum between the satellite and the UAV(s). Each UAV provides a plurality of UAV cells within a satellite cell in response to the resource allocation system allocating the frequency spectrum (or portion thereof) to the UAV(s).Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Ying J. Feria, David Whelan, Mike T. Trujillo, John M. Sullivan
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Patent number: 10064070Abstract: A communications system includes radio frequency equipment configured to generate RF beams from a high altitude communications platform providing communications coverage over a coverage area, a beamformer configured to apply beam weights to the RF beams to divide the coverage area into service areas arranged in a frequency reuse ground pattern, and a processor configured to adjust the beam weights to compensate for beam displacements resulting from motion of the high altitude communications platform along a flight path, and interchange the RF beams to maintain the frequency reuse ground pattern throughout the flight path.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Ying J. Feria, David A. Whelan
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Publication number: 20180166779Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage, wings coupled to the fuselage, and a transceiver. The aircraft further includes a plurality of planar phased array antennas coupled to the transceiver and fixedly attached to the fuselage or to at least one of the wings. The plurality of planar phased array antennas include a first planar phased array antenna having a first normal vector and a second planar phased array antenna having a second normal vector. The first normal vector is not parallel to the second normal vector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Ying J. Feria, David A. Whelan, Phillip R. Grajek
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Publication number: 20180164441Abstract: A user terminal includes a reconfigurable phased array antenna having a plurality of antenna elements. The user terminal is operable for: broadening a field of regard of the reconfigurable phased array antenna; receiving signals from a plurality of satellites within the field of regard using the reconfigurable phased array antenna; determining one or more attributes of the received signals for each of the satellites; and selecting one of the plurality of satellites for communication based on the attributes of the received signals. After the satellite has been selected, the user terminal is configured for: switching to a directional mode for the reconfigurable phased array antenna; establishing the communication with the selected satellite using the reconfigurable phased array antenna; and tracking the selected satellite. Ephemeris data broadcast by the satellites is used by the user terminal to track the satellites and to perform handovers between satellites.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Ying J. Feria, David Whelan, Parthasarathy Ramanujam
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Publication number: 20180109991Abstract: A method for managing a wireless communications system may include the steps of: (1) requesting wireless communication links between a plurality of user terminals and an airborne communications relay terminal, (2) designating one of the plurality of user terminals as a primary user terminal to make a direct communication with the relay terminal, (3) designating other ones of the plurality of user terminals as secondary user terminals to make direct communication with the primary user terminal, (4) connecting the primary user terminal directly to the relay terminal, and (5) connecting the secondary user terminals indirectly to the relay terminal through the primary user terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: David A. Whelan, Ying J. Feria, James P. Scott
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System and Method for Wireless Communications Using an Adaptable Diamond Phased Array Antenna System
Publication number: 20180108986Abstract: An antenna system includes an array of radiating elements forming a diamond shape. The diamond shape includes a first axis and a second axis. The diamond shape is oriented with the first axis aligned with a reference plane shared by a plurality of airborne communications relay platforms. The diamond shape is reoriented to maintain the first axis aligned with the reference plane in response to a change in position of the reference plane relative to the array.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: David A. Whelan, Ying J. Feria, Parthasarathy Ramanujam -
Patent number: 9942892Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for self-optimizing Mobile Satellite System (MSS) resources are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method involves determining, with at least one processor, a communication demand for at least one cell in a MSS network. The method further involves determining, with at least one processor, whether the communication demand for at least one cell exceeds the capacity threshold for at least one cell. Further, the method involves reallocating, with at least one processor, when the communication demand for at least one cell exceeds the capacity threshold for at least one cell, at least a portion of the MSS resources such that at least one cell is able to meet the communication demand.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: James P. Scott, Ying J. Feria, Wes Wang
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Publication number: 20170317742Abstract: A communications system includes radio frequency equipment to generate a forward link configured for wireless transmissions of a base-to-user data stream from a plurality of airborne communications relay platforms to at least one user terminal, wherein the forward link includes a plurality of relay-to-user links, each one of the plurality of relay-to-user links includes a relay-to-user radio frequency signal encoded with a different base-to-user data sub-stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Ying J. Feria, David A. Whelan, Greg Busche
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Publication number: 20170311178Abstract: A communications system includes radio frequency equipment configured to generate RF beams from a high altitude communications platform providing communications coverage over a coverage area, a beamformer configured to apply beam weights to the RF beams to divide the coverage area into service areas arranged in a frequency reuse ground pattern, and a processor configured to adjust the beam weights to compensate for beam displacements resulting from motion of the high altitude communications platform along a flight path, and interchange the RF beams to maintain the frequency reuse ground pattern throughout the flight path.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2016Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Ying J. Feria, David A. Whelan
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Publication number: 20170214462Abstract: A satellite communication system may include a communication satellite orbiting Earth, a user terminal in radio communication with the communication satellite through a user link, a communication relay apparatus operating at an altitude of approximately 65,000 feet and in optical communication with the communication satellite through a feeder link, and a gateway station in radio communication with the communication relay apparatus through a gateway link.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2016Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Greg Busche, John M. Sullivan, Lindsay E. Krejcarek, Jeffrey M. Jesiolowski, Ying J. Feria, David A. Whelan
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Publication number: 20170063445Abstract: A communication network may include a satellite configured to provide a plurality of satellite cells within a satellite coverage area, and one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) configured to fly within the satellite coverage area. Each UAV is configured to fly over one of the satellite cells. A resource allocation system may be configured to dynamically allocate at least a portion of a frequency spectrum between the satellite and the UAV(s). Each UAV provides a plurality of UAV cells within a satellite cell in response to the resource allocation system allocating the frequency spectrum (or portion thereof) to the UAV(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Ying J. Feria, David Whelan, Mike T. Trujillo, John M. Sullivan
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Patent number: 9503907Abstract: A system is provided for overlapping cells for wireless coverage in a cellular communication system. The system includes a beam-weight generator and beamformer coupled to the beam-weight generator. The beam-weight generator is configured to generate a plurality of beam weights including at least first and second sets of beam weights. And the beamformer is configured to apply the first and second sets of beam weights to signals in a cellular communication system. The cellular communication system provides coverage over a geographic region divided into cells arranged in overlapping first and second layers of cells having criteria optimized for respective, distinct first and second types of services, or communication by respective, distinct first and second types of user terminals. In this regard, the criteria are reflected in the first and second sets of beam weights.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Ying J. Feria, John M. Sullivan, Greg Busche, Murat E. Veysoglu, Lori Shima
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Publication number: 20160095109Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for self-optimizing Mobile Satellite System (MSS) resources are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method involves determining, with at least one processor, a communication demand for at least one cell in a MSS network. The method further involves determining, with at least one processor, whether the communication demand for at least one cell exceeds the capacity threshold for at least one cell. Further, the method involves reallocating, with at least one processor, when the communication demand for at least one cell exceeds the capacity threshold for at least one cell, at least a portion of the MSS resources such that at least one cell is able to meet the communication demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: James P. Scott, Ying J. Feria, Wes Wang
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Publication number: 20150111584Abstract: A system is provided for overlapping cells for wireless coverage in a cellular communication system. The system includes a beam-weight generator and beamformer coupled to the beam-weight generator. The beam-weight generator is configured to generate a plurality of beam weights including at least first and second sets of beam weights. And the beamformer is configured to apply the first and second sets of beam weights to signals in a cellular communication system. The cellular communication system provides coverage over a geographic region divided into cells arranged in overlapping first and second layers of cells having criteria optimized for respective, distinct first and second types of services, or communication by respective, distinct first and second types of user terminals. In this regard, the criteria are reflected in the first and second sets of beam weights.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Ying J. Feria, John M. Sullivan, Greg Busche, Murat E. Veysoglu, Lori Shima