Patents Assigned to General Dynamics C4 Systems
  • Patent number: 8098713
    Abstract: An embodiment for wirelessly communicating a signal includes a transmitter generating and transmitting a wireless signal over a wireless communication channel. The wireless signal includes a guard band, data represented within a plurality of data-bearing subcarriers, and a plurality of pilot signals represented within a plurality of pilot subcarriers. In an embodiment, the plurality of pilot signals have variable pilot signal parameters selected from a group of parameters that includes pilot power and pilot spacing with respect to adjacent pilots. An embodiment further includes a receiver receiving a channel-affected version of the wireless signal, and producing a corrected signal by applying corrections to the received signal based on estimated channel perturbations within the received signal, where the estimated channel perturbations are determined based on the plurality of pilot signals. The receiver also produces an output data symbol from the corrected signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: General Dynamics C4 Systems
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, John Eric Kleider, Kelly Anderson
  • Patent number: 7817979
    Abstract: Systems and methods for DC offset correction in analog and digital direct conversion RF receivers. A time derivate and subsequent integration of in-phase and quadrature phase signal path components is performed to effectively remove DC offset from the resultant down converted baseband signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: General Dynamics C4 Systems
    Inventors: William Clark, Kelly Don Anderson, John Paul Sharrit
  • Publication number: 20100061485
    Abstract: Systems and methods for DC offset correction in analog and digital direct conversion RF receivers. A time derivate and subsequent integration of in-phase and quadrature phase signal path components is performed to effectively remove DC offset from the resultant down converted baseband signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL DYNAMICS C4 SYSTEMS
    Inventors: William CLARK, Kelly Don ANDERSON, John Paul SHARRIT
  • Patent number: 7620377
    Abstract: Systems and methods for increasing bandwidth capability of an envelope elimination and restoration (EER) transmitter. A frequency response of a power supply modulator of the transmitter is approximated. An inverse response is applied to the envelope signal prior to digital-to-analog conversion (DAC) and before the signal reaches the power supply modulator to pre-emphasize the signal thereby counteracting distorting affects of the modulator. The filter is implemented using any of a variety of different digital techniques including programmable logic, DSP, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: General Dynamics C4 Systems
    Inventor: Richard James Dwyer
  • Patent number: 7616572
    Abstract: In a first aspect, an apparatus may include a first node and a second node. The first node may be configured to transmit packets of data to the second node. A first processor may be associated with the first node and a second processor may be associated with a second node. The second processor may be configured to calculate a severity level. The severity level may then be transmitted to the first node so that the first processor can determined a call admission policy (CAC/SM) policy to regulate the transmission of packets of data from the first node to the second node. In one embodiment, the number of severity levels associated with a particular network configuration may vary according to sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: General Dynamics C4 Systems
    Inventors: George F. Elmasry, C. John McCann
  • Patent number: 7555279
    Abstract: Systems and methods for DC offset correction in analog and digital direct conversion RF receivers. A time derivate and subsequent integration of in-phase and quadrature phase signal path components is performed to effectively remove DC offset from the resultant down converted baseband signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: General Dynamics C4 Systems
    Inventors: William Clark, Kelly Don Anderson, John Paul Sharrit
  • Publication number: 20080057881
    Abstract: Systems and methods for increasing bandwidth capability of an envelope elimination and restoration (EER) transmitter. A frequency response of a power supply modulator of the transmitter is approximated. An inverse response is applied to the envelope signal prior to digital-to-analog conversion (DAC) and before the signal reaches the power supply modulator to pre-emphasize the signal thereby counteracting distorting affects of the modulator. The filter is implemented using any of a variety of different digital techniques including programmable logic, DSP, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: General Dynamics C4 Systems
    Inventor: Richard James Dwyer
  • Publication number: 20080032660
    Abstract: Systems and methods for DC offset correction in analog and digital direct conversion RF receivers. A time derivate and subsequent integration of in-phase and quadrature phase signal path components is performed to effectively remove DC offset from the resultant down converted baseband signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: General Dynamics C4 Systems
    Inventors: William Clark, Kelly Don Anderson, John Paul Sharrit