Patents by Inventor Alvin F. Martin

Alvin F. Martin 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: 6215440
    Abstract: An algorithm for emitter identification of a transmitting platform using microphone keyclick analysis, and a system utilizing said algorithm, wherein said algorithm processes audio signals to detect transmission activity on a radio channel in the audio frequency range, detects the boundaries of transmitter keyclicks at the beginning and end of said transmission; extracts keying envelopes from said detected keyclick boundaries; and analyzes said keying envelopes to extract features characteristic of said keyclicks. The algorithm and system then proceed to execute a decision function based on said extracted characteristic features to identify the platform of said transmitter based on the features of said keyclick. A second algorithm, which may be executed in parallel with the first by said system, processes said transmission data using a fast fourier transform, detecting gaps in said processed transmission data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: General Dynamics Government Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy A. Geldart, Alvin F. Martin, James D. Mosko, Fred J. Goodman
  • Patent number: 6215439
    Abstract: An algorithm for emitter identification of a transmitting platform using spectral energy analysis, and a system utilizing said algorithm, wherein said algorithm processes audio signals from transmission data using a fast fourier transform, detecting gaps in said processed transmission data. It then extracts spectral features consisting of normalized energy per unit frequency from said gaps. The algorithm and system then proceed to execute a decision function based on said extracted characteristic features to identify the platform of said transmitter based on said features. A second algorithm, which may be executed in parallel with the first by said system, processes the same transmission data to detect transmission activity on a radio channel in the audio frequency range, and to detect the boundaries of transmitter keyclicks at the beginning and end of said transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: General Dynamics Government Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy A. Geldart, Alvin F. Martin, James D. Mosko, Fred J. Goodman