Patents by Inventor Arthur M. Richard

Arthur M. Richard 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).

  • Method for establishing and maintaining a nodal network in a communication system
    Patent number: 4864563
    Abstract: A method for establishing and maintaining a nodal network in a communication system is described using a network connectivity matrix at each node of the network. The network connectivity matrix has a plurality of channels each corresponding to a node of the network and storing nodal information about the connectivity status of the node in the network. Each channel (row) of the network connectivity matrix at each node includes a first field for storing data indicating whether a usable line-of-sight (LOS) transmission path exists between the node and each other node of the network, a second field for storing data indicating when the row was last revised, a third field for storing the identification of the most recent transmission received by the node and a fourth field for storing data indicating a quality of the transmission path between the node and each node within LOS of the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: E-Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles F. Pavey, Billy R. Poston, Arthur M. Richard