Abstract: A software-defined radio includes an executable radio software system operable with a radio circuit and conforming to the software communications architecture (SCA) specification and defining an operating environment that allows a waveform application to operate with a radio circuit for transmitting and receiving voice and data. An extensible Human-Machine Interface (HMI) plugin module is operable for allowing a selected waveform application to integrate with the radio circuit and provide an HMI user interface.

Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a wireless transceiver, a series of processing modules, a shared memory connected the plurality of processing modules and to the wireless transceiver, and a memory manager module for generating respective data location indices for data stored in the shared memory. The processing modules may cooperate with the shared memory and the memory manager module so that an upstream processing module stores given data in the shared memory, and so that a downstream processing module receives the data location index for the stored given data and processes the stored given data based thereon. The device may further include a security module for selectively purging data from the shared memory.

Abstract: The option management approach for SDRs includes control of installation and/or access to waveform features and/or platform features. A software-defined radio may include an antenna, a radio transceiver coupled to the antenna, and at least one memory storing a master feature database including a plurality of selectable waveform features and a plurality of selectable platform features, and a selected options database including selected waveform features and selected platform features from the master feature database. A controller cooperates with the at least one memory to configure the selected options database based upon an input options file and to permit reconfiguration of the selected options database based upon a subsequent input options file. The controller also cooperates with the radio transceiver and the selected options database to operate the SDR based upon the selected waveform features and the selected platform features.

Abstract: A software-defined radio includes a pair of radio subsystems such as a red (command) and black (data) radio subsystem having an operating environment conforming to the Software Communications Architecture (SCA) specification, for example, as used for Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS). A clock is read by at least one of the radio subsystems for determining time of day. A processor of the radio subsystem is operative for distributing the time of day to the radio subsystems using a global hardware timing pulse. Each processor can include a free-running timer to which any time sources within the pair of radio subsystems are set.

Abstract: The option management approach for SDRs includes control of installation and/or access to waveform features and/or platform features. A software-defined radio may include an antenna, a radio transceiver coupled to the antenna, and at least one memory storing a master feature database including a plurality of selectable waveform features and a plurality of selectable platform features, and a selected options database including selected waveform features and selected platform features from the master feature database. A controller cooperates with the at least one memory to configure the selected options database based upon an input options file and to permit reconfiguration of the selected options database based upon a subsequent input options file. The controller also cooperates with the radio transceiver and the selected options database to operate the SDR based upon the selected waveform features and the selected platform features.

Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a wireless transceiver, a series of processing modules, a shared memory connected the plurality of processing modules and to the wireless transceiver, and a memory manager module for generating respective data location indices for data stored in the shared memory. The processing modules may cooperate with the shared memory and the memory manager module so that an upstream processing module stores given data in the shared memory, and so that a downstream processing module receives the data location index for the stored given data and processes the stored given data based thereon. The device may further include a security module for selectively purging data from the shared memory.

Abstract: A software-defined radio includes a pair of radio subsystems such as a red (command) and black (data) radio subsystem having an operating environment conforming to the Software Communications Architecture (SCA) specification, for example, as used for Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS). A clock is read by at least one of the radio subsystems for determining time of day. A processor of the radio subsystem is operative for distributing the time of day to the radio subsystems using a global hardware timing pulse. Each processor can include a free-running timer to which any time sources within the pair of radio subsystems are set.

Abstract: A software-defined radio includes an executable radio software system operable with a radio circuit and conforming to the software communications architecture (SCA) specification and defining an operating environment that allows a waveform application to operate with a radio circuit for transmitting and receiving voice and data. An extensible Human-Machine Interface (HMI)plugin module is operable for allowing a selected waveform application to integrate with the radio circuit and provide an HMI user interface.

Abstract: For heating a pipe-in-pipe pipeline with power provided through an electric cable, mid-line connector is provided including: a connector housing joinable to the outer pipe of the pipeline; a blank pipe positioned within the connector housing and joinable to the inner pipe of the pipeline; at least one pocket mounted in the connector housing, wherein the cable is mateable with the at least one pocket; a blank pipe conductor electrically coupled between the at least one pocket and the blank pipe; and an outer pipe conductor electrically coupled between the at least one pocket and the outer pipe.

Abstract: A display and dispensing device includes a collapsible cardboard rack having a rear wall and hinged side walls provided with vertically spaced longitudinal recesses delineating forwardly projecting pairs of arms having track delineating top edges and cross pieces extending between and hinged at their opposite ends to the front ends of the arms of each pair. A shelf member having side channels slidably engaging each pair of tracks is supported by each pair of arms and has a rearwardly projecting apertured tab projecting through a respective opening in the rack rear wall and interlocked with a tongue located in the opening.

Abstract: A collapsible book rest includes a first panel having a transversely medially located rectangular opening and divided into similar side sections by a medially longitudinally extending self hinge, a rectangular second panel self hinged to the rear edge of the opening and divided into side by side and end to end sections by a transverse self hinge and a medial longitudinal self hinge colinear with the first panel longitudinal hinge. Follower slides project transversely from the front corners of the second panel and slidably engage tracks along the opening side edges and separably engage detents along the track to releasably lock the first panel sections in coplanar positions and the second panel in a depending dihedral defining position.

Abstract: An article display and dispensing structure includes a cardboard base unit collapsible to a lay flat condition and having side walls with upwardly rearwardly inclined edges on the lower part of which is located a separable platform panel and an inclined container unit resting on the inclined edges and platform and enclosing a partition unit having open topped longitudinal passageways slideably carrying end to end bottles, the container being closed by a swingable rectangular cover releasably locked in closed position by Velcro coupling sections and having a transverse line of weakness delineating with the bottom front edge of the cover member a separable panel whose separation provides access to the lowermost bottles for individual removal.