Patents by Inventor Derek Ian Joseph Hopkins

Derek Ian Joseph Hopkins 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).

  • Analysing tactical data link messages
    Patent number: 7203688
    Abstract: A method of analyzing data link messages is disclosed. These messages include a message type field and at least one message content field whose meaning is determined by the message type. The method includes storing the plurality of data link messages in a database. The method also includes assigning each data link message to one or more message groups according to the message type field so that each group contains data link messages of a specific message type. In addition, the method includes tabulating the messages so as to align corresponding message content fields, displaying the tabulated messages so that the corresponding message content fields are aligned; and displaying a list of the field contents for each message content field. The displayed list is filtered to remove repeated incidence of the same content, within each of the message groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Stasys Limited
    Inventor: Derek Ian Joseph Hopkins
  • ANALYSING TACTICAL DATA LINK MESSAGES
    Publication number: 20020087572
    Abstract: The application describes a method of analysing data link messages, comprising the steps of:
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 1999
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventor: DEREK IAN JOSEPH HOPKINS