Patents by Inventor Erik Halvorson
Erik Halvorson 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).
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Patent number: 10903885Abstract: An apparatus includes feeds to form analog beams. The feeds are divided into panels. The apparatus includes processing circuitry that divides a target area for communications coverage into regions, including a first region and a second region neighboring each other. The processing circuitry generates, for the first region, a first plurality of analog beams, forming a first cluster. The processing circuitry generates, in the first cluster from the first plurality of analog beams, a first plurality of hybrid beams arranged in a first arrangement in the first cluster. The processing circuitry generates, for the second region, a second plurality of analog beams, forming a second cluster. The processing circuitry generates, in the second cluster from the second plurality of analog beams, a second plurality of hybrid beams arranged in a second arrangement that is adjacent to the first plurality of hybrid beams in the first arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: RKF Engineering Solutions LLCInventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Michael Mandell, Phil Rubin, Ted Kaplan, David Milliner, David Marshack, Erik Halvorson
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Patent number: 10750503Abstract: Information associated with a communication service need of the user is received from a user of a client computer system. A set of communication service requirements that indicate satellite resources required to satisfy the communication service need of the user are computed based on the received information, and transmitted to a server computer system. A first beam plan that satisfies the set of communication service requirements is received from the server computer system. The first beam plan includes information on satellite beams and spectra for allocation to the user when the first beam plan is deployed to provide a communication service to the user that satisfies the communication service need of the user. Instructions are transmitted to the server computer system to deploy the first beam plan. Information is received from the server computer system indicating that the first beam plan is deployed.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: RKF Engineering Solutions, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Ted Kaplan, Arnold Berman, Michael Mandell, Brian Sipos, Scott Conrad Markley, Erik Halvorson, David Marshack
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Publication number: 20200244328Abstract: An apparatus includes feeds to form analog beams. The feeds are divided into panels. The apparatus includes processing circuitry that divides a target area for communications coverage into regions, including a first region and a second region neighboring each other. The processing circuitry generates, for the first region, a first plurality of analog beams, forming a first cluster. The processing circuitry generates, in the first cluster from the first plurality of analog beams, a first plurality of hybrid beams arranged in a first arrangement in the first cluster. The processing circuitry generates, for the second region, a second plurality of analog beams, forming a second cluster. The processing circuitry generates, in the second cluster from the second plurality of analog beams, a second plurality of hybrid beams arranged in a second arrangement that is adjacent to the first plurality of hybrid beams in the first arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Michael Mandell, Phil Rubin, Ted Kaplan, David Milliner, David Marshack, Erik Halvorson
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Publication number: 20200186220Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of feeds that form analog beams. The plurality of feeds is divided into a plurality of panels, each panel including one or more feeds from the plurality of feeds. The apparatus also includes processing circuitry, which determines a target area for communications coverage and divides the target area into a plurality of regions. The processing circuitry generates, for each region, a plurality of analog beams. A subset of panels of the plurality of panels generates one or more analog beams of the plurality of analog beams. The plurality of analog beams covering each region forms a cluster. The processing circuitry generates, in each cluster, one or more hybrid beams. Each hybrid beam is a digital beam that is generated by combining one or more analog beams of the plurality of analog beams corresponding to the cluster.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Michael Mandell, Phil Rubin, Ted Kaplan, David Milliner, David Marshack, Erik Halvorson
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Patent number: 10555236Abstract: A beam former processor receives a group of signals for transmission through the plurality of amplifiers, wherein the group of signals is less than a total number of feeds in an antenna array. The beam former processor determines terrestrial regions for transmitting the group of signals. The beam former processor identifies a subset of feeds that are configured to form beams covering the terrestrial regions. The beam former processor controls the switching circuitry to route the group of signals from the plurality of amplifiers to the subset of feeds through the switching circuitry, such that the subset of feeds are enabled to form beams that cover the terrestrial regions based on the group of signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: RKF Engineering Solutions LLCInventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Scott Conrad Markley, Erik Halvorson, Arnold Berman
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Patent number: 10554276Abstract: An apparatus includes feeds to form analog beams. The feeds are divided into panels. The apparatus includes processing circuitry that divides a target area for communications coverage into regions, including a first region and a second region neighboring each other. The processing circuitry generates, for the first region, a first plurality of analog beams, forming a first cluster. The processing circuitry generates, in the first cluster from the first plurality of analog beams, a first plurality of hybrid beams arranged in a first arrangement in the first cluster. The processing circuitry generates, for the second region, a second plurality of analog beams, forming a second cluster. The processing circuitry generates, in the second cluster from the second plurality of analog beams, a second plurality of hybrid beams arranged in a second arrangement that is adjacent to the first plurality of hybrid beams in the first arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: RKF Engineering Solutions LLCInventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Michael Mandell, Phil Rubin, Ted Kaplan, David Milliner, David Marshack, Erik Halvorson
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Patent number: 10536202Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of feeds that form analog beams. The plurality of feeds is divided into a plurality of panels, each panel including one or more feeds from the plurality of feeds. The apparatus also includes processing circuitry, which determines a target area for communications coverage and divides the target area into a plurality of regions. The processing circuitry generates, for each region, a plurality of analog beams. A subset of panels of the plurality of panels generates one or more analog beams of the plurality of analog beams. The plurality of analog beams covering each region forms a cluster. The processing circuitry generates, in each cluster, one or more hybrid beams. Each hybrid beam is a digital beam that is generated by combining one or more analog beams of the plurality of analog beams corresponding to the cluster.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: RKF Engineering Solutions LLCInventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Michael Mandell, Phil Rubin, Ted Kaplan, David Milliner, David Marshack, Erik Halvorson
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Patent number: 10523311Abstract: A request from a client to generate a beam plan for a satellite may be received. In response to receiving a request from the client to generate the beam plan for the satellite, a beam plan for the satellite that satisfies the request may be obtained. The beam plan may be provided to a protection module. The beam plan may be determined to satisfy the protection module. In response to determining that the beam plan satisfies the protection module, the beam plan may be transmitted to the satellite.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Kythera Software, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Freedman, David Marshack, Erik Halvorson
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Patent number: 10511378Abstract: Fade conditions are determined for each gateway in gateway clusters of a set of gateway clusters. A proper subset of the gateway clusters is selected based on the fade conditions determined for each gateway. A beam plan is determined based on the proper subset of the gateway clusters. The beam plan is executed.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: RKF Engineering Solutions LLCInventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Michael Mandell, Phil Rubin, Ted Kaplan, David Milliner, David Marshack, Erik Halvorson
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Patent number: 10498378Abstract: A beam plan that defines beams generated by a satellite that satisfy a set of communication service requirements is obtained. Fade condition information that indicates an amount of fade at particular geographic areas for one or more of the beams is obtained. A modification to the beam plan that mitigates the amount of fade at the particular geographic areas for the one or more of the beams is determined. The beam plan is modified based on the determined modification.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: RKF Engineering Solutions, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Erik Halvorson, Michael Mandell, Ted Kaplan, Arnold Berman, Brian Sipos, Scott Conrad Markley, David Marshack
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Publication number: 20190115975Abstract: Fade conditions are determined for each gateway in gateway clusters of a set of gateway clusters. A proper subset of the gateway clusters is selected based on the fade conditions determined for each gateway. A beam plan is determined based on the proper subset of the gateway clusters. The beam plan is executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Michael Mandell, Phil Rubin, Ted Kaplan, David Milliner, David Marshack, Erik Halvorson
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Publication number: 20190028166Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of feeds that form analog beams. The plurality of feeds is divided into a plurality of panels, each panel including one or more feeds from the plurality of feeds. The apparatus also includes processing circuitry, which determines a target area for communications coverage and divides the target area into a plurality of regions. The processing circuitry generates, for each region, a plurality of analog beams. A subset of panels of the plurality of panels generates one or more analog beams of the plurality of analog beams. The plurality of analog beams covering each region forms a cluster. The processing circuitry generates, in each cluster, one or more hybrid beams. Each hybrid beam is a digital beam that is generated by combining one or more analog beams of the plurality of analog beams corresponding to the cluster.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Michael Mandell, Phil Rubin, Ted Kaplan, David Milliner, David Marshack, Erik Halvorson
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Patent number: 10116380Abstract: A request to register a function of the application module with a system manager may be received. The request may describe one or more inputs to the function, one or more outputs of the function that are used to generate a beam plan for a satellite, and one or more capabilities that the satellite must have for the function to be used. It may be determined whether one or more capabilities of the satellite satisfy the described one or more capabilities that the satellite must have for the function to be used. In response to determining satisfaction, an indication that the function of the application is available may be provided to a client. A request may be received from the client to generate the beam plan for the satellite using the function. The beam plan for the satellite may be obtained using the one or more outputs of the function.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Kythera Software, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Freedman, David Marshack, Erik Halvorson
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Patent number: 10004073Abstract: Information associated with a communication service need of the user is received from a user of a client computer system. A set of communication service requirements that indicate satellite resources required to satisfy the communication service need of the user are computed based on the received information, and transmitted to a server computer system. A first beam plan that satisfies the set of communication service requirements is received from the server computer system. The first beam plan includes information on satellite beams and spectra for allocation to the user when the first beam plan is deployed to provide a communication service to the user that satisfies the communication service need of the user. Instructions are transmitted to the server computer system to deploy the first beam plan. Information is received from the server computer system indicating that the first beam plan is deployed.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: RKF Engineering Solutions, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Ted Kaplan, Arnold Berman, Michael Mandell, Brian Sipos, Scott Conrad Markley, Erik Halvorson, David Marshack
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Patent number: 9991587Abstract: Beamforming in a satellite communications network includes determining a first delay imparted to signals redirected by a first reflecting dish in a satellite, the first delay being caused by motion of the first reflecting dish relative to the satellite. A second delay imparted to signals redirected by a second reflecting dish in the satellite is determined, the second delay being caused by motion of the second reflecting dish relative to the satellite. Calculating, using the determined first and second delays, beamforming coefficients that enable the generation of a single beam by combining a group of signals that includes a first signal redirected by the first reflecting dish and a second signal redirected by the second reflecting dish.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: RFK Engineering Solutions, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Arnold Berman, Michael Mandell, Erik Halvorson, Scott Conrad Markley
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Patent number: 9985706Abstract: Information associated with a communication service need of the user is received from a user of a client computer system. A set of communication service requirements that indicate satellite resources required to satisfy the communication service need of the user are computed based on the received information, and transmitted to a server computer system. A first beam plan that satisfies the set of communication service requirements is received from the server computer system. The first beam plan includes information on satellite beams and spectra for allocation to the user when the first beam plan is deployed to provide a communication service to the user that satisfies the communication service need of the user. Instructions are transmitted to the server computer system to deploy the first beam plan. Information is received from the server computer system indicating that the first beam plan is deployed.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2015Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: RKF Engineering Solutions, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Ted Kaplan, Arnold Berman, Michael Mandell, Brian Sipos, Scott Conrad Markley, Erik Halvorson, David Marshack
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Publication number: 20180123674Abstract: An apparatus includes feeds to form analog beams. The feeds are divided into panels. The apparatus includes processing circuitry that divides a target area for communications coverage into regions, including a first region and a second region neighboring each other. The processing circuitry generates, for the first region, a first plurality of analog beams, forming a first cluster. The processing circuitry generates, in the first cluster from the first plurality of analog beams, a first plurality of hybrid beams arranged in a first arrangement in the first cluster. The processing circuitry generates, for the second region, a second plurality of analog beams, forming a second cluster. The processing circuitry generates, in the second cluster from the second plurality of analog beams, a second plurality of hybrid beams arranged in a second arrangement that is adjacent to the first plurality of hybrid beams in the first arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Michael Mandell, Phil Rubin, Ted Kaplan, David Milliner, David Marshack, Erik Halvorson
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Patent number: 9916507Abstract: A network device determines an exposure time associated with an image sensor coupled to a spacecraft for capturing an image of a target object orbiting the Earth. The network device computes a maximum relative angular velocity associated with the target object based on the exposure time and a dimension of a pixel of the image sensor. The network device identifies a first pointing direction of the image sensor for initiating a search for the target object. The network device generates a first angular velocity probability distribution map for the target object and divides the first angular velocity probability distribution map into a first set of angular velocity regions (AVRs). The network device selects a first AVR from the first set of AVRs for scanning by the image sensor and generates a search schedule that includes a first entry for informing the spacecraft to scan the first AVR.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: RKF Engineering Solutions LLCInventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Erik Halvorson
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Patent number: 9887765Abstract: A request from a client to generate a beam plan for a satellite may be received. In response to receiving a request from the client to generate the beam plan for the satellite, a beam plan for the satellite that satisfies the request may be obtained. The beam plan may be provided to a protection module. The beam plan may be determined to satisfy the protection module. In response to determining that the beam plan satisfies the protection module, the beam plan may be transmitted to the satellite.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Kythera Software, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Freedman, David Marshack, Erik Halvorson
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Patent number: 9848370Abstract: A beam former processor receives a group of signals for transmission through the plurality of amplifiers, wherein the group of signals is less than a total number of feeds in an antenna array. The beam former processor determines terrestrial regions for transmitting the group of signals. The beam former processor identifies a subset of feeds that are configured to form beams covering the terrestrial regions. The beam former processor controls the switching circuitry to route the group of signals from the plurality of amplifiers to the subset of feeds through the switching circuitry, such that the subset of feeds are enabled to form beams that cover the terrestrial regions based on the group of signals.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: RKF Engineering Solutions LLCInventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Scott Conrad Markley, Erik Halvorson, Arnold Berman