Patents by Inventor Heidi E. Ziegler

Heidi E. Ziegler 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: 11522599
    Abstract: A disclosed method for secured multi-payload antennas operators operations comprises generating, by an antenna operations center (AOC), AOC commands using an antenna location pointing request for each of at least one antenna associated with each of at least one customer. The method further comprises transmitting, by a satellite operation center (SOC), the AOC commands and SOC commands to a vehicle via a ground antenna, where the SOC commands are related to at least one antenna associated with a host. Also, the method comprises generating customer antenna gimballing commands by using the AOC commands, and generating host antenna gimballing commands by using the SOC commands. Further, the method comprises gimballing respectively each of the antenna(s) associated with each of the customer(s) by using the customer antenna gimballing commands, and gimballing respectively each of the antenna(s) associated with the host by using the host antenna gimballing commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Yi-Feng James Chen, Ryan R. Telkamp, Heidi E. Ziegler
  • Publication number: 20200015077
    Abstract: A disclosed method for secured multi-payload antennas operators operations comprises generating, by an antenna operations center (AOC), AOC commands using an antenna location pointing request for each of at least one antenna associated with each of at least one customer. The method further comprises transmitting, by a satellite operation center (SOC), the AOC commands and SOC commands to a vehicle via a ground antenna, where the SOC commands are related to at least one antenna associated with a host. Also, the method comprises generating customer antenna gimballing commands by using the AOC commands, and generating host antenna gimballing commands by using the SOC commands. Further, the method comprises gimballing respectively each of the antenna(s) associated with each of the customer(s) by using the customer antenna gimballing commands, and gimballing respectively each of the antenna(s) associated with the host by using the host antenna gimballing commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Yi-Feng James Chen, Ryan R. Telkamp, Heidi E. Ziegler
  • Patent number: 10419926
    Abstract: A disclosed method for secured multi-payload antennas operators operations comprises generating, by an antenna operations center (AOC), AOC commands using an antenna location pointing request for each of at least one antenna associated with each of at least one customer. The method further comprises transmitting, by a satellite operation center (SOC), the AOC commands and SOC commands to a vehicle via a ground antenna, where the SOC commands are related to at least one antenna associated with a host. Also, the method comprises generating customer antenna gimballing commands by using the AOC commands, and generating host antenna gimballing commands by using the SOC commands. Further, the method comprises gimballing respectively each of the antenna(s) associated with each of the customer(s) by using the customer antenna gimballing commands, and gimballing respectively each of the antenna(s) associated with the host by using the host antenna gimballing commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Yi-Feng James Chen, Ryan R. Telkamp, Heidi E. Ziegler
  • Publication number: 20190082319
    Abstract: A disclosed method for secured multi-payload antennas operators operations comprises generating, by an antenna operations center (AOC), AOC commands using an antenna location pointing request for each of at least one antenna associated with each of at least one customer. The method further comprises transmitting, by a satellite operation center (SOC), the AOC commands and SOC commands to a vehicle via a ground antenna, where the SOC commands are related to at least one antenna associated with a host. Also, the method comprises generating customer antenna gimballing commands by using the AOC commands, and generating host antenna gimballing commands by using the SOC commands. Further, the method comprises gimballing respectively each of the antenna(s) associated with each of the customer(s) by using the customer antenna gimballing commands, and gimballing respectively each of the antenna(s) associated with the host by using the host antenna gimballing commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Yi-Feng James Chen, JR., Ryan R. Telkamp, Heidi E. Ziegler
  • Patent number: 10165438
    Abstract: A disclosed method for secured multi-payload antennas operators operations comprises generating, by an antenna operations center (AOC), AOC commands using an antenna location pointing request for each of at least one antenna associated with each of at least one customer. The method further comprises transmitting, by a satellite operation center (SOC), the AOC commands and SOC commands to a vehicle via a ground antenna, where the SOC commands are related to at least one antenna associated with a host. Also, the method comprises generating customer antenna gimballing commands by using the AOC commands, and generating host antenna gimballing commands by using the SOC commands. Further, the method comprises gimballing respectively each of the antenna(s) associated with each of the customer(s) by using the customer antenna gimballing commands, and gimballing respectively each of the antenna(s) associated with the host by using the host antenna gimballing commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Yi-Feng James Chen, Ryan R. Telkamp, Heidi E. Ziegler
  • Publication number: 20180255454
    Abstract: A disclosed method for secured multi-payload antennas operators operations comprises generating, by an antenna operations center (AOC), AOC commands using an antenna location pointing request for each of at least one antenna associated with each of at least one customer. The method further comprises transmitting, by a satellite operation center (SOC), the AOC commands and SOC commands to a vehicle via a ground antenna, where the SOC commands are related to at least one antenna associated with a host. Also, the method comprises generating customer antenna gimballing commands by using the AOC commands, and generating host antenna gimballing commands by using the SOC commands. Further, the method comprises gimballing respectively each of the antenna(s) associated with each of the customer(s) by using the customer antenna gimballing commands, and gimballing respectively each of the antenna(s) associated with the host by using the host antenna gimballing commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Yi-Feng James Chen, Ryan R. Telkamp, Heidi E. Ziegler
  • Patent number: 8788787
    Abstract: Systems and methods allow access between a software application residing within a processor module and an accelerator module having an accelerator address space distinct from the processor address space. Access to the accelerator is provided by mapping the accelerator address space to an associated portion of the processor address space. The association may be made based upon a description of the accelerator address space provided in a pre-determined format. The formatted description is processed to create a software indicator module that is provided to the user application to thereby indicate the associated portion of the processor address space. Access to the associated portion of the processor address space by the software program is redirected to the accelerator address space to thereby allow the application to access the accelerator. A functional interface that allows the software application to issue commands and perform other administrative functions on the accelerator module may also be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael R. Mott, Evans C. Harrigan, Heidi E. Ziegler, Jamie Douglass