Patents by Inventor Igor Elgorriaga
Igor Elgorriaga 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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Publication number: 20240039568Abstract: In an embodiment, a receiver included in a communications system is configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal from a phased array antenna, the RF signal comprising at least a portion of a plurality of data beams included in a single channel, generate a plurality of channel signals based on the RF signal. Generating the plurality of channel signals includes separating the RF signal into a plurality of channels in which each channel of the plurality of channels includes at least a portion of a respective subset of the plurality of data beams. The receiver is further configured to decode each data beam of the plurality of channel signals with a respective phase and a respective time delay. The receiver is further configured to output the plurality of data beams of the plurality of channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Bagher Afshar, Ali Sajjadi, Bernd Pregardier, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Igor Elgorriaga
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Patent number: 11817894Abstract: In an embodiment, a receiver included in a communications system includes a channel extractor configured to segregate a received signal into a plurality of channel signals, wherein the plurality of channel signals includes a plurality of data signals; and a plurality of decoders electrically coupled to the channel extractor and configured to decode each of the plurality of channel signals into a respective plurality of decoded data beam portions.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.Inventors: Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Bagher Afshar, Ali Sajjadi, Bernd Pregardier, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Igor Elgorriaga
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Publication number: 20230006706Abstract: In an embodiment, a receiver included in a communications system includes a channel extractor configured to segregate a received signal into a plurality of channel signals, wherein the plurality of channel signals includes a plurality of data signals; and a plurality of decoders electrically coupled to the channel extractor and configured to decode each of the plurality of channel signals into a respective plurality of decoded data beam portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Bagher Afshar, Ali Sajjadi, Bernd Pregardier, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Igor Elgorriaga
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Patent number: 11483021Abstract: In an embodiment, a receiver included in a communications system includes a channel extractor configured to segregate a received signal into a plurality of channel signals, wherein the plurality of channel signals includes a plurality of data signals; and a plurality of decoders electrically coupled to the channel extractor and configured to decode each of the plurality of channel signals into a respective plurality of decoded data beam portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.Inventors: Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Bagher Afshar, Ali Sajjadi, Bernd Pregardier, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Igor Elgorriaga
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Publication number: 20210194524Abstract: In an embodiment, a receiver included in a communications system includes a channel extractor configured to segregate a received signal into a plurality of channel signals, wherein the plurality of channel signals includes a plurality of data signals; and a plurality of decoders electrically coupled to the channel extractor and configured to decode each of the plurality of channel signals into a respective plurality of decoded data beam portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.Inventors: Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Bagher Afshar, Ali Sajjadi, Bernd Pregardier, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Igor Elgorriaga
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Patent number: 10944442Abstract: In an embodiment, a receiver included in a communications system includes a channel extractor configured to segregate a received signal into a plurality of channel signals, wherein the plurality of channel signals includes a plurality of data signals; a plurality of phase shifters electrically coupled to the channel extractor and configured to decode each data signal of the plurality of data signals with a respective phase; and a plurality of time delay filters electrically coupled to the plurality of phase shifters and configured to decode each data signal of the plurality of data signals with a respective time delay, wherein the plurality of time delay filters outputs each subset of the plurality of data signals in a respective channel of the plurality of channels.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.Inventors: Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Bagher Afshar, Ali Sajjadi, Bernd Pregardier, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Igor Elgorriaga
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Patent number: 8254362Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide methods, apparatus, and articles allowing two nodes to communicate in a slot-based direct sequencing spreading communication system. Both a preamble sequence and a payload data spreading PN sequence are generated from the Time of Day and a given user code. Generated sequences are synchronized between two communicating nodes to allow slot-based DSSS communication to take place. Generated sequences also change dynamically from slot to slot to provide waveform security.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2008Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Xinyu Wang, Igor Elgorriaga, Marcus R. Gahler, Robert P. Higgins, Yefim Poberezhskiy, Paul R. Norris, Brian J. Hatley, Michael S. Foster
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Patent number: 7970016Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for wireless transmission and reception of data including processing and buffering features. According to one or more exemplary aspects, there is provided a wireless audio receiver for receiving a plurality of packets of encoded audio data. Moreover, the receiver includes at least one receiving component that receives the plurality of packets to generate a plurality of decoded signals, a decoding component that decodes the first packet of encoded data transmitted to produce decoded data, and a selecting component that identifies the mechanisms for receiving additional encoded data. Other exemplary embodiments may include one or more receiving components that processing data regarding antenna, frequencies and channels selected for transmission, as well as an audio component that receives the decoded signals and produces decoded audio signals.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2008Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Deng, Yi Fan, Igor Elgorriaga, Mau-Chung Frank Chang
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Patent number: 7920490Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for wireless transmission and reception of data including processing and buffering features. According to one or more exemplary aspects, there is provided a wireless audio receiver for receiving a plurality of packets of encoded audio data. Moreover, the receiver includes at least one receiving component that receives the plurality of packets to generate a plurality of decoded signals, a decoding component that decodes the first packet of encoded data transmitted to produce decoded data, and a selecting component that identifies the mechanisms for receiving additional encoded data. Other exemplary embodiments may include one or more receiving components that processing data regarding antenna, frequencies and channels selected for transmission, as well as an audio component that receives the decoded signals and produces decoded audio signals.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2007Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Melodytek LimitedInventors: Christopher Deng, Yi Fan, Igor Elgorriaga
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Patent number: 7831002Abstract: A system for synchronizing a spreading sequence transmitted during a plurality of time slots includes a plurality of communication stations. Each communication station includes: (a) a control unit; (b) a spreading sequence unit for originating the spreading sequence; (c) at least one of a transmitter and a receiver; (d) at least one delay unit responding to the control unit for imparting a first delay to the spreading sequence presented to the transmitter unit and responding to the receiver unit for imparting a second delay to the spreading sequence presented to the receiver unit; and (e) a synchronizing sequence generator coupled with the transmitter unit. The synchronizing sequence unit in a first station presents a synchronizing sequence for transmission accompanying spread information transmitted during selected time slots. A receiver unit in a second station employs the synchronizing sequence in cooperation with the spreading sequence for despreading received spread information.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2006Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Yefim S. Poberezhskiy, Igor Elgorriaga, Xinyu Wang
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Patent number: 7688878Abstract: A spread-spectrum preamble synchronization peak detection system performs multiple statistical tests based on instant and time-averaged channel condition measurements to identify the synchronization peak. In a normalized peak-to-average test, a peak-to-average ratio measurement is normalized by a signal-to-noise ratio measurement to form a new statistical measure which effectively eliminates the impact of the wide dynamic range of the signal-to-noise ratio of the received samples. A transition SNR test is used to eliminate potential false alarms caused by spurious PARN peaks during the transition period at the onset of preamble arrival. Code-phase aligned time-averaging is used to estimate the signal and noise levels over a sliding window. The code-phase alignment of samples effectively separates signal and noise samples in the averaging process, and resulting in more accurate signal and noise measurements.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2006Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Xinyu Wang, Marcus R Gahler, Igor Elgorriaga, Robert P. Higgins, Paul R. Norris
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Publication number: 20090323766Abstract: A spread-spectrum preamble synchronization peak detection system performs multiple statistical tests based on instant and time-averaged channel condition measurements to identify the synchronization peak. In a normalized peak-to-average test, a peak-to-average ratio measurement is normalized by a signal-to-noise ratio measurement to form a new statistical measure which effectively eliminates the impact of the wide dynamic range of the signal-to-noise ratio of the received samples. A transition SNR test is used to eliminate potential false alarms caused by spurious PARN peaks during the transition period at the onset of preamble arrival. Code-phase aligned time-averaging is used to estimate the signal and noise levels over a sliding window. The code-phase alignment of samples effectively separates signal and noise samples in the averaging process, and resulting in more accurate signal and noise measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2006Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Xinyu Wang, Marcus R Gahler, Igor Elgorriaga, Robert P. Higgins, Paul R. Norris
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Publication number: 20090175258Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide methods, apparatus, and articles allowing two nodes to communicate in a slot-based direct sequencing spreading communication system. Both a preamble sequence and a payload data spreading PN sequence are generated from the Time of Day and a given user code. Generated sequences are synchronized between two communicating nodes to allow slot-based DSSS communication to take place. Generated sequences also change dynamically from slot to slot to provide waveform security.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Xinyu Wang, Igor Elgorriaga, Marcus R. Gahler, Robert P. Higgins, Yefim Poberezhskiy, Paul R. Norris, Brian J. Hatley, Michael S. Foster
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Publication number: 20080298338Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of wirelessly transmitting and receiving audio digital signals of the type having a first plurality of blocks with each block having a second plurality of frames, with each frame having a third plurality of subframes, with each subframe having a preamble and a binary data. The method efficiently transmits and recomposes the digital audio signals by searching for the preamble associated with a subframe, which is the first subframe of a frame, with the frame being the first frame of a block, and then transmitting wirelessly only the binary data of each subframe, in each frame, in each block thereafter. In a preferred embodiment, the protocol for the transmission of data calls for each data packet that is transmitted to consist of 512 bytes. The data packet transmitted by the transmitter must be acknowledged by the transmission of an acknowledgement (ACK) packet from the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Christopher Deng, Igor Elgorriaga, Yi Fan, Mau-Chung Frank Chang
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Publication number: 20080298356Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for wireless transmission and reception of data including processing and buffering features. According to one or more exemplary aspects, there is provided a wireless audio receiver for receiving a plurality of packets of encoded audio data. Moreover, the receiver includes at least one receiving component that receives the plurality of packets to generate a plurality of decoded signals, a decoding component that decodes the first packet of encoded data transmitted to produce decoded data, and a selecting component that identifies the mechanisms for receiving additional encoded data. Other exemplary embodiments may include one or more receiving components that processing data regarding antenna, frequencies and channels selected for transmission, as well as an audio component that receives the decoded signals and produces decoded audio signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Christopher Deng, Yi Fan, Igor Elgorriaga
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Publication number: 20080298442Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for wireless transmission and reception of data including processing and buffering features. According to one or more exemplary aspects, there is provided a wireless audio receiver for receiving a plurality of packets of encoded audio data. Moreover, the receiver includes at least one receiving component that receives the plurality of packets to generate a plurality of decoded signals, a decoding component that decodes the first packet of encoded data transmitted to produce decoded data, and a selecting component that identifies the mechanisms for receiving additional encoded data. Other exemplary embodiments may include one or more receiving components that processing data regarding antenna, frequencies and channels selected for transmission, as well as an audio component that receives the decoded signals and produces decoded audio signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Christopher Deng, Yi Fan, Igor Elgorriaga, Mau-Chung Frank Chang
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Publication number: 20080298443Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of wirelessly transmitting and receiving audio digital signals of the type having a first plurality of blocks with each block having a second plurality of frames, with each frame having a third plurality of subframes, with each subframe having a preamble and a binary data. The method efficiently transmits and recomposes the digital audio signals by searching for the preamble associated with a subframe, which is the first subframe of a frame, with the frame being the first frame of a block, and then transmitting wirelessly only the binary data of each subframe, in each frame, in each block thereafter. In a preferred embodiment, the protocol for the transmission of data calls for each data packet that is transmitted to consist of 512 bytes. The data packet transmitted by the transmitter must be acknowledged by the transmission of an acknowledgement (ACK) packet from the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Christopher Deng, Igor Elgorriaga, Yi Fan
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Publication number: 20080298242Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless data system which has a transmitter including a transmission buffer. The transmitter is configured to transmit a plurality of packets of encoded data, wherein a level of the transmission buffer is encoded in one of the packets of encoded data. The system further has a wireless receiver for receiving the plurality of packets. The receiver has at least one receiving component that receives the plurality of packets to generate a plurality of decoded signals, wherein the at least one receiving component is configured to receive one of the packets of encoded data from the transmitter to determine the level of transmission buffer. The receiving component is further configured to store the plurality of packets received in a receive buffer, to determine the level of the receive buffer, and to calculate an aggregate buffer level from the transmission buffer and the receive buffer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Yi Fan, Christopher Deng, Igor Elgorriaga, Mau-Chung Frank Chang
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Publication number: 20080298232Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless data system which has a transmitter including a transmission buffer. The transmitter is configured to transmit a plurality of packets of encoded data, wherein a level of the transmission buffer is encoded in one of the packets of encoded data. The system further has a wireless receiver for receiving the plurality of packets. The receiver has at least one receiving component that receives the plurality of packets to generate a plurality of decoded signals, wherein the at least one receiving component is configured to receive one of the packets of encoded data from the transmitter to determine the level of transmission buffer. The receiving component is further configured to store the plurality of packets received in a receive buffer, to determine the level of the receive buffer, and to calculate an aggregate buffer level from the transmission buffer and the receive buffer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Yi Fan, Christopher Deng, Igor Elgorriaga