Patents by Inventor James J. Soilker

James J. Soilker 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).

  • Position location using ghost canceling reference television signals
    Publication number: 20030142017
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for determining the position of a user terminal comprises generating a correlation reference signal based on known characteristics of a chirp-type signal present in a broadcast analog television signal; receiving, at the user terminal, a broadcast analog television signal comprising the chirp-type signal; and correlating the broadcast analog television signal with the correlation reference signal, thereby producing a pseudorange; and wherein the location of the user terminal is determined based on the pseudorange and a location of the transmitter of the broadcast analog television signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Matthew Rabinowitz, James J. Soilker