Patents by Inventor Jim Anto Simpson

Jim Anto Simpson 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).

  • Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing smart underwater free space optical communications
    Patent number: 9203524
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable for providing smart underwater free space optical communications are provided. According to one aspect, a system for smart underwater free space optical communications is provided. The system includes a receiver. The receiver includes an optical detector array for detecting incident light under water. The receiver further includes a compound lens array located optically in front of the optical detector. The compound lens array includes lenses that steer incident light arriving at different angles to different portions of the optical detector array. A controller processes signals generated by the optical detector based on the incident light and controls an aspect of the underwater communications based on the steered incident light detected by the detector array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jim Anto Simpson, John F. Muth
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING SMART UNDERWATER FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20140248058
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable for providing smart underwater free space optical communications are provided. According to one aspect, a system for smart underwater free space optical communications is provided. The system includes a receiver. The receiver includes an optical detector array for detecting incident light under water. The receiver further includes a compound lens array located optically in front of the optical detector. The compound lens array includes lenses that steer incident light arriving at different angles to different portions of the optical detector array. A controller processes signals generated by the optical detector based on the incident light and controls an aspect of the underwater communications based on the steered incident light detected by the detector array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jim Anto Simpson, John F. Muth