Patents by Inventor John T Sample

John T Sample 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: 11595057
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reducing error in data compression and decompression when data is transmitted over low bandwidth communication links, such as satellite links. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for variable block size compression for gridded data, efficiently storing null values in gridded data, and eliminating growth of error in compressed time series data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: John T. Sample
  • Publication number: 20220345154
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reducing error in data compression and decompression when data is transmitted over low bandwidth communication links, such as satellite links. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for variable block size compression for gridded data, efficiently storing null values in gridded data, and eliminating growth of error in compressed time series data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: John T. Sample
  • Patent number: 11418213
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reducing error in data compression and decompression when data is transmitted over low bandwidth communication links, such as satellite links. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for variable block size compression for gridded data, efficiently storing null values in gridded data, and eliminating growth of error in compressed time series data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: John T. Sample
  • Patent number: 11309912
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reducing error in data compression and decompression when data is transmitted over low bandwidth communication links, such as satellite links. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for variable block size compression for gridded data, efficiently storing null values in gridded data, and eliminating growth of error in compressed time series data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: John T. Sample
  • Patent number: 11025273
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reducing error in data compression and decompression when data is transmitted over low bandwidth communication links, such as satellite links. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for variable block size compression for gridded data, efficiently storing null values in gridded data, and eliminating growth of error in compressed time series data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: John T. Sample
  • Publication number: 20210021281
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reducing error in data compression and decompression when data is transmitted over low bandwidth communication links, such as satellite links. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for variable block size compression for gridded data, efficiently storing null values in gridded data, and eliminating growth of error in compressed time series data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventor: John T. Sample
  • Publication number: 20210021282
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reducing error in data compression and decompression when data is transmitted over low bandwidth communication links, such as satellite links. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for variable block size compression for gridded data, efficiently storing null values in gridded data, and eliminating growth of error in compressed time series data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventor: John T. Sample
  • Patent number: 10460420
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to converting spatial features to a map projection. Initially, a map request that specifies the map projection for a geographic area is obtained. A spatial feature is identified for projecting into the map projection. Until a bisect threshold is satisfied for each line segment in the spatial feature, a bisect is determined for each of the line segments; each line segment is projected into the map projection; and if the bisect threshold is not satisfied for a line segment, the line segment is divided into subsegments, where the bisect threshold specifies an error distance for the line segment after projection. The modified spatial feature is projected into the map projection to obtain a projected spatial feature, and a polar coordinate system that corresponds to the map projection is used to render the projected spatial feature in a spatial map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: John T. Sample, Elias Z. K. Ioup, Bruce Y. Lin, Norman Schoenhardt
  • Patent number: 10460427
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to converting imagery to a polar projection. Initially, a map request that specifies the polar projection for a geographic area is obtained. The geographic area into a number of image regions. A first source image is obtained for a first image region, where the first source image is at a first target resolution, and a second source image is obtained for a second image region, where the second source image is at a second target resolution that is determined based on a geographic location of the second image region. The first source image and the second source image are projected into the polar projection to obtain a single output image. At this stage, a polar coordinate system that corresponds to the polar projection is used to render the single output image in a spatial map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: John T. Sample, Elias Z. K. Ioup, Bruce Y. Lin
  • Publication number: 20190312591
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reducing error in data compression and decompression when data is transmitted over low bandwidth communication links, such as satellite links. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for variable block size compression for gridded data, efficiently storing null values in gridded data, and eliminating growth of error in compressed time series data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventor: John T. Sample
  • Publication number: 20190156455
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to converting spatial features to a map projection. Initially, a map request that specifies the map projection for a geographic area is obtained. A spatial feature is identified for projecting into the map projection. Until a bisect threshold is satisfied for each line segment in the spatial feature, a bisect is determined for each of the line segments; each line segment is projected into the map projection; and if the bisect threshold is not satisfied for a line segment, the line segment is divided into subsegments, where the bisect threshold specifies an error distance for the line segment after projection. The modified spatial feature is projected into the map projection to obtain a projected spatial feature, and a polar coordinate system that corresponds to the map projection is used to render the projected spatial feature in a spatial map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: John T. Sample, Elias Z. K. Ioup, Bruce Y. Lin, Norman Schoenhardt
  • Publication number: 20190156465
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to converting imagery to a polar projection. Initially, a map request that specifies the polar projection for a geographic area is obtained. The geographic area into a number of image regions. A first source image is obtained for a first image region, where the first source image is at a first target resolution, and a second source image is obtained for a second image region, where the second source image is at a second target resolution that is determined based on a geographic location of the second image region. The first source image and the second source image are projected into the polar projection to obtain a single output image. At this stage, a polar coordinate system that corresponds to the polar projection is used to render the single output image in a spatial map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: John T. Sample, Elias Z. K. Loup, Bruce Y. Lin
  • Patent number: 10241963
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to hash-based synchronization of geospatial vector features. Initially, a list of spatial data layers in a source spatial datastore is obtained. For each of the spatial data layers, a source layer hash is determined for a source data layer of the spatial data layers, a destination data layer is identified in a destination spatial datastore that is related to the source data layer, where the destination data layer is associated with a destination layer hash, and in response to determining that the source layer hash and the destination layer hash do not match, source features from the source data layer are selectively synchronized to the destination data layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Elias Ioup, Norman Schoenhardt, John T. Sample
  • Publication number: 20180336224
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to hash-based synchronization of geospatial vector features. Initially, a list of spatial data layers in a source spatial datastore is obtained. For each of the spatial data layers, a source layer hash is determined for a source data layer of the spatial data layers, a destination data layer is identified in a destination spatial datastore that is related to the source data layer, where the destination data layer is associated with a destination layer hash, and in response to determining that the source layer hash and the destination layer hash do not match, source features from the source data layer are selectively synchronized to the destination data layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Elias Ioup, Norman Schoenhardt, John T. Sample
  • Patent number: 10089331
    Abstract: System and method for storing a dataset of image tiles. Method includes determining a number of zoom levels, accessing a cluster file that includes a subset of the zoom levels, and accessing the image tiles. For each of the image tiles, a cluster name is computed. For each of the image tiles, if the cluster file has a name that matches the computed cluster name, an image tile pointer is stored in a fixed length index, and the image tile associated with the computed cluster name is stored. For each of the image tiles, if the cluster file name does not match the computed cluster name, another subset of the zoom levels is computed, a new cluster file is created, an image tile pointer is created and stored, and the image tile is stored associated with the computed cluster name in the new cluster file according to the image tile pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: John T. Sample, Elias Z. K. Ioup
  • Patent number: 10013474
    Abstract: A system and method for hierarchical synchronization of tiles between a first dataset and a second dataset by computing and storing multiple composite cluster hash values for multiple clusters in the first and second dataset. For each of the composite cluster hash values, comparing a composite cluster hash value of a particular cluster in the first dataset with a composite cluster hash value of a corresponding cluster in the second dataset. When the composite cluster hash values of the corresponding clusters do not match, retrieving all tile hashes corresponding to all the tiles from the non-matching cluster in the first dataset, and retrieving all tile hashes corresponding to all the tiles from the non-matching cluster in the second dataset. Finally, determining the one or more changed tiles between the non-matching cluster in the first dataset and the non-matching cluster in the second dataset by comparing the corresponding tile hashes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: John T. Sample, Elias Z K Ioup
  • Patent number: 9805008
    Abstract: System and method for displaying an encoded standard-formatted image with information including, but not limited to, geospatial information. This information, possibly in mark-up language format, can be quickly accessed and used to modify the image to which it is appended, or it can be ignored because the image itself remains unchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: John T. Sample, Elias Z K Ioup
  • Publication number: 20160224551
    Abstract: System and method for storing a dataset of image tiles. Method includes determining a number of zoom levels, accessing a cluster file that includes a subset of the zoom levels, and accessing the image tiles. For each of the image tiles, a cluster name is computed. For each of the image tiles, if the cluster file has a name that matches the computed cluster name, an image tile pointer is stored in a fixed length index, and the image tile associated with the computed cluster name is stored. For each of the image tiles, if the cluster file name does not match the computed cluster name, another subset of the zoom levels is computed, a new cluster file is created, an image tile pointer is created and stored, and the image tile is stored associated with the computed cluster name in the new cluster file according to the image tile pointer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: John T. Sample, Elias Z K Ioup
  • Publication number: 20160147860
    Abstract: A system and method for hierarchical synchronization of tiles between a first dataset and a second dataset by computing and storing multiple composite cluster hash values for multiple clusters in the first and second dataset. For each of the composite cluster hash values, comparing a composite cluster hash value of a particular cluster in the first dataset with a composite cluster hash value of a corresponding cluster in the second dataset. When the composite cluster hash values of the corresponding clusters do not match, retrieving all tile hashes corresponding to all the tiles from the non-matching cluster in the first dataset, and retrieving all tile hashes corresponding to all the tiles from the non-matching cluster in the second dataset. Finally, determining the one or more changed tiles between the non-matching cluster in the first dataset and the non-matching cluster in the second dataset by comparing the corresponding tile hashes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: John T. Sample, Elias Z. K. Ioup
  • Patent number: 9053127
    Abstract: System and method for storing a dataset of image tiles. Method includes determining a number of zoom levels, accessing a cluster file that includes a subset of the zoom levels, and accessing the image tiles. For each of the image tiles, a cluster name is computed. For each of the image tiles, if the cluster file has a name that matches the computed cluster name, an image tile pointer is stored in a fixed length index, and the image tile associated with the computed cluster name is stored. For each of the image tiles, if the cluster file name does not match the computed cluster name, another subset of the zoom levels is computed, a new cluster file is created, an image tile pointer is created and stored, and the image tile is stored associated with the computed cluster name in the new cluster file according to the image tile pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: John T. Sample, Elias Z. K. Ioup