Patents by Inventor Matthew Frank OFFREDI

Matthew Frank OFFREDI 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: 11479342
    Abstract: An aircraft emergency control system comprises at least one sensor configured to output an electronic signal relating to detection of incapacitation of at least one aircraft crew member. A processor is configured to receive and process the electronic signal to determine whether emergency action is to be taken. A control unit is configured to communicate, in use, a control signal to an avionics system of the aircraft in relation to the emergency action if the processor determines that emergency action is to be taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: Matthew Frank Offredi, Clive David Goodchild
  • Publication number: 20200361595
    Abstract: An aircraft emergency control system comprises at least one sensor configured to output an electronic signal relating to detection of incapacitation of at least one aircraft crew member. A processor is configured to receive and process the electronic signal to determine whether emergency action is to be taken. A control unit is configured to communicate, in use, a control signal to an avionics system of the aircraft in relation to the emergency action if the processor determines that emergency action is to be taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: MATTHEW FRANK OFFREDI, CLIVE DAVID GOODCHILD
  • Patent number: 10766605
    Abstract: An aircraft emergency control system comprises at least one sensor (104A, 104B, 104C) configured to output an electronic signal relating to detection of incapacitation of at least one aircraft crew member. A processor (108) is configured to receive and process the electronic signal to determine whether emergency action is to be taken. A control unit (114) is configured to communicate, in use, a control signal to an avionics system (116) of the aircraft (100) in relation to the emergency action if the processor determines that emergency action is to be taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Matthew Frank Offredi, Clive David Goodchild
  • Patent number: 10679572
    Abstract: A method for controlling a digital display device (105), such as a digital micro-mirror device, and a digital display apparatus (101, 106) are provided in which, in order to meet the latency requirements of the display, each frame of received image symbology data is divided into several subframes. A tag is assigned to an incoming drawing command, the tag having an initial value equal to the number of subframes in a frame. The drawing command is rendered on the first subframe and the tag is decremented by one. The drawing command is rendered again on subsequent subframes and the tag value is decremented by one each time the drawing is rendered. When the tag value reaches zero, the drawing command is discarded. Thus, a line may be rendered with lower latency compared with known systems which refresh on a frame-by-frame basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Matthew Frank Offredi, Luke Severino Offredi
  • Patent number: 10475400
    Abstract: A method for controlling a digital display device and a digital display system implementing the method are provided in which a required luminance level for a pixel is controlled according to a store provided for each pixel, the contents of which indicate the number of discrete display update periods during an image refresh period for the pixel for which the pixel is to be illuminated to achieve the required luminance level, the content being read at each update period and the content determining whether the pixel is to be illuminated for that update period, the content being updated at each update period for which the pixel is illuminated to indicate that the number of update cycles for which the pixel is to be illuminated is thereby reduced by one and wherein the content of the store may be updated at any update cycle in response to changes in required pixel luminance level indicated by received image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventor: Matthew Frank Offredi
  • Publication number: 20190244571
    Abstract: A method for controlling a digital display device (105), such as a digital micro-mirror device, and a digital display apparatus (101, 106) are provided in which, in order to meet the latency requirements of the display, each frame of received image symbology data is divided into several subframes. A tag is assigned to an incoming drawing command, the tag having an initial value equal to the number of subframes in a frame. The drawing command is rendered on the first subframe and the tag is decremented by one. The drawing command is rendered again on subsequent subframes and the tag value is decremented by one each time the drawing is rendered. When the tag value reaches zero, the drawing command is discarded. Thus, a line may be rendered with lower latency compared with known systems which refresh on a frame-by-frame basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: MATTHEW FRANK OFFREDI, LUKE SEVERINO OFFREDI
  • Patent number: 10373587
    Abstract: A method for controlling a digital display device of a head or helmet-mounted display system and a head or helmet-mounted digital display system implementing the method are provided with the aim of controlling the display device in such a way as to reduce the effect of dynamic false contouring on the quality of a displayed image. According to the method, received image data defining brightness levels according to a scheme of light pulse modulation based upon binary-weighted pulse durations are converted into a data defining a sequence of pulses of binary and non-binary weighted duration in which the highest value weighting represents a pulse of a duration less than half the total duration of illumination required during an image refresh period to achieve a pixel at the highest brightness level. In a further embodiment, the weighting of highest value represents a pulse of duration less than one quarter of the duration required for highest pixel brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Matthew Frank Offredi, Luke Severino Offredi, Ross McCullie
  • Publication number: 20180304993
    Abstract: An aircraft emergency control system comprises at least one sensor (104A, 104B, 104C) configured to output an electronic signal relating to detection of incapacitation of at least one aircraft crew member. A processor (108) is configured to receive and process the electronic signal to determine whether emergency action is to be taken. A control unit (114) is configured to communicate, in use, a control signal to an avionics system (116) of the aircraft (100) in relation to the emergency action if the processor determines that emergency action is to be taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: MATTHEW FRANK OFFREDI, CLIVE DAVID GOODCHILD
  • Publication number: 20180122308
    Abstract: A method for controlling a digital display device and a digital display system implementing the method are provided in which a required luminance level for a pixel is controlled according to a store provided for each pixel, the contents of which indicate the number of discrete display update periods during an image refresh period for the pixel for which the pixel is to be illuminated to achieve the required luminance level, the content being read at each update period and the content determining whether the pixel is to be illuminated for that update period, the content being updated at each update period for which the pixel is illuminated to indicate that the number of update cycles for which the pixel is to be illuminated is thereby reduced by one and wherein the content of the store may be updated at any update cycle in response to changes in required pixel luminance level indicated by received image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventor: MATTHEW FRANK OFFREDI
  • Publication number: 20180090101
    Abstract: A method for controlling a digital display device of a head or helmet-mounted display system and a head or helmet-mounted digital display system implementing the method are provided with the aim of controlling the display device in such a way as to reduce the effect of dynamic false contouring on the quality of a displayed image. According to the method, received image data defining brightness levels according to a scheme of light pulse modulation based upon binary-weighted pulse durations are converted into a data defining a sequence of pulses of binary and non-binary weighted duration in which the highest value weighting represents a pulse of a duration less than half the total duration of illumination required during an image refresh period to achieve a pixel at the highest brightness level. In a further embodiment, the weighting of highest value represents a pulse of duration less than one quarter of the duration required for highest pixel brightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Matthew Frank OFFREDI, Luke Severino OFFREDI, Ross MCCULLIE