Patents by Inventor Michael A. Starr

Michael A. Starr 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).

  • Publication number: 20230105609
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing quality assurance assessments for unattended computer vision counting tools are presented. Classification information is used to generate coefficients for error equations. Digital filters are used to train and update these coefficients. These coefficients are used to determine object count uncertainty ranges for an area of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: United States of America, as represented by the Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
    Inventors: Michael A. Starr, Alexander J. Mulia
  • Publication number: 20220148120
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing quality assurance assessments for unattended computer vision counting tools are presented. Classification information is used to generate coefficients for error equations. Recursive digital filters are used to train and update these coefficients. These coefficients are used to determine object count uncertainty ranges for an area of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: United States of America, as represented by the Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
    Inventors: Michael A. Starr, Alexander J. Mulia
  • Patent number: 7120122
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for managing diagnostic and performance information for communications system terminal endpoints (TEs) communicating over an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The TEs communicate by transmissions that are voice, modem, facsimile, video, data transmissions, or the like. A Diagnostic Supervisor (DS) transmits Diagnostic Configuration Messages (DCMs) to the TEs. The TEs generate Diagnostic Messages (DMs) based on diagnostic information, including error statistics, voice statistics, facsimile statistics, video statistics, data statistics, or the like, concerning IP network transmissions in which the TEs participate. The DCMs instructs the TEs how to format and when to transmit DMs. The DMs are transmitted by the TEs to the DS. In a system with more than one DS, the TEs can transmit DMS to the plural DSs, other TEs or any network devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Comdial Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Starr, Charles J. Gross
  • Patent number: 6553515
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for managing diagnostic and performance information for communications system terminal endpoints (TEs) communicating over an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The TEs communicate by connections that are voice, modem, facsimile, video, data transmissions, or the like. A Diagnostic Supervisor (DS) transmits Diagnostic Configuration Messages (DCMs) to the TEs. The TE's generate Diagnostic Messages (DMs) based on diagnostic information, including error statistics, voice statistics, facsimile statistics, video statistics, data statistics, or the like, concerning IP network connections in which the TEs participate. The DCMs instructs the TEs how to format and when to transmit DMs. The DMs are transmitted by the TEs to the DS. In a system with more that one DS, the TEs can transmit DMs to the plural DSs, other TEs or any network devices. The DS can be programmed locally or remotely to send various types of DCMs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Comdial Corporation
    Inventors: Charles J. Gross, James R. Hartless, Vijay K. Sharma, Michael A. Starr
  • Patent number: 5754140
    Abstract: A beam sharpened, low sidelobe antenna is obtained by segmenting the antenna to provide two sub-antennas, one of which is arranged as an interferometer. The output signals of the two antennas are added and subtracted to provide sum and difference signals. The sum and difference signals and the output signals are then utilized to provide the desired beam sharpened, low sidelobe antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Sperry Marine Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Starr, Dale W. Jessen, Peter J. Klotz, Thomas E. Wood, Jerald E. Archambault