Patents by Inventor Michel Forte

Michel Forte 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).

  • Multi-mode communication unit
    Patent number: 8666341
    Abstract: There is described a method of operating a multi-mode communication unit. For each radio frame of a radio communication frame structure, the unit selectively sets a mode of radio frequency operation for one of transmission and reception for a selected radio frame duration, for operation in a radio communication mode of operation or in a sensing mode of operation. The unit may also interrupt a transmission task within a given radio frame at a time selected in accordance with a sensing instant of a second communication unit to which the data being transmitted and perform a different task for a duration of the sensing instant of the second communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Ultra Electronics TCS Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandre Marsolais, Michel Forte, Denis Couillard
  • MULTI-MODE COMMUNICATION UNIT
    Publication number: 20120302155
    Abstract: There is described a method of operating a multi-mode communication unit. For each frame of a data structure, the unit selectively sets a mode of operation for one of transmission and reception for a given duration, for operation in a radio communication mode of operation or in a sensing mode of operation. The unit interrupts a task within a given frame at a time selected in accordance with a set of priorities, and performs a different task for a given duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Alexandre MARSOLAIS, Michel FORTE, Denis COUILLARD
  • Frame synchronization method and system
    Patent number: 7430262
    Abstract: A method and system for frame synchronization in a digital data transmission. A synchronization word is selected that is suitable for good correlation in a receiver detector. Either traffic bits or control bits are interleaved within the synchronization word in a predetermined pattern that is fixed for consecutive frames. The position of the sync word is varied from frame-to-frame. Also, the interleaved bits that are either traffic or control bits varies substantially between consecutive frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Defense Ultra Electronics Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Michel Forté
  • Frame synchronization method and system
    Publication number: 20040120438
    Abstract: A method and system for frame synchronization in a digital data transmission. A synchronization word is selected that is suitable for good correlation in a receiver detector. Either traffic bits or control bits are interleaved within the synchronization word in a predetermined pattern that is fixed for consecutive frames. The position of the sync word is varied from frame-to-frame. Also, the interleaved bits that are either traffic or control bits varies substantially between consecutive frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventor: Michel Forte