Patents by Inventor Neal David Becker
Neal David Becker 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).
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Publication number: 20240022390Abstract: An apparatus for synchronizing frequency to a symbol timing, the apparatus including: a master oscillator to generate a master clock signal; an interpolator to accumulate a frequency error estimate between a symbol timing frequency and the master clock signal; and a frequency controller to transfer a portion of the frequency error estimate to the master oscillator to obtain a lock between the symbol timing and the master clock signal of the master oscillator in a manner that zeros-out the frequency error estimate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventor: Neal David Becker
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Patent number: 11770737Abstract: A system and method for beamforming beams including: matching weights T to a distribution of resources for each of the beams based on a traffic variation for each of the beams; calculating, with a signal processor for each of the beams based on the weights T, a power scalar ? and a weighted minimum mean squared error (WMMSE) matrix WWMSE; and transmitting/receiving the beams based on the power scalar ? and the WMMSE matrix WWMSE, where the power scalar ? satisfies a total power constraint of an antenna subsystem.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Udaya Bhaskar, Stanley Kay, Neal David Becker
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Patent number: 11757505Abstract: A system and method for beamforming includes providing an antenna including feeds, a coverage area including service areas and data streams for each of the service areas; selecting a cluster of M feeds from the feeds; computing, with a GBBF processor (ground based beam former), M×N weights; generating M feed excitations by distributing the N data streams per the M×N weights; switching an array to transfer a respective one of the M feed excitations to a respective one of the M feeds; and beamforming, with the M feeds of the antenna, N beams. In the method, the N beams are each focused on a respective service area of each of the N data streams, the M×N weights improve the transmitting into the respective service area of each of the N data streams, and at least one of the N beams includes a portion of a plurality of the M feed excitations.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Stanley E. Kay, Uday R. Bhaskar, Neal David Becker
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Patent number: 11632167Abstract: A system and method for scheduling a variable stayout distance when beam hopping, the method including providing an illumination area of a satellite and candidate beam centers disposed in the illumination area; measuring a respective scan angle from an antenna boresight to a respective beam center of the candidate beam centers; and determining a reuse factor k for each of the candidate beam centers, based on a proportion of the respective scan angle to a maximum scan angle. Each candidate beam center may be processed sequentially. Prior to adding each candidate beam center to a current beam center set, checking whether a candidate beam center meets the stayout distance criteria from all beam centers already in the beam center set.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Stanley Kay, Udaya Bhaskar, Neal David Becker
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Publication number: 20220200696Abstract: A system and method for scheduling a variable stayout distance when beam hopping, the method including providing an illumination area of a satellite and candidate beam centers disposed in the illumination area; measuring a respective scan angle from an antenna boresight to a respective beam center of the candidate beam centers; and determining a reuse factor k for each of the candidate beam centers, based on a proportion of the respective scan angle to a maximum scan angle. Each candidate beam center may be processed sequentially. Prior to adding each candidate beam center to a current beam center set, checking whether a candidate beam center meets the stayout distance criteria from all beam centers already in the beam center set.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Stanley KAY, Udaya BHASKAR, Neal David BECKER
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Publication number: 20220182107Abstract: A system and method for beamforming includes providing an antenna including feeds, a coverage area including service areas and data streams for each of the service areas; selecting a cluster of M feeds from the feeds; computing, with a GBBF processor (ground based beam former), M×N weights; generating M feed excitations by distributing the N data streams per the M×N weights; switching an array to transfer a respective one of the M feed excitations to a respective one of the M feeds; and beamforming, with the M feeds of the antenna, N beams. In the method, the N beams are each focused on a respective service area of each of the N data streams, the M×N weights improve the transmitting into the respective service area of each of the N data streams, and at least one of the N beams includes a portion of a plurality of the M feed excitations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Stanley E. Kay, Uday R. BHASKAR, Neal David Becker
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Patent number: 11309958Abstract: A system and method for scheduling a variable stayout distance when beam hopping, the method including providing an illumination area of a satellite and candidate beam centers disposed in the illumination area; measuring a respective scan angle from an antenna boresight to a respective beam center of the candidate beam centers; and determining a reuse factor k for each of the candidate beam centers, based on a proportion of the respective scan angle to a maximum scan angle. Each candidate beam center may be processed sequentially. Prior to adding each candidate beam center to a current beam center set, checking whether a candidate beam center meets the stayout distance criteria from all beam centers already in the beam center set.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Stanley Kay, Udaya Bhaskar, Neal David Becker
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Publication number: 20220077906Abstract: A system and method for beamforming beams including: matching weights T to a distribution of resources for each of the beams based on a traffic variation for each of the beams; calculating, with a signal processor for each of the beams based on the weights T, a power scalar ? and a weighted minimum mean squared error (WMMSE) matrix WWMSE; and transmitting/receiving the beams based on the power scalar ? and the WMMSE matrix WWMSE, where the power scalar ? satisfies a total power constraint of an antenna subsystem.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Udaya BHASKAR, Stanley KAY, Neal David BECKER
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Patent number: 11206570Abstract: A system and method for beamforming beams including: matching weights T to a distribution of resources for each of the beams based on a traffic variation for each of the beams; calculating, with a signal processor for each of the beams based on the weights T, a power scalar ? and a weighted minimum mean squared error (WMMSE) matrix WWMSE; and transmitting/receiving the beams based on the power scalar ? and the WMMSE matrix WWMSE, where the power scalar ? satisfies a total power constraint of an antenna subsystem.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Udaya Bhaskar, Stanley Kay, Neal David Becker
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Publication number: 20210368384Abstract: A system and method for beamforming beams including: matching weights T to a distribution of resources for each of the beams based on a traffic variation for each of the beams; calculating, with a signal processor for each of the beams based on the weights T, a power scalar ? and a weighted minimum mean squared error (WMMSE) matrix WWMSE; and transmitting/receiving the beams based on the power scalar ? and the WMMSE matrix WWMSE, where the power scalar/3 satisfies a total power constraint of an antenna subsystem.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Udaya BHASKAR, Stanley KAY, Neal David BECKER
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Patent number: 11184071Abstract: A system and method for beamforming includes providing an antenna including feeds, a coverage area including service areas and data streams for each of the service areas; scheduling N data streams of the data streams, selecting a cluster of M feeds from the feeds; computing, with a GBBF processor (ground based beam former), M×N weights; generating M feed excitations by distributing the N data streams per the M×N weights; switching an array to transfer a respective one of the M feed excitations to a respective one of the M feeds; and beamforming, with the M feeds of the antenna, N beams. In the method, the N beams are each focused on a respective service area of each of the N data streams, the M×N weights improve the transmitting into the respective service area of each of the N data streams, and at least one of the N beams includes a portion of a plurality of the M feed excitations.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Stanley E. Kay, Uday R. Bhaskar, Neal David Becker
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Publication number: 20210203414Abstract: A system and method for scheduling a variable stayout distance when beam hopping, the method including providing an illumination area of a satellite and candidate beam centers disposed in the illumination area; measuring a respective scan angle from an antenna boresight to a respective beam center of the candidate beam centers; and determining a reuse factor k for each of the candidate beam centers, based on a proportion of the respective scan angle to a maximum scan angle. Each candidate beam center may be processed sequentially. Prior to adding each candidate beam center to a current beam center set, checking whether a candidate beam center meets the stayout distance criteria from all beam centers already in the beam center set.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2019Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Stanley KAY, Udaya BHASKAR, Neal David BECKER
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Patent number: 11012157Abstract: Techniques for data transmission include a geostationary earth orbiting satellite that includes a first optical communication system configured to receive forward-direction user data via a forward optical link between the satellite and a stratospheric high-altitude communication device, and a first radio frequency (RF) communication system configured to transmit, via a plurality of RF spot beams, the forward-direction user data. The stratospheric high-altitude communication device includes a second RF communication system configured to receive the forward-direction user data via a plurality of concurrent forward RF feeder links, and a second optical communication system configured to transmit to the satellite, via the forward optical link, the forward-direction user data received via the plurality of forward RF feeder links.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Stanley Edward Kay, Neal David Becker, Lin-Nan Lee
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Patent number: 10819479Abstract: A User Equipment and method for transmitting a random-access radio frequency (RF) signal by applying Asynchronous Coded Multiple Access (ACMA) in a communication system employing Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is described. The method including: encoding an information stream as OFDM symbols using a low rate Forward Error Correction (FEC) coding suitable for Successive Interference Cancellation (SIC) to form a payload; generating a burst, including symbols, by performing an inverse fast Fourier transform on a unique word (UW) multiplexed with the payload; and synchronizing a transmission of each of the symbols of the burst with consecutive symbol-start instants. The UW includes a plurality of Zadoff-Chu (ZC) like sequences disposed in a subset of consecutive symbol-start instants of the burst. A receiver detects burst arrival by searching for consecutive ZC-like sequences. Channel state estimation can be performed by using the UW with additional ZC-like sequences in the burst.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventor: Neal David Becker
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Patent number: 10819419Abstract: A system and method for timing synchronization of satellite switching instants with gateway switching instants is described.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Hughes Networks Systems, LLCInventors: Murali Regunathan, Yezdi Antia, Neal David Becker, Stanley Kay, Uday R. Bhaskar
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Publication number: 20200322056Abstract: Techniques for data transmission include a geostationary earth orbiting satellite that includes a first optical communication system configured to receive forward-direction user data via a forward optical link between the satellite and a stratospheric high-altitude communication device, and a first radio frequency (RF) communication system configured to transmit, via a plurality of RF spot beams, the forward-direction user data. The stratospheric high-altitude communication device includes a second RF communication system configured to receive the forward-direction user data via a plurality of concurrent forward RF feeder links, and a second optical communication system configured to transmit to the satellite, via the forward optical link, the forward-direction user data received via the plurality of forward RF feeder links.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Stanley Edward Kay, Neal David Becker, Lin-Nan Lee
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Patent number: 10727949Abstract: Techniques for data transmission including receiving, at a geostationary earth orbiting satellite, forward-direction user data via a forward optical link; transmitting, by the geostationary earth orbiting satellite via multiple radio frequency (RF) spot beams, the forward-direction user data received via the forward optical link; receiving, at a stratospheric high-altitude communication device, forward-direction user data via multiple concurrent forward RF feeder links; transmitting, by the stratospheric high-altitude communication device via the forward optical link, the forward-direction user data received via the forward RF feeder links; transmitting, by each of multiple ground-based feeder RF terminals at a same RF feeder site, a respective one of the forward RF feeder links. At least 95% of forward feeder data throughput for all of the forward RF service link transmissions by the satellite is carried via the forward optical link and the forward RF feeder links.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC.Inventors: Stanley Edward Kay, Neal David Becker, Lin-Nan Lee
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Patent number: 10694479Abstract: A system and method for timing synchronization with a modified DVB-S2X waveform for a forward beam hopping satellite is described. The method includes: transmitting a channel including a plurality of beams per a Beam Hopping Time Plan (BHTP), wherein each beam includes a discontinuous signal including a superframe including timing markers and a Beam Hopping Forward Synchronization Pattern (BHFSP); receiving a synchronization information, without a loopback beam, for one of the plurality of beams; determining an adjustment period and an adjusted symbol rate for generation of terrestrial switching instants, based on the synchronization information, for a transmission of the plurality of beams such that at least a portion of a respective BHFSP of one of the beams aligns with one of satellite switching instants; and adjusting a timing and symbol rate of the transmission according to the adjustment period and the adjusted symbol rate, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Hughes Nerwork Systems, LLCInventors: Murali Regunathan, Yezdi Antia, Neal David Becker, Stanley Kay, Uday R. Bhaskar, Seokho Kim
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Publication number: 20200119811Abstract: Techniques for data transmission including receiving, at a geostationary earth orbiting satellite, forward-direction user data via a forward optical link; transmitting, by the geostationary earth orbiting satellite via multiple radio frequency (RF) spot beams, the forward-direction user data received via the forward optical link; receiving, at a stratospheric high-altitude communication device, forward-direction user data via multiple concurrent forward RF feeder links; transmitting, by the stratospheric high-altitude communication device via the forward optical link, the forward-direction user data received via the forward RF feeder links; transmitting, by each of multiple ground-based feeder RF terminals at a same RF feeder site, a respective one of the forward RF feeder links. At least 95% of forward feeder data throughput for all of the forward RF service link transmissions by the satellite is carried via the forward optical link and the forward RF feeder links.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Stanley Edward Kay, Neal David Becker, Lin-Nan Lee
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Publication number: 20200084736Abstract: A system and method for timing synchronization with a modified DVB-S2X waveform for a forward beam hopping satellite is described. The method includes: transmitting a channel including a plurality of beams per a Beam Hopping Time Plan (BHTP), wherein each beam includes a discontinuous signal including a superframe including timing markers and a Beam Hopping Forward Synchronization Pattern (BHFSP); receiving a synchronization information, without a loopback beam, for one of the plurality of beams; determining an adjustment period and an adjusted symbol rate for generation of terrestrial switching instants, based on the synchronization information, for a transmission of the plurality of beams such that at least a portion of a respective BHFSP of one of the beams aligns with one of satellite switching instants; and adjusting a timing and symbol rate of the transmission according to the adjustment period and the adjusted symbol rate, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Murali REGUNATHAN, Yezdi ANTIA, Neal David BECKER, Stanley KAY, Uday R. BHASKAR, Seokho KIM