Patents by Inventor Paul Lacasse

Paul Lacasse 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: 11689306
    Abstract: A system comprises a computer having a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to identify data to be communicated to a satellite gateway via a satellite, the data including first data and second data, determine to communicate the data to the satellite gateway in a time-division multiplexing (TDM) and time-division multiple access (TDMA) (TDM/TDMA) concurrent transmission mode, and responsive to the determination to communicate the data to the satellite gateway in the TDM/TDMA concurrent transmission mode, transmit the first data to the satellite according to a TDM channel access scheme and transmit the second data to the satellite according to a TDMA channel access scheme that differs from the TDM channel access scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Suchita Sahu, Bala Subramaniam, Paul LaCasse
  • Patent number: 11516538
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for detecting image impairments indicating low quality images within video content. An image impairment detection (IMD) model can be generated with a training data set including images that include one or more image impairments. Video content comprising a set of video frames may be obtained and a video frame provided to the image impairment detection model as input. Output may be received from the image impairment detection model indicating that the video frame includes an image impairment artifact indicative of a particular image impairment. One or more operations may be executed based at least in part on the output received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Zongyi Liu, Bruce Ferry, Simon Paul Lacasse, Hai Wei
  • Publication number: 20220376809
    Abstract: A system comprises a computer having a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to identify data to be communicated to a satellite gateway via a satellite, the data including first data and second data, determine to communicate the data to the satellite gateway in a time-division multiplexing (TDM) and time-division multiple access (TDMA) (TDM/TDMA) concurrent transmission mode, and responsive to the determination to communicate the data to the satellite gateway in the TDM/TDMA concurrent transmission mode, transmit the first data to the satellite according to a TDM channel access scheme and transmit the second data to the satellite according to a TDMA channel access scheme that differs from the TDM channel access scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Suchita Sahu, Bala Subramaniam, Paul LaCasse
  • Patent number: 9407354
    Abstract: A communication system, an apparatus and a method for communicating with a radio disposed in an outdoor unit are provided. The apparatus including: a de-multiplexor configured to separate a multiplexed signal received on an inter-facility link (IFL) into a first signal; a demodulator configured to demodulate the first signal based-on a first modulator control information to obtain data; a modulator configured to modulate a portion of the data based-on a second modulator control information to generate a second signal; and an amplifier configured to amplify a transmission signal prior to transmission of the transmission signal with an antenna, wherein the transmission signal is based on the second signal, the second modulator control information is received by the de-multiplexor and the second modulator control information controls the modulation scheme used by the modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Thomas Jackson, George Eapen, Paul Lacasse
  • Publication number: 20160191149
    Abstract: A communication system, an apparatus and a method for communicating with a radio disposed in an outdoor unit are provided. The apparatus including: a de-multiplexor configured to separate a multiplexed signal received on an inter-facility link (IFL) into a first signal; a demodulator configured to demodulate the first signal based-on a first modulator control information to obtain data; a modulator configured to modulate a portion of the data based-on a second modulator control information to generate a second signal; and an amplifier configured to amplify a transmission signal prior to transmission of the transmission signal with an antenna, wherein the transmission signal is based on the second signal, the second modulator control information is received by the de-multiplexor and the second modulator control information controls the modulation scheme used by the modulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Jackson, George Eapen, Paul Lacasse