Patents by Inventor R. Eben Jenkins

R. Eben Jenkins 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).

  • Signal type identification
    Patent number: 6904269
    Abstract: A method of identifying a signal type uses parameters of the signal as a basis for automatic identification. A signal of interest is selected from a display of a spectral waveform for a specified frequency. An occupied bandwidth for the signal of interest is estimated and, if the occupied bandwidth is common to more than one known signal type, a complementary cumulative distribution function of peak power for the signal of interest is estimated. The signal type may be identified as a function of these parameters. Additionally the frequency of the signal of interest may be compared with a database of spectral assignments for known signal types to provide further information about the signal of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Deshpande, Thomas C. Hill, R. Eben Jenkins, Kathryn A. Engholm