Patents by Inventor Richard Stuart Foster

Richard Stuart Foster 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: 12222414
    Abstract: A method is disclosed. In various examples, the method may include receiving an instruction for generating a signal comprising a ranging signal and a data signal. The method may also include transmitting, via a terrestrial transmitter for transmitting radio waves having encoded messaging information and timing information for one or more of positioning, navigation and timing, the signal at least partially responsive to the instruction. The signal may include a pulse group comprising a number of ranging pulses and a number of data pulses subsequent to the number of ranging pulses. Respective ones of the number of data pulses may have a phase of either a positive-going phase or a negative-going phase. Information may be encoded using the either positive-going phases or negative-going phases of the data pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Benjamin Peterson, Jeremy Dean Warriner, Richard Stuart Foster
  • Patent number: 12210108
    Abstract: A device is disclosed. In one or more examples, the device may include an antenna to receive a signal encoding timing information for one or more of positioning, navigation, and timing. The signal may include a pulse group comprising a number of ranging pulses and a number of data pulses subsequent to the number of ranging pulses. Respective ones of the number of data pulses may have a phase of either a positive-going phase or a negative-going phase. Data may be encoded using the either positive-going phases or negative-going phases of the data pulses. The device may include a processor to decode the data at least partially responsive to the phases of the respective ones of the number of data pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Microchip Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Peterson, Jeremy Dean Warriner, Richard Stuart Foster
  • Patent number: 12174284
    Abstract: A method is disclosed. In various examples, the method may include receiving an instruction for generating a ranging signal, and transmitting the ranging signal at least partially responsive to the instruction. In various examples the ranging signal may be transmitted via a terrestrial transmitter for transmitting radio waves having encoded messaging information and timing information for one or more of positioning, navigation and timing. In various examples, the ranging signal may exhibit a first ranging pulse and a second ranging pulse of a pulse group and an encoded transmitter identifier, the transmitter identifier encoded by modulating an inter-pulse interval defined between a start of the first ranging pulse and a start of the second ranging pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Benjamin Peterson, Richard Stuart Foster, Jeremy Dean Warriner
  • Publication number: 20220244347
    Abstract: A device is disclosed. The device may include an antenna, which antenna may receive a ranging signal encoding timing information for one or more of positioning, navigation, and timing. The ranging signal may include a first pulse of a pulse group, a second pulse of the pulse group, and an inter-pulse interval between a start of the first pulse and a start of the second pulse. The device may include a processor, which processor may identify a transmitter of the ranging signal at least partially responsive to the inter-pulse interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Peterson, Richard Stuart Foster, Jeremy Dean Warriner
  • Publication number: 20220244338
    Abstract: A device is disclosed. In one or more examples, the device may include an antenna to receive a signal comprising a ranging signal and a data signal. The signal may encode timing information for one or more of positioning, navigation, and timing. The signal may include a first pulse having a first start time and a second pulse having a second start time. The second start time may be an integer number of inter-pulse intervals plus an encoding delay after the first start time. The encoding delay may encode data. The device may include a processor to obtain the data responsive to the encoding delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Peterson, Jeremy Dean Warriner, Richard Stuart Foster
  • Publication number: 20220244340
    Abstract: A method is disclosed. In various examples, the method may include receiving an instruction for generating a signal that comprises a ranging signal and a data signal, and transmitting the signal at least partially responsive to the instruction. In various examples the signal may be transmitted via a terrestrial transmitter for transmitting radio waves having encoded messaging information and timing information for one or more of positioning, navigation and timing. In various examples, the signal may include a pulse group comprising a first pulse having a first start time; and a second pulse having a second start time. The second start time may be an integer number of inter-pulse intervals plus an encoding delay after the first start time. The encoding delay may encode data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Peterson, Jeremy Dean Warriner, Richard Stuart Foster
  • Publication number: 20220244341
    Abstract: A device is disclosed. In one or more examples, the device may include an antenna to receive a signal encoding timing information for one or more of positioning, navigation, and timing. The signal may include a pulse group comprising a number of ranging pulses and a number of data pulses subsequent to the number of ranging pulses. Respective ones of the number of data pulses may have a phase of either a positive-going phase or a negative-going phase. Data may be encoded using the either positive-going phases or negative-going phases of the data pulses. The device may include a processor to decode the data at least partially responsive to the phases of the respective ones of the number of data pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Peterson, Jeremy Dean Warniner, Richard Stuart Foster
  • Publication number: 20220244337
    Abstract: A method is disclosed. In various examples, the method may include receiving an instruction for generating a signal comprising a ranging signal and a data signal. The method may also include transmitting, via a terrestrial transmitter for transmitting radio waves having encoded messaging information and timing information for one or more of positioning, navigation and timing, the signal at least partially responsive to the instruction. The signal may include a pulse group comprising a number of ranging pulses and a number of data pulses subsequent to the number of ranging pulses. Respective ones of the number of data pulses may have a phase of either a positive-going phase or a negative-going phase. Information may be encoded using the either positive-going phases or negative-going phases of the data pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Peterson, Jeremy Dean Warriner, Richard Stuart Foster
  • Publication number: 20220120838
    Abstract: A method is disclosed. In various examples, the method may include receiving an instruction for generating a ranging signal, and transmitting the ranging signal at least partially responsive to the instruction. In various examples the ranging signal may be transmitted via a terrestrial transmitter for transmitting radio waves having encoded messaging information and timing information for one or more of positioning, navigation and timing. In various examples, the ranging signal may exhibit a first ranging pulse and a second ranging pulse of a pulse group and an encoded transmitter identifier, the transmitter identifier encoded by modulating an inter-pulse interval defined between a start of the first ranging pulse and a start of the second ranging pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Peterson, Richard Stuart Foster, Jeremy Dean Warriner