Patents by Inventor Robert B. Foster, Jr.

Robert B. Foster, Jr. 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: 7242907
    Abstract: The present invention relates to communication systems and methods and more particularly to a system and method for optimizing the bandwidth of a point to multipoint wireless system by synchronizing transmit and receive modes of various hubs and sectors. The inventive method and system provides an optimal guard time between transmit and receive modes. Moreover, the inventive system and method utilizes a control channel located in a guard space associated with a data channel to provide synchronization telemetry to facilitate dynamically variable transmit and receive modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: G. Jack Garrison, Robert B. Foster, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7054289
    Abstract: A system and method for information communication between physically separated processor-based systems. Disclosed is a centralized communication array providing point to multipoint information communication between processor-based systems utilizing 5 communication nodes. Such information communication may be between two processor-based systems, each utilizing communication nodes or may be between a processor-based system utilizing a communication node and a processor-based system coupled to the centralized communication array through a backbone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Harris Broadband Wireless Access, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert B. Foster, Jr., Charles R. Baugh, David C. Schafer
  • Patent number: 6778516
    Abstract: A system and method for information communication between physically separated processor-based systems. Disclosed is a centralized communication array providing point to multipoint information communication between processor-based systems utilizing communication nodes. Such information communication may be between two processor-based systems, each utilizing communication nodes or may be between a processor-based system utilizing a communication node and a processor-based system coupled to the centralized communication array through a backbone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Harris Broadband Wireless Access, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert B. Foster, Jr., Charles R. Baugh, David C. Schafer
  • Patent number: 6748240
    Abstract: A system and method for information communication between physically separated processor-based systems. Disclosed is a centralized communication array providing point to multipoint information communication between processor-based systems utilizing communication nodes. Such information communication may be between two processor-based systems, each utilizing communication nodes or may be between a processor-based system utilizing a communication node and a processor-based system coupled to the centralized communication array through a backbone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Harris Broadband Wireless Access, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert B. Foster, Jr., Charles R. Baugh, David C. Schafer
  • Patent number: 6735452
    Abstract: A system and method for information communication between physically separated processor-based systems. Disclosed is a centralized communication array providing point to multipoint information communication between processor-based systems utilizing communication nodes. Such information communication may be between two processor-based systems, each utilizing communication nodes or may be between a processor-based system utilizing a communication node and a processor-based system coupled to the centralized communication array through a backbone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Harris Broadband Wireless Access, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert B. Foster, Jr., Charles R. Baugh, David C. Schafer
  • Publication number: 20040053620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to communication systems and methods and more particularly to a system and method for optimizing the bandwidth of a point to multipoint wireless system by synchronizing transmit and receive modes of various hubs and sectors. The inventive method and system provides an optimal guard time between transmit and receive modes. Moreover, the inventive system and method utilizes a control channel located in a guard space associated with a data channel to provide synchronization telemetry to facilitate dynamically variable transmit and receive modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: G. Jack Garrison, Robert B. Foster Jr
  • Patent number: 6643277
    Abstract: The inventive cellular reuse plan uses a tessellating grouping of cells to form a pattern, which is then repeated to form a larger cell cluster. The mosaic pattern uses several different cell types. Each cell type preferably comprises a different set of channel assignments. The channels are preferably provided additional orthogonality, such as through the use of polarization, where channel assignments within a cell are grouped to provide adjacent sectors, as a block, with primary communication links using commonly polarized channels. The different cell types are then arranged in the mosaic pattern. Each particular cell in the pattern has adjoining cells that are of a different type than the particular cell. The most preferred embodiment cell pattern does not utilize all available channels to thereby provide reserve channels for use in providing redundant links and/or added capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Harris Broadband Wireless Access, Inc.
    Inventors: G. Jack Garrison, Robert B. Foster, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6016313
    Abstract: A system and method for information communication between physically separated processor-based systems. Disclosed is a centralized communication array providing point to multipoint information communication between processor-based systems utilizing communication nodes. Such information communication may be between two processor-based systems, each utilizing communication nodes or may be between a processor-based system utilizing a communication node and a processor-based system coupled to the centralized communication array through a backbone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: WAVTrace, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert B. Foster, Jr., Charles R. Baugh, David C. Schafer
  • Patent number: 5590410
    Abstract: A communications system includes at least two communications units, each communication unit including a transmitter capable of transmitting to the other unit on one or more frequencies, under the control of a mode control unit and wherein acquisition or a locking of frequencies of the two communications units and timing signal recovery is achieved by transmitting signals on a group of predetermined frequencies, the transmission on each frequency being for a predetermined time frame in a sequence which is repeated after n+1 time frames, wherein n is the number of different frequencies to be transmitted by the originating communications unit, and the receiving unit including a receiver operating on one of the predetermined frequencies for n+1 time frames until the receiving unit receives a signal from the originating unit and transmits an acknowledgment signal to the originating unit thus locking the two units on one of the predetermined frequencies such that information, transmission and reception can proceed
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: American Wireless Corporation
    Inventors: Brian M. Deutsch, Robert B. Foster, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5528623
    Abstract: A communications system includes at least two communications units, each communication unit including a transmitter capable of transmitting to the other unit at different power levels and on different frequencies, the power levels and frequencies of transmission being controlled by a mode control unit in response to indicators of transmission quality and reliability, wherein the mode control unit initially establishes a minimum power output of the transmitter at a fixed frequency to establish communications and if reliable communications cannot be maintained, increasing the level of output power of the transmitter until reliable communications are established as indicated by signals returned from another unit in the communications system, and wherein the mode control unit changes the output frequency of the transmitter from a single frequency mode to a time division spread spectrum mode if the required power output level of the transmitter exceeds a first predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: American Wireless Corporation
    Inventor: Robert B. Foster, Jr.