Patents by Inventor Sean M. Collison

Sean M. Collison 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).

  • METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A CORRECT DECODING CODEWORD
    Publication number: 20150074499
    Abstract: A method of searching for candidate codewords for a telecommunications system, the method comprising receiving a sequence of constellation points, producing a received FEC vector comprised of bits from the received constellation points, comparing the received FEC vector with a plurality of candidate codewords within a Dorsch decoding process using an ordered pattern, and terminating the search when a candidate codeword from among the plurality of candidate codewords is found residing within a predetermined range of a specified distance of the received FEC vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Brian A. Banister, Patrick Owsley, Sean M. Collison
  • Method of identifying a correct decoding codeward
    Patent number: 8887023
    Abstract: A method of searching for candidate codewords for a telecommunications system, the method comprising receiving a sequence of constellation points, producing a received FEC vector comprised of bits from the received constellation points, comparing the received FEC vector with a plurality of candidate codewords within a Dorsch decoding process using an ordered pattern, and terminating the search when a candidate codeword from among the plurality of candidate codewords is found residing within a predetermined range of a specified distance of the received FEC vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Comtech EF Data Corp.
    Inventors: Brian A. Banister, Patrick Owsley, Sean M. Collison
  • Encoding and decoding systems and related methods
    Patent number: 8473798
    Abstract: A method of searching for candidate codewords for a telecommunications system may comprise receiving a constellation point, comparing the received point with points within a Dorsch decoding process using an optimal pattern, and terminating the search when a codeword is found residing within a specified distance of the received point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Comtect EF Data Corp.
    Inventors: Brian A. Banister, Patrick Owsley, Sean M. Collison
  • ENCODING AND DECODING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20120026022
    Abstract: A method of searching for candidate codewords for a telecommunications system, the method comprising receiving a sequence of constellation points, producing a received FEC vector comprised of bits from the received constellation points, comparing the received FEC vector with a plurality of candidate codewords within a Dorsch decoding process using an ordered pattern, and terminating the search when a candidate codeword from among the plurality of candidate codewords is found residing within a predetermined range of a specified distance of the received FEC vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Comtech EF Data Corp.
    Inventors: Brian A. Banister, Patrick Owsley, Sean M. Collison