Patents by Inventor Steve Shattil

Steve Shattil 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: 10200227
    Abstract: In a multi-user communication system, a pre-coder in a transmitter comprises a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) spreader provides data symbols spread with Fourier coefficients to generate DFT-spread data symbols. An OFDM modulator, such as an inverse-DFT, modulates the DFT-spread data symbols onto OFDM subcarriers to produce a pre-coded OFDM transmission signal. The Fourier coefficients reduce the transmission signal's peak to average power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Shattil
  • Publication number: 20190007841
    Abstract: A system deploys electronic countermeasures against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are determined to be a threat. A radio transceiver coupled to at least one antenna detects if radio signals are being communicated between a remote control unit and a UAV. A mitigation engine communicatively coupled to the radio transceiver synthesizes an exploit signal to be transmitted to the UAV, wherein the exploit signal is configured to inject commands into the UAV's navigation system. If the system determines that the UAV is operating in an autopilot mode, it transmits an induce-mode signal that causes the UAVs to switch to a communication mode so the UAV is responsive to the exploit signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Department 13, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Shattil, Robi Sen
  • Patent number: 10142082
    Abstract: A pre-coder in a radio transceiver comprises a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) spreader that DFT-spreads a block of data symbols to produce DFT-spread data symbols. The spread data symbols are mapped to Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) subcarriers assigned to the radio transceiver for transmission. An OFDM transmitter employs an inverse-DFT to modulate the DFT-spread data symbols onto the OFDM subcarriers to produce a pre-coded OFDM transmission signal. The spreading reduces the OFDM transmission signal's peak to average power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Shattil
  • Publication number: 20180262241
    Abstract: A cooperative multi-user multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) antenna array comprises a MIMO subspace processing system communicatively coupled by a first network to a first set of antennas residing on multiple geographically distributed wireless terminals in a mobile radio network. The first set of antennas is updated to produce a second set of antennas, and the first network is reconfigured to connect the MIMO subspace processing system to the second set of antennas. MIMO subspace processing is reconfigured to employ channel state information for the second set of antennas to generate a plurality of non-interfering subspace channels occupying a common frequency in the mobile radio network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Shattil
  • Patent number: 10051475
    Abstract: A system detects unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and deploys electronic countermeasures against one or more UAVs that are determined to be a threat. A signal detector detects radio signals communicated between a remote control unit and UAV. A feature extractor extracts signal features from the detected radio signals, and a classifier processes the detected radio signals based on its signal features and determines whether the detected radio signals correspond to a known or unknown radio protocol. A threat analyzer determines if a detected UAV is a threat based on at least one of remote-sensing data and classification(s) of the detected radio signals. When a UAV system employs an unknown radio protocol, a mitigation engine synthesizes an exploit based on corresponding extracted signal features. A response analyzer detects a response from the UAV system when an exploit is activated and may adapt the exploit based on the response. In some cases, the exploits can be configured against a UAV in autopilot mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Department 13, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Shattil, Robi Sen
  • Patent number: 10038584
    Abstract: An OFDM transmitter spreads original data symbols with a complex-valued spreading matrix derived from a discrete Fourier transform. Spread data symbols are mapped to OFDM subcarriers. Spreading and mapping are configured to produce a transmitted spread-OFDM signal with a low peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) and orthogonal code spaces. In MIMO systems, the complex-valued spreading matrix can comprise a MIMO precoding matrix, and the code spaces can comprise MIMO subspaces. In Cooperative-MIMO, a combination of low code-space cross correlation and low PAPR can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Shattil
  • Patent number: 10014882
    Abstract: An electronic object is configured for rapid prototyping of a wireless communication transceiver. The electronic object comprises hardware and software components. An identification module is configured for automatically conveying the electronic object's identity to at least one other electronic object in the transceiver. A signal processor performs object-specific signal processing, which is one of a plurality of component transceiver functions performed by a transceiver. An interface provides access to the electronic object's resources by other electronic objects via physical and logical entry points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Robi Sen, Ian Charles Starnes, Steve Shattil
  • Patent number: 10015034
    Abstract: An OFDM transmitter spreads original data symbols with a complex-valued spreading matrix derived from a discrete Fourier transform. Spread data symbols are mapped to OFDM subcarriers. Spreading and mapping are configured to produce a transmitted spread-OFDM signal with a low peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) and orthogonal code spaces. In MIMO systems, the complex-valued spreading matrix can comprise a MIMO precoding matrix, and the code spaces can comprise MIMO subspaces. In Cooperative-MIMO, a combination of low code-space cross correlation and low PAPR can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Shattil
  • Patent number: 10009208
    Abstract: An OFDM transmitter spreads original data symbols with a complex-valued spreading matrix derived from a discrete Fourier transform. Spread data symbols are mapped to OFDM subcarriers. Spreading and mapping are configured to produce a transmitted spread-OFDM signal with a low peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) and orthogonal code spaces. In MIMO systems, the complex-valued spreading matrix can comprise a MIMO precoding matrix, and the code spaces can comprise MIMO subspaces. In Cooperative-MIMO, a combination of low code-space cross correlation and low PAPR can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Shattil
  • Patent number: 9967007
    Abstract: A cooperative multi-user multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) antenna array comprises a MIMO subspace processing system communicatively coupled to a set of antennas residing on multiple ones of a plurality of geographically distributed wireless terminals in a Mobile Radio Network. The MIMO subspace processing system can comprise a distributed computing system. The MIMO antenna array is adapted by updating the set of antennas to produce a second set of antennas; selecting an updated set of distributed computing resources, if necessary, to perform MIMO subspace processing; and reconfiguring the MIMO subspace processing to employ channel state information of the second set to enable multiple non-interfering subspace channels occupying a common frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Shattil
  • Patent number: 9893774
    Abstract: Instead of just consuming network resources, client devices create network resources via cooperative subspace processing to increase data bandwidth and expand radio coverage so the network grows dynamically with demand. Server-side cooperative-MIMO provides joint processing for geographically distributed base stations with overlapping coverage areas. A combination of centralized coordination and distributed computing pools and virtualizes base station processing, which reduces complexity, size, and power requirements of base stations to facilitate rapid and inexpensive network deployments. Cooperative subspace coding reduces overhead and transport-layer inefficiencies, and enables each channel to simultaneously employ multiple network paths, even over non-homogeneous networks. Cooperative subspace processing enables a client in a first network to reuse its allocated channels for communicating in another network without interfering with the first network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Shattil
  • Publication number: 20180039287
    Abstract: An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) comprises a situational awareness system coupled to at least one onboard sensor and senses the location of other UAVs. A cooperative Radio Access Network (RAN)-signal processor is configured to process RAN signals cooperatively with at least one other UAV to produce RAN performance criteria. A flight controller provides autonomous navigation control of the UAV's flight based on the relative spatial locations of other UAVs and the RAN performance criteria, which operates within predetermined boundaries of navigation criteria. The UAV can employ mitigation tactics against one or more radio devices identified as a threat and may coordinate other UAVs to conduct such mitigations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Shattil
  • Patent number: 9800448
    Abstract: An OFDM transmitter spreads original data symbols with a complex-valued spreading matrix derived from a discrete Fourier transform. Spread data symbols are mapped to OFDM subcarriers. Spreading and mapping are configured to produce a transmitted spread-OFDM signal with a low peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) and orthogonal code spaces. In MIMO systems, the complex-valued spreading matrix can comprise a MIMO precoding matrix, and the code spaces can comprise MIMO subspaces. In Cooperative-MIMO, a combination of low code-space cross correlation and low PAPR can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Shattil
  • Patent number: 9798329
    Abstract: An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) comprises a situational awareness system coupled to at least one onboard sensor and senses the location of other UAVs. A cooperative Radio Access Network (RAN)-signal processor is configured to process RAN signals cooperatively with at least one other UAV to increase the rank of the RAN channel and produce RAN performance criteria. A flight controller provides autonomous navigation control of the UAV's flight based on the relative spatial locations of other UAVs and the RAN performance criteria, which operates within predetermined boundaries of navigation criteria. The UAV can employ mitigation tactics against one or more UEs identified as a threat and may coordinate other UAVs to conduct such mitigations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Shattil
  • Publication number: 20170279506
    Abstract: A cooperative multi-user multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) antenna array comprises a MIMO subspace processing system communicatively coupled to a set of antennas residing on multiple ones of a plurality of geographically distributed wireless terminals in a Mobile Radio Network. The MIMO subspace processing system can comprise a distributed computing system. The MIMO antenna array is adapted by updating the set of antennas to produce a second set of antennas; selecting an updated set of distributed computing resources, if necessary, to perform MIMO subspace processing; and reconfiguring the MIMO subspace processing to employ channel state information of the second set to enable multiple non-interfering subspace channels occupying a common frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Shattil
  • Publication number: 20170272182
    Abstract: A radio transmitter adjusts the spectral, amplitude, and/or phase characteristics of its transmissions to defeat radio fingerprinting identification without destroying the content of the transmissions. The transmitter determines a threshold of signal distortion that impedes RF fingerprint identification while providing an acceptable amount of degradation to data transmissions and then synthesizes a distortion of its unique RF fingerprint to impede identification. The transmitter may create RF fingerprint “personalities” to be paired with different radio protocol behaviors and subscriber terminal identification codes (e.g., MAC addresses or SMSIs) for generating different radio identities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Department 13, LLC
    Inventors: Robi Sen, Steve Shattil
  • Patent number: 9768842
    Abstract: In a multi-user communication system, a pre-coder in a transmitter comprises a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) spreader configured to spread data symbols with Fourier coefficients to generate DFT-spread data symbols. An OFDM modulator, such as an inverse-DFT, modulates the DFT-spread data symbols onto OFDM subcarriers to produce a pre-coded OFDM transmission signal. The DFT spreader is configured to reduce the transmission signal's peak to average power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Shattil
  • Publication number: 20170235316
    Abstract: An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) comprises a situational awareness system coupled to at least one onboard sensor and senses the location of other UAVs. A cooperative Radio Access Network (RAN)-signal processor is configured to process RAN signals cooperatively with at least one other UAV to increase the rank of the RAN channel and produce RAN performance criteria. A flight controller provides autonomous navigation control of the UAV's flight based on the relative spatial locations of other UAVs and the RAN performance criteria, which operates within predetermined boundaries of navigation criteria. The UAV can employ mitigation tactics against one or more UEs identified as a threat and may coordinate other UAVs to conduct such mitigations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Shattil
  • Patent number: 9673920
    Abstract: A transmitter is configured to change its unique radio signature enough to defeat radio fingerprinting identification without destroying the content of the transmissions. The transmitter may be configured for defeating both transient-signal fingerprinting and steady-state fingerprinting. The transmitter may be configured to obfuscate transient detection. The transmitter may continuously vary spectral, amplitude, and/or phase characteristics of its transmissions to defeat radio fingerprinting. The transmitter may pair radio fingerprints with subscriber terminal identification codes (e.g., MAC addresses or SMSIs) for generating different radio identities. The transmitter may measure another transmitter's radio fingerprint, and, compensating for its own radio fingerprint, spoof the measured radio fingerprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Department 13, LLC
    Inventors: Robi Sen, Steve Shattil
  • Publication number: 20170126458
    Abstract: In a multi-user communication system, a pre-coder in a transmitter comprises a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) spreader provides data symbols spread with Fourier coefficients to generate DFT-spread data symbols. An OFDM modulator, such as an inverse-DFT, modulates the DFT-spread data symbols onto OFDM subcarriers to produce a pre-coded OFDM transmission signal. The Fourier coefficients reduce the transmission signal's peak to average power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Shattil