Patents by Inventor Ted Eigle

Ted Eigle 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).

  • Verification of trustworthiness of position information transmitted from an aircraft via a communications satellite
    Patent number: 10036813
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of verifying the trustworthiness of position information from an onboard tracking system on an aircraft. An onboard tracking system message comprising onboard tracking system position information indicating a first position of the aircraft is generated by the onboard tracking system and transmitted to an off board aircraft tracking system via a communications satellite in a satellite communications system. The satellite communications system adds a header comprising transmitter position information identifying a second position for transmission of the onboard tracking system message received by the communications satellite to the onboard tracking system message to form a message. The message is received from the satellite communications system by the off board aircraft tracking system and the first position from the onboard tracking system message is compared to the second position from the header to determine whether the onboard tracking system position information is trustworthy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Siobvan M. Nyikos, Arun Ayyagari, Ted Eigle, William R. Richards, Tracy L. Woodward, Bernell R. McCormick
  • Controller for an aircraft tracker
    Patent number: 10030995
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and aircraft tracker system for reporting state information for an aircraft. A state of the aircraft is identified using sensor data received from an aircraft sensor system in the aircraft. The state information is transmitted at a reporting rate set using the state of the aircraft identified from the sensor data, at least one of a crew command or a ground command when at least one of the crew command is received from a crew interface or the ground command is received from a ground source, and a policy defining priorities for reporting that are based on at least one of the crew command, the ground command, or the state of the aircraft identified from the sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Charles Otis Adler, Ted Eigle, William Raymond Richards, Timothy Allen Murphy, John Harvey Roberson, Thomas Jose Thalakottur, Ricardo Messias Fricks, Fadl Ibrahim Khalil, Steven Mark Walstrom, Daniel Bruce Holton, Jessie Turner, Timothy Edward Jackson
  • Verification of Trustworthiness of Position Information Transmitted from an Aircraft via a Communications Satellite
    Publication number: 20170139049
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of verifying the trustworthiness of position information from an onboard tracking system on an aircraft. An onboard tracking system message comprising onboard tracking system position information indicating a first position of the aircraft is generated by the onboard tracking system and transmitted to an off board aircraft tracking system via a communications satellite in a satellite communications system. The satellite communications system adds a header comprising transmitter position information identifying a second position for transmission of the onboard tracking system message received by the communications satellite to the onboard tracking system message to form a message. The message is received from the satellite communications system by the off board aircraft tracking system and the first position from the onboard tracking system message is compared to the second position from the header to determine whether the onboard tracking system position information is trustworthy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Siobvan M. Nyikos, Arun Ayyagari, Ted Eigle, William R. Richards, Tracy L. Woodward, Bernell R. McCormick
  • Controller for an Aircraft Tracker
    Publication number: 20170082455
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and aircraft tracker system for reporting state information for an aircraft. A state of the aircraft is identified using sensor data received from an aircraft sensor system in the aircraft. The state information is transmitted at a reporting rate set using the state of the aircraft identified from the sensor data, at least one of a crew command or a ground command when at least one of the crew command is received from a crew interface or the ground command is received from a ground source, and a policy defining priorities for reporting that are based on at least one of the crew command, the ground command, or the state of the aircraft identified from the sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Charles Otis Adler, Ted Eigle, William Raymond Richards, Timothy Allen Murphy, John Harvey Roberson, Thomas Jose Thalakottur, Ricardo Messias Fricks, Fadl Ibrahim Khalil, Steven Mark Walstrom, Daniel Bruce Holton, Jessie Turner, Timothy Edward Jackson
  • System and method for secure communication
    Patent number: 8588416
    Abstract: A system and methods for secure communication are disclosed. A network packet comprising encrypted network address comprising an unencrypted network address encrypted by a first GPS time and a first pseudo random number is received. The encrypted network address is decrypted using the first GPS time and the first pseudo random number to provide the unencrypted network address. The network packet is transmitted based on the unencrypted network address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ted Eigle, Eric J. Andrews, Ceilidh Hoffmann
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20130185556
    Abstract: A system and methods for secure communication are disclosed. A network packet comprising encrypted network address comprising an unencrypted network address encrypted by a first GPS time and a first pseudo random number is received. The encrypted network address is decrypted using the first GPS time and the first pseudo random number to provide the unencrypted network address. The network packet is transmitted based on the unencrypted network address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Ted Eigle, Eric J. Andrews, Ceilidh Hoffmann