Patents by Inventor Timothy M. Force

Timothy M. Force 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 and system for establishing a system time within a mobile ad hoc network
    Patent number: 8139558
    Abstract: A mobile ad hoc network, a mobile ad hoc network node and a method for establishing a system time within a mobile ad hoc network are provided. The network nodes may include a global positioning system (GPS) receiver for receiving GPS signals and for providing a GPS time derived from the GPS signals. The GPS time may be employed by the network node as the system time. Even though the network nodes of a mobile ad hoc network independently determine the GPS time and, in turn, the system time, the system time will be common for each of the network nodes. Mobile ad hoc network nodes may therefore join and leave the mobile ad hoc network with each network node being able to determine the system time prior to its joinder based upon the GPS time provided by the respective GPS receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark D. Hall, Timothy M. Force
  • Method And System For Establishing A System Time Within A Mobile Ad Hoc Network
    Publication number: 20090274137
    Abstract: A mobile ad hoc network, a mobile ad hoc network node and a method for establishing a system time within a mobile ad hoc network are provided. The network nodes may include a global positioning system (GPS) receiver for receiving GPS signals and for providing a GPS time derived from the GPS signals. The GPS time may be employed by the network node as the system time. Even though the network nodes of a mobile ad hoc network independently determine the GPS time and, in turn, the system time, the system time will be common for each of the network nodes. Mobile ad hoc network nodes may therefore join and leave the mobile ad hoc network with each network node being able to determine the system time prior to its joinder based upon the GPS time provided by the respective GPS receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark D. Hall, Timothy M. Force