Patents by Inventor Yaakov Shoshan
Yaakov Shoshan 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).
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Patent number: 11889015Abstract: A vehicle safety system operating on a driver's cellphone and comprising selective blocking apparatus, controlled by a processor, for blocking specified functionalities of the cellphone only when the cellphone is in a moving vehicle; and communication functionality operative to receive from a remote server and feed to said processor, updates which determine which specified functionalities to block.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: SAVERONE 2014 LTD.Inventors: Yossef Cohen, Amiram Gur Gerasi, Eliyahu Gur, Yaakov Shoshan
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Publication number: 20230334138Abstract: System for ex post facto upgrading of at least one Legacy personal communication device including a legacy modem and lacking at least one desired wireless communication feature, the system comprising an upgraded communication device including an auxiliary modem physically connected via an ex post facto physical connection to a Legacy personal communication device having at least one legacy wireless output channel which has been neutralized or disabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Oded NAHAMONI, Adi SCHWARTZ, Gil KOIFMAN, Yaakov SHOSHAN
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Publication number: 20230239775Abstract: A method and system for allocating receiving and processing resources for scanning communication channels over a scanning time are provided herein. The method may include the following steps: dividing the scanning time into time slots, wherein at each time slot, allocating an RF receiver to receive signals in a channel selected from a first number of communication channels, and allocating the processor to process signals received in an earlier time slot; assigning a scanning priority to each of the first number of communication channels; scanning, in accordance with the assigned scanning priority, at least one of a second number of communication channels, to detect and process RF signals; processing the received signals and assigning an updated scanning priority to at least one of the first number of communication channels, wherein the assigned scanning priority is dynamically modifiable; and repeating the scanning and the processing with the updated scanning priority.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: SAVERONE 2014 LTD.Inventors: Daniel ALJADEFF, Meir GROSSMAN, Yaakov SHOSHAN
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Patent number: 11644526Abstract: A system for localizing a transmitting wireless device within a known volume, the system including antennae deployed in respective locations at least some within the known volume, each of the antennae operative to receive and output a signal from the transmitting device; analog-to-digital converter/s; and a processor receiving digital sampled received signals and computing real time output parameter/s as function of: sampled received signals S, received from the transmitting wireless device at antenna i; and of sampled signals, received from the transmitting wireless device at antenna j and sampled, simultaneously with reception at antenna I and sampling of sampled received signals S, function being independent of power level at which transmitting device is transmitting, and to estimate transmitting wireless device's location within volume by comparing the parameter/s to reference output parameters respectively having known correspondence to known possible locations/s within volume, for at least two of the anType: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: SAVERONE 2014 LTD.Inventors: Yaakov Shoshan, Yossef Cohen, Amiram Gur Gerasi
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Patent number: 11463152Abstract: A cellular system comprising at least one moving non-stationary base station for enabling cellular communication between at least two mobile stations in a geographic area that lacks adequate cellular coverage by at least one stationary base station.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Yaakov Shoshan, Jacob Tzlil, Gil Koifman
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Patent number: 11356168Abstract: In a mobile communication system including a network having at least one base station operative to receive information in resource allocation terminology understandable to the base station and to allocate downlink bandwidth accordingly, at least one relay operative to convey to the base station information regarding needs of mobile communicators associated with the relay, using the resource allocation terminology understandable to the base station, and when receiving uplink bandwidth, from the base station, which generates an uplink between itself and the base station, to distribute the uplink bandwidth between the mobile communicators associated with the relay.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Adi Schwartz, Yaakov Shoshan, Gil Koifman
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Patent number: 11129080Abstract: A method operative in conjunction with a cellular communication network having a core element and comprising providing moving relays including base and mobile station functionality and a relay resource manager, all co-located, including providing an emergency moving relay from among the moving relays further including a simulated stationary network that includes a simulated IP connectivity gateway communicating with a simulated mobility management entity. The simulated stationary network simulates a stationary network's operation; the emergency moving relay being a root of a sub tree that includes moving relays and mobile stations, and is configured to utilize its mobile and base station functionalities and relay resource manager for operating in: (i) normal mode: emergency moving relay communicates with other relays in the network and with the stationary network; (ii) emergency mode, including, in response to an emergency event, finding new networks to connect to.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Adi Schwartz, Yaakov Shoshan, Itay Sherman, Udi Weinsberg
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Patent number: 11128343Abstract: An improved mobile/cellular/wireless communication method e.g. for use-cases in which portions (“important signal” or “needed signal”) of a signal (“original signal”) are of particular interest in a given situation but not adequately received in that situation, the method comprising generating an auxiliary signal operative e.g. to bridge between imperfect ability/ies of the transmitters in the situation, and specific needs of the receivers in the situation, and/or to improve reception of the important signal and/or important signal information; and transmitting at least the auxiliary signal to the receiving end such that a representation of characteristics of the important signal, comprising the important signal itself and/or important signal information characterizing the important signal, is replaced enhanced or augmented by the auxiliary signal, at the receiving end.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Adi Schwartz, Yaakov Shoshan
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Publication number: 20210099225Abstract: A cellular system comprising at least one moving non-stationary base station for enabling cellular communication between at least two mobile stations in a geographic area that lacks adequate cellular coverage by at least one stationary base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Yaakov SHOSHAN, Jacob TZLIL, GIL KOIFMAN
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Publication number: 20210049254Abstract: System for ex post facto upgrading of at least one Legacy personal communication device including a legacy modem and lacking at least one desired wireless communication feature, the system comprising an upgraded communication device including an auxiliary modem physically connected via an ex post facto physical connection to a Legacy personal communication device having at least one legacy wireless output channel which has been neutralized or disabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Oded NAHAMONI, Adi SCHWARTZ, Gil KOIFMAN, Yaakov SHOSHAN
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Patent number: 10862574Abstract: A method for repetition of uplink transmissions comprises: a repeater apparatus, aka uplink repeater, has a controller, a downlink receiver and an uplink transmitter and receiver. Use the downlink receiver to receive a downlink signal from a base station whose cell the uplink repeater is serving. For downlink frame(s) thus received: the controller demodulates at least a portion of the downlink frame and extracts MAP_D data describing allocation of an uplink transmission in upcoming uplink frame(s) to be transmitted after the downlink frame; controller determines a subset of UL transmission allocations to be repeated, to define a subset of mobile stations in the cell, whose uplink transmissions are to be repeated; the uplink receiver receives the UL transmissions to be repeated from each mobile station, and repeats the UL transmissions to be repeated by commanding the UL transmitter to send the content.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Gil Koifman, Yaakov Shoshan
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Publication number: 20200322476Abstract: A vehicle safety system operating on a driver's cellphone and comprising selective blocking apparatus, controlled by a processor, for blocking specified functionalities of the cellphone only when the cellphone is in a moving vehicle; and communication functionality operative to receive from a remote server and feed to said processor, updates which determine which specified functionalities to block.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Yossef COHEN, Amiram GUR GERASI, Eliyahu GUR, Yaakov SHOSHAN
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Patent number: 10795981Abstract: System for ex post facto upgrading of at least one Legacy personal communication device including a legacy modem and lacking at least one desired wireless communication feature, the system comprising an up-graded communication device including an auxiliary modem physically connected via an ex post facto physical connection to a Legacy personal communication device having at least one legacy wireless output channel which has been neutralized or disabled.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2015Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Oded Nahamoni, Adi Schwartz, Gil Koifman, Yaakov Shoshan
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Patent number: 10743193Abstract: A cellular system comprising at least one moving non-stationary base station for enabling cellular communication between at least two mobile stations in a geographic area that lacks adequate cellular coverage by at least one stationary base station.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Yaakov Shoshan, Jacob Tzlil, Gil Koifman
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Patent number: 10686929Abstract: A vehicle safety system operating on a driver's cellphone and comprising selective blocking apparatus, controlled by a processor, for blocking specified functionalities of the cellphone only when the cellphone is in a moving vehicle; and communication functionality operative to receive from a remote server and feed to said processor, updates which determine which specified functionalities to block.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: SAVERONE 2014 LTD.Inventors: Yossef Cohen, Amiram Gur Gerasi, Eliyahu Gur, Yaakov Shoshan
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Patent number: 10659966Abstract: A method for converting a conventional cellular network e.g. having nodes equipped with conventional modems operating in accordance with a cellular communication protocol e.g. LTE and storing first orthogonal sequences, into a private cellular network, including coupling an (e.g. external) device to only nodes sought for the private cellular network, the device storing second orthogonal sequences not hard-coded in the modems, the device storing a one-to-one correspondence enabling translation of each second orthogonal sequence, to one of the first sequences. at least when in a private network supporting mode, a device associated with a transmitting node sought for the private network, uses a processor to determine which first orthogonal sequence is being used, translate that sequence using the one-to-one correspondence into a second orthogonal sequence, and use the translated sequence to transmit a synchronization signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Yaakov Shoshan, Benjamin Giloh, Itay Sherman
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Publication number: 20200150215Abstract: A system for localizing a transmitting wireless device within a known volume, the system including antennae deployed in respective locations at least some within the known volume, each of the antennae operative to receive and output a signal from the transmitting device; analog-to-digital converter/s; and a processor receiving digital sampled received signals and computing real time output parameter/s as function of: sampled received signals S, received from the transmitting wireless device at antenna i; and of sampled signals, received from the transmitting wireless device at antenna j and sampled, simultaneously with reception at antenna I and sampling of sampled received signals S, function being independent of power level at which transmitting device is transmitting, and to estimate transmitting wireless device's location within volume by comparing the parameter/s to reference output parameters respectively having known correspondence to known possible locations/s within volume, for at least two of the anType: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Yaakov SHOSHAN, Yossef COHEN, Amiram GUR GERASI
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Publication number: 20200145899Abstract: A method operative in conjunction with a cellular communication network having a core element and comprising providing moving relays including base and mobile station functionality and a relay resource manager, all co-located, including providing an emergency moving relay from among the moving relays further including a simulated stationary network that includes a simulated IP connectivity gateway communicating with a simulated mobility management entity. The simulated stationary network simulates a stationary network's operation; the emergency moving relay being a root of a sub tree that includes moving relays and mobile stations, and is configured to utilize its mobile and base station functionalities and relay resource manager for operating in: (i) normal mode: emergency moving relay communicates with other relays in the network and with the stationary network; (ii) emergency mode, including, in response to an emergency event, finding new networks to connect to.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Adi SCHWARTZ, Yaakov SHOSHAN, Itay SHERMAN, Udi WEINSBERG
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Patent number: 10615864Abstract: For use with a cellular communication network having a base station transmitting downlink signals received by mobile device/s: a downlink signal reception enhancement system including partial repeater apparatus enhancing quality of reception of at least a portion of downlink signal/s by mobile device/s, the partial repeater apparatus including a downlink receiver receiving at least a portion of downlink signal/s arriving from the base station; a controller including a critical region selector, selecting only a portion of at least one individual downlink signal; and a partial transmitter generating signal/s by regenerating, according to characteristic/s of at least one of a downlink signal and the mobile device, at least the portion selected by the critical region selector, and to transmit a signal including at least the regenerated portion plus less than all of the individual downlink signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Yaakov Shoshan, Gil Koifman
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Patent number: 10560955Abstract: A system for multicarrier cellular communication in a cellular network including a multiplicity of nodes, the system comprising, at an individual moving relay from among the multiplicity of nodes, an rBS having downlink communication, according to a protocol, with UEs served thereby; and a co-located rRM (relay Resource Manager) having a controller; wherein the controller is operative to induce the rBS to generate a selective minimally interfered region in a domain and/or to coordinate between schedulers in the relay to ensure that each user has its own time and/or frequency such that channels do not overlap because time and/or frequency are shifted to prevent the overlap.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2013Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Yaakov Shoshan, Adi Schwartz