Plural Patents (Class 342/177)
  • Patent number: 11430340
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention delineates a method for relaying information between a first transceiver and a second provided transceiver. The method comprises generating a signal for transmission from the first transceiver to the second provided transceiver. The method also modulates the signal with a first data pattern, the first data pattern comprising aircraft state data. The method also modulates the signal with a second data pattern, the second data pattern comprising information other than aircraft state data. The method also transmits the signal including both the first data pattern and the second data pattern from the first transceiver to the second provided transceiver. Other related system and method embodiments are set forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: AVIATION COMMUNICATION & SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Gregory T. Stayton, James P. Redmond
  • Patent number: 10379202
    Abstract: Provided is a radar apparatus capable of suitably transmitting a transmission signal according to a target object existing around the radar apparatus, and suitably displaying one of the target object therearound, a response signal of a radar beacon etc. The radar apparatus includes a determiner configured to determine one of a target object and an area, an angular range setter configured to set an angular range centering on the position of the radar apparatus to include the one of the target object and the area determined by the determiner, and a transmission signal controller configured to change a waveform of the transmission signal to be different between a direction within the angular range and a direction outside the angular range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Yamabayashi, Koji Dai, Tatsuya Kojima
  • Patent number: 9746556
    Abstract: A signal processing device is provided. The signal processing device processes reception signals received by an object detector that detects existence of objects. The signal processing device includes a coordinate detecting module configured to detect a plurality of sets of representative coordinates of each of two echo images at two or more timings, the two echo images obtained from the reception signals and caused by two target objects. The signal processing device also includes a determining module configured to determine, based on the plurality of sets of representative coordinates at the two or more timings, whether the two echo images are obtained from towing object signals caused by a pair of a towing object and a towed object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 9508108
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a system that renders a user interface (UI) element for a web application. During operation, the system loads the web application in a web browser and obtains a rendering request for the UI element from the web application. Next, the system generates a graphics-processing unit (GPU) command stream corresponding to the UI element based on the rendering request. Finally, the system sends the GPU command stream to a GPU, where the UI element is rendered by the GPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Gregg Tavares, Matthew Papakipos
  • Patent number: 9361073
    Abstract: A safety relay configuration system for configuring safety functions to be carried out by a safety relay is provided. The configuration system comprises a number of features that facilitate intuitive and simplified configuration of an industrial safety relay, including but not limited to features that guide the user through the configuration process using an intuitive sequential procedure that provides feedback and prompts based on user interaction, enforce design consistency throughout the configuration project by intelligently limiting user selections, and visually organize configuration and status information in a manner that efficiently utilizes display space and allows the user to quickly evaluate available configuration options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley A. Prosak, Thomas Helpenstein, Rudolf Papenbreer, Dirk Lorenz, Christopher Burke, Todd Bubar, Nhat Nam Trinh
  • Patent number: 9019149
    Abstract: One or more micro-impulse radars (MIRs) are configured to determine the movement of at least one person. Media can be output to the person responsive to the movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Mahalaxmi Gita Bangera, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare, Eric C. Leuthardt, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Clarence T. Tegreene, David B. Tuckerman, Thomas A. Weaver, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
  • Patent number: 7626537
    Abstract: Radar display methods and systems include a display processing apparatus that includes a central processing unit and a programmable graphics processing unit. A rendering function program executable by the programmable graphics processing unit under control of the central processing unit generates a plurality of sequential display image frames for use in displaying at least a radar image on a display (e.g., by applying a decaying function to an accumulated radar history image frame and updating the accumulated radar history image frame).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Martin J. Andrusiak, Scott J. Benjamin, John L. Gohman, Kenneth D. Dunne
  • Publication number: 20090051583
    Abstract: Radar display methods and systems include a display processing apparatus that includes a central processing unit and a programmable graphics processing unit. A rendering function program executable by the programmable graphics processing unit under control of the central processing unit generates a plurality of sequential display image frames for use in displaying at least a radar image on a display (e.g., by applying a decaying function to an accumulated radar history image frame and updating the accumulated radar history image frame).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Martin J. Andrusiak, Scott J. Benjamin, John L. Gohman, Kenneth D. Dunne
  • Patent number: 5923285
    Abstract: A system for the distribution of digitized radar video over a digital network is presented. The digital network is located at the low data rate point in the radar scan conversion process resulting in low network bandwidth with no loss of video fidelity. The conversion from analog to digital distribution allows for a totally integrated information network eliminating the need for a dedicated radar distribution network. This approach broadens the use of radar data from traditionally dedicated consoles to all network users. The radar and display system architecture consists of one or more radars and displays. Each radar has a video digitizer and azimuth decoder that is coupled to receive radar analog signals representative of radar data in polar coordinates or other format, which are constructed to provide digital signals representative of said analog signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Martin John Andrusiak, Scott Jon Benjamin
  • Patent number: 5844520
    Abstract: In an infra-red surveillance system, a digital memory (1) has a storage location for each of a number of zones, defined by azimuth and elevation co-ordinates, the zones together covering 360.degree. in azimuth and 20.degree., for example, in elevation. In each location there is stored a data word built up from the responses on a zone in successive scans. Each word can be read into a decoder (5) which selects an appropriate video display level in the form of a two-bit word which is then stored in a buffer store (6). A buffer store data controls the display on a cathode ray tube (2). A manually controlled cursor circuit (8) generates a cursor address which results in a cursor display at the corresponding position on the cathode ray tube. The display is in the form of four strips, one above the other, each representing a quadrant of azimuth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: British Aerospace PLC
    Inventors: John R. Guppy, Geoffrey J. Allcock
  • Patent number: 5077559
    Abstract: A radar apparatus of the present invention comprises an image preservation memory capable of preserving pixel data, preservation request means by which a user may request the preservation of the image, and read request means for requesting the readout of the image. When the preservation is requested by the preservation request means, the image at that moment is stored in the image preservation memory, and when the readout is requested by the readout request means, the image read from the image preservation memory is superimposed on the image at that moment so that the image at the moment of the request for preservation by the user is displayed concurrently on the same screen as that of the current image. Thus, the user can easily detect an error between the position of the transmitting station on the preserved screen and the current position and can move back a ship to the original position quickly and with a very small error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Uchimura
  • Patent number: 5068665
    Abstract: A new architecture for the implementation of radar displays is provided which uses a mixed architecture superposing a PPI (Plan Position Indicator) type display on a raster display. The polar (analog) signal and the cartesian (digital) signal are displayed on the screen by means of suitable multiplexing and synchronization electronics so that the processor managing the screen "sees" a cartesian display, but the cartesian display is periodically interrupted and the polar display is interjected and is displayed in a polar format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Inventors: Francesco Piazza, Antonio Pierfederici
  • Patent number: 4797676
    Abstract: A surveillance radar system which has a display processor 1 that receives graphic data from a computer 4 which are edited and divided according to target data and console associated data or background information data and which is edited in two arithmetic logic units 2 and 3 and in response to a console request are combined after being edited and are supplied to output interfaces A, B, C and D and forwarded for transmission to picture screen consoles through refresher channels connected to the output interfaces. The invention is provided for the utilization in surveillance radar systems covering large areas and using a large number of picture screen console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1989
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Norbert Koelmans