Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g., radar, radio navigation) inventions 11/07

20070273572 - Methods and systems providing an adaptive threshold for a beam sharpened pulse radar: A radar sensor is described that includes a radar transmitter, a radar receiver configured to receive reflected returns of signals output by the radar transmitter, and a signal processing unit configured to process signals received by the radar receiver. The signal processing unit includes a comparator, a first filter comprising... Agent: Dina Khaled

20070273573 - Establishing and conducting communications within a network: Systems and methods are disclosed for establishing and conducting communications within a network. The discloses systems and methods may include determining a scheduled time period for communications between a first communication node and a second communication node. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include determining a direction of transmission... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070273571 - Single platform geolocation method and apparatus: A geolocation system and method uses a single platform for determining a Doppler measurement set of a targeted aircraft or signal of interest. The electronic warfare aircraft and the ejected aircraft expendables technology device determine the Doppler measurement set of the targeted aircraft or other signal of interest. The ejected... Agent: Bae Systems

20070273574 - Method and system for multiple target class data recording, processing and display for over-the-horizon radar: A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable an over-the-horizon-radar (OTHR) system to detect and track multiple target classes simultaneously, where target classes are defined by the speed and acceleration of the tracked objects. The OTHR is tasked in a staring mode, with a bandwidth and waveform repetition frequency that... Agent: Guerin & Rodriguez, LLP

20070273575 - Sensor for measuring distance and method for measuring distance using the sensor: A distance measurement sensor and a distance measurement method using the same are disclosed. The distance measurement sensor can use all of a pulse method and a Continuous Wave (CW) method, can select an appropriate measurement method according to the distance to be measured, thereby accurately measuring the distance. The... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070273576 - Multipath resolving correlation interferometer direction finding: Apparatus and a method utilizing correlation interferometer direction finding for determining the azimuth and elevation to an aircraft at long range and flying at low altitudes above water with a transmitting radar while resolving multipath signals. The signals from the radar are received both directly and reflected from the surface... Agent: Bae Systems

20070273577 - Transmission signal generating unit and radar transmission device using the same: A transmission signal generating unit has a window function calculator that generates a window function that makes all frequencies without a center frequency of an input signal and its adjacent frequencies zero and makes the signal to noise ratio of the center frequency maximum; and a transmission signal generator that... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070273579 - Method and device for relative time and position determination for moving objects based on one-way and two-way measurements: In a method for relative time and position determinations for moving objects of a constellation, signals by the objects are isochronously transmitted, with each object transmitting a unique signal for that object. The received signals of each object of the constellation are transmitted to all other objects of the constellation... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070273580 - Navigation signal group delay calibration: Navigation signal group delay calibration methods and systems are described. In an embodiment, a code signal generated in a navigation system platform can be measured where the code signal includes timing delay(s). An additional code signal generated in the navigation system platform can be measured where the additional code signal... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20070273581 - System and method for model-base compression of gps ephemeris: A method for propagating ephemeris data for a satellite in Earth orbit is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving orbital positional data for a first time period of a satellite's Earth orbit, propagating orbital positional data for the satellite's Earth orbit during a second time period extending beyond... Agent: Harold C. Moore Maginot, Moore & Beck

20070273582 - Method of tracking radio frequency signals: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method of keeping track of and staying tuned to a transmitter even when a receiver is moving at a relatively high speed. Electronic equipment carried on fast moving vehicles and comprising receiving means can experience a shift in the frequencies received due... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070273578 - Mobile satellite communications: Provided is a mobile satellite transceiver system for communicating with a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite and a communications satellite. In on implementation, the mobile satellite transceiver system includes a GPS receiver configured to receive communications from the GPS satellite, a satellite modem configured to transmit and receive communications from... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070273583 - Pointing interface for person-to-person interaction through ad-hoc networks: The present invention comprises methods and apparatus that enable a user of a portable computing device to selectively communicate with other users of portable computing devices while those devices are engaged in an ad-hoc network. More specifically, the present invention enables a first user of a first portable computing device... Agent: Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & Mcivor, LLP

20070273584 - Radio communication device and arrival direction estimation method: A receiver having an array antenna estimates arrival directions of multiple paths that arrive with an angular spread. Consequently, arrival direction estimation accuracy can be ensured without increasing throughput even if the power every path is low by estimating an average arrival direction of an entire set of multiple paths... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070273585 - Adaptive beamformer, sidelobe canceller, handsfree speech communication device: The adaptive beamformer unit (191) comprises: a filtered sum beamformer (107) arranged to process input audio signals (u 1, u2) from an array of respective microphones (101, 103), and arranged to yield as an output a first audio signal (z) predominantly corresponding to sound from a desired audio source (160)... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070273586 - Bore-box locating system: A locating arrangement has ultrasonic transmitters strung along a straight section. The use of the ultrasonic transmitters for determining a location along the section is possible with a high spatial resolution and for a multiplicity of identification units.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070268173 - Method and apparatus for reducing the infrared and radar signature of a vehicle: A radar-absorbing panel (9) includes a honeycomb core (11) and a lower skin (13), where the lower skin (13) is attached to the bottom of the honeycomb core (11). The honeycomb core (11) is made up of individual cells (15), which may be filled with aerogel. The individual cells (15)... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, PLLC

20070268174 - Jamming signal detector: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for detecting and displaying the existence of a jamming signal. An antenna receives a signal on a predetermined frequency, and an amplifier receives and amplifies the signal from the antenna. A microprocessor determines the existence and magnitude of the jamming... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.C.

20070268175 - Systems and methods employing a collision avoidance system to enhance pilot awareness: Systems and methods relate to an aircraft with a CAS that may be employed to enhance pilot awareness. The CAS may be employed on a formation member aircraft to provide a TA that is distinctive for an intruding formation member aircraft, as opposed to a TA provided as a result... Agent: Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070268176 - Seismic measuring system including gps receivers: A system for determining positions of fixed-position GPS receives that have restricted views of the sky includes a data recording and control center, and one or more base GPS receivers with associated antennas with a substantially unrestricted views of the sky. The system batch processes range information provided by the... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20070268177 - System and/or method for determining sufficiency of pseudorange measurements: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for determining a sufficiency of measurements for locating positions. In one example, although claimed subject matter is not so limited, a process to improve accuracy of pseudorange measurements may be terminated in response to a weighting of quantitative assessments... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070268178 - Object identification system combined with millimeter-wave passive image system and global positioning system (gps) for the blind: e

20070268179 - Rtk-gps survey system: The invention is directed to an RTK-GPS survey system. The survey system includes a server (9) in an IP-VPN communication network 10 for establishing communications between base stations (16 and 17) that transmit correction data and a rover station 15 that receives the correction data. Each satellite positioning device constituting... Agent: Chapman And Cutler

20070268180 - Fast time to first fix by calibration of a real time clock: A generic navigation satellite system (GNSS) signal receiver having a fast time to first fix by calibrating a low power always-on real time clock (RTC). The receiver includes an RTC calibrator having a fraction calculator and a time expander. Before the receiver is powered off, the fraction calculator uses the... Agent: David R. Gildea Menlo Patent Agency LLC

20070268181 - Derivation and feedback of transmit steering matrix: Techniques for efficiently deriving a transmit steering matrix and sending feedback for this matrix are described. A receiver determines a set of parameters defining a transmit steering matrix to be used for transmission from a transmitter to the receiver. The receiver may derive the transmit steering matrix based on a... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070268182 - Real-time multistatic radar signal processing system and method: A real-time signal processing engine robustly detects, localizes, tracks and classifies ground targets based on radar signals from a multistatic radar system. The system differentiates between different targets based on an optimized cost function, which can include the total returned normalized pulse energy. The local transmitters/receivers can communicate with each... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070262896 - Omni-directional imaging sensor: A method comprises generating a laser signal; scanning the laser signal into a field of view; and processing the return signal.... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20070262897 - Vehicular radar sensor with distributed antenna: The radar sensor system includes a radar module, a plurality of antenna units, and a signal carrier. The plurality of antenna units are in communication with the radar module and distributed across a sensing region. The antennas may be connected in a series configuration and, further, may form a loop... Agent: Autoliv Asp

20070262898 - Positioning apparatus, control method of positioning apparatus, control program for positioning apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium having control program for positioning apparatus recorded therein: A positioning apparatus that measures a current position by using measurement basis codes carried on satellite waves from a plurality of positioning satellites includes: a first phase error information generating unit that generates first phase error information indicating an error of a first phase on the basis of a frequency... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070262899 - Gps receiver for use with differential-gps signals: The present disclosure provides a system for converting differential-GPS signals to a format suitable for input to a conventional GPS receiver and combining the converted signal with GPS ranging signals. The combined signals are provided to a conventional GPS receiver via a cable. Circuitry for converting the augmentation signal and... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20070262900 - Method and system of improving time to first fix in a satellite positioning system: A satellite positioning system (SPS) antenna aiding device (100) includes an SPS receiver (102), an environmental sensor (106) to determine a heading value, a tilt value, or an acceleration value, and a processor (104). The processor can be programmed to determine (306) heading, determine (304) an estimated direction of peak... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070262901 - Pseudoposition generator: A method of tracking an object using a mobile transceiver carried by the object, the method comprising the steps of receiving, at a computer, location information from the mobile transceiver; computing a predicted location of the mobile transceiver from the location information; and forwarding the predicted location to a user.... Agent: Lambert Intellectual Property Law

20070257831 - System and method for positioning in configured environments: The present invention relates to a system and method for providing location determination in a configured environment in which Global Navigation Satellite System Signals are not available. In this regard, local beacon systems generate spread spectrum CDMA signals that are received by spectral compression units that derive physically meaningful observations... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20070257832 - Reference beacon identification using transmission sequence characteristics: A method and apparatus for encoding information in a reference beacon signal for use in a time-difference-of-arrival/frequency-difference-of-arrival (TDOA/FDOA) geolocation system. Information is encoded in the reference beacon signal using variations in the times and frequencies of sequential reference signal transmissions. The encoded information may include an identifier associated with the... Agent: Brosemer, Kolefas & Associates, LLC - (boeing)

20070257833 - Distance determining system and method: A distance determining system includes a first transceiver and a second transceiver spaced a distance from the first transceiver and inductively coupled thereto. The first transceiver outputs a first electromagnetic wave. The second transceiver receives the first electromagnetic wave and outputs a second electromagnetic wave, which is received by the... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070257834 - Radar system: The invention provides a radar system comprising a power amplifier and a mixer, wherein the power amplifier and the mixer are integrated in a common semiconductor chip. For detecting a target object with the radar system, a high frequency signal from the power amplifier is employed as a local oscillator... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck Chase Tower

20070257835 - Measurement and signature intelligence analysis and reduction technique: Methods and apparatus compress data, comprising an In-phase (I) component and a Quadrature (Q) component. Statistical characteristics of the data are utilized to convert the data into a form that requires fewer bits in accordance with the statistical characteristics. The data may be further compressed by transforming the data and... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070257836 - Site survey tracking: A site survey device including a location sensor and a processor coupled to the location sensor. The processor acquires location information from the location sensor and determines reception data relating to a signal received from a wireless device to identify a location wherein the reception data is determined. The location... Agent: Thorne & Halajian Applied Technology Center

20070257837 - Position calculating apparatus, position calculating method, and program: A position calculating apparatus that calculates a position of a moving body by using results of positioning by a GPS satellite and a self-contained sensor includes receiving means for receiving GPS orientation data measured by the GPS satellite and navigation orientation data measured by the self-contained sensor; first determining means... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070257838 - Method of compressing gps assistance data to reduce the time for calculating a location of a mobile device: The invention relates to global positioning system (GPS) assistance data, and in particular, an embodiment in which a method of compressing GPS assistance data reduces the time to transmit data and also reduce time to calculate a location for a mobile device, such as a wireless telecommunications device. The method... Agent: Michaelson & Associates

20070257839 - System and method to perform network node localization training using a mobile node: A method and system for determining a location of at least one stationary node of a wireless network, which includes providing a predetermined path within a geographic space of the wireless network, prior to localization, moving a mobile node along the predetermined path, measuring a network parameter with respect to... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070257840 - Enhancement techniques for blind source separation (bss): This disclosure describes signal processing techniques that can improve the performance of blind source separation (BSS) techniques. In particular, the described techniques propose pre-processing steps that can help to de-correlate the different signals from one another prior to execution of the BSS techniques. In addition, the described techniques also propose... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070257841 - Method and apparatus for localizing a mobile transmitter embodied as an identification device, especially a vehicle key: In a method for locating a mobile transmitter embodied as an identification device (5), especially a vehicle key, relative to a receiver configured as a base station and for recognizing multipath propagation (11b) of a signal (11a) transmitted by the identification device (5), single-path and multipath propagations of the transmitted... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070252751 - Radar apparatus and radar tuning method: A radar apparatus transmits a pulse signal including pulses having at least two different pulselengths in a specific transmit pulse pattern and receives a returning echo signal through a single antenna. A tuning voltage setting timing generator generates a timing of setting a tuning voltage according to a combination of... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070252748 - Collision alerting and avoidance system: A collision alerting and avoidance system for use in an aerial vehicle is presented herein. The system comprises a one low profile antenna array disposed on the aerial vehicle. The array includes a plurality of horns; a polar horn, 45-degree horns, and equatorial horns. A transmitter/receiver probe is coupled to... Agent: Tobin, Carberry, O'malley, Riley, Selinger, P.C.

20070252749 - Declutter of graphical tcas targets to improve situational awareness: Traffic collision and avoidance systems and methods for a host aircraft. The system receives traffic information from one or more target aircraft, determines threat levels of target aircraft associated with the received traffic information, generates one or more objects based on the determined threat levels and a pre-defined threat level,... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services Ab-2b

20070252750 - Method and device for filtering responses in a secondary radar extractor: a

20070252752 - Microwave sealing for radar level gauging: A radar level gauge system is disclosed, having a transmitter for transmitting measuring signals towards the surface of the filling material, a receiver for receiving echo signals from said surface and a fastening structure adapted to secure said transmitter and receiver in a measuring position on a feed-through structure located... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070252753 - Multifunction-rf-circuit: A multifunction RF circuit on a single semiconductor chip. The multifunction RF circuit includes a power amplifier circuit, a mixer circuit forming an integral part of the power amplifier circuit and a low-pass filter circuit. The power amplifier circuit may include two amplifier circuits.... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck Chase Tower

20070252754 - System and method for advanced tight coupling of gps and navigation based on dead reckoning: A system and method for generating a navigation solution in high interference and dynamic environments using Global Positioning System (GPS) and navigation such as dead reckoning is described. The system configuration is a multi-satellite tracking loop structure obtained by closing each satellite's tracking loop through a multi-state navigation filter. This... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070252755 - Digital broadcasting receiver having dgps rtcm data output port and terminal supporting dgps using the same: A digital broadcasting receiver with DGPS RTCM data output port and a terminal for supporting the DGPS service using the same are disclosed. The digital broadcasting receiver having DGPS RTCM data output port, includes: a radio frequency processing unit for receiving digital broadcasting signals and converting the received signals into... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070252757 - Positioning device, positioning control method, and recording medium: A positioning device includes a phase calculation section which performs a correlation process of a specific positioning base code replica and a positioning base code from a specific transmission source to calculate a present phase of the positioning base code, an estimated phase calculation section which calculates an estimated phase... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070252756 - Spatial position determination system: A system is disclosed that determines a spatial position of a tracker device relative to an object sending a return signal to the tracker. Such a system advantageously maintains phase accuracy between a forward signal from the tracker device and the return signal from the object. The system can include,... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20070252758 - Radio positioning system for providing position and time for assisting gps signal acquisition in mobile unit: A mobile location system. The GPS location system includes a radio positioning system (RPS) for determining times-of arrival at several locations for a radio positioning signal transmitted from a mobile unit and then using the times-of-arrival for determining an RPS-based position and time for the mobile unit. The mobile unit... Agent: David R. Gildea Menlo Patent Agency LLC

20070252759 - Beam forming system: A compact system can use modular components to enhance the isolation or quality of signals that an antenna array produces. The system can comprise an array of input coupler modules and an array of output coupler modules respectively on the input and output sides of a signal routing device. Each... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20070252760 - Method and apparatus for ads-b validation, active and passive multilateration, and elliptical surviellance: A system and method are disclosed to track aircraft or other vehicles using techniques including multilateration and elliptical surveillance. Unlike conventional approaches that use time difference of arrival for multilateration at a fixed set of reception points, this technique allows targets to be tracked from a number of dynamic or... Agent: Robert Platt Bell Registered Patent Attorney

20070252761 - Method and arrangement for base station location, base station synchronization, and mobile station location: A complete positioning solution for mobile communications networks such as WLAN or ad-hoc/multi-hop networks, which lack location information for one or more base stations. A method and arrangement computes the locations and transmit timing of the base stations utilizing GPS location information and GPS timing information from multiple GPS-capable mobile... Agent: Ericsson Inc.