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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120020392 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NETWORK ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR ANTENNA ARRAY CALIBRATION A network element for a wireless communication system is locatable to couple at least one base station to an antenna array comprising a plurality of antenna elements. The network element comprises a plurality of independent transceiver circuits coupled to at least one o... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110304505 | Electronic Tracking System An ordnance usable against a living body, the ordnance having a tracking module with a transmitter that can use at least a portion of the body as an antenna. In preferred embodiments, the tracking module is releasably coupled to a carrier, and a pointed tip is disposed ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110279322 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM A system and method of detecting, processing, and selectively responding to radio frequency transmissions detected by at least one electronic signal observation device deployed above a geographic area.... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110250931 | Static Heading Detection in Personal Navigation Device A personal navigation device configured to determine heading readings continuously using data from a sensor in the personal navigation device. Heading readings are selected corresponding to a periodic event. A representative heading is determined from the selected headi... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110215968 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING A RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL A system and method of generating a radio frequency signal adapted for allowing a receiving device to calculate a navigational indicator relative to a plurality of antennas. The system comprising a radio frequency generator unit for generating: a primary signal for driv... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110205118 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BEAMFORMING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION UNDER A PER-ANTENNA POWER CONSTRAINT A method and system for beamforming signal transmission under a per-antenna power constraint is presented. In one aspect, a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmitting station may compute a per-antenna power gain factor for each of a plurality of transmit chain s... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110156956 | Subreflector Tracking Method, Apparatus and System for Reflector Antenna A subreflector tracking method, apparatus and system incorporating sensor feedback of the precise subreflector angular position of a nutating subreflector. The subreflector nutation generated by coupling the subreflector, off center, to a rotating support. Monitoring of... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110149863 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED POSITION LOCATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for providing improved position-location (e.g., time-of-arrival) measurement and enhanced position location in wireless communication systems. In an embodiment, an access point may replace information (e.g., dat... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110122019 | APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING A DISTRESS SIGNAL AND THE CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Provided are an apparatus for searching a distress signal and a controlling method thereof. The apparatus for searching a distress signal includes: a beacon receiver receiving the distress signal transmitted from a distress beacon apparatus of a COSPAS-SARSAT system; a ... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110080285 | DISTRESS BEACON AND DISTRESS ALARM SYSTEM A distress beacon and associated detection system for water borne activities are disclosed. The beacon includes a signal transmitter, an antenna and an actuator arranged to activate the signal transmitter upon actuation, the signal transmitter being arranged, upon being... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110001665 | Camera Radio Signal Operation Based on Global Positioning Methods and by which a radio signal transmitter of a photographic device may be configured to adhere to the local legal and regulatory limits of a specific region based on a locational fix data derived from a global positioning system GPS receiver of the photographic de... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100315289 | DISTANCE ESTIMATION The invention relates to an apparatus and method for estimating the distance between a transmitter and a receiver. A method comprising obtaining a signal from a receiver; determining whether the signal more likely propagated through a line-of-sight (LOS) radio channel o... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100207818 | Robust VSAT Tracking Algorithm A system and method to normalize a tracking control signal in a directional antenna system to reduce interference from an interfering adjacent transponder is presented. The system and method scans for the tracking signal along a scan path to produce a received signal st... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100188290 | MARINE RADAR SYSTEM WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY A radar system includes a memory device operable to store radar-return data characterizing at least one geographic region, a database including a set of chart data representing fixed landmarks associated with the at least one geographic region, and a processor coupled t... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100164807 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF CARRIER A system and a method for estimating a state of a carrier are provided. The system includes the carrier, an electromagnetic wave sensing device, a motion sensing device, and a controller. The electromagnetic wave sensing device detects an electromagnetic wave emitted by... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100164806 | TARGET AND CLUTTER ADAPTIVE ON-OFF TYPE TRANSMIT PULSING SCHEMES One or more embodiments of the present invention relates to the design an adaptive transmit non-periodic ON-OFF pulse width modulated (PWM) signal sequence over a radar dwell time that is matched to the target and clutter characteristics so as to maximize the target res... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100117906 | Systems, Apparatus, and Methods for Providing and Detecting Information Regarding a Person, Location, or Object An apparatus for providing and detecting information regarding a person, location, or object includes a power supply, a helicoil dipole antenna, a transmitter, a receiver configured to receive signals from remote transmitters at a designated frequency, a computer proces... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100001899 | UNBALANCED NON-LINEAR RADAR A transmitter system can have a higher power transmitter and a lower power that are configured to transmit a pair of unbalanced radio frequency beams to a target so as to produce a difference frequency in the target. The difference frequency can disrupt operation of a d... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090284417 | Arrangement and Method for the Wireless Transmission of Phase-Critical Signals when the Length of the Transmission is Variable A method and apparatus for wireless transmission of electrically complex or phase-critical signals includes a device for measuring the length of a transmission route to a moving platform, and a device for transmitting complex measuring or reference signals. According to... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090224977 | Method of Tracking the Real Time Location of Shoppers, Associates, Managers and Vendors through a Communication Multi-Network within a Store The invention relates to one or more methods for locating a shopper's, associate's, manager's or vendor's presumed position in a store using a communication multi-network for communication in the store. Specifically, at least one location device is positioned in proximi... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090195455 | Apparatus and method for beamforming in a multi-antenna system An apparatus and method for beamforming in a multi-antenna system are provided. The method includes assuming at least one codeword comprised in a codebook as a precoding weight of a reference receive end and generating post-processing weights of at least two receive end... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090174602 | DVOR MONITOR DEVICE, AND DVOR MONITOR METHOD A monitor antenna receives radio waves transmitted from a Doppler very high frequency omnidirectional radio range (DVOR) device and includes a carrier signal and a subcarrier signal, orthogonal detectors shift a phase of a signal of each subcarrier component by a phase ... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090160709 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED POSITION LOCATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for providing improved position-location (e.g., time-of-arrival) measurement and enhanced position location in wireless communication systems. In an embodiment, an access point may replace information (e.g., dat... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090160708 | RADAR APPARATUS AND INTERFERENCE DETECTION METHOD A radar apparatus having a transmit antenna which transmits a transmit wave, a receive antenna which receives a receive wave including a reflected wave reflected on a target of the transmit wave; and an interference detection unit which judges that interference has occu... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090128411 | RADIO WAVE ARRIVAL STATE ESTIMATION SYSTEM, RADIO WAVE ARRIVAL STATE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM It is possible to accurately estimate propagation considering diffraction without significantly increasing the operation processing amount. A radio wave propagation characteristic estimation system in a radio communication system includes: non-diffracted wave estimation... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090121931 | Wrist Worn Communication Device coupled with Antenna Extendable by the Arm The present invention discloses a wrist-worn wireless communication device coupled with an RF antenna configured to operate folded or coiled in the device, or extended along the arm from wrist to elbow. A typical embodiment of the invention relates to an emergency radio... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090115661 | POSITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, POSITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS AND TRANSMITTER Positional information is provided at a place out of reach of radio wave. The process executed by a positional information providing apparatus includes the steps of: obtaining a received positioning signal (S610); specifying an emission source of the positioning ... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090040108 | Determining Precise Direction and Distance to a Satellite Radio Beacon The present invention discloses a device and method for precisely determining the direction and distance to a satellite radio beacon. In one embodiment, the disclosed device is used for SAR (search and rescue) of people in distress, upon activation of an emergency radio... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090027269 | EMERGENCY BEACON An emergency beacon includes a housing fitted with a connector for connecting the beacon to an antenna that is external to the housing. Inside the housing, the beacon includes an incident sensor, a transmitter, a detection and control member connected to the sensor and ... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080204319 | Method and system for analog beamforming in wireless communication systems A method and system for analog beamforming in a wireless system is provided. Analog beamforming involves performing an iterative beam acquisition process based on beam search training, determining transmit and receive beamforming vectors including phase weighting coeffi... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080084346 | Radar system having a plurality of range measurement zones One embodiment includes a radar system for range measurement having a first operating mode for measurement in a first range zone and having a second operating mode for measurement in a second range zone. The radar system includes a radio-frequency transmission module, a... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080036652 | Positioning system and method A positioning system designed to provide a three dimensional location of an object. The system can include one or more multiple transmitters or electromagnetic beacons, software defined radio receivers with an associated processing unit and data acquisition system, and ... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080001811 | Digital broadcasting receiver having location registration and notification function and method using the same A digital broadcasting receiver having a location registration and notification function is disclosed. The receiver includes a receiving unit for receiving data including identification information of a gap filler; an input unit for inputting a location registration req... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070279282 | Navigating method for cell phone with positioning device and apparatus thereof A navigating method for a cell phone with a positioning device and the apparatus thereof are described. The longitudinal and latitudinal coordinates of a guiding mobile in a global positioning system (GPS) are sent to a guided mobile via a short message service (SMS). A... | 12/06/2007 |
| 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 s... | 11/29/2007 |
| 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 a... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070247365 | METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATING TO WIRELESS TERMINAL BEACON SIGNAL GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND/OR USE A portable wireless terminal generates and transmits a beacon signal. The beacon signal includes a sequence of beacon signal bursts, each beacon signal burst including one or more beacon symbols. A beacon symbol is transmitted using the air link resources of a beacon sy... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070244610 | Autonomous coverage robot navigation system An autonomous mobile robot system for bounded areas including a navigation beacon and an autonomous coverage robot. The navigation beacon has a gateway beacon emitter arranged to transmit a gateway marking emission with the navigation beacon disposed within a gateway be... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070200752 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING INTEGRITY OF LONG-TERM ORBITS IN A REMOTE RECEIVER A method and apparatus for maintaining integrity of long-term-orbit information used by a Global-Navigation-Satellite-System or other positioning receiver is described. The method comprises obtaining a predicted pseudorange from a first set of long-term-orbit informatio... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20070195860 | CHAOTIC WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR LOCATION AWARENESS USING SPREADING SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY A chaotic wireless communication apparatus for transmitting/receiving data based on a chaotic signal is provided. The apparatus includes a chaotic Radio Frequency (RF) processing means and a digital modem. The chaotic RF processing means includes a chaotic RF receiving ... | 08/23/2007 |
