Air based emergency monitor, multimode communication, control and position finder system

• US 20070032246A1
• Filed: 04/29/2006
• Published: 02/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kamilo Feher
• Original Assignee: Kamilo Feher
• Inventors: Feher, Kamilo
• Granted Patent: US 7,561,881 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.100
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/1036 with automatic suppression of narrow band noise or interference, e.g. by using tuneable notch filters H04B1/123 takes precedence; filter circuits H03H
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/69 Spread spectrum techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/707 using direct sequence modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/709 Correlator structure
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2201/70715 with application-specific features
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2201/70716 Quadrature
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/04 using two or more spaced independent antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18504 Aircraft used as relay or high altitude atmospheric platform
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2628 using code-division multiple access [CDMA] or spread spectrum multiple access [SSMA] H04B7/2618 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 11/00 Orthogonal multiplex systems, e.g. using WALSH codesH04J13/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0003 by switching between different modulation schemes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2017 in which the phase changes are non-linear, e.g. generalized and Gaussian minimum shift keying, tamed frequency modulation H04L27/201 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2071 in which the data are represented by the carrier phase, e.g. systems with differential coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2627 : Modulators
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2649 : Demodulators
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0007 : the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A), DMT
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/1453 : of modulation type
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 : Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 : Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/79 : Radio fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 : using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 : using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 : Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 : Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 : adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 : Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

Air based emergency monitor, multimode communication, control and position finder system with a receiver having multiple inputs for reception and demodulation of position finder signals to position finder baseband signals. One or more cameras or microphones or data signal generation devices, storage devices, and processors for recording or storing and processing of signals obtained from one or more cameras or microphones or data signal generation devices. A processor for processing input signals and for providing cross-correlated shaped in-phase and quadrature-phase baseband signals. Transceivers for multimode GSM, spread spectrum, CDMA, OFDM, TDMA and other signals. A receiver and demodulator for reception of modulated position finder radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted by a Global Positioning System (GPS) transmitter and a receiver and demodulator for reception of modulated position finder radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted by other than a GPS transmitter for providing the demodulated and receiver processed signal to an emergency unit. An air based position finding, signal monitor, control and emergency multimode communication system for use in one or more units located in or on airplanes, or helicopters, or unmanned vehicles (UV) or balloons or rockets, or missiles, or space shuttles or birds or other air based items with a multimode bit rate agile (BRA) and modulation demodulation (modem) format selectable (MFS) signal modulator.

Claims

1. An air based position finding, signal monitor, control, emergency and multimode communication system comprising:

a receiver having multiple inputs for reception and demodulation of position finder signals to position finder baseband signals;

one or more cameras or microphones or data signal generation devices, storage devices, and a first processor for recording or storing and processing of signals obtained from one or more cameras or microphones or data signal generation devices;

a second processor for processing input signals and for providing cross-correlated shaped in-phase and quadrature-phase baseband signals;

a third processor for receiving input signals and for providing filtered baseband signals;

a fourth processor for processing the first processor processed signals jointly with cross-correlated signals or jointly with filtered signals or jointly with both cross-correlated signals and spread spectrum signals;

a control unit for control and selection of one of the jointly processed signals;

a selector for providing the selected signal to a modulator;

a signal modulator for modulating the selected signal and for connecting the modulated signal to a signal transmitter for signal transmission;

a communication receiver for reception, demodulation and processing of the modulated transmitted signal;

a demodulator for demodulation and receiver processing of the modulated transmitted signal; and

a receiver processor for providing the demodulated and receiver processed signal to an emergency unit or to one or more subscriber units or to both emergency and subscriber units.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said demodulator for demodulation and receiver processing of the modulated transmitted signal comprises a processor for processing demodulated cross-correlated filtered in-phase and quadrature-phase baseband signals.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said signals for providing cross-correlated shaped in-phase and quadrature-phase baseband signals are signals used in the baseband of Global Mobile System (GSM).

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said demodulator for demodulation and receiver processing of the modulated transmitted signal comprises at least one demodulator filter which is mismatched with the corresponding filter of the modulator of the transmitter.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said receiver having multiple inputs for reception comprises three or more antennas for signal reception.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said input signals for providing filtered baseband signals are spread spectrum baseband signals.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said receiver having multiple inputs for reception and demodulation of position finder signals to position finder baseband signals comprises a receiver for reception and demodulation of GPS transmitted signals and demodulation of other than GPS transmitted signals.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said demodulator for demodulation and receiver processing of the modulated transmitted signal comprises switchable demodulator filters.

2. An air based position finding, signal monitor, control, emergency and multimode communication system comprising:

a receiver and demodulator for reception of modulated position finder radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted by a Global Positioning System (GPS) transmitter and demodulation to GPS baseband signals;

a receiver and demodulator for reception of modulated position finder radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted by other than a GPS transmitter to other than GPS baseband signals;

one or more cameras or microphones, or data signal generators, storage devices and a first processor for recording, signal monitoring, storing, and processing of one or more camera or sound or data processed signals;

a second processor for processing one or both said baseband signals with the first processor processed signals;

a control unit for control and selection of the first processor or the second processor or both first and second processor processed signals;

a selector for providing the selected signals to a modulator;

a signal modulator for modulating the selected signal and for connecting the modulated signal to a signal transmitter for signal transmission; and

a communication receiver for reception, demodulation and processing of the modulated transmitted signal and providing the demodulated and processed signal to an emergency unit or to one or more subscriber units or to both emergency and subscriber units.

11. The system of claim 2, wherein said receiver and demodulator for reception of modulated position finder radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted by other than a GPS transmitter comprises a receiver and demodulator for reception of modulated position finder radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted by a non GPS satellite system.

12. The system of claim 2, wherein said receiver and demodulator for reception of modulated position finder radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted by other than a GPS transmitter comprises a receiver and demodulator for reception of modulated position finder radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted by a wired or cable connected or other non-satellite based transmitter.

13. The system of claim 2, wherein said signal transmitter for signal transmission comprises two or more RF amplifiers.

14. The system of claim 2, wherein said signal transmitter for signal transmission comprises two or more antennas.

3. An air based position finding, signal monitor, control, emergency and multimode communication system for use in one or more units located in or on airplanes, or helicopters, or unmanned vehicles (UV) or balloons or rockets, or missiles, or space shuttles or birds or other air based items, comprising:

a receiver and demodulator for reception of position finder signals transmitted by a position finder transmitter and demodulation to position finder baseband signals;

one or more cameras or microphones or data signal generators, or sensors a storage devices and a first processor for recording, signal monitoring, storing, and processing of one or more camera or sound or sensor or data processed signals;

a second processor for processing said position finder baseband signals with the first processor processed signals;

a control unit for control and selection of the first processor or the second processor or both first and second processor processed signals;

a selector for providing the selected signals to a modulator;

a multimode bit rate agile (BRA) and modulation demodulation (modem) format selectable (MFS) signal modulator for modulating the selected signal and for connecting the modulated signal to a signal transmitter for signal transmission; and

a communication receiver for reception, demodulation and processing of the BRA and MFS modulated transmitted signal and providing a demodulated and processed signal to an emergency unit or to one or more subscriber units or to both emergency and subscriber units.

15. The system of claim 3, wherein said cameras comprise one or more digital cameras or one or more video cameras.

16. The system of claim 3, wherein said multimode bit rate agile (BRA) and modulation demodulation (modem) format selectable (MFS) signal modulator for modulating the selected signal comprises a modulator for modulation of orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) baseband signals and of filtered baseband signals.

17. The system of claim 3, wherein said communication receiver for reception, demodulation and processing of the BRA and MFS modulated transmitted signal and providing a demodulated and processed signal to an emergency unit comprises a demodulator with selectable demodulation filters.

18. The system of claim 3, wherein said communication receiver for reception, demodulation and processing of the BRA and MFS modulated transmitted signal and providing a demodulated and processed signal to an emergency unit comprises a demodulator processor for processing and control of the signal content provided to one or more emergency units.