Parallel data stream decryption device

• US 20080212773A1
• Filed: 03/02/2007
• Published: 09/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: United States Department Of Health And Human Services (Government of the United States of America)
• Original Assignee: United States Department Of Health And Human Services (Government of the United States of America)
• Inventors: Houlberg, Christian L.
• Application Number:
  US11/713,823
• Publication Number:
  US 20080212773A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 380/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/003 Transmission of data between radar, sonar or lidar systems and remote stations

Abstract

A parallel data stream decryption device which allows a user to decrypt radar video data obtained from a missile seeker which was encrypted while in a parallel data format. The decryption device has a computer program which decryptes the radar video data contained in an encrypted data file and creates a decrypted binary data file. The computer software then extracts data from the decrypted binary data file and converts the extracted data to an ASCII text file.

Claims

1. A method for decrypting radar video data recorded on a recorder comprising the steps of:

(a) transferring said radar video data from said recorder into an encrypted data file within a personal computer;

(b) opening said encrypted data file which includes said radar video data in an encrypted form interleaved with unencrypted recorder timing headers;

(c) specifying a header block range over which to decrypt said radar video data in said encrypted form, wherein a user specifies said header block range by entering a time range of said radar video data to be decrypted in a first block time text box and a last block time text box which appears on a monitor for said personal computer;

(d) engaging a decrypt button appearing on the monitor for said personal computer, wherein said user engages said decrypt button to invoke a decrypt function within a computer program on said personal computer;

(e) decrypting said radar video data within said time range from said encrypted form to an unencrypted binary form, wherein the decrypt function within said computer program directs and controls the decryption of said radar video data to said unencrypted binary form;

(f) opening a decrypted binary data file, wherein said decrypted binary data file includes said radar video data in said unencrypted binary form;

(g) specifying a range of scans for converting said radar video data contained in said decrypted binary data file to an ASCII form; and

(h) engaging an extract button appearing on the monitor of said personal computer, wherein said user engages said extract button to invoke an extract function within said computer program, said extract function within said computer program extracting said radar video data within said range of scans specified by said user from said decrypted binary data file and converting said radar video data from said unencrypted binary form to an ASCII form for storage in a text file.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of transferring said radar video data from said encrypted data file to a decryption unit which is connected to said personal computer, said decryption unit decrypting said radar video data and then transferring said radar video data to said personal computer.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said personal computer includes a high speed interface board operating within said personal computer wherein said high speed interface board transfers said radar video data to said decryption unit at speeds of approximately 20 megabytes per second.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said computer program byte aligns said radar video data after said radar video data from said encrypted data file is decrypted.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said computer program aligns the radar video data using a frame sync offset within the radar video data as a reference for alignment and writes the radar video data to a byte aligned data file.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said radar video data in said ASCII form is compatible with a spreadsheet computer program which allows said radar video data stored in said ASCII text file to be written to a spreadsheet having approximately 65,563 data rows by 256 data columns.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said monitor displays a first frame count text box, a first scan count text box, a through frame count text box and a through scan count text box which allow said user to select and enter the range of scans of said radar video data for conversion by said computer program from said unencrypted binary form to said ASCII form for storage in said text file.

8. An apparatus for decrypting radar video data recorded on a recorder comprising:

(a) a personal computer for receiving said radar video data from said recorder and storing said radar video data in an encrypted form within an encrypted data file located in said personal computer for processing by said personal computer;

(b) a decryption device connected to said personal computer to receive said radar video data in said encrypted form from said personal computer, decrypt said radar video data, and transfer said radar video data to said personal computer in an unencrypted form.

(c) computer software contained within said personal computer, said computer software controlling handling and interpretation of said radar video data to and from said decryption device by said personal computer;

(d) a computer monitor connected to said personal computer, said computer monitor displaying a decrypt button which a user engages to transfer said radar video data from said personal computer to said decryption device for conversion to said unencrypted form;

(e) said computer software storing said radar video data in a decrypted binary data file within personal computer after said radar video data is decrypted by said decryption unit;

(f) said computer monitor displaying an extract button which said user engages to extract a range of scans of said radar video data from said decrypted binary data file for conversion to an ASCII comma delimited form;

(g) said computer software, responsive to said user engaging said extract button, extracting the range of scans of said radar video data from said decrypted binary data file; and

(h) said computer software converting said radar video data extracted from said decrypted binary data file to said ASCII comma delimited form.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said personal computer includes a high speed interface board operating within said personal computer wherein said high speed interface board transfers said radar video data to said decryption unit at speeds of approximately 20 megabytes per second.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said personal computer includes an ASCII text file for storing within said personal computer said radar video data in said ASCII comma delimited form.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said computer software byte aligns said radar video data after said radar video data from said encrypted data file is decrypted.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said radar video data in said ASCII comma delimited form is compatible with a spreadsheet computer program which allows said radar video data stored in said ASCII text file to be written to a spreadsheet having approximately 65,563 data rows by 256 data columns.

18. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said radar video data in said ASCII comma delimited form is compatible with a spreadsheet computer program which allows said radar video data stored in said text file to be written to a spreadsheet having approximately 65,563 data rows by 256 data columns.

12. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said computer software aligns the radar video data using a frame sync offset within the radar video data as a reference for alignment and writes said radar video data to a byte aligned data file.

14. An apparatus for decrypting radar video data recorded on a recorder comprising:

(a) a personal computer for receiving said radar video data from said recorder and storing said radar video data in an encrypted form within an encrypted data file located in said personal computer for processing by said personal computer;

(b) a decryption device connected to said personal computer to receive said radar video data in said encrypted form from personal computer, decrypt said radar video data and transfer said radar video data to said personal computer in an unencrypted form.

(c) computer software contained within said personal computer, said computer software controlling handling and interpretation of said radar video data to and from said decryption device by said personal computer;

(d) a computer monitor connected to said personal computer, said computer monitor displaying a decrypt button which a user engages to transfer said radar video data from said personal computer to said decryption device for conversion to said unencrypted form;

(e) said computer software storing said radar video data in a decrypted binary data file within said personal computer after said radar video data is decrypted by said decryption unit;

(f) said computer monitor displaying an extract button which said user engages to extract a range of scans of said radar video data from said decrypted binary data file for conversion to an ASCII comma delimited form;

(g) said computer software, responsive to said user engaging said decrypt button, extracting the range of scans of said radar video data from said decrypted binary data file;

(h) said computer software converting said radar video data extracted from said decrypted binary data file to said ASCII comma delimited form; and

(i) said computer monitor displaying a plurality of scan text boxes which allow said user to select and enter the range of scans of said radar video data for conversion by said computer software from said unencrypted binary form to said ASCII comma delimited form for storage in a text file within said personal computer.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein said personal computer includes a high speed interface board operating within said personal computer wherein said high speed interface board transfers said radar video data to decryption unit at speeds of approximately 20 megabytes per second.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein said computer software byte aligns said radar video data after said radar video data from said encrypted data file is decrypted.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein said computer software aligns the radar video data using a frame sync offset within the radar video data as a reference for alignment and writes said radar video data to a byte aligned data file.

19. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein said plurality of scan text boxes include a first frame count text box, a first scan count text box, a through frame count text box and a through scan count text box.

20. The apparatus of claim 14 further comprising a pair of time block text boxes which are displayed on said monitor, said pair of time block text boxes allowing said user to select and enter a time range of said radar video data to be decrypted by said decryption unit and stored in said decrypted binary data file.