John A Gates

US Patent:

52069095, Apr 27, 1993

Filed:

Jan 18, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/643250

Inventors:

John A. Gates - San Jose CA

Assignee:

GTE Government Systems Corporation - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

H04L 900

US Classification:

380 59

Abstract:

A system for secure communication between transmitting and receiving devices in a laser communications system using pulse position modulation, has a transmitter means to modulate and a receiver means to demodulate a transmission utilizing a protocol in which a number N (N. gtoreq. 1) of optical pulses represents each symbol to be transmitted. A transmission is initiated with a trigger event. Thereafter, a multi-pulse synchronization signal is transmitted as the first symbol of each transmission, the first pulse of said synchronization symbol being transmitted within a first time frame after said trigger. A buffer in said receiver receives and stores the first of said N frames of said synchronization symbol. Each subsequently received frame of said N frames of said synchronization symbol is added to data previously stored in said buffer. A frame template is calculated from the stored pulse data of said first N pulses in said buffer and from said synchronization symbol protocol.

US Patent:

49088270, Mar 13, 1990

Filed:

Jul 27, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/077800

Inventors:

John Gates - San Jose CA

Assignee:

TIW Systems, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 1110

US Classification:

371 43

Abstract:

The system first incorporates an encoder which utilizes a 1/2 rate convolutional encoder to encode the data and a supplementary coding system for converting the 1/2 rate coded data to a nominal 3/4 rate. Thereafter, in order that the encoded data fits within the fixed frame length which has been adopted as a standard for the present TDMA transmission system, a portion of the excess data in each frame of encoded data put out by the encoder must be deleted or punched out. These bits are spaced throughout the frame to minimize the effect of the punchout routine. On the decoding side of the system, bits must be reinserted in the same place where they were deleted in the encoder. Because these bits were removed at the encoder, the decoder cannot possibly know what they were. It is not important to know what they were, but rather when in the received bit stream they would have occurred.

US Patent:

20210328996, Oct 21, 2021

Filed:

May 4, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/308027

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
James WILSON - San Jose CA, US
Eric Daniel FRIEDMAN - Berkeley CA, US
Selvarajan SUBRAMANIAM - Cupertino CA, US
Patrice O. GAUTIER - San Francisco CA, US
John Patrick GATES - San Francisco CA, US
Ramarathnam SANTHANAGOPAL - Sunnyvale CA, US
Prabhakaran VAIDYANATHASWAMI - San Jose CA, US
Sudhakar MAMBAKKAM - San Jose CA, US
Raghunandan PAI - Cupertino CA, US
Karthik NARAYANAN - London, GB

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
G06F 12/14
G06F 21/42
G06F 21/45

Abstract:

Some embodiments of the invention provide a program for recovering access to a service associated with an account. The program provides a login credential to log into the account to receive the associated service. Next, the program receives an access continuation parameter (ACP) after logging into the account. The program then accesses the service and receives a rejection of a subsequent access to the service. The program then provides the ACP in lieu of the login credential to continue to receive the service.

US Patent:

20200213323, Jul 2, 2020

Filed:

Dec 2, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/701005

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
James WILSON - San Jose CA, US
Eric Daniel FRIEDMAN - Berkeley CA, US
Selvarajan SUBRAMANIAM - Cupertino CA, US
Patrice O. GAUTIER - San Francisco CA, US
John Patrick GATES - San Francisco CA, US
Ramarathnam SANTHANAGOPAL - Sunnyvale CA, US
Prabhakaran VAIDYANATHASWAMI - San Jose CA, US
Sudhakar MAMBAKKAM - San Jose CA, US
Raghunandan PAI - Cupertino CA, US
Karthik NARAYANAN - London, GB

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
G06F 21/45
G06F 21/42
G06F 12/14

Abstract:

Some embodiments of the invention provide a program for recovering access to a service associated with an account. The program provides a login credential to log into the account to receive the associated service. Next, the program receives an access continuation parameter (ACP) after logging into the account. The program then accesses the service and receives a rejection of a subsequent access to the service. The program then provides the ACP in lieu of the login credential to continue to receive the service.

US Patent:

20200045898, Feb 13, 2020

Filed:

Aug 13, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/102577

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
John Gates - Alameda CA, US

International Classification:

A01G 25/16
A01C 21/00
G05B 19/042
G05B 19/04
G01C 21/30
G05D 1/02

Abstract:

In an embodiment, an agricultural intelligence computing system stores a digital model of crop growth, the digital model of crop growth being configured to compute nutrient requirements in soil to produce particular yield values based, at least in part, on data unique to an agricultural field. The system receives agronomic field data for a particular agronomic field, the agronomic field data comprising one or more input parameters for each of a plurality of locations on the agronomic field, nutrient application values for each of the plurality of locations, and measured yield values for each of the plurality of locations. The system computes, for each location of the plurality of locations, a required nutrient value indicating a required amount of nutrient to produce the measured yield values. The system identifies a subset of the plurality of locations where the computed required nutrient value is greater than the nutrient application value. The system computes, for each of the subset of the plurality of locations, a residual value comprising a difference between the required nutrient value and the nutrient application value. The system generates a residual map comprising the residual values at the subset of the plurality of locations. Using the residual map and the one or more input parameters for each of the plurality of locations, the system generates and stores particular model correction data for the particular agronomic field.

US Patent:

20190158478, May 23, 2019

Filed:

Oct 22, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/167472

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
James Wilson - San Jose CA, US
Eric Daniel Friedman - Berkeley CA, US
Selvarajan Subramaniam - Cupertino CA, US
Patrice O. Gautier - San Francisco CA, US
John Patrick Gates - San Francisco CA, US
Ramarathnam Santhanagopal - Sunnyvale CA, US
Prabhakaran Vaidyanathaswami - San Jose CA, US
Sudhakar Mambakkam - San Jose CA, US
Raghunandan Pai - Cupertino CA, US
Karthik Narayanan - London, GB

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

Abstract:

Some embodiments provide an account-access recovery method that receives a request to recover access to an account. The method also assesses recent usage of a device that is associated with the account. The method also, based on the assessment, selects a recovery process from a group of different recovery processes for regaining access to the account. The method also provides the selected recovery process to a party that is requesting the access recovery.

US Patent:

20190147094, May 16, 2019

Filed:

Nov 15, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/814321

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
John Gates - Alameda CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 7/02
G06F 9/54
A01G 1/00
G06F 17/10

Abstract:

In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method of assimilation of soil moisture data is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, by a processor, a digital data model related to soil moisture with a plurality of parameters for a given geographical location. The method also comprises identifying a time-based or event-based trigger for a first of the plurality of parameters. The method further comprises receiving, by the processor, a plurality of values for the plurality of parameters measured from soil samples for a series of time points. Finally, the method comprises applying sequential data assimilation through the series of time points as soon as the plurality of measured values are received for each of the series of time points, by executing an optimization method to optimize values of the plurality of parameters with respect to the plurality of measured values for each of the time points, thereby obtaining a plurality of optimized values for the plurality of parameters for each of the time points, when the time-based or event-based trigger is satisfied for one of the series of time points, reducing the search space associated with the first parameter in executing the optimization method.

US Patent:

20160359837, Dec 8, 2016

Filed:

Sep 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/872034

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
James Wilson - San Jose CA, US
Eric Daniel Friedman - Berkely CA, US
Selvarajan Subramaniam - Cupertino CA, US
Patrice O. Gautier - San Francisco CA, US
John Patrick Gates - San Francisco CA, US
Ramarathnam Santhanagopal - Sunnyvale CA, US
Prabhakaran Vaidyanathaswami - San Jose CA, US
Sudhakar Mambakkam - San Jose CA, US
Raghunandan Pai - Cupertino CA, US
Karthik Narayanan - London, GB

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
G06F 12/14

Abstract:

Some embodiments of the invention provide a program for recovering access to an account. The program receives an access recovery parameter (ARP) after providing a first credential to log into an account and providing a notification of a second credential necessary for accessing another resource. The program then receives a request to modify the first credential and receives the second credential. Next, after authenticating the second credential, the program uses the ARP to modify the first credential without providing the first credential.