William David Burke

US Patent:

42085446, Jun 17, 1980

Filed:

Oct 4, 1961

Appl. No.:

4/142920

Inventors:

William G. Burke - Hyattsville MD

Assignee:

ACF Industries, Incorporated - New York NY

International Classification:

H04M 322
H04L 900

US Classification:

178 22

Abstract:

1. A one way communication system comprising means for transmitting coded pulse data and synchronizing pulses from a transmitter to a receiver having a source of clock pulses, monitoring means connected to the receiver and responsive continuously to received data for producing an output signal indicative of a malfunction in said system, control means having an input connected to said monitoring means and having an "ON" condition output responsive to said monitoring means output signal and an "OFF" condition output, receiver adjusting means having an input connected to said monitoring means and an output connected to said receiver for readjusting said receiver responsive to said monitoring means output signal, transmitter adjusting means having its output connected to said transmitter for readjusting and instituting corrective action on the transmitter including the blocking of data transmission and the initiation of the transmission of synchronization pulses responsive at its input to the "ON" condition of said control means, a return line connecting the output of said control means to the input of said transmitter adjusting means, and means connecting said receiver to said control means for turning said control means to the "OFF" condition when the malfunction indicated by the output signal of the monitoring means has been corrected, said means for turning the control means "OFF" including means for delaying the turning off of the control means until a predetermined number of pulses free of the effects of the malfunction are received without interruption.

US Patent:

20160057588, Feb 25, 2016

Filed:

Nov 7, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/536113

Inventors:

ROBERT REISIG - Eldersburg MD, US
Dara Ung - Harwood MD, US
Phillip Geil - Clarksville MD, US
William Burke - Arnold MD, US

Assignee:

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. - Annapolis MD

International Classification:

H04W 4/14
H04M 1/725

Abstract:

An end-user device can include a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI can be configured to control the display to visually associate a reply short message with a given short message identified in the reply short message.