CHRISTOPHER S FOX
Electrician at Crown Rdg, San Antonio, TX

License number

Texas 17171

Expiration Date

Oct 5, 2016

Professional information

Senior Engineer At Alicit Engineering

Position:

Senior Staff Engineer/Programmer/Owner at Alicit Engineering Services, LLC, Senior Engineer/Owner/Inventor at V-Fuel LLC, Owner/Engineer at Alicit Services LLC, dba: Alicit Engineering

Location:

San Antonio, Texas Area

Industry:

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

Work:

Alicit Engineering Services, LLC - San Antonio, Texas since May 2011 - Senior Staff Engineer/Programmer/Owner V-Fuel LLC - South Texas since Jan 2011 - Senior Engineer/Owner/Inventor Alicit Services LLC, dba: Alicit Engineering since Jan 2002 - Owner/Engineer Megatronics International Corporation - San Antonio, Texas Feb 2008 - May 2011 - Senior Staff Engineer/Programmer Common Credential Systems Feb 2005 - Jan 2008 - Founder/Partner NovusEdge Aug 2002 - Jan 2005 - Senior Staff Engineer/Programmer Dallas Semiconductor/MAXIM Aug 1995 - Sep 2002 - Senior Staff Engineer/Programmer Precision Tracking/EMTrak Feb 1992 - Aug 1995 - Senior Staff Engineer/Programmer Paramount Organization Mar 1990 - Feb 1992 - System Design Engineer United Services Auto Association Oct 1987 - Mar 1990 - Chief Television Engineer Tichenor Media Systems Mar 1984 - Oct 1987 - Chief Television Engineer The Studio, Inc. Mar 1981 - Mar 1984 - Audio Recording & Systems Engineer Revealing Spirit Productions May 1978 - Mar 1981 - Sound/Effects Engineer Datapoint Corporation Aug 1975 - May 1978 - Hardware/Diagnostic Software Engineer Southwest Research Institute May 1974 - Sep 1975 - Applied Physics Technician

Skills:

Product Development, Embedded Systems, System Architecture, Electronics, Software Design, Debugging, Embedded Software, Firmware, Software Development, Microcontrollers, Integration, Security

Interests:

Innovation and new technologies, embedded technologies, PC design and layout, cryptography and crypto techniques, access control and security systems, fuel management system design and innovation, data collection systems, acoustics and recording studio design, television production systems, family

Honor & Awards:

Have invented and designed devices that have netted over $1B for their owners, invented cryptographic techniques, found ways to make things better and save cost. More than two dozen patents awarded and counting!

Awards:

Mayor's Service Award
City of San Antonio, Office of the Mayor
An award given for exceptional effort in volunteering to mentor, foster and defend troubled children in Bexar County, Texas.

Legacy Access Control Security System Modernization Apparatus

US Patent:

7669054, Feb 23, 2010

Filed:

Aug 17, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/206275

Inventors:

Christopher Wayne Fox - San Antonio TX, US

Assignee:

Common Credential Systems, L.L.C. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 9/00

US Classification:

713172, 713171, 713175, 713185

Abstract:

A system is provided for upgrading a legacy security system having a legacy control panel and a legacy card reader, without interfering with legacy system operation. A new control panel is installed between the legacy card reader and the legacy control panel. Also, a new token reader is installed next to the legacy card reader and connected to the new control panel. The new control panel passes credentials it receives from the legacy card reader to the legacy control panel, avoiding interference with legacy system operation. When the new control panel receives credentials from the new token reader, it evaluates them against an access rights list administered independently of the legacy access rights list. When the new control panel determines that an access request should be granted, it sends a memorized legacy credential associated with full access rights to the legacy control panel, causing it to open the door.

Method And System For Providing Fault Tolerant Physical Security

US Patent:

2005028, Dec 22, 2005

Filed:

Jun 17, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/870624

Inventors:

Christopher Fox - San Antonio TX, US
James Straus - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

NovusEdge, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F017/00

US Classification:

726001000

Abstract:

A security device outputs a message to a first controller device for providing physical security, and in response to the first controller device faulting, the security device outputs the message to a second controller device for providing physical security.

Method And System For Providing Networked Physical Security

US Patent:

2005028, Dec 22, 2005

Filed:

Jun 17, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/870628

Inventors:

Christopher Fox - San Antonio TX, US
James Straus - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

NovusEdge, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F017/30

US Classification:

726002000

Abstract:

An information handling system outputs via an Internet protocol, a message, in response to which, one or more devices perform one or more operations for providing physical security.

Method For Receiving And Transmitting Optical Data And Control Information To And From Remotely Located Receivers And Transmitters In An Optical Locator System

US Patent:

5387993, Feb 7, 1995

Filed:

Jun 25, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/083725

Inventors:

Alan C. Heller - San Antonio TX
Christopher W. Fox - San Antonio TX

Assignee:

Precision Tracking FM, Inc. - San Antonio TX

International Classification:

H04B 1000

US Classification:

359155

Abstract:

The method for receiving and transmitting optical data and control information to and from remotely located receivers and transmitters in an optical location system. Wherein, the locator system tracks and locates the position of a main object having an attached transceiver. This transceiver has stored in memory selected identifying information about the object to which the transceiver is attached. The selected identifying information was received by the transceiver over it's 1-wire interface from a touch memory.

Optical Receiver For Area Location System

US Patent:

5355222, Oct 11, 1994

Filed:

May 15, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/884076

Inventors:

Alan C. Heller - San Antonio TX
Christopher W. Fox - San Antonio TX
Philip D. Olivier - San Antonio TX

Assignee:

Precision Tracking FM, Inc. - San Antonio TX

International Classification:

G01B 1100, G01B 900, G01C 332

US Classification:

356375

Abstract:

An optical location system for locating the position of a moving object in a defined area. An optical transmitter is attached to the moving object. A stationary receiver has a number of sensors for receiving a signal from the transmitter. One sensor has a field of view of the entire area. Other sensors have partially blocked fields of view, with the blocking being accomplished with nonopaque strips of decreasing width. These strips are arranged so that the detection or nondetection of light by the sensors can be digitally coded in a manner that corresponds to sections of the area.

Powerline Communicated Load Control

US Patent:

2013003, Feb 7, 2013

Filed:

Jul 26, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/559241

Inventors:

Peter R. Pettler - Miami FL, US
Christopher Fox - San Antonio TX, US

International Classification:

H04B 3/54

US Classification:

375257

Abstract:

A system for transmitting communication signals, the system comprising an injector circuit connected to a powered circuit conductor and configured to modulate a power signal with a direct current voltage offset, the direct current voltage offset being within a range that causes approximately 1 percent or less total harmonic distortion of the power signal; and a decoder connected to the powered circuit conductor and a load, the decoder configured to demodulate the direct current voltage offset to control the load. A method for transmitting communication signals, the method comprising modulating a power signal on a powered circuit conductor with a direct current voltage offset, the direct current voltage offset being within a range that causes approximately 1 percent or less total harmonic distortion of the power signal; and demodulating the direct current voltage offset to control a load.