PAUL FRANK BEARD
Pilots at Pne Needle Ln, Swan Lake, MT

License number
Montana A4961736
Issued Date
Jun 2016
Expiration Date
Jun 2018
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
300 Pine Needle Ln, Swan Lake, MT 59911

Professional information

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Vp At Horizon Hobby

Position:
VP Engineering at Horizon Hobby
Location:
Bigfork, Montana
Industry:
Aviation & Aerospace
Work:
Horizon Hobby since Mar 2005 - VP Engineering Cypress Semiconductor Jan 2000 - Jan 2013 - CTO Wireless Alation Systems Jan 1998 - Jan 2000 - CTO
Education:
UMIST 1981 - 1984
BSc Hons, EE


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Method And Apparatus For Reducing Control Communication Delay In A Remotely Controlled Apparatus

US Patent:
8559420, Oct 15, 2013
Filed:
Sep 7, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/227114
Inventors:
Paul Beard - Bigfork MT, US
Assignee:
Unmanned Systems, Inc. - Henderson NV
International Classification:
H04L 29/06
US Classification:
370352, 379 9301
Abstract:
A scatterer gatherer method and device configured to remotely manipulate an apparatus. The scatterer sends a group of identical packets through a network. The route each packet takes through the network is determined by the network. The time taken for a first packet of a group to travel from origin to destination is unequal from that taken by a second packet of the group. A gatherer is configured to receive each packet, determine which is the first of the group of identical packets to arrive, store the first and discard the later arriving packets of the group. The gatherer further configured to interpolate to determine a value for a missing group of packets should none of the group arrives within a predetermined time. The method and device further configured to use the stored data to remotely manipulate an apparatus then provide feedback to the user through a return network path.


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Real-Time Visualization Of Data Through A Bottleneck

US Patent:
2012023, Sep 20, 2012
Filed:
Sep 26, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/209930
Inventors:
Mathew Lee - Oklahoma City OK, US
Paul Beard - Bigfork MT, US
Assignee:
Dechnia, LLC - Colorado Springs CO
International Classification:
G06T 11/20
US Classification:
3454401
Abstract:
Transferring a dataset larger than the packet size requires may require that the data be split over multiple transfers. This technique describes the ability to represent that starting packet in such a way that it gives the gross details of your original data set. Subsequent transfers will fill in the additional data so that the full detailed data is eventually displayed. This allows you to provide the user with the ability to see the partial dataset without waiting for the entire data to be transferred. This may be important in mobile applications where the power consumption is limits the performance of the system.


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Dynamic Rf Power Measurement With Visualization

US Patent:
2013007, Mar 28, 2013
Filed:
Sep 26, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/208018
Inventors:
Mathew Lee - Oklahoma City OK, US
Paul Beard - Bigfork MT, US
Assignee:
Dechnia, LLC - Colorado Springs CO
International Classification:
G01R 22/00
US Classification:
324 7611
Abstract:
Embedded systems that utilize RF are often times difficult to troubleshoot as the signals cannot be easily probed without special equipment. Embodied in this patent is a tool that allows the embedded systems designer to troubleshoot these said RF designs. A combined spectrum analyzer and dynamic power meter. These are two of the most important tools that a designer needs when doing RF protocol development. This, coupled with an intuitive/simple to use graphical user interface, provides the ideal tool for RF engineering doing embedded systems design, product verification, and protocol design.


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Method And System For Controlling Radio Controlled Devices

US Patent:
8330583, Dec 11, 2012
Filed:
Oct 6, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/267548
Inventors:
Paul Beard - Bigfork MT, US
John Adams - Champaign IL, US
Mathew Lee - Oklahoma City OK, US
Eric Meyers - Greenville SC, US
Assignee:
Horizon Hobby, Inc. - Champaign IL
International Classification:
G08C 19/16
US Classification:
340 1222, 34087011, 34087017, 34087028, 34087001, 446456, 455352
Abstract:
The present invention is a method and system for controlling a RC device via a secure radio link. In one embodiment of the invention, spread spectrum modulation may be employed which may provide a digital radio frequency (RF) link between a controller and a RC device. A controller may be coupled with a transmitter module and a radio controlled device may be coupled with a receiver module in accordance with the present invention to provide an add-on upgrade capability. The method and system for controlling a RC device may also include error detection and correction, interpolation of lost packets, failsafe technology and force-feedback telemetric technology to further enhance the user experience with radio controlled devices.