Global synchronization unit (GSU) for time and space (TS) stamping of input data elements
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01S-005/02
H04B-007/185
출원번호
US-0579105
(2000-05-25)
발명자
/ 주소
Faris, Sadeg M.
Hamlin, Gregory
Flannery, James P.
출원인 / 주소
Reveo, Inc.
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A global synchronization unit (GSU) for time and space (TS) stamping of input data elements. The GSU comprises a GPS Receiver and an associated antenna for receiving GPS signals from signal sources associated with a GPS system symbolically embedded within a global reference system, and processing re
A global synchronization unit (GSU) for time and space (TS) stamping of input data elements. The GSU comprises a GPS Receiver and an associated antenna for receiving GPS signals from signal sources associated with a GPS system symbolically embedded within a global reference system, and processing received GPS signals so as to automatically produce time and space (TS) stamp data element representative of the time and space coordinates of the GSU with respect to said global reference system at each data sampling instant occurring within the GSU. The GSU further comprises a central processor, operably connected to the GPS Receiver, and also a data input port, operably connected to a data input device and the central processor, for receiving an input data element from the data input device, at each data sampling instant. During GSU operation, the central processor (i) connects the input data element received at the data input port at each data sampling instant, with the TS-stamp data element generated at the sampling instant so as to produce a TS-stamped input data element, and (ii) stores each TS-stamped input data element in memory. By virtue of the present invention, the GSU enables collection of TS-coordinate information aboard the GSU for storage and subsequent transmission to a host computing device, which may be connected to an information network. The GSU can be used in diverse user applications, in which TS-stamping operations are required.
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1. A global synchronization unit (GSU) for time and space (TS) stamping of input data elements, said GSU comprising:a GPS Receiver and an associated antenna for receiving GPS signals from signal sources associated with a GPS system symbolically embedded within a global reference system, and processi
1. A global synchronization unit (GSU) for time and space (TS) stamping of input data elements, said GSU comprising:a GPS Receiver and an associated antenna for receiving GPS signals from signal sources associated with a GPS system symbolically embedded within a global reference system, and processing said received GPS signals so as to automatically produce time and space (TS) stamp data element representative of the time and space coordinates of said GSU with respect to said global reference system at each data sampling instant occurring within said GSU, wherein said time stamp data is an absolute time reference; and a central processor, operably connected to said GPS Receiver; and a data input port, operably connected to a data input device and said central processor, for receiving an input data element from said data input device, at each said data sampling instant; wherein said central processor (i) connects the input data element received at said data input port at each said data sampling instant, with the TS-stamp data element generated at said sampling instant so as to produce a TS stamped input data element, and (ii) stores each said TS-stamped input data element in memory. 2. The GSU of claim 1, wherein said memory is disposed within said GSU.3. The GSU of claim 1, wherein said GPS Receiver receives said GPS signals from GPS satellites, and said GPS satellites receive time signals derived from an atomic clock.4. The GSU of claim 1, wherein said input device is a device selected from the group consisting of a mouse, keyboard, microphone, video camera, scanner, barcode reader, pressure tablet, a voice recognition system, biometric sensor, biophysiological sensor, and an analog or digital data input device.5. The GSU of claim 1, wherein said data input device is a device selected from the group consisting of water level sensors, burglar alarms, police radar devices, still image cameras, video cameras, microphones, and chemical sensors, bar-code readers, document scanners, fingerprint readers, iris-scanners, vehicle counters, and optical sensors for race finish lines.6. The GSU of claim 1, which further comprises a data output port for outputting said TS-stamped input data elements stored in said memory to a data output device operably connected to said data output port.7. The GSU of claim 6, wherein said data output port comprises hardware and communication protocols to enable communication between said central processor and said data output device.8. The GSU of claim 1, wherein said central processor further (iii) accesses said TS-stamped input data elements from said memory and transmits the accessed TS-stamped input data elements through a data output port to a data output device.9. The GSU of claim 1, wherein each said input data element being representative of an event occurring outside of said GSU.10. The GSU of claim 1, wherein said central processor further performs encryption functions on each said input data element contained within said TS stamped input data element.11. The GSU of claim 1, wherein said central processor further performs encryption functions on each said TS-stamped input data element.12. The GSU of claim 11, wherein said central processor further calculates a digital signature for each said TS-stamped input data element and connects said digital signature to said TS-stamped input data element to produce a digitally signed TS-stamped input data element which enables the verification of authenticity of the data contained in said TS-stamped input data element, at some remote location.13. The GSU of claim 12, wherein said central processor further performs encryption functions on said digitally-signed TS-stamped input data element.14. The GSU of claim 1, wherein said GSU is realized in the form of an integrated circuit (IC) chip.15. The GSU of claim 1, wherein said IC chip is an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) device.16. The GSU of claim 1, wherein the TS-stamp input data element generated by the GSU includes the location and exact time to within +/?1 microsecond.17. The GSU of claim 1, wherein said GSU generates security information including a hash or CRC (cyclic redundancy check) value derived from the input data associated with the event.18. The GSU of claim 17, wherein said hash value allow the data to be verified in the future to insured that it has not been altered since the time/space stamp was generated.19. The GSU of claim 1, wherein said TS-stamp input data element has an associated CRC value or digital signature to insure that the time-space stamp record itself is genuine and unmodified.
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