John F Metzger

US Patent:

20200274947, Aug 27, 2020

Filed:

Nov 25, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/693718

Inventors:

- Tucson AZ, US
Darren D. Garber - Rancho Palos Verdes CA, US
John Edward Metzger - Campbell CA, US
Robert Randall Cleave - Half Moon Bay CA, US

Assignee:

Vector Launch Inc. - Tucson AZ

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04W 84/06
H04B 7/185
H04B 7/19

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for spaceborne and airborne computing platforms. In one example, an airborne computing platform includes a plurality of airborne devices, with one or more of the airborne devices comprising specialized roles defined by at least one among software elements and hardware elements targeted to the specialized roles. Individual ones of the airborne devices are configured to identify tasks to be serviced using one or more of the specialized roles, determine one or more target devices to handle the tasks based at least in part on attributes of the target devices, and transfer at least task instructions for delivery to the target devices for performing the tasks.

US Patent:

20200028578, Jan 23, 2020

Filed:

Jan 11, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/245462

Inventors:

- Tucson AZ, US
Darren D. Garber - Rancho Palos Verdes CA, US
John Edward Metzger - Campbell CA, US

Assignee:

Vector Launch Inc. - Tucson AZ

International Classification:

H04B 7/185
H04L 29/08
G06F 9/455
G06K 9/00

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for deploying applications in spaceborne and airborne devices. In one example, a satellite device includes one or more sensor systems, a communication interface, and a virtualized execution system. The virtualized execution system is configured to receive state information via the communication interface from at least a peer device related to execution of one or more software payloads by the peer device, and execute one or more virtual nodes based at least on the state information to employ the one or more sensor systems and establish imaging data.

US Patent:

20190149634, May 16, 2019

Filed:

Jan 11, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/245488

Inventors:

- Tucson AZ, US
Darren D. Garber - Rancho Palos Verdes CA, US
John Edward Metzger - Campbell CA, US
Robert Randall Cleave - Half Moon Bay CA, US

Assignee:

Vector Launch Inc. - Tucson AZ

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04B 7/185
H04W 84/06

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for spaceborne and airborne computing platforms. In one example, an airborne computing platform includes a plurality of airborne devices, with one or more of the airborne devices comprising specialized roles defined by at least one among software elements and hardware elements targeted to the specialized roles. Individual ones of the airborne devices are configured to identify tasks to be serviced using one or more of the specialized roles, determine one or more target devices to handle the tasks based at least in part on attributes of the target devices, and transfer at least task instructions for delivery to the target devices for performing the tasks.