Håkan Lans

Anders Håkan Lans (born November 2, 1947) is a Swedish engineer and inventor who invented the graphic processor for colour computer graphics (U.S. Patent 4,303,986 Data processing system and apparatus for color graphics display), as well as a digitizer cursor for a Graphics tablet.He also invented the STDMA datalink (Self organising Time Division Multiple Access) that is used in the AIS system. AIS uses a combination of the GPS system and VHF radio communications to show the user the exact position, direction and velocity of not only the own vehicle, but also for crafts positioned nearby. The system has been declared as the world standard for both marine- and aviation by the United Nations. The system is widely used in aircraft and ships.
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