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| 342357200 |
With position, velocity, or attitude determination (IPC)
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With position indicating
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With beam steering
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Having a signal repeater
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Synchronous satellite | 4 |
| 20090295628 | Satellite System Optimization - A satellite system for broadband communication with a plurality of remote locations in a geography is described. The satellite system utilizes a plurality of service spot beams distributed over the geography in a fixed pattern and a plurality of return spot beams distributed over the geography, wherein the service spot beams and the return spot beams use overlapping frequencies. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100182192 | System for Positioning a Terrestrial User - According to the invention, navigation satellites ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110068972 | GLOBAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A global communication satellite system includes at least three communication satellites. Each communication satellite is disposed in a geostationary orbit about the Earth. Each communication satellite also includes a feed horn array having at least 4,000 feed horns with each feed horn capable of transmitting at least one radio frequency (RF) signal. The feed horn array produces a plurality of spot beams with each spot beam corresponding to a spot beam area on the surface of the Earth. Each spot beam area has a generally circular shape with a diameter less than 150 miles. Furthermore, each spot beam area overlaps with a plurality of other spot beams areas such that plurality of spot beams provide saturation coverage of all populated land areas of the Earth. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20140266872 | Space Needles - A conical region in space with a base at a geosynchronous distance from the earth and the apex of the cone at a point on the ground may be termed a space needle. A multiplicity of small satellites in elliptical orbits located within such a space needle may establish timing of their radio frequency (RF) transmissions forming what may be termed a needle beam downlink having an apparent origin that may be thousands of kilometers to the North or South of a Kepler geosynchronous satellite parking orbit. A noise-like RF signal may be transmitted synchronously from multiple transmitters in space forming a spatially distributed spread spectrum RF needle beam. Applying the method of space-based needle beams to a multiplicity of transmitters on the ground, a network of ground stations may form a ground-based needle beam uplink that may be pointed a given satellite at a given time. | 09-18-2014 |
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With control of satellite attitude | 4 |
| 20090015466 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING TELECOMMAND ON GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING TELECOMMAND EXECUTION STATUS ON GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE GROUND CONTROL SYSTEM - Provided are an apparatus and method for executing a telecommand on a geostationary satellite, and an apparatus and method for verifying a telecommand execution status on a geostationary satellite ground control system. When a telecommand on a satellite is executed, the satellite generates command execution verification words for the executed telecommand and adds the generated command execution verification words to a telemetry transfer frame, and thus a satellite ground control system can easily verify the telecommand execution. In addition, when telecommand execution result is verified by a satellite ground control system, since an execution result of a time-tag telecommand can be verified without a time delay through command execution verification words provided by a satellite, and a telecommand image DB, a telecommand verifier DB, and a telecommand verifier provided by the satellite ground control system, a series of processes from transmission to verification of a telecommand, in particular a time-tag telecommand, can be automatically processed in real-time without intervention of an operator. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20110025554 | METHOD FOR A DEEPER SEARCH IN A TIME-LIMITED IMAGE SATELLITE PLANNING ENVIRONMENT - The present invention relates to image satellite planning, and more particularly to a method for allowing a deeper search for high value targets in a time-limited planning environment. In an exemplary embodiment, a method of computing an ordered subset of targets includes using an approximation for the time needed for the satellite to re-orient to a new target, rather than calculating each maneuver time between targets. By approximating the maneuver time rather than calculating it, the calculation time is reduced. Each iteration through the traveling salesman problem takes less time, and more iterations can be accomplished between imaging windows. The iterative process can search deeper into the traveling salesman problem to find a better solution. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20140022120 | GROUND ASSISTED SATELLITE ANTENNA POINTING SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and devices are described for orienting a satellite antenna. In the methods, systems, and devices of the present disclosure, a satellite may provide multiple spot beams, each of the spot beams associated with a specific coverage area. The satellite may also transmit a wide beam downlink signal over a wide area beam having a coverage area that includes each of the spot beams. The satellite may receive an uplink beacon signal. The satellite antenna may be positioned according to azimuth and elevation determined from ground measurements of the spot beams and the satellite measurements of the uplink beacon signal. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20160178750 | METHOD OF GUIDANCE FOR PLACING A SATELLITE ON STATION | 06-23-2016 |
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With satellite signal correction | 1 |
| 20130300601 | CALIBRATION DEVICE AND CALIBRATION METHOD FOR ARRAY ANTENNA - In order to perform calibration of respective systems of an array antenna with high accuracy for adapting to a change in environmental condition, provided is a calibration device ( | 11-14-2013 |
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| 20080246651 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT IN A RADIO COMMUNICATION ARRANGEMENT - A radio communication arrangement including a plurality of transceivers and a distance measurement managing circuit. The distance measurement managing circuit is situated in a communication layer higher than the physical layer, is coupled with the plurality of transceivers, and controls the plurality of transceivers for measuring the distances of the respective plurality of transceivers to a specified position. The distance measurement managing circuit also receives and processes distance measurement values determined by the plurality of transceivers. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080252514 | Device for Semi-Transparent Multiplexing of Data Stream for a Communicaton Satellite - A device (D) is dedicated to data stream processing within a communication satellite of a communication network. This device (D) comprises processing means (MT) whose job is, in the event of receipt of a first incoming data stream whose carrier exhibits a first modulation and comprising at chosen locations chosen insertion blocks, i) to detect the insertion blocks and at least one characteristic of the carrier of the first incoming stream, chosen from among its frequency, its phase, its timing and its amplitude, ii) to modulate, in accordance with the first modulation and having regard to each detected characteristic, data packets to be transmitted to a destination common with that of the first incoming stream, and iii) to replace with the modulated packets certain at least of the insertion blocks detected in the first incoming stream which has not been demodulated, so that the resulting stream is transmitted by the satellite, with its first original modulation, to the common destination so as to be demodulated therein as if it had been constituted by a single modulator. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080297406 | Automatic detection of communications satellite - A fast and efficient automated satellite constellation detection process can be implemented at least in part independent of in-band data in the satellite signal. The automated detection process iterates through a set of various predefined transponder settings to detect one or more accessible satellite constellations through each satellite dish connected directly or through a switch to a satellite receiver. The process determines whether the satellite receiver is able to lock onto a satellite signal at each transponder setting. Based on the combinations of which satellite constellations are available at each transponder setting, the process allocates a specific satellite constellation to each satellite dish. In one implementation, channel information can be used to further refine the detection and identification of accessible satellite constellations for each satellite dish. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090021424 | Systems and methods for mitigating radio relay link interference in mobile satellite communications - Systems and methods according to embodiment of the present invention prevent or otherwise mitigate data corruption and interference that may result when a communications on-the-move transmission is blocked by a radio relay link antenna transmitting on a shared frequency band. Harmful radiation that could affect persons blocking the line-of-sight of a COTM transmission is also prevented or mitigated. According to one embodiment of the present invention, if a building or other obstruction blocks the line-of-sight between a COTM antenna and a target satellite, the transmission will automatically cease, preventing or minimizing any potential interference that can occur, such as the interference to a radio relay link antenna operating atop a building. Similarly, persons who may have been in the line-of-sight will not be subjected to harmful radiation. COTM transmission remains offline until free line-of-sight is re-established. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090027260 | Robust Satellite Detection And Maintenance Using A Multi-Beam Antenna System - A method for communicating with a satellite using a plurality of antennas is provided according to some embodiments of the disclosure. These methods may include receiving data from the satellite using a first antenna from the plurality of antennas and determining the signal strength of the signal detected from the first antenna. Data may be transmitted to the satellite using the first antenna. A second antenna adjacent to the first antenna may partially overlap with the first antenna in coverage. The signal strength of the signal detected from the second antenna may be monitored. If the signal strength of the signal detected from the second antenna is greater than the signal strength of the signal detected from the first antenna, then data is transmitted over the second antenna. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090051588 | DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND/OR RECEIVING SIGNALS WITH FREQUENCY RE-USE BY ASSIGNMENT OF A CELL FOR EACH TERMINAL, FOR A COMMUNICATION SATELLITE - A device (D) is dedicated to transmitting and/or receiving signals representative of data in a communication satellite (SAT) having a fixed frequency bandwidth. This device (D) comprises transmission and/or reception means (MER) responsible for sending and/or receiving signals in multiple beams, and control means (MC) responsible for defining a chosen number of cells of chosen dimensions and positions, and configuring the transmission and/or reception means (MER) so as to define beams each associated with at least one of the defined cells, with a chosen carrier frequency based on the requirements of each of the cells and taking into account the frequency bandwidth available on the satellite (SAT). | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090051589 | SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CONSTITUTED WITH PRIMARY AND BACK-UP MULTI-BEAM SATELLITES - A satellite communication system for providing communications between user terminals and gateways constituted with m primary satellites. In one embodiment, n back up satellites are also provided. Further, each satellite, primary or back-up, is equipped to project N/m beams onto and across an area in a loosely-packed array manner. M of the m primary and n back-up satellites collectively create N beam spots to cover the area. Moreover, each sub-area is covered by a beam spot separated from another sub-area covered by another beam spot by one beam width. Each satellite is also equipped to facilitate communication over 1 of m band of frequencies on one beam. AS a result, any of the m primary satellites may be efficiently replaced on demand by a selected one of the n back-up satellites. The gateways and user terminals are configured to communicate signals through or with both or either the primary and back-up satellites. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090102706 | Satellite interference canceling - A satellite interference canceling system cancels the interference between two or more signals received by a satellite receiver. The signals can be two signals experiencing cross polarization interference or signals that experience interference from other satellite signals. Gain and phase are applied to the received signals and then combined with the other signals to result in cancellation by subtraction. The gain and phase values needed to cancel the interference are derived from measurements of carrier-to-noise ratio (C/N) as an indication of the interference level. The C/N can be measured in the set-top box indoor unit. Coherency restoration is performed in receivers that downconvert the signals before performing interference cancellation. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090160701 | APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING TARGET SATELLITE IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATION ANTENNA AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an apparatus and method for identifying a target satellite in a satellite communication antenna. The apparatus includes: a power splitting unit for splitting a signal inputted through the satellite communication antenna to more than two signals; a tuner unit for receiving the split signals from the power splitting unit and passing only signal of a predetermined channel frequency band; an analog-to-digital converting unit for converting each of signal intensities passed in the tuner unit to a digital value; and a controlling and identifying unit for determining whether a satellite traced by the satellite communication antenna is a target satellite using each of the signal intensities of the predetermined channel frequency band inputted from the A/D converting means, and controlling an orientation direction of the satellite communication antenna. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090195443 | Authenticating a signal based on an unknown component thereof - Authentication of a signal, signal | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090195444 | SATELLITE PERFORMANCE MONITORING - Techniques for monitoring transmission performance of a satellite communications systems are provided, including techniques for measuring the primary contributors to the end-to-end SNR, including the uplink SNR, the downlink SNR, and the C/I for each link in the network. These individual measurements are used to estimate satellite effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP), satellite antenna gain-to-noise-temperature (G/T), and loss due to an Earth Terminal pointing error. The EIRP, satellite antenna G/T and loss due to Earth terminal pointing error may then be used to determine operating parameters for the satellite communications network that enable the network to operate more efficiently. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090231186 | COMPACT ELECTRONICALLY-STEERABLE MOBILE SATELLITE ANTENNA SYSTEM - A satellite antenna terminal includes a circuit board having first and second opposite surfaces. A plurality of antenna elements are disposed on the first surface of the circuit board and are operative to receive Radio Frequency (RF) signals from a satellite. One or more signal processing devices are disposed on the second surface of the circuit board and are coupled to process the RF signals received by the antenna elements. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090231187 | Antenna Beam Forming Systems/Methods Using Unconstrained Phase Response - Beamforming methods for operating a transceiver including an antenna having a plurality of antenna feed elements include defining a plurality of real valued antenna gain constraint values associated with a plurality of geographic constraint points within a geographic region, and generating complex valued antenna feed element weights that result in complex antenna gain values at the geographic constraint points based on the corresponding real valued antenna gain constraint values. An antenna beam is formed from the antenna to the geographic region using the complex valued antenna feed element weights, and information is transmitted over the antenna beam. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090256741 | DISASTER COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT METHOD - A ground surface as an image acquiring object is acquired by a synthetic aperture radar mounted on an artificial satellite at a usual time before occurrence of a disaster and thereby radar image data are obtained. After the occurrence of the disaster, an image of the ground surface as the image acquiring object is acquired within days shorter than the number of orbit returning days and by comparing this radar image data with the radar image data acquired at the usual time so as to try to early grasp a damaged situation. At a recovering and rebuilding time after the occurrence of the disaster, images of the image acquiring object are periodically acquired so as to prepare a recovering and rebuilding plan and prevent secondary disasters. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090289839 | Dynamic Sub-Channel Sizing - A satellite system for broadband communication with a plurality of remote locations is described. The satellite system comprises service spot beams from a satellite. Forward channels may be transported on carriers of the service spot beams. A plurality of forward sub-channels may pass on the forward channels. They system further comprises a plurality of domains that are independently managed and a plurality of satellite modems with the service spot beams. The plurality of sub-channels may be divided among the plurality of domains. Each of the domains may correspond to a plurality of time slices. A scheduler may allocate forward channels among the plurality of domains. Each of the time slices corresponding to the plurality of domains may vary in size over time. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100117893 | Reflector Antenna for the Reception and Transmission of Signals From and to Satellites - A reflector antenna, in particular for the reception and/or transmission of signals from and/or to satellites. The reflector antenna according to the invention comprises a reflector arrangement for focusing antenna radiation in a focal plane together with an antenna array arranged in the focal plane, or in the vicinity of the focal plane, with a plurality of antenna elements. A control device is provided with a beamforming means. Through the control device, sub-arrays, comprising one or a plurality of antenna elements of the antenna array for the reception and/or transmission of antenna radiation, can be activated and deactivated. In the operation of the reflector antenna, a radiation lobe pattern is formed by means of the beamforming means for the reception and/or transmission of antenna radiation for a particular activated sub-array. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100123620 | NGSO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR EXTENDING OPERATION TIME AND REDUCING NUMBER OF SATELLITES USING ATC, AND ATC AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a non geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) communication apparatus that extends an operation time using an ancillary territory component (ATC) and reduces a number of satellites, and an ATC and an operating method thereof. The NGSO communication apparatus for extending an operation time using an ATC and reducing a number of satellites may include a first ATC that communicates with a mobile earth station (MES), and a second ATC that communicate with the first ATC to relay data between the MES and the satellite when the first ATC is unable to communication with the satellite revolving along an orbit. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100171652 | LOCAL CLOCK FREQUENCY CALIBRATION USING LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITES - Various techniques are provided for calibrating a frequency of a local clock using a satellite signal. In one example, a method of transferring frequency stability from a satellite to a device includes receiving a signal from the satellite. The method also includes determining a code phase from the satellite signal. The method further includes receiving aiding information. In addition, the method includes calibrating a frequency of a local clock of the device using the code phase and the aiding information to substantially synchronize the local clock frequency with a satellite clock frequency. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100259443 | ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR MOBILE VEHICLES - The present invention relates to an antenna system mounted on a mobile vehicle. In the present invention, a power distributor and a part of a high-frequency module that includes a frequency converter are placed in an external fixed unit that is placed outside a radome. In addition, an active cooler/cooling fin, a heater, and an air circulation fan are placed at an internal bottom plane of the antenna system, and a cooling fin and cooling fan are placed at an external bottom plane of the antenna system. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110018758 | ANTENNA FEED ASSEMBLY - An antenna feed assembly is provided which includes at least two elongate feed chains lying adjacent one another. Each feed chain is adapted to transmit or receive electromagnetic radiation between itself and the antenna along a longitudinal feed axis thereof via a transmit/receive element. The feed chains are held in fixed lateral relationship to one another by first and second mountings spaced apart axially of the feed chains. The transmit/receive elements extend axially from the first mounting towards the antenna and the second mounting is positioned on a side of the first mounting remote from the antenna. The first mounting has a lower coefficient of thermal expansion in the lateral direction than the second mounting whereby translational movement of each transmit/receive element in the lateral direction owing to temperature change of the assembly will be reduced. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110050487 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING A REMOTE SOURCE AND ORIENTATION CONTROL - Systems and methods for tracking a remote source and monitoring and controlling the angular orientation of an antenna array, including a first antenna portion and a second antenna portion, are provided, including a sum-difference structure coupled to a first output of the first antenna portion and a second output of the second antenna portion, where the sum-difference structure provides both a sum power signal and a difference power signal, and where both the sum power signal and the difference power signal have associated RSSI values generated by an RSSI circuit. Systems and methods provided herein further include a sum-delta processor configured to utilize the RSSI values to generate an off-bore-sight angle of the antenna array relative to a position of a transmitting radiofrequency signal source. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110156948 | VEHICLE MOUNTED ANTENNA AND METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING AND/OR RECEIVING SIGNALS - An antenna for communicating with a satellite from a moving vehicle. The antenna comprises a transmitter for generating a transmission signal, main and sub reflectors, and a waveguide associated with the transmitter for conducting the transmission signal toward the sub reflector. The sub reflector is configured for redirecting the transmission signal toward the main reflector; the main reflector is configured for projecting the redirected transmission signal as an antenna beam toward the satellite. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110205106 | Power Control for Home Base Station with GNSS Receiver - Embodiments herein include a method and a network node in a wireless communications network for controlling a maximum output power of the network node. The network node comprises a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver. The GNSS receiver receives signals from the GNSS. The method comprises determining whether a GNSS signal transmitted from the GNSS is considered detectable. If the GNSS signal is considered detectable, the method includes determining whether the GNSS signal is received directly from the GNSS or via a GNSS repeater. The method further includes selecting a power control method for controlling the maximum output power of the network node, based on at least one of the determination of whether the GNSS signal is considered detectable, and the determination of whether the GNSS signal is received directly from the GNSS or via the GNSS repeater. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110304502 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEGMENTING A SATELLITE FIELD OF VIEW FOR DETECTING RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS - A satellite system for detecting radio frequency signals from space including at least two sensors, a processing unit and at least one receiver. Each sensor receives a plurality of radio frequency signals containing messages and outputs a sensor signal that is representative of the plurality of radio frequency signals. The processing unit selects a predetermined number of mathematical combinations of the sensor signals and combines the sensor signals into the predetermined number of mathematical combinations to produce a plurality of zone signals. The characteristics of each zone signal are undefined at the time the predetermined number of mathematical combinations is selected. The receiver extracts the messages contained in the zone signals. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120119945 | SATELLITE ORBITAL DATA COMPRESSION METHOD, SATELLITE ORBITAL DATA PROVIDING METHOD, SATELLITE ORBITAL DATA EXPANSION METHOD, SERVER, AND POSITIONING APPARATUS - A compression method of satellite orbital data includes: calculating an estimate value of a first parameter from a predetermined calculation using either another parameter value or a first parameter in a different unit term, and replacing the first parameter value with the difference value between the estimate value and the first parameter value. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120194380 | Temperature Compensating Device and Satellite Signal Receiving System - A temperature compensating device for providing active bias for an amplifier includes a voltage source, a plurality of loads, and a current generator for generating a current for the amplifier according to voltages provided by the voltage source and the plurality of loads, wherein a first load of the plurality of loads is a thermistor utilized for keeping the current within a specified range under a plurality of ambient temperatures. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120200454 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTED COMMUNICATIONS TO HIGH ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT - A method for protecting communications between an aircraft and a spacecraft in outer space including flying the aircraft in the earth's atmosphere at an altitude above 40,000 feet from the earth, and preferably above 50,000 feet, and transmitting a signal from the aircraft to the spacecraft having a frequency within a range of 50-70 GHz. The method includes selecting the frequency of the signal based on the altitude of the aircraft and the elevation angle between the spacecraft the aircraft. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120286990 | Compact High Efficiency Intregrated Direct Wave Mobile Communications Terminal - A compact mobile satellite communications system, including an integrated direct wave antenna and a low profile precision antenna positioning system, where the integrated direct wave antenna is configured to provide the minimum swept volume when steered and pointed such that it moves completely within a ten inch sphere, which provides an advantage when the system is mounted on a moving vehicle such as an aircraft, and the integrated direct wave antenna includes a refractive component as well as down conversion electronics to provide a L band signal output. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120326921 | Antenna Apparatus - The invention relates to apparatus and a method for the provision of an antenna reflector which is provided in the form of a substantially circular parabolic dish provided to receive and/or transmit signals over known frequency ranges. The reflector can be moved between storage and in-use positions by the movement of segments of the reflector manually, but more typically by drive means connected thereto. The apparatus can also be provided with alignment means which allow the reflector to be positioned to receive signals from a known satellite when at a particular known location. The invention allows the use of a reflector to be achieved quickly and efficiently in potentially hazardous geographical locations. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130162466 | METHODS TO EXTEND THE FREQUENCY LOCK RANGE OF A RECEIVED RF SIGNAL USING A PREAMBLE-BASED FREQUENCY ESTIMATE - A method is presented to extend a frequency lock range of a received RF signal in a satellite receiver. One step in the method includes analyzing data information of a preamble associated with the received satellite RF signal. Another step includes determining an estimated frequency value that is a function of the analyzed data information that further includes at least a portion of the frequency error formed therein. A further step includes comparing the determined estimated frequency value to a predetermined threshold value. Another step includes using the determined estimated frequency value when the determined frequency value is greater than the predetermined threshold value to operatively control tracking mode electronic circuitry disposed in the satellite receiver to attain frequency lock on the received satellite RF signal. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130222179 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING RAINFALL ATTENUATION, AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING FOR RAINFALL ATTENUATION - A rainfall attenuation estimating apparatus calculates correlation coefficients between a rainfall rate measured at a location of a satellite earth station and rainfall rates measured at locations near the satellite earth station, determines a correlation location and a correlation time difference to be used for estimating rainfall attenuation among the plurality of nearby locations based on the rainfall rates measured at the respective nearby locations and the rainfall rate measured at the location of the satellite earth station, and calculates an amount of rainfall attenuation of the satellite earth station by using rainfall rate data corresponding to a determined correlation location and correlation time difference measured at a time. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130307721 | POLARIZER ROTATING DEVICE FOR MULTI POLARIZED SATELLITE SIGNAL AND SATELLITE SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - There are provided a polarizer rotating device and a satellite signal receiving apparatus having the same. The satellite signal receiving apparatus includes a feedhorn that receives a satellite signal; a low noise block down converter that processes the signal received by the feedhorn; a skew compensating device that is provided at the low noise block down converter or the feedhorn and rotates the low noise block down converter or the feedhorn to compensate for a skew angle when the satellite signal received by the feedhorn is a linearly polarized wave; a polarizer that receives a linearly polarized signal and a circularly polarized signal of the satellite signal; and a polarizer rotating device that rotates the polarizer when the satellite signal received by the polarizer is a circularly polarized wave. In such a simple structure, the linearly polarized wave and the circularly polarized wave are all received to be processed. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130342390 | SATELLITE VSAT ANTENNA FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING MULTIPLE POLARIZED WAVES - The present invention relates to a rotation apparatus of the polarizer for a multiple-polarized satellite signals and a satellite signal receiving apparatus included with the apparatus, includes a feedhorn for receiving satellite; a low noise block down converter for processing signals received by the feedhorn; and a skew compensation apparatus, included in the low noise block down converter or feedhorn, for rotating the low noise block down converter or feedhorn to compensate skew angles in the case that the satellite signals received in the feedhorn are the linearly polarized waves, the low noise block down converter includes the rotation apparatus of the polarizer for receiving linearly polarized signals and circularly polarized signals of the satellite signals, thereby to receive and process both of linearly polarized wave and circularly polarized wave by a simple structure. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140097981 | SATELLITE WITH DEPLOYABLE PAYLOAD MODULES - A telecommunication satellite with geostationary orbit comprises an upper module, a lower module, and a lateral module, disposed in a storage configuration between the upper module and the lower module, and deployed to an operational configuration of the satellite in the orbit by a rotation in relation to an axis Z oriented towards the earth in the operational configuration. The lateral module comprises two substantially plane and mutually parallel main surfaces, termed dissipative surfaces, able to dissipate by radiation a quantity of heat generated by facilities of the satellite; the dissipative surfaces being, in the operational configuration, held in a manner substantially parallel to the plane of the orbit, making it possible to limit the solar flux received by the dissipative surfaces and to optimize the quantity of heat dissipated by the lateral module. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140145875 | SATELLITE RECEIVER MODULE FOR TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - A satellite receiver module ( | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140152492 | PORTABLE SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for providing a Portable Satellite Communication (“PSC”) antenna. The PSC antenna ( | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140197987 | MULTI-BEAM ACTIVE PHASED ARRAY ARCHITECTURE WITH INDEPENDENT POLARIZATION CONTROL - In an exemplary embodiment, a phased array antenna comprises multiple subcircuits in communication with multiple radiating elements. The radio frequency signals are independently adjusted for both polarization control and beam steering. In a receive embodiment, multiple RF signals of various polarizations are received and combined into at least one receive beam output. In a transmit embodiment, at least one transmit beam input is divided and transmitted through multiple radiating elements, with the transmitted beams having various polarizations. In an exemplary embodiment, the phased array antenna provides multi-beam formation over multiple operating frequency bands. The wideband nature of the active components allows for operation over multiple frequency bands simultaneously. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140218232 | Support System - A support system ( | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140313073 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS WITH A SATELLITE - A mobile satellite radio equipped with a phased array antenna configures the phased array antenna in one or more non-directional operating modes in order to initially detect a signal from a communication satellite. Once a signal has been received from the satellite, frequency information determined in the course of operating in the one or more non-directional modes is used to configure the mobile satellite radio for operation in a subsequent stage when the phased array antenna is configured in a directional mode. In the subsequent stage the phased array antenna is used to scan a solid angle space to determine the direction of the satellite. Thereafter the antenna is used in the directional mode for satellite communication. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140313074 | SATELLITE RECEPTION ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE - A direct broadcast satellite (DBS) reception assembly may receive a desired satellite signal and process the desired satellite signal for output to a gateway. The DBS assembly may also receive one or more undesired satellite signals and determine a performance metric of the one or more undesired satellite signals. The elevation angle of the assembly and/or the azimuth angle of the assembly may be adjusted based on the performance metric(s) of the undesired satellite signal(s). The adjusting of the elevation angle and/or the azimuth angle may comprise electronically steering a directivity of a receive radiation pattern of the DBS reception assembly and/or mechanically steering one or more components of the assembly via motors, servos, actuators, MEMS, and/or the like. The performance metric may be received signal strength of the undesired signals, received signal strength of the desired signal, SNR of the desired signal, and/or SNR of the undesired signals. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140375492 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SATELLITE INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methods for integrate satellite communications. A network of upward facing antennas placed on top of cell phone towers is established. Each upward facing antenna has a footprint at the altitude of a particular satellite orbit. Upward facing antennas are placed on cell towers so as to establish a continuous coverage over the orbit of a satellite(s) thereby allowing continuous communication using cellular technology with the satellite(s) on orbit. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150123843 | RECEIVER DUAL-REFLECTOR ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION ONBOARD SATELLITE - A system for interference suppression onboard a satellite may include an antenna that is configured to receive uplink signals from a ground-coverage area and to generate a first signal. A spot-beam antenna may be configured to receive interference signals and to generate a second signal. A processor may be configured to receive the first signal from the antenna and the second signal from the spot-beam antenna and to perform a cross-correlation to generate a composite signal that includes a null at an interference frequency. The antenna may be a shaped reflector antenna and the spot-beam antenna may be a parabolic reflector antenna. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150130661 | GPS LOCATION SYSTEM USING MODAL ANTENNA - A modal antenna is implemented to provide a variable radiation pattern for improved global positioning system (GPS) signal reception. A multitude of antenna radiation patterns generated from a modal antenna provide the capability to optimally acquire GPS signals across a wide range of angles of arrival. Minimum radiation pattern roll-off is observed from the composite pattern generated from the multiple patterns. An algorithm is described that reduces the acquisition time for a location fix for cold and hot start conditions. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150349417 | ANTENNA POSITIONING SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATED SKEWED POSITIONING - A method of receiving a satellite signal using a satellite dish connected to a receiver, the method includes a peak identification stage including automatically sweeping the satellite dish to identify peaks of satellite signals received by the receiver having a center frequency matching the center frequency of the satellite signal, a peak evaluation stage including automatically evaluating one or more said peaks by determining the bandwidth thereof and choosing the peak having a bandwidth matching the bandwidth of the satellite signal, and a signal strength maximizing stage including automatically sweeping the satellite dish until the signal strength of a satellite signal having said bandwidth is maximized. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150355312 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING THE DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL OF A TARGET SIGNAL RELATIVE TO A SATELLITE - A method and system for estimating a direction of arrival of a target signal relative to a measuring antenna array of an earth-orbiting satellite. The direction of arrival of the target signal being estimated on the basis of measurement signals corresponding to the target signal received respectively by at least a first measuring antenna and a second measuring antenna of the measuring antenna array. Each of the measurement signals are combined with a reference signal corresponding to the target signal received by a receiving antenna of the satellite. The receiving antenna has a maximum gain greater than the respective maximum gains of the first measuring antenna and of the second measuring antenna. The direction of arrival of the target signal is estimated from the signals obtained by combining the measurement signals with the reference signal. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160118715 | Monopulse Autotracking System for High Gain Antenna Pointing - A method including receiving a monopulse transmission by a monopulse antenna determining an angle of arrival of the monopulse transmission, using processing circuitry operably coupled to the monopulse antenna, determining, using the processing circuitry, an angle error for a high gain antenna based on the angle of arrival of the monopulse transmission, and causing the positioning of the high gain antenna based on the angle error. | 04-28-2016 |
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| 20220137235 | METHODS OF AND SYSTEMS, NETWORKS AND DEVICES FOR REMOTELY DETECTING AND MONITORING THE DISPLACEMENT, DEFLECTION AND/OR DISTORTION OF STATIONARY AND MOBILE SYSTEMS USING GNSS-BASED TECHNOLOGIES - A system network and methods supported by a constellation of GNSS satellites orbiting around the Earth, and deployed for precise remote monitoring of the spatial displacement, distortion and/or deformation of stationary and/or mobile systems, including buildings, bridges, and roadways. The methods involve (i) embodying multiple GNSS rovers within the boundary of the stationary and/or mobile system being monitored by the GNSS system network, (ii) receiving GNSS signals transmitted from GNSS satellites orbiting the Earth, and (iii) determining the geo-location and time-stamp of each GNSS rover while the stationary and/or mobile system is being monitored for spatial displacement, distortion and/or deformation, using GNSS-based rover data processing methods practiced aboard the system, or remotely within the application and database servers of the data center of the GNSS system network. The GNSS rovers also include on-board instrumentation for sensing and measuring the depth of water ponding about the GNSS rovers. | 05-05-2022 |
