Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Information-transmission system which uses non-geosynchronous artificial satellites, including server-system and its clients, for performing communications or broadcast
- Patent Title (中): 使用非地球同步人造卫星(包括服务器系统及其客户端)进行通信或广播的信息传输系统
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Application No.: US09828194Application Date: 2001-04-09
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Publication No.: US07085250B2Publication Date: 2006-08-01
- Inventor: Yasushi Yokosuka , Hideki Inoue , Toru Yamada , Takanori Yamasaki , Kimiya Yamaashi
- Applicant: Yasushi Yokosuka , Hideki Inoue , Toru Yamada , Takanori Yamasaki , Kimiya Yamaashi
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Antonelli, Terry, Stout and Kraus, LLP.
- Priority: JP2000-129074 20000428
- Main IPC: H04Q7/00
- IPC: H04Q7/00 ; H04Q7/20

Abstract:
An information-transmission system which uses non-geosynchronous artificial satellites, including a server-system and its client apparatuses, for performing communications or broadcast, the system comprises: a means for controlling changeover of a non-geosynchronous artificial satellite being used, to another satellite to be next used; wherein the server-system determines whether or not a satellite-changeover occurs during sending of an information packet to be sent toward a satellite being used, one of the non-geosynchronous artificial satellites; and if it is determined that a satellite-changeover occurs during sending of the information packet to be sent, the server-system or each client apparatus postpones sending of the information packet to be sent, and starts sending of the information packet to be sent, after the completion of the satellite-changeover; or repeatedly sends the information packet to be sent, until the completion of said satellite-changeover. Moreover, the server-system informs each satellite on at least one of the start time of, the time necessary for, and the end time of the satellite-changeover.
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