Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Instant on video conferencing system and related method
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Application No.: US14645914Application Date: 2015-03-12
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Publication No.: US09621850B1Publication Date: 2017-04-11
- Inventor: James P. Mitchell
- Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IA Cedar Rapids
- Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IA Cedar Rapids
- Agent Angel N. Gerdzhikov; Donna P. Suchy; Daniel M. Barbieri
- Main IPC: H04N7/15
- IPC: H04N7/15 ; H04B7/185

Abstract:
A system and method enable broadband communication between a remote or airborne station and a terrestrial network linking any other station around the earth. The airborne station connectivity may be routed either via a proximal LEO SAT belonging to a high density LEO SAT constellation as well as via a proximal ground based station directly connected with the terrestrial network. Latency values available to the airborne station are within tolerance for video conferencing by employing steerable antenna elements onboard the airborne station to establish connectivity with and actively track one or more proximal LEO SATs. The airborne station maintains connectivity with the ground based station where available via cellular geographical transmission patterns to deconflict specific bands of limited spectrum as well as protocols specific to the local wireless network. The high density LEO SAT constellation is networked and connected to the terrestrial network via several global down links.
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