公开(公告)号：US10263718B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US15279040

申请日：2016-09-28

Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

Inventor： Bin Xu ,  Xinhua Yang

IPC: H04H40/90 ,  H04H20/57 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: A satellite receiver in a vehicle continues to receive satellite communications even when line-of-sight to the satellite becomes obscured by obtaining a stream of the satellite broadcast via an ad hoc network. When the satellite receiver determines that the satellite broadcast signal is being lost (or is about to be lost), the satellite receiver transmits a request message on an alternate wireless channel seeking an alternate source for the satellite media program. Another satellite receiver that is able to receive the broadcast replies to the request message, and an ad hoc communication session is established with the alternate source via an alternate wireless channel. The receiver is therefore able to receive the media program from the alternate source via the ad hoc session instead of the satellite broadcast signal.

公开(公告)号：US20180091243A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15279040

申请日：2016-09-28

Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

Inventor： Bin Xu ,  Xinhua Yang

IPC: H04H40/90 ,  H04H20/57 ,  H04B17/318

CPC classification number: H04H40/90 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04H20/57 ,  H04H60/11 ,  H04H60/90 ,  H04H2201/37 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: A satellite receiver in a vehicle continues to receive satellite communications even when line-of-sight to the satellite becomes obscured by obtaining a stream of the satellite broadcast via an ad hoc network. When the satellite receiver determines that the satellite broadcast signal is being lost (or is about to be lost), the satellite receiver transmits a request message on an alternate wireless channel seeking an alternate source for the satellite media program. Another satellite receiver that is able to receive the broadcast replies to the request message, and an ad hoc communication session is established with the alternate source via an alternate wireless channel. The receiver is therefore able to receive the media program from the alternate source via the ad hoc session instead of the satellite broadcast signal.