公开(公告)号：US06847817B2

公开(公告)日：2005-01-25

申请号：US10022017

申请日：2001-12-12

申请人： Peter J. Hadinger ,  Eric R. Wiswell ,  Hau H. Ho ,  Michael S. Munoz ,  Terrence R. Smigla

发明人： Peter J. Hadinger ,  Eric R. Wiswell ,  Hau H. Ho ,  Michael S. Munoz ,  Terrence R. Smigla

IPC分类号： H04B7/185 ,  H04Q7/20

CPC分类号： H04B7/18584

摘要： A satellite communication system (10) includes apparatus for exchanging communication data between ground-based user sites (21-24, 41-44 and 51-54) and a ground-based wideband network (60). A communication satellite (30) exchanges user communication data with the user sites. Ground-based hub terminals (27, 35, 47 and 57) exchange the user communication data with the satellite (30) and also exchange the data with the network (60). A communication manager (70) determines the communication requirements between the satellite and the network and identifies more than one hub terminal to exchange user communication data with the satellite in the event that one hub terminal is insufficient to meet the communication requirements.

摘要翻译： 卫星通信系统（10）包括用于在地面用户站点（21-24,41-44和51-54）和基于地面的宽带网络（60）之间交换通信数据的装置。 通信卫星（30）与用户站点交换用户通信数据。 地面集线器终端（27,35,47和57）与卫星（30）交换用户通信数据，并且还与网络（60）交换数据。 通信管理器（70）确定卫星和网络之间的通信要求，并且在一个集线器终端不足以满足通信要求的情况下，识别多个集线器终端与卫星交换用户通信数据。

公开(公告)号：US07751779B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-06

申请号：US11642713

申请日：2006-12-21

申请人： Hau H. Ho ,  Ethan A. Stein ,  Michael Fashano ,  Peter J. Hadinger ,  Gary Lehto

发明人： Hau H. Ho ,  Ethan A. Stein ,  Michael Fashano ,  Peter J. Hadinger ,  Gary Lehto

IPC分类号： H04Q7/20

CPC分类号： H04B7/18515

摘要： A payload (108) to be mounted onto a satellite (102) can include a first steerable antenna (302) providing a downlink to and an uplink from a first user terminal; a second steerable antenna (304) providing a downlink to and an uplink from a second user terminal; a switching network (306) coupling the first steerable antenna to the second steerable antenna; and a payload control unit (120) controlling the switching network to select one of the downlink to the first user terminal provided by the first steerable antenna and the downlink to the second user terminal provided by the second steerable antenna, and one of the uplink from the first user terminal provided by the first steerable antenna and the uplink from the second user terminal provided by the second steerable antenna.

摘要翻译： 要安装到卫星（102）上的有效载荷（108）可以包括向第一用户终端提供下行链路和上行链路的第一可操纵天线（302） 向第二用户终端提供下行链路和上行链路的第二可控天线（304） 交换网络（306），将所述第一可转向天线耦合到所述第二可转向天线; 以及有效负载控制单元（120），其控制所述交换网络，以选择由所述第一可操纵天线提供的所述第一用户终端的下行链路和由所述第二可控天线提供的所述第二用户终端的下行链路，以及所述上行链路中的一个 由第一可操纵天线提供的第一用户终端和由第二可控天线提供的来自第二用户终端的上行链路。

公开(公告)号：US20080153414A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-26

申请号：US11642713

申请日：2006-12-21

申请人： Hau H. Ho ,  Ethan A. Stein ,  Michael Fashano ,  Peter J. Hadinger ,  Gary Lehto

发明人： Hau H. Ho ,  Ethan A. Stein ,  Michael Fashano ,  Peter J. Hadinger ,  Gary Lehto

IPC分类号： H04B7/185

CPC分类号： H04B7/18515

摘要： A payload (108) to be mounted onto a satellite (102) can include a first steerable antenna (302) providing a downlink to and an uplink from a first user terminal; a second steerable antenna (304) providing a downlink to and an uplink from a second user terminal; a switching network (306) coupling the first steerable antenna to the second steerable antenna; and a payload control unit (120) controlling the switching network to select one of the downlink to the first user terminal provided by the first steerable antenna and the downlink to the second user terminal provided by the second steerable antenna, and one of the uplink from the first user terminal provided by the first steerable antenna and the uplink from the second user terminal provided by the second steerable antenna.

摘要翻译： 要安装到卫星（102）上的有效载荷（108）可以包括向第一用户终端提供下行链路和上行链路的第一可操纵天线（302） 向第二用户终端提供下行链路和上行链路的第二可控天线（304） 交换网络（306），将所述第一可转向天线耦合到所述第二可转向天线; 以及有效负载控制单元（120），其控制所述交换网络，以选择由所述第一可操纵天线提供的所述第一用户终端的下行链路和由所述第二可控天线提供的所述第二用户终端的下行链路，以及所述上行链路中的一个 由第一可操纵天线提供的第一用户终端和由第二可控天线提供的来自第二用户终端的上行链路。

公开(公告)号：US5619209A

公开(公告)日：1997-04-08

申请号：US181932

申请日：1994-01-14

申请人： Michael Horstein ,  Hau H. Ho

发明人： Michael Horstein ,  Hau H. Ho

IPC分类号： H04B7/26 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04B7/204 ,  H04Q7/22 ,  H04Q7/24 ,  H04Q7/26 ,  H04Q7/30 ,  H04Q7/34

CPC分类号： H04B7/18545

摘要： A method of initiating communication between a ground station and a mobile handset through a satellite beam includes the steps of transmitting a forward signal indicative of a fixed geographic area covered by each of a plurality of satellites on at least a periodic basis. The location of said mobile handset is registered by storing at least one variable geographic value associated with said forward control signal at said mobile handset. A reverse signal is transmitted from said mobile handset to said ground station which is indicative of a geographic area where said mobile handset was located during registration. At least one variable geographic value associated with said reverse signal is stored in a database accessible to said ground station. The mobile handset determines whether a currently transmitted forward signal matches said variable geographic value stored. If a match is not found, the current location of said mobile handset is re-registered. The ground station determines which of said satellite beams should initiate a call signal to said mobile handset based upon said variable geographic value stored in said database for said mobile handset.

摘要翻译： 通过卫星波束发起地面站和移动手持机之间的通信的方法包括以下步骤：至少周期性地发送指示由多个卫星中的每一个覆盖的固定地理区域的前向信号。 通过在所述移动手持机上存储与所述前向控制信号相关联的至少一个可变地理值来登记所述移动手持机的位置。 反向信号从所述移动手机发送到所述地面站，其指示在注册期间所述移动手持机所在的地理区域。 与所述反向信号相关联的至少一个可变地理值被存储在所述地面站可访问的数据库中。 移动手持机确定当前发送的前向信号是否匹配存储的所述可变地理值。 如果未找到匹配，则重新注册所述移动手持机的当前位置。 地面站基于存储在用于所述移动手持机的所述数据库中的所述可变地理位置确定所述卫星波束中的哪一个应该向所述移动手持机发起呼叫信号。