Multiple modem communication system and method for a mobile platform
First Claim
1. A method of communicating between an end-user device positioned within a mobile platform and a pair of satellite stations included among one or more networks of satellite stations, the method comprising:
- utilizing a first modem and establishing, via one or more processors, a first communication link between the end-user device and a first satellite station;
utilizing one or more maps of the one or more networks of satellite stations and determining, via the one or more processors, a second satellite station for communication with the end-user device;
utilizing a second modem and establishing, via the one or more processors, a second communication link between the end-user device and the second satellite station;
calculating, via the one or more processors, a time to initiate communication handoff from the first communication link to the second communication link; and
,initiating the communication handoff, via the one or more processors, based on the calculated time.
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Abstract
A system, method, and device to enable communication between a first and second satellite station and a controller of a mobile platform. The controller includes a processor, a first modem facilitating communication with the first satellite station via a first frequency over a first communication link, and a map of the one or more networks of satellite stations including the second satellite station. The controller utilizes the map of the one or more networks of satellite stations to determine the second satellite station for communicating with the controller. A second modem is coupled to the controller and facilitates communication with the second satellite station via a second frequency over a second communication link, wherein the controller is configured to calculate a time to handoff communication with the mobile communicator from the first communication link to the second communication link.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of communicating between an end-user device positioned within a mobile platform and a pair of satellite stations included among one or more networks of satellite stations, the method comprising:
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utilizing a first modem and establishing, via one or more processors, a first communication link between the end-user device and a first satellite station; utilizing one or more maps of the one or more networks of satellite stations and determining, via the one or more processors, a second satellite station for communication with the end-user device; utilizing a second modem and establishing, via the one or more processors, a second communication link between the end-user device and the second satellite station; calculating, via the one or more processors, a time to initiate communication handoff from the first communication link to the second communication link; and
,initiating the communication handoff, via the one or more processors, based on the calculated time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A controller for facilitating communication between an end-user device and a first and second satellite station included among one or more networks of satellite stations, the controller attached to a mobile platform and comprising:
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a first modem communicating with the first satellite station via a first frequency over a first communication link; one or more maps of the one or more networks of satellite stations including the second satellite station; a processor coupled to the first modem, the processor utilizing the one or more maps of the one or more networks of satellite stations to determine the second satellite station for communication with the end-user device; and a second modem coupled to the processor and communicating with the second satellite station via a second frequency over a second communication link, wherein the processor is configured to calculate a time to initiate communication handoff from the first communication link to the second communication link. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile communicator enabling communication between an end-user device positioned on a mobile platform and a first and second satellite station included among one or more networks of satellite stations, the mobile communicator comprising:
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a controller attached to the mobile platform, the controller including a processor, a first modem, a second modem, and a memory device operatively coupled together; a wireless local area network (WLAN) coupled to the first modem and the second modem; the first modem facilitating communication via a first communication link including the wireless local area network (WLAN) between the end-user device and the first satellite station; one or more maps of the one or more networks of satellite stations including the second satellite station stored in the memory device, wherein the processor utilizes the one or more maps of the one or more satellite stations to determine the second satellite station for communicating with the end-user device; and the second modem facilitating communication via a second communication link including the wireless local area network (WLAN) and between the end-user device and the second satellite station, wherein the processor is configured to calculate a time to initiate communication handoff from the first communication link to the second communication link. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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