Location-based selection of a satellite transmitter of a vehicle

• US 10,117,067 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2015
• Issued: 10/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Iheartcommunications Inc. (iHeartMedia, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Iheartcommunications Inc. (iHeartMedia, Inc.)
• Inventors: Stubbs, Michael L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jackson, Blane
• Application Number:
  US14/833,610
• Publication Number:
  US 20150355334A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,163 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/14 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/185 Space-based or airborne stations; Stations for satellite systemsH04B7/204 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5682 Policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/44 for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H]

Abstract

A method includes receiving location, retrieving geo-fence data from a geo-fence database corresponding to a boundary of a jurisdiction, and automatically selecting between a first or second frequency band satellite transmitter based on the comparison.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

at a hub station, receiving data from a satellite antenna controller coupled to a vehicle, the satellite antenna controller coupled to a first frequency band satellite transmitter and to a second frequency band satellite transmitter of the vehicle, wherein the data includes a location of the vehicle;

transmitting the data to a system of a regulatory authority of a jurisdiction; and

based on determining that the location is within a threshold distance of a boundary of the jurisdiction, sending at least one command to the satellite antenna controller based on a requirement of the jurisdiction, wherein the at least one command indicates a selection of the first frequency band satellite transmitter or the second frequency band satellite transmitter.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one command further indicates a transmit frequency, a receive frequency, a symbol rate, a modulation type, a forward error correction configuration, or any combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the data in a memory, wherein the data is received while the vehicle is moving.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data further includes a symbol rate, a modulation type, a forward error correction configuration, a carrier power level, or any combination thereof.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the hub station is land based.

6. A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at a hub station, data from a satellite antenna controller coupled to a vehicle, the satellite antenna controller coupled to a first frequency band satellite transmitter and to a second frequency band satellite transmitter of the vehicle, wherein the data includes a location of the vehicle;

initiating transmission of the data to a system of a regulatory authority of a jurisdiction; and

based on determining that the location is within a threshold distance of a boundary of the jurisdiction, sending at least one command to the satellite antenna controller based on a requirement of the jurisdiction, wherein the at least one command indicates a selection of the first frequency band satellite transmitter or the second frequency band satellite transmitter.

7. The computer-readable storage device of claim 6, wherein the at least one command further indicates a transmit frequency, a receive frequency, a symbol rate, a modulation type, a forward error correction configuration, or any combination thereof.

8. The computer-readable storage device of claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise storing the data in a memory, wherein the data is received while the vehicle is moving.

9. The computer-readable storage device of claim 6, wherein the data further includes a symbol rate, a modulation type, a forward error correction configuration, a carrier power level, or any combination thereof.

10. The computer-readable storage device of claim 6, wherein the hub station is land based.

11. A system comprising:

a hub station configured to;

receive data from a satellite antenna controller coupled to a vehicle, the satellite antenna controller coupled to a first frequency band satellite transmitter and to a second frequency band satellite transmitter of the vehicle, wherein the data includes a location of the vehicle;

transmit the data to a system of a regulatory authority of a jurisdiction; and

based on determining that the location is within a threshold distance of a boundary of the jurisdiction, send at least one command to the satellite antenna controller based on a requirement of the jurisdiction, wherein the at least one command indicates a selection of the first frequency band satellite transmitter or the second frequency band satellite transmitter.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one command further indicates a transmit frequency, a receive frequency, a symbol rate, a modulation type, a forward error correction configuration, or any combination thereof.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the hub station is further configured to store the data in a memory, wherein the data is received while the vehicle is moving.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the data further includes a symbol rate, a modulation type, a forward error correction configuration, a carrier power level, or any combination thereof.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the hub station is land based.