Automated portable remote robotic transceiver with directional antenna

• US 20050200523A1
• Filed: 04/15/2005
• Published: 09/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jack P. Durban, Sean K. Gahan
• Original Assignee: Jack P. Durban, Sean K. Gahan
• Inventors: Durban, Jack P., Gahan, Sean K.
• Application Number:
  US11/107,019
• Publication Number:
  US 20050200523A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 342/359
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/125 Means for positioning
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/241 used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM H01Q1/247, H01Q1/248 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/32 Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles

Abstract

A portable, remote-controlled or automated robotic (capable of operating in an unmanned mode) transceiver using a directional antenna pointing system The system comprises a highly integrated, wireless, self-contained transceiver with robotic antenna pointing and an interface system for satellite, conventional antenna, and radar applications for personal, commercial, and military use.

Claims

1-5. -5. (canceled)

6. A portable wireless self-contained signal transceiver comprising:

a) a lower assembly;

b) an upper assembly; and

c) a power supply.

7. The portable wireless self-contained signal transceiver of claim 6 in which the lower assembly comprises:

a) a turntable;

b) an azimuth motor;

c) an elevation motor;

d) an elevation gear reducer;

e) an absolute position encoder;

f) a commutating rotary connector;

g) a stow sensor; and

h) a docking control board module.

8. The portable wireless self-contained signal transceiver of claim 6 in which the upper assembly comprises:

a) at least on antenna element;

b) an inclinometer;

c) a magnetometer;

d) a skew motor;

e) at least one communications protocol support device; and

f) an RF remote control receiver.

9. The portable wireless self-contained signal transceiver of claim 6 additionally comprising a server computer.

10. The portable wireless self-contained signal transceiver of claim 6 in which the server computer is a PC.

11. The portable wireless self-contained signal transceiver of claim 6 additionally comprising an operating system that controls the deployment and pointing of the portable wireless self-contained signal transceiver.

12. The operating system of claim 11 additionally comprising a TCP/IP listener.

13. The operating system of claim 11 additionally comprising a GPS subsystem.