SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GROUND TRANSCEIVER COMMUNICATIONS WITH A SATELLITE TRANSCEIVER

• US 20140198717A1
• Filed: 01/17/2013
• Published: 07/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited (Aptiv PLC)
• Original Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (BorgWarner Incorporated)
• Inventors: Walker, Glenn A., Dockemeyer, Joseph R. Jr., Hiatt, Michael L. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US13/743,597
• Publication Number:
  US 20140198717A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/316
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18517 Transmission equipment in earth stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18539 Arrangements for managing radio, resources, i.e. for establishing or releasing a connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/26 Cell enhancers or enhancement, e.g. for tunnels, building shadow

Abstract

A system and method of controlling communication between a satellite transceiver and a ground transceiver, where the satellite transceiver is configured to receive concurrently a plurality of messages at substantially the same carrier frequency from a plurality of ground transceivers. The satellite transceiver transmits a ranking threshold indicative of a transceiver ranking of a ground transceiver that authorizes the ground transceiver to transmit a message to the satellite transceiver. The ground transceiver receives the ranking threshold transmitted by the ground transceiver, and determines if the ground transceiver is authorized to transmit a message based on a comparison of the ranking threshold and a transceiver ranking of the ground transceiver.

Claims

1. A ground transceiver configured to communicate with a satellite transceiver, wherein the satellite transceiver is configured to receive concurrently a plurality of messages at substantially the same carrier frequency from a plurality of ground transceivers, said ground transceiver comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a ranking threshold from the satellite transceiver; and

a transmitter configured to determine if a message is authorized to be transmitted based on a comparison of the ranking threshold and a transceiver ranking of the ground transceiver.

2. The ground transceiver in accordance with claim 1, wherein the ground transceiver is pre-programmed with the transceiver ranking.

3. The ground transceiver in accordance with claim 1, wherein the transceiver ranking is indicated by an identification number of the ground transceiver.

4. The ground transceiver in accordance with claim 3, wherein the identification number includes one of a transceiver class, a transceiver model, a transceiver subscription-level, and a transceiver group-application.

5. The ground transceiver in accordance with claim 1, wherein the ranking threshold is determined based on a geographic location of the ground transceiver.

6. A satellite transceiver configured to receive concurrently a plurality of messages at substantially the same carrier frequency from a plurality of ground transceivers, wherein the satellite transceiver is further configured to transmit a ranking threshold indicative of a transceiver ranking of a ground transceiver that authorizes the ground transceiver to transmit a message to the satellite transceiver.

7. A method of controlling communication between a satellite transceiver and a ground transceiver, said satellite transceiver configured to receive concurrently a plurality of messages at substantially the same carrier frequency from a plurality of ground transceivers, said method comprising:

transmitting a ranking threshold by the satellite transceiver, said ranking threshold indicative of a transceiver ranking of a ground transceiver that authorizes the ground transceiver to transmit a message to the satellite transceiver;

receiving the ranking threshold by the ground transceiver; and

determining if the ground transceiver is authorized to transmit a message based on a comparison of the ranking threshold and a transceiver ranking of the ground transceiver.

8. The method in accordance with claim 7, wherein said method further comprises transmitting the message if the ground transceiver is authorized.

9. The method in accordance with claim 7, wherein said method further comprises transmitting the message if a priority rating of the message authorizes the ground transceiver to transmit the message to the satellite transceiver.