METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN A SATELLITE BROADBAND INSTALLATION

• US 20170026110A1
• Filed: 03/11/2015
• Published: 01/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avanti Broadband Limited (Harbour International Trust Co. Bermuda Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Avanti Broadband Limited (Harbour International Trust Co. Bermuda Ltd.)
• Inventors: Jonsson, Carl, Richardson, Scott
• Application Number:
  US15/124,846
• Publication Number:
  US 20170026110A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/1257 using the received signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18517 Transmission equipment in earth stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18578 Satellite systems for providing broadband data service to individual earth stations for selecting H04W; provisions for broadband connection, H04Q11/0478
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18595 Arrangements for adapting broadband applications to satellite systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/045 for graphical visualisation of monitoring data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

A method of an installer installing a satellite transceiver at a location of an customer, to provide internet access via a connection between said satellite transceiver and a satellite, the method comprising taking to said location a mobile device comprising a positioning module, an orientation module and signal strength measurement module all incorporated into said mobile device; and running an application on the mobile device which sets up said connection by using the positioning module of the mobile device to determine a position of the satellite transceiver, using the orientation module to align the satellite transceiver, and using the signal strength measurement module to determine the strength of said connection.

Claims

1. A method of an installer installing a satellite transceiver at a location of an customer, to provide internet access via a connection between said satellite transceiver and a satellite, the method comprising:

taking to said location a mobile device comprising a positioning module, an orientation module and signal strength measurement module all incorporated into said mobile device; and

running an application on the mobile device which sets up said connection by using the positioning module of the mobile device to determine a position of the satellite transceiver, using the orientation module to align the satellite transceiver, and using the signal strength measurement module to determine the strength of said connection.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising using a receiver of the mobile device to receive installation information, wherein the application configures the satellite transceiver using said installation information as part of said installation.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein at least some of said installation information is received via a cellular network, said receiver comprising a cellular receiver of the mobile device.

4. The method according to claim 3, comprising receiving at least some of the installation information via a short messaging service of the cellular network.

5. The method according to any of claims 2 to 4, wherein at least some of said installation information is received by scanning a barcode or QR code to access the installation information, said receiver comprising a camera of the mobile device.

6. The method according to any of claims 2 to 5, wherein at least some of said installation information is received by downloading the installation information from an internet server.

7. The method according to any preceding claim wherein the positioning module comprises a satellite receiver for determining the position from a satellite based positioning system.

8. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein the positioning module comprises a cellular transceiver for determining the position relative to a plurality of base stations of the cellular network.

9. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the orientation module comprises a three-axis accelerometer.

10. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the signal strength measurement module comprises a portion of code run on the mobile device for determining the signal strength from the satellite transceiver being installed at the customer location via a connection between the mobile device and the satellite transceiver.

11. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein the application on the mobile device indicates to the installer when the signal strength measurement module receives a signal above a threshold.

12. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein the application prompts the installer with a sequence of instructions via a screen of the mobile device.

13. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein the application causes the mobile device to issue a report of the installation once the connection has been set up.

14. The method according to claim 13, comprising using a camera of the mobile device to capture an image of said location to be sent as part of said report.

15. A method according to any preceding claim comprising presenting a user interface on the mobile device independent of the local access point information.

16. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the mobile device is a phone or tablet.

17. An application comprising code embodied on a computer-readable medium and configured so as when executed on a mobile device to be operable to perform operations in accordance with the application of any of claims 1 to 16.

18. A mobile device comprising the application of claim 17.