Global satellite communication system with geographic protocol conversion
First Claim
1. A satellite paging system providing geographic protocol conversion for data packet delivery to a plurality of geographic areas, said satellite based communication system comprising:
- transmission means, for transmitting data packets to the communication satellite, the data packets being transmitted in a first predetermined data format;
a satellite having,satellite receiving means, for receiving the transmitted data packets transmitted in the first predetermined data format;
programmable encoding means, coupled to said receiving means, for encoding the received data packets transmitted in the first predetermined data format into encoded data packets in a second predetermined data format corresponding to the signaling requirements of each geographic delivery area;
satellite transmitting means, coupled to said encoding means, for transmitting the encoded data packets in the second predetermined data format; and
a portable communication receiver, operable in the second predetermined data format in the geographic delivery area, for receiving the encoded data packets transmitted in the second predetermined data format,whereby data packets transmitted to said satellite in the first predetermined data format are converted within said satellite to the second predetermined data format conforming to the signaling requirements for transmission to said portable communication receiver in the geographic delivery area.
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Abstract
A satellite paging system is described for providing geogrpahic protocol conversion for data packet delivery to communication receivers located in a plurality of geographic areas. The system includes a transmitter for transmitting data packets formatted in a first predetermined data format to the communication satellite. The satellite includes a receiver for receiving the data packets and a programmable encoder coupled to the receiver for encoding the received data packets into encoded data packets in a second predetermined data format corresponding to the signaling requirements of each geographic delivery area. A satellite transmitter coupled to the programmable encoder then transmits the encoded data packets in the second predetermined data format to a portable communication receiver, operable in the second predetermined data format in the geographic delivery area.
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48 Claims
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1. A satellite paging system providing geographic protocol conversion for data packet delivery to a plurality of geographic areas, said satellite based communication system comprising:
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transmission means, for transmitting data packets to the communication satellite, the data packets being transmitted in a first predetermined data format; a satellite having, satellite receiving means, for receiving the transmitted data packets transmitted in the first predetermined data format; programmable encoding means, coupled to said receiving means, for encoding the received data packets transmitted in the first predetermined data format into encoded data packets in a second predetermined data format corresponding to the signaling requirements of each geographic delivery area; satellite transmitting means, coupled to said encoding means, for transmitting the encoded data packets in the second predetermined data format; and a portable communication receiver, operable in the second predetermined data format in the geographic delivery area, for receiving the encoded data packets transmitted in the second predetermined data format, whereby data packets transmitted to said satellite in the first predetermined data format are converted within said satellite to the second predetermined data format conforming to the signaling requirements for transmission to said portable communication receiver in the geographic delivery area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A satellite paging system providing geographic protocol conversion for data packet delivery to a plurality of geographic areas, said satellite based communication system comprising:
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earth based satellite station, having receiving means, for receiving information data packets transmitted in a first predetermined data format; programmable encoding means, coupled to said receiving means, for encoding the received information data packets transmitted in the first predetermined data format into data packets encoded in a second predetermined data format corresponding to the signaling requirements of each geographic delivery area; transmission means, for transmitting data packets to the communication satellite, the data packets being transmitted in the second predetermined data format; a satellite having, satellite receiving means;
for receiving the transmitted data packets transmitted in the first predetermined data format;satellite transmitting means, coupled to said encoding means, for transmitting the encoded data packets in the second predetermined data format; and a portable communication receiver, operable in the second predetermined data format in the geographic delivery area, for receiving the encoded data packets transmitted in the second predetermined data format, whereby data packets received at said earth based satellite station in the first predetermined data format are transmitted to said satellite in the second predetermined data format conforming to the signaling requirements for transmission to said portable communication receiver in the geographic delivery area. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A communication satellite providing geographic protocol conversion for data packet delivery to portable communication receivers located in a plurality of geographic areas, comprising:
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satellite receiving means;
for receiving data packets transmitted in a first predetermined data format;programmable decoding means, coupled to said satellite receiving means, for decoding the received data packets transmitted in the first predetermined data format to provide decoded data packets; programmable encoding means, coupled to said decoding means, for encoding the decoded data packets into data packets encoded in a second predetermined signaling format corresponding to the signaling requirements of each geographic delivery area; and satellite transmitting means, coupled to said encoding means, for transmitting the data packets encoded in the second predetermined signaling format; whereby packetized data received by the satellite in a first predetermined signaling format is converted within the satellite to a second predetermined signaling format for data packet retransmission conforming to the signaling requirements for transmission to the portable communication receivers in the geographic delivery area. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A global satellite paging system providing geographic protocol conversion for data packet delivery to a plurality of geographic areas, each of the plurality of geographical areas requiring data packet transmission in one of a plurality of different signaling formats, said satellite based communication system comprising:
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earth based satellite station, having receiving means, for receiving information data packets transmitted in a first predetermined data format; programmable encoding means, coupled to said receiving means, for encoding the received information data packets transmitted in the first predetermined data format into data packets encoded in a second predetermined data format corresponding to the signaling requirements for each geographic delivery area; transmission means, for transmitting the encoded data packets to a predetermined one of the plurality of communication satellites, the data packets being transmitted in the second predetermined data format; a plurality of satellites orbiting in the plurality of predetermined orbital planes, each having satellite receiving means;
for receiving the transmitted data packets transmitted in the second predetermined data format;satellite transmitting means, coupled to said satellite receiving means, for transmitting the encoded data packets in the second predetermined data format; and a portable communication receiver, operable in the second predetermined data format in the geographic delivery area, for receiving the encoded data packets transmitted in the second predetermined data format, whereby data packets received at said earth based satellite station in a first predetermined data format are converted to the second predetermined data format conforming to the requirements for transmission to said portable communication receiver in the geographic delivery area. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A global satellite paging system providing geographic protocol conversion for data packet delivery to a plurality of geographic areas, each of the plurality of geographical areas requiring data packet transmission in one of a plurality of different signaling formats, said satellite based communication system comprising:
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earth based satellite station, having receiving means, for receiving information data packets transmitted in a first predetermined data format; transmission means, for transmitting the received data packets to a predetermined one of the plurality of communication satellites, the data packets being transmitted in the first predetermined data format; a plurality of satellites orbiting in the plurality of predetermined orbital planes, each having satellite receiving means;
for receiving the transmitted data packets transmitted in the first predetermined data format;programmable encoding means, coupled to said receiving means, for encoding the received data packets transmitted in the first predetermined data format into encoded data packets in a second predetermined data format corresponding to the signaling requirements of each geographic delivery area; satellite transmitting means, coupled to said satellite receiving means, for transmitting the encoded data packets in the second predetermined data format; and a portable communication receiver, operable in the second predetermined data format in the geographic delivery area, for receiving the encoded data packets transmitted in the second predetermined data format, whereby data packets transmitted to said satellite in the first predetermined data format are converted within said satellite to the second predetermined data format conforming to the signaling requirements for transmission to said portable communication receiver in the geographic delivery area. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method for providing geographic protocol conversion for data packet delivery to ground based communication receivers located in a plurality of geographic areas from a satellite paging system, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving the data for data packet delivery in a non-encoded format; transmitting the non-encoded data from a ground based station to one or more satellites; encoding the data within the satellite into the signaling protocol based on the geographic delivery area; and transmitting the encoded data packet to the ground based communication receivers in the geographic delivery area. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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