Geolocation responsive radio telecommunication system and method therefor
First Claim
1. A method of operating a radio telecommunication system having at least one satellite moving in an orbit around the earth and having at least one subscriber unit located proximate the earth'"'"'s surface, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining a Doppler component of an electromagnetic signal traveling between said satellite and said subscriber unit;
determining a location of said subscriber unit relative to the earth in response to said Doppler component; and
granting access to communication services provided by said radio telecommunication system for said subscriber unit in response to said location.
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Abstract
A radio telecommunication system includes a number of satellites in low earth orbits. Any number of subscriber units communicates with the satellites. A single subscriber unit communicates with a single satellite using electromagnetic signals so that a measurement processor can obtain Doppler component, propagation duration, and real time measurements of the signals. A location processor converts these measurements into a geographic location with respect to the earth. A service processor determines which qualifications to apply to communication services offered by the system. These qualifications are based on the subscriber unit'"'"'s location. A call processor carries out the qualifications when requests to setup calls involving the subscriber unit are received by the system and during calls involving the subscriber unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a radio telecommunication system having at least one satellite moving in an orbit around the earth and having at least one subscriber unit located proximate the earth'"'"'s surface, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining a Doppler component of an electromagnetic signal traveling between said satellite and said subscriber unit; determining a location of said subscriber unit relative to the earth in response to said Doppler component; and granting access to communication services provided by said radio telecommunication system for said subscriber unit in response to said location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a radio telecommunication system having at least one satellite moving in an orbit around the earth in which a nadir direction of said one satellite intersects the earth along a satellite ground track, and said system having at least one subscriber unit located proximate the earth'"'"'s surface, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining a Doppler component of an electromagnetic signal traveling between said satellite and said subscriber unit; determining a duration for which an electromagnetic signal travels between said satellite and said subscriber unit; determining two potential positions of said subscriber unit relative to the earth in response to said Doppler component and said duration; selecting one of said two potential positions as a location for said subscriber unit by resolving upon which side of said satellite ground track said subscriber unit resides; and granting access to communication services provided by said radio telecommunication system for said subscriber unit in response to said location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A radio telecommunication system for providing communication services to users, said system comprising:
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a measurement processor configured to determine a Doppler component of an electromagnetic signal traveling between a satellite and a subscriber unit; a location processor in data communication with said measurement processor, said location processor being configured to determine a location of said subscriber unit relative to the earth in response to said Doppler component; and a service processor in data communication with said location processor, said service processor being configured to grant access to communication services provided by said radio telecommunication system for said subscriber unit in response to said location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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