Method and apparatus for user-aided registration
First Claim
1. A method for providing user-aided registration to a subscriber unit (SU) in a satellite communications system having a plurality of communications satellites, and at least one ground station, said SU communicating with said at least one ground station using at least one of said plurality of communications satellites, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving, at said at least one ground station, a registration request from said SU;
b) processing said registration request at said at least one ground station;
c) sending a response message to said SU, said response message comprising a first registration region;
d) processing said response message at said SU to determine a display message, said display message identifying said first registration region;
e) displaying said display message at said SU to a user;
f) processing a first user response to said display message at said SU;
g) sending a first user response message to said at least one ground station; and
h) processing said first user response message at said at least one ground station.
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Abstract
At least one ground station (120) and at least one subscriber unit (SU) (130) allow users to perform user-aided registration procedures in satellite communications system (100). Ground station (120) and SU (130) communicate with each other using at least one communications satellite (110). The user-aided registration procedures (400, 500, and 600) enable border crossings to more accurately be processed by the system (100). Registration region information is presented to a user using a display device. A user response is processed by the SU and the ground station during registration procedures.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for providing user-aided registration to a subscriber unit (SU) in a satellite communications system having a plurality of communications satellites, and at least one ground station, said SU communicating with said at least one ground station using at least one of said plurality of communications satellites, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving, at said at least one ground station, a registration request from said SU; b) processing said registration request at said at least one ground station; c) sending a response message to said SU, said response message comprising a first registration region; d) processing said response message at said SU to determine a display message, said display message identifying said first registration region; e) displaying said display message at said SU to a user; f) processing a first user response to said display message at said SU; g) sending a first user response message to said at least one ground station; and h) processing said first user response message at said at least one ground station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a communications system having a plurality of communications satellites and a plurality of subscriber units (SUs) adapted to perform user-aided registration procedures, a ground station for performing user-aided registrations, said ground station comprising:
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at least one antenna for establishing a communications link with at least one of said plurality of communications satellites; at least one radio frequency (RF) transceiver coupled to said at least one antenna, said at least one RF transceiver processing RF signals used to send and receive message data via said communications link, receiving at least one user-aided registration request message from at least one of said plurality of SUs, sending at least one response message, receiving at least one user response message from at least one of said plurality of SUs; a controller coupled to said at least one RF transceiver for processing said message data, said controller processing said at least one user-aided registration request message to determine a location for said at least one of said plurality of SUs, determining a registration region for said at least one of said plurality of SUs, including said registration region in a response message, and causing said at least one RF transceiver to send said response message to said at least one of said plurality of SUs, processing a user response message for registering said at least one of said plurality of SUs in said registration region when said user response message indicates said registration region is accepted by a user of said at least one of said plurality of SUs, and not registering said at least one of said plurality of SUs in said registration region when said user response message indicates said registration region is rejected by a user of said at least one of said plurality of SUs; a memory for storing said message data; and at least one terrestrial network interface coupled to said controller for exchanging data with at least one other system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a communications system having a plurality of communications satellites and at least one ground station adapted to perform user-aided registration procedures, a subscriber unit for performing user-aided registrations, said subscriber unit comprising:
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at least one radio frequency (RF) transceiver, said RF transceiver processing RF signals that are sent to and received from said at least one ground station using a communications link with at least one of said plurality of communications satellites, sending at least one registration request to said at least one ground station, sending at least one user response message, and receiving at least one response message from said at least one ground station; a device for determining a location for said subscriber unit; a controller coupled to said at least one RF transceiver and to said device; a memory coupled to said controller for storing information that is manipulated during user-aided registration procedures; and a user interface coupled to said controller for receiving user input and for presenting display messages, said controller processing said at least one registration request, processing said at least one response message to determine a registration region, using said user interface to present said registration region in one of said display messages, processing said display messages, processing a user response to said registration region from said user input, processing said at least one user response message. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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