Satellite multimedia delivery to vehicles
First Claim
1. In a satellite communication system comprising at least one geostationary broadband satellite and at least one narrowband satellite, communication apparatus suitable for location on a vehicle for providing communications between said satellites and said vehicle comprising in combination:
- a first antenna configured to receive first carrier signals carrying first data from said broadband geostationary satellite;
a first demodulator connected to said first antenna and configured to demodulate said first carrier signals to generate first data signals;
a second antenna configured to receive second carrier signals carrying second data from said narrowband satellite;
a second demodulator connected to said second antenna and configured to demodulate said second carrier signals to generate second data signals;
a source of third data signals embodying third data;
a modulator responsive to said third data signals for generating third carrier signals carrying said third data for transmission by said second antenna;
a first utilization system configured to utilize said first data;
a second utilization system configured to utilize said second data; and
a router connected to route said first data signals to said first utilization system, to route said second data signals to said second utilization system and to route said third data signals to said modulator.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Reexamination
Accused Products
Abstract
A GSO satellite constellation (10) and an NGSO constellation (20) may be used to send various types of communication signals and multimedia signals to an aircraft (30). The video signals are demodulated by a demodulator (46) and routed by a router (64) to TV monitors (72 and 74), as well as short-term video storage (78). Data can be received and transmitted by a low gain, narrowband transmitter/receiver (100) in order to provide voice, computer and control communications at all times during the flight of aircraft (30).
-
Citations
29 Claims
-
1. In a satellite communication system comprising at least one geostationary broadband satellite and at least one narrowband satellite, communication apparatus suitable for location on a vehicle for providing communications between said satellites and said vehicle comprising in combination:
-
a first antenna configured to receive first carrier signals carrying first data from said broadband geostationary satellite;
a first demodulator connected to said first antenna and configured to demodulate said first carrier signals to generate first data signals;
a second antenna configured to receive second carrier signals carrying second data from said narrowband satellite;
a second demodulator connected to said second antenna and configured to demodulate said second carrier signals to generate second data signals;
a source of third data signals embodying third data;
a modulator responsive to said third data signals for generating third carrier signals carrying said third data for transmission by said second antenna;
a first utilization system configured to utilize said first data;
a second utilization system configured to utilize said second data; and
a router connected to route said first data signals to said first utilization system, to route said second data signals to said second utilization system and to route said third data signals to said modulator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
-
-
22. In a satellite communication system comprising at least one geostationary satellite and at least one non-geostationary satellite, a method of providing communications between said satellites and a vehicle comprising in combination:
-
receiving at said vehicle first carrier signals carrying first data from said geostationary satellite;
demodulating said first carrier signals to generate first data signals;
receiving at said vehicle second carrier signals carrying second data from said non-geostationary satellite;
demodulating said second carrier signals to generate second data signals;
generating at said vehicle third data signals embodying third data;
modulating said third data signals to generate third carrier signals carrying said third data for transmission from said vehicle;
utilizing said first data at a first site in said vehicle;
utilizing said second data at a second site in said vehicle;
routing said first data signals to said first site;
routing said second data signals to said second site; and
routing said third data signals to enable said modulating. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
-
Specification