Antenna assembly for satellite and wireless services
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1. Antenna apparatus for mounting outdoors at a fixed location comprising:
- a dish positionable to receive satellite transmission signals from an orbiting satellite;
at least one low-noise block converter (LNB) to receive the satellite transmission signals reflected off of the dish;
a wireless communication transceiver mounted outdoors at the fixed location with the at least one LNB, the wireless communication transceiver operating as an 802.11x compliant device, the wireless communication transceiver being operable to transmit/receive digital data at a rate of 2 Mbps or greater to/from a plurality of devices located within a signal transmission range of the wireless communication transceiver.
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Abstract
An antenna assembly includes a reflector dish and a unit attached at a distal end of an arm to receive satellite signals reflected from the reflector dish. The unit includes at least one low-noise block converter (LNB) to receive the satellite signals and a wireless communication transceiver that operates to transmit and receive video and data information within a surrounding range.
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48 Claims
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1. Antenna apparatus for mounting outdoors at a fixed location comprising:
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a dish positionable to receive satellite transmission signals from an orbiting satellite; at least one low-noise block converter (LNB) to receive the satellite transmission signals reflected off of the dish; a wireless communication transceiver mounted outdoors at the fixed location with the at least one LNB, the wireless communication transceiver operating as an 802.11x compliant device, the wireless communication transceiver being operable to transmit/receive digital data at a rate of 2 Mbps or greater to/from a plurality of devices located within a signal transmission range of the wireless communication transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An antenna assembly for mounting outdoors at a fixed location comprising:
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a reflector dish; an arm; a unit attached at a distal end of the arm, the unit including; at least one low-noise block converter (LNB) to receive satellite signals reflected from the reflector dish; and a wireless communication transceiver operable to terrestrially transmit digital video programs to end users via a wireless network that includes at least one repeater, at least one end user being located a distance beyond a transmission range of the wireless communication transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An antenna assembly for mounting outdoors at a fixed location, comprising:
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a reflector dish an arm; a unit attached at a distal end of the arm, the unit including; a first low-noise block converter (LNB) to receive satellite signals reflected from the reflector dish, the first LNB having a first polarization; a second low-noise block converter (LNB) to receive the satellite signals reflected from the reflector dish, the second LNB having a second polarization; a wireless communication transceiver that operates to transmit and receive digital data at a rate of 2 Mbps or greater to and from user devices located within a signal transmission range of the wireless communication transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus comprising:
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a support for mounting outdoors at a fixed location; a reflector dish attached to the support; an arm at least one low-noise block converter (LNB) attached at a distal end of the arm to receive satellite signals reflected from the reflector dish; a unit configured for mounting outdoors, the unit including a wireless communication transceiver coupled to the at least one LNB, the wireless communication transceiver operating to terrestrially distribute network services that includes digital video programs to end users via a wireless network path that includes at least one wireless repeater, at feast one of the end users being located a distance beyond a transmission range of the wireless communication transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus for mounting outdoors at a fixed location comprising:
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a unit that includes; a reflector dish; an arm; at least one low-noise block converter (LNB) attached at a distal end of the arm to receive satellite signals reflected from the reflector dish; a wireless communication transceiver that operates as an 802.11x compliant repeater to distribute digital data contained within the satellite signals to users located in a surrounding range; and a solar cell panel coupled to provide power to the wireless communication transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. An apparatus comprising:
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an antenna unit that includes; a reflector dish; a low-noise block converter (LNB) to receive satellite transmission signals reflected from the reflector dish; a wireless transceiver mounted with the at least one LNB, the wireless transceiver operating as an 802.11x compliant device; and a solar cell panel coupled to provide power to the wireless communication transceiver, the wireless transceiver being operable to distribute digital data contained within the satellite signals to end users located in a signal transmission range of the wireless communication transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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