Method and apparatus for simultaneous live television and data services using single beam antennas
First Claim
1. A system for simultaneously receiving on a mobile platform first RF signals having a circular polarization from a first satellite at an orbital location and second RF signals having a linear polarization from a second satellite that is substantially co-located in a same geostationary orbit slot with the first satellite;
- the system comprising;
a single beam receive antenna aperture arranged to receive first RF signals having a circular polarization and providing a first service from a first satellite at an orbital location and second RF signals having a linear polarization and providing a second service different than the first service from a second satellite that is substantially co-located in a same geostationary orbit slot with the first satellite, the single beam receive antenna aperture outputting output signals having the circular polarization;
a first RF converter arranged to down-convert the output signals to first down-converted signals having the circular polarization; and
a second RF converter arranged to down-convert the output signals to second down-converted signals having the linear polarization.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for simultaneously receiving DBS and data signals on a mobile platform using a single beam receive antenna aperture and transmitting data signals from a mobile platform using the single beam transmit antenna aperture. A single beam receive antenna aperture receives first RF signals having a first polarization and second RF signals having a second polarization, the single beam receive antenna aperture outputting output signals having the first polarization. A first RF converter down-converts the output signals to first down-converted signals having the first polarization. A second RF converter down-converts the output signals to second down-converted signals having the second polarization. The first RF signals suitably include DBS signals, and the second RF signals suitably include data services signals.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for simultaneously receiving on a mobile platform first RF signals having a circular polarization from a first satellite at an orbital location and second RF signals having a linear polarization from a second satellite that is substantially co-located in a same geostationary orbit slot with the first satellite;
- the system comprising;
a single beam receive antenna aperture arranged to receive first RF signals having a circular polarization and providing a first service from a first satellite at an orbital location and second RF signals having a linear polarization and providing a second service different than the first service from a second satellite that is substantially co-located in a same geostationary orbit slot with the first satellite, the single beam receive antenna aperture outputting output signals having the circular polarization; a first RF converter arranged to down-convert the output signals to first down-converted signals having the circular polarization; and a second RF converter arranged to down-convert the output signals to second down-converted signals having the linear polarization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- the system comprising;
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10. A system for simultaneously receiving on a mobile platform first RF signals having a circular polarization from a first satellite at an orbital location and second RF signals having a linear polarization from a second satellite that is substantially co- located in a same geostationary orbit slot with the first satellite and for transmitting third RF signals having the linear polarization to the second satellite, the system comprising:
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a single beam receive antenna aperture arranged to receive first RF signals having a circular polarization and providing television service from a first satellite at an orbital location and second RF signals having a linear polarization and providing data service from a second satellite that is substantially co-located in a same geostationary orbit slot with the first satellite, the single beam receive antenna aperture outputting output signals having the circular polarization; a first RF converter arranged to down-convert the output signals to first down-converted signals having the circular polarization; a first receiver arranged to demodulate and decode the first down-converted signals to first baseband signals; a second RF converter arranged to down-convert the output signals to second down-converted signals having the linear polarization; a second receiver arranged to demodulate and decode the second down-converted signals to second baseband signals; a transmitter arranged to encode and modulate data transmission signals to third signals; an up-converter arranged to up-convert the third signals to third up-converted signals; and a single beam transmit antenna aperture arranged to receive the third up-converted signals, the single beam transmit antenna transmitting third RF signals having the linear polarization. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method for simultaneously receiving on a mobile platform first RF signals having a circular polarization from a first satellite at an orbital location and second RF signals having a linear polarization from a second satellite that is substantially co- located in a same geostationary orbit slot with the first satellite, the method comprising:
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receiving with a single beam receive antenna aperture first RF signals having a circular polarization from a first satellite at an orbital location and second RF signals having a linear polarization from a second satellite that is substantially co-located in a same geostationary orbit slot with the first satellite; outputting from the single beam receive antenna aperture output signals having the circular polarization; down-converting the output signals to first down-converted signals having the circular polarization; and down-converting the output signals to second down-converted signals having the linear polarization. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An aircraft comprising:
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a fuselage; and a system for simultaneously receiving on a mobile platform first RF signals having a circular polarization and providing a first service from a first satellite at an orbital location and second RF signals having a linear polarization and providing a second service different than the first service from a second satellite that is substantially co-located in a same geostationary orbit slot with the first satellite, the system including; a single beam receive antenna aperture mounted on the fuselage and arranged to receive first RF signals having a circular polarization from the first satellite at the orbital location and second RF signals having a linear polarization from the second satellite that is substantially co-located in a same geostationary orbit slot with the first satellite, the single beam receive antenna aperture outputting output signals having the circular polarization; a first RF converter arranged to down-convert the output signals to first down-converted signals having the circular polarization; and a second RF converter arranged to down-convert the output signals to second down-converted signals having the linear polarization. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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