System, apparatus and method for single-channel or multi-channel terrestrial communication
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1. A single-channel or multi-channel system for receiving terrestrial signals at a terrestrial provider site from a subscriber, which comprises:
- a directional subscriber antenna at a subscriber location with a main axis directed northward for transmitting the terrestrial signals to the terrestrial provider site at a first satellite-allocated frequency and a second satellite-allocated frequency, wherein the first satellite-allocated frequency is selected from a range of frequencies including;
11.7-12.2 GHz, 17.3-17.8 GHz and 41.0-42.5 GHz, to mitigate interference with non-terrestrial signals;
a directional terrestrial antenna at the terrestrial provider site with a main axis directed southward for receiving the terrestrial signals at the first satellite-allocated frequency and the second satellite-allocated frequency, wherein the directional subscriber antenna and the directional terrestrial antenna are aligned to mitigate interference with non-terrestrial signals;
a plurality of proximal non-subscriber antennas, each with a main axis directed in a direction to avoid interference with the directional terrestrial antenna at the terrestrial provider site; and
processing means at the terrestrial provider site for processing the terrestrial signals into an output.
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Abstract
A terrestrial radio system for delivering to consumers data transmission services, Internet services, two-way capabilities and single-channel or multi-channel video programming, including national, regional and local television broadcast signals, as well as an apparatus and method thereof. The terrestrial radio system transmits terrestrial signals at satellite-allocated frequencies while mitigating interference with satellite signals to reuse satellite-allocated frequencies.
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1. A single-channel or multi-channel system for receiving terrestrial signals at a terrestrial provider site from a subscriber, which comprises:
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a directional subscriber antenna at a subscriber location with a main axis directed northward for transmitting the terrestrial signals to the terrestrial provider site at a first satellite-allocated frequency and a second satellite-allocated frequency, wherein the first satellite-allocated frequency is selected from a range of frequencies including;
11.7-12.2 GHz, 17.3-17.8 GHz and 41.0-42.5 GHz, to mitigate interference with non-terrestrial signals;a directional terrestrial antenna at the terrestrial provider site with a main axis directed southward for receiving the terrestrial signals at the first satellite-allocated frequency and the second satellite-allocated frequency, wherein the directional subscriber antenna and the directional terrestrial antenna are aligned to mitigate interference with non-terrestrial signals; a plurality of proximal non-subscriber antennas, each with a main axis directed in a direction to avoid interference with the directional terrestrial antenna at the terrestrial provider site; and processing means at the terrestrial provider site for processing the terrestrial signals into an output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A single-channel or multi-channel system for transmitting terrestrial signals from a primary terrestrial provider site to a plurality of secondary terrestrial provider sites, which comprises:
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a primary directional terrestrial antenna at the primary terrestrial provider site for transmitting terrestrial signals at a first satellite-allocated frequency and a second satellite-allocated frequency to the plurality of secondary terrestrial provider sites; a secondary directional terrestrial antenna at each of the plurality of secondary terrestrial provider sites for receiving the terrestrial signals at the first satellite-allocated frequency and the second satellite-allocated frequency from the primary directional terrestrial antenna, said primary directional terrestrial antenna and each of said secondary directional terrestrial antennas being aligned to mitigate interference with satellite signals; and a plurality of subscriber antennas for receiving the terrestrial signals from the primary directional antennas and one or more of the secondary directional terrestrial antennas at the first satellite-allocated frequency and the second satellite-allocated frequency, at a plurality of subscriber locations; wherein the first satellite-allocated frequency is reused by the one or more of the primary directional terrestrial antenna and the secondary directional terrestrial antenna and is selected from a range of frequencies including;
11.7-12.2 GHz, 17.3-17.8 GHz and 41.0-42.5 GHz. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for receiving terrestrial signals from a subscriber at a terrestrial provider site, comprising:
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transmitting to the terrestrial provider site from a directional subscriber antenna at a subscriber location the terrestrial signals at a first satellite-allocated frequency and a second satellite-allocated frequency, wherein the first satellite-allocated frequency is selected from a range of frequencies including;
11.7-12.2 GHz, 17.3-17.8 GHz and 41.0-42.5 GHz, to mitigate interference with non-terrestrial signals;receiving at a directional terrestrial antenna at the terrestrial provider site the terrestrial signals at the first satellite-allocated frequency and the second satellite-allocated frequency, wherein the directional subscriber antenna has a main axis directed northward and the directional terrestrial antenna has a main axis directed southward and wherein the directional subscriber antenna and the directional terrestrial antenna are aligned to mitigate interference with non-terrestrial signals; positioning a plurality of proximal non-subscriber antennas in a direction to avoid interference with the directional terrestrial antenna at the terrestrial provider site; and processing at the terrestrial provider site the terrestrial signals into an output. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for transmitting terrestrial signals from a primary provider site to a plurality of secondary provider sites, which comprises:
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transmitting the terrestrial signals from a primary directional terrestrial antenna at the primary provider site to the plurality of secondary provider sites at a first satellite-allocated frequency and a second satellite-allocated frequency; receiving the terrestrial signals from the primary directional terrestrial antenna at a secondary directional terrestrial antenna at each of the plurality of secondary provider sites at the first satellite-allocated frequency and the second satellite-allocated frequency, said primary directional terrestrial antenna and each of said secondary directional terrestrial antennas being aligned to mitigate interference with satellite signals; and receiving from a plurality of subscriber antennas the terrestrial signals from the primary directional antennas and one or more of the secondary directional terrestrial antennas at the first satellite-allocated frequency and the second satellite-allocated frequency, at a plurality of subscriber locations; wherein the first satellite-allocated frequency is selected from a range of frequencies including;
11.7-12.2 GHz, 17.3-17.8 GHz and 41.0-42.5 GHz, and is reused by the one or more of the primary directional terrestrial antenna and the secondary directional terrestrial antenna. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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