Multiple modem communication system and method for a mobile platform
First Claim
1. A method of communicating between a controller mounted to a mobile platform and a pair of satellite stations included among one or more networks of satellite stations, the method comprising:
- utilizing a first modem and establishing, via one or more processors, a first communication link between the controller and a first satellite station;
utilizing one or more maps of the one or more networks of satellite stations and determining, via one or more processors, a second satellite station for communication with the controller;
utilizing a second modem and establishing, via one or more processors, a second communication link between the controller and the second satellite station;
receiving, via one or more processors, one or more communication indicators;
analyzing, via one or more processors, the one or more communication indicators;
calculating , via one or more processors, a time to handoff communication from the first communication link to the second communication link based on the analysis of the one or more communication indicators;
preparing the first and second modems for the communication handoff from the first communication link to the second communication link; and
,initiating the communication handoff, via one or more processors, based on the calculated time.
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Abstract
A system, method, and device to enable communication between a first and second satellite station and a controller of a mobile platform. The controller includes a processor, a first modem facilitating communication with the first satellite station via a first frequency over a first communication link, and a map of the one or more networks of satellite stations including the second satellite station. The controller utilizes the map of the one or more networks of satellite stations to determine the second satellite station for communicating with the controller. A second modem is coupled to the controller and facilitates communication with the second satellite station via a second frequency over a second communication link, wherein the controller is configured to calculate a time to handoff communication with the mobile communicator from the first communication link to the second communication link.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of communicating between a controller mounted to a mobile platform and a pair of satellite stations included among one or more networks of satellite stations, the method comprising:
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utilizing a first modem and establishing, via one or more processors, a first communication link between the controller and a first satellite station; utilizing one or more maps of the one or more networks of satellite stations and determining, via one or more processors, a second satellite station for communication with the controller; utilizing a second modem and establishing, via one or more processors, a second communication link between the controller and the second satellite station; receiving, via one or more processors, one or more communication indicators; analyzing, via one or more processors, the one or more communication indicators; calculating , via one or more processors, a time to handoff communication from the first communication link to the second communication link based on the analysis of the one or more communication indicators; preparing the first and second modems for the communication handoff from the first communication link to the second communication link; and
,initiating the communication handoff, via one or more processors, based on the calculated time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A controller for communicating with a first and second satellite station included among one or more networks of satellite stations, the controller attached to a mobile platform and comprising:
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a first modem communicating with the first satellite station via a first frequency over a first communication link; a map of the one or more networks of satellite stations including the second satellite station; a processor coupled to the first modem, the processor utilizing the map of the one or more networks of satellite stations to determine the second satellite station for communication with the controller; and a second modem coupled to the processor and communicating with the second satellite station via a second frequency over a second communication link, wherein the processor is configured to calculate a time to handoff communication from the first communication link to the second communication link and timely initiate the communication handoff. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile communicator enabling communication between a mobile platform and a first and second satellite station included among one or more networks of satellite stations, the mobile communicator comprising:
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a controller fixedly attached to the mobile platform, the controller including a processor, a first modem, a second modem, and a memory device; the first modem facilitating communication via a first communication link and a first frequency between the controller and the first satellite station; a map of the one or more networks of satellite stations including the second satellite station stored in the memory device, wherein the controller utilizes the map of the one or more satellite stations to determine the second satellite station for communicating with the controller; and the second modem facilitating communication via a second communication link and a second frequency between the controller and the second satellite station, wherein the controller is configured to calculate a time to handoff communication from the first communication link to the second communication link and timely initiate the communication handoff. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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