Telecommunications – Wireless distribution system
Patent
1997-07-22
1999-11-09
Miller, John W.
Telecommunications
Wireless distribution system
342359, 348 10, 455 62, H04H 100, H04N 710, H01Q 308
Patent
active
059830719
ABSTRACT:
A video apparatus for receiving broadcast direct-to-home audiovisual program data is provided with a position generator disposed at a position which generates a position signal corresponding to the position, an antenna for receiving broadcast audiovisual program data, the antenna being positionable in a plurality of different orientations including an initial orientation, a decoder coupled to the antenna for decoding the program data and being adapted to be connected to e.g. a home video display for display of programming corresponding to the program data, and an adjustment mechanism coupled to the antenna for automatically adjusting the initial orientation of the antenna based upon the position signal generated by the position generator. The antenna may be, for example, a satellite dish that is adapted to receive broadcast carriers from a broadcasting satellite. The adjustment mechanism may automatically orient the antenna based upon the relative qualities (e.g. magnitudes and/or error rates) of at least one broadcast signal received by the antenna when the antenna is in a first orientation and when the antenna is in a second orientation.
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Crosby Jeffrey W.
Gagnon Gregory J.
Crook John A.
Hughes Electronics Corporation
Miller John W.
Sales Michael W.
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