Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g. – Directive – Beacon or receiver
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-02
2009-12-15
Issing, Gregory C (Department: 3662)
Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,
Directive
Beacon or receiver
C455S277200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07633442
ABSTRACT:
A satellite communication subscriber device includes a smart antenna for generating antenna beams for receiving signals from at least one satellite, and a receiver. The receiver includes a quality metric module for calculating a quality metric on the signals received by each antenna beam. A beam selector is coupled to the smart antenna for selecting the antenna beams. An antenna steering algorithm module runs an antenna steering algorithm for operating the beam selector for scanning the antenna beams, receiving the calculated quality metrics from the receiver for each scanned antenna beam, and comparing the calculated quality metrics. The algorithm selects one of the scanned antenna beams based upon the comparing for continuing to receive signals from the at least one satellite.
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Cha Inhyok
Chiang Bing A.
Gorsuch Thomas E.
Lynch Michael J.
Allen Dyer Doppelt Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Issing Gregory C
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