EP 2210289 A4 20140521 - APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
Title (en)
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR SATELLITENKOMMUNIKATION
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉS POUR UNE COMMUNICATION SATELLITE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2008075372 W 20080905
- US 2007081763 W 20071018
- US 2008063853 W 20080516
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2009051907A1] A communications system and method are disclosed that may include a constellation of satellites operating in a substantially equatorial, non-geosynchronous orbit; a plurality of ground stations configured to communicate with the satellites, at least one given ground station of the ground stations lacking a wired connection to any global communications network; and at least one gateway station coupled to a global communications network and to at least one said satellite, wherein each satellite includes at least one antenna having a steerable beam, the antenna being controllable to continuously direct a concentrated spot beam toward the given ground station.
IPC 8 full level
H04B 7/19 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
H01Q 1/28 (2013.01 - KR); H01Q 21/06 (2013.01 - KR); H04B 7/18513 (2013.01 - EP); H04B 7/19 (2013.01 - EP KR)
Citation (search report)
- [X] WO 0041340 A1 20000713 - HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP [US]
- [X] US 6102335 A 20000815 - CASTIEL DAVID [US], et al
- [X] DE 2252370 A1 19730503 - RCA CORP
- See references of WO 2009051907A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2009051907 A1 20090423; AU 2008314537 A1 20090423; EP 2210289 A1 20100728; EP 2210289 A4 20140521; KR 20100088632 A 20100809
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2008075372 W 20080905; AU 2008314537 A 20080905; EP 08799216 A 20080905; KR 20107010715 A 20080905