EP 2398171 A3 20130116 - Antenna controlling apparatus and method for controlling antenna
Title (en)
Antenna controlling apparatus and method for controlling antenna
Title (de)
Antennensteuervorrichtung und Verfahren zur Steuerung einer Antenne
Title (fr)
Appareil de contrôle d'antenne et procédé de contrôle d'antenne
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 2010138614 A 20100617
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2398171A2] According to one embodiment, an antenna control apparatus (16) includes a movement controller (102), a measuring module (103), and an acquiring module (104). The movement controller (102) controls a moving module (22) that moves an antenna (21) to a receiving position in response to a change of a target satellite from which the satellite broadcasting is received to move the antenna (21) from a reference position to the receiving position. The measuring module (103) measures a moving time required to move the antenna (21) from the reference position to the receiving position for each satellite. The acquiring module (104) acquires, when the target satellite changes from one to another, a timeout period required to move the antenna (21) from a receiving position of the one satellite to that of the other satellite based on moving times measured for the satellites.
IPC 8 full level
H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 3/04 (2006.01); H01Q 3/06 (2006.01); H01Q 3/08 (2006.01); H04H 40/00 (2008.01); H04H 40/90 (2008.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01Q 1/1257 (2013.01); H01Q 3/04 (2013.01); H01Q 3/06 (2013.01); H01Q 3/08 (2013.01); H04H 40/90 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 5585804 A 19961217 - RODEFFER CHARLES E [US]
- [X] EP 0196607 A2 19861008 - TOSHIBA KK [JP], et al
- [X] US 5583514 A 19961210 - FULOP DONALD G [US]
- [A] US 5345591 A 19940906 - TSURUMAKI TAKAYOSHI [JP], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2398171 A2 20111221; EP 2398171 A3 20130116; JP 2012004907 A 20120105; JP 4818447 B1 20111116
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11158031 A 20110314; JP 2010138614 A 20100617