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(11)EP 3 583 708 A1

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(43)Date of publication:
25.12.2019 Bulletin 2019/52

(21)Application number: 18707573.4

(22)Date of filing:  14.02.2018
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04B 7/185(2006.01)
(86)International application number:
PCT/US2018/018175
(87)International publication number:
WO 2018/152198 (23.08.2018 Gazette  2018/34)
(84)Designated Contracting States:
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 States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD TN

(30)Priority: 15.02.2017 US 201762459588 P

(71)Applicant: ThinKom Solutions
Hawthorne, CA 90250 (US)

(72)Inventors:
  • KIANI, Talat Y.
    Hawthorne California 90250 (US)
  • MILROY, William W.
    Hawthorne California 90250 (US)
  • SKUZA, Robert M.
    Algonquin Illinois 60102 (US)
  • GEIST, Michael S.
    Warriors Mark Pennsylvania 16877 (US)
  • ECONOMOS, Tony M.
    Elburn Illinois 60119 (US)

(74)Representative: Hansson Thyresson AB 
PO Box 73
201 20 Malmö
201 20 Malmö (SE)

  


(54)METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF CONTROLLING THE POINTING OF A TRANSMIT ANTENNA APERTURE OF A PHASED ARRY ANTENNA BY ADJUSTING THE TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL BASED ON THE CARRIER-TO-NOISE RATIO OF THE LINK USING A COARSE AND A FINER CONTROL LOOP