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(11) EP 4 309 307 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
24.01.2024 Bulletin 2024/04

(21) Application number: 22714341.9

(22) Date of filing: 14.03.2022
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04B 7/185(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H04B 7/1851
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2022/071128
(87) International publication number:
WO 2022/198189 (22.09.2022 Gazette 2022/38)
(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:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 18.03.2021 US 202163162659 P
16.11.2021 US 202117455059

(71) Applicants:
  • Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Germantown, MD 20876 (US)
  • Korada, Suresh
    Germantown, Maryland 20876 (US)
  • Montgomery, Guy
    Germantown, Maryland 20876 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • OZA, Rajeev
    Germantown, Maryland 20876 (US)

(74) Representative: Suddaby, Mark Edward 
Novagraaf UK 3rd Floor 77 Gracechurch Street
London EC3V 0AS
London EC3V 0AS (GB)

   


(54) USE OF POLYGONS TO SPECIFY BEAM SERVICE AREAS IN A SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM