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6697730 Communications and computing based urban transit system  
A communications and computing based urban transit system based on digital cellular communication, GPS locating technology, and digital computers to provide real-time command and control of...
6695260 Virtually geostationary satellite array  
An array of satellites virtual forming a geosynchronous space. Communication with the satellites is only carried out during an active arc near the apogee portion. During other points of the...
6696942 Emergency warning network  
An emergency warning network including a base station for broadcasting a warning signal and a first, earth-orbiting satellite for receiving the warning signal and rebroadcasting such to extend the...
6690917 System and method for automatic determination of azimuthal and elevation direction of directional antennas and calibration thereof  
A system and method for automatically directing a communication antenna to point to a desired wireless communication transceiver, is presented herein. The system includes a position location...
6686880 Method and apparatus for prompting a reverse channel response from receiver in a digital broadcast system  
The invention relates generally to a digital broadcast system and receivers therein which are configured to allow the use of a reverse channel for transmitting responses to broadcast messages. The...
6684158 Method for aiding a global positioning system  
A Search Domain Reducing Frequency Transfer in A Multi-Mode Global Positioning System Used With Wireless Networks is disclosed.
6651000 Method and apparatus for generating and distributing satellite tracking information in a compact format  
A method and apparatus for creating and distributing satellite tracking data in a compact format to a remote receiver. At least a portion of the satellite tracking data is extracted from memory and...
6647270 Vehicletalk  
A system for providing a communication link among a plurality of mobile units comprises a broadband RF transceiver with antenna, a GPS receiver, an audio-visual interface, an electro-mechanical...
6643320 Receiver for DS-CDMA signals  
A receiver for direct sequence spread spectrum code division multiple access signals (DS-CDMA) particularly for GPS signals includes a plurality of correlators. Each correlator includes variable...
6611226 Satellite surveillance system and method  
A radar surveillance system includes a plurality of satellites a plurality of medium earth orbit satellites to provide continuous, long dwell coverage of a region of interest. Each satellite has an...
6611757 Global positioning system tag system  
A system for determining the location of an object includes an interrogator remote from the object and a transponder located at the object. The interrogator receives GPS signals and transmits...
6597989 Non-geostationary orbit satellite constellation for continuous coverage of northern latitudes  
A non-geostationary low earth orbit satellite constellation using elliptical orbits with apogees in the Northern Hemisphere to provide continuous coverage over the Continental United States of...
6594469 Methods and apparatus for broadcasting regional information over a satellite communication system  
In a communication satellite constellation which uses CDMA and multiple spot beams for point-to-point communication, a system is provided for broadcasting regionally related information within a...
6587669 Method and apparatus for controlling spot beam configurations for a communications satellite  
A communications satellite method and are provided for controlling a configuration of spot beams produced by a communications satellite. A plurality of spot beams are generated by a communications...
6573799 Clock system and corresponding method for providing a clock time accounting for systematic error  
Method for accounting for factors (such as temperature) causing systematic errors (time-varying or constant) in a clock, such as a clock used in a ranging receiver (for use with a positioning...
6553210 Single antenna for receipt of signals from multiple communications systems  
A method and device for using a single antenna for simultaneously receiving radio frequency signals in a first radio frequency band and radio signals in a second radio frequency band different from...
6515617 Method and system for position determination using geostationary earth orbit satellite  
A system ( 20 ) and method ( 30 ) for estimating the location of a terrestrial-based user terminal ( 23 ) is provided. The user terminal ( 23 ) is capable of measuring the relative signal strengths...
6499698 Satellite, satellite control method and satellite communication system  
An information providing method and apparatus for providing information to a moving body via an artificial satellite. Information for selecting a desired information and position information of the...
6501419 Sensor system and method for determining yaw orientation of a satellite  
A first pair of antennas are mounted on a satellite spaced along a first axis and a second pair of antennas are spaced along a second axis for receiving signals from another satellite in orbit with...
6501423 Method and system of directing an antenna in a two-way satellite system  
A system for directing an antenna for transmission over a two-way satellite network is disclosed. A transceiver is coupled to the antenna; the transceiver transmits and receives signals over the...
6477153 Method and apparatus for using the sidelobe of a long range antenna for a short range communication link  
A communication satellite system ( 100 ) is established using one or more satellite constellations ( 110, 120 ). The two or more satellite groups ( 110, 120 ) are connected via long range...
6470058 System for and method of jointly optimizing the transmit antenna patterns of two geostationary satellites in a satellite broadcasting system  
A system for and method of providing optimizing the antenna patterns on a first satellite and a second satellite that operate in conjunction to deliver content to a single radio receiver. The...
6463282 Non-uniform multi-beam satellite communications system and method  
A satellite broadcast system and method, particularly useful for television signals, allows for local as well as nationwide broadcast service by allocating greater satellite resources to the more...
6459898 Information traffic and performance monitoring for multi-beam satellites with on-board switching  
In a satellite network with on-board switching and bandwidth on demand, traffic monitoring is required to facilitate billing data collection and to avoid congestion at the satellite. In addition to...
6453150 Maximum-ratio synthetic transmission diversity device  
Antenna elements 20 are arranged at intervals “d” greater than λ/2, e.g., 5λ. A signal received by an antenna element 20 is sent by way of an antenna multiplexer 21 to a receiver 23 ,...
6452539 Apparatus and method for controlling radiation of electric waves  
An electromagnetic wave radiation control apparatus includes an antenna, a modulator, an amplifier, and a radiation control unit. The modulator modulates a carrier wave based on a transmission...
6452538 Satellite system for monitoring space  
A low-cost satellite system and method for using it for continuously monitoring near space and providing real-time data, both astronomical and space-environmental, is described and claimed. Low...
6449486 Multiple location estimates in a cellular communication system  
Technique for determining the location of a mobile unit in a wireless communication system and presenting it to a remote party. In a scenario with first and second position estimates, the first...
6424913 GPS navigational system and associated process for space applications  
The invention provides GPS navigational system for a satellite in space which comprises a front end section having an input for receiving GPS signals from a plurality of satellites, a digital...
6421000 GPS multipath mitigation using a multi-element antenna array  
A method and apparatus for mitigating multipath signal distortion using a multi-element antenna array is provided. The multi-element antenna array is used to discriminate between the desired signal...
6417799 Method of locating an interfering transmitter for a satellite telecommunications system  
The invention relates to a method of locating a jammer ( 14 ) of a satellite telecommunications system ( 10 ). To locate the jammer, at least two of the following three measurements are performed: ...
6408178 Systems and methods for resolving GPS pseudo-range ambiguity  
Methods and systems are provided for determining a position of a mobile terminal that includes a satellite radiotelephone and a global positioning system (GPS) receiver based on knowledge of the...
6400306 Multi-channel moving target radar detection and imaging apparatus and method  
A radar detection and imaging system provides for the simultaneous imaging of the stationary objects on the earth's surface and the detection and imaging of moving targets. The radar system...
6389409 Method for obtaining unified information graph from multiple information resources  
A method for dynamically obtaining a unified classification information graph which provides a navigation system for a user to access sought information. The method includes providing a multiple...
6370476 Interpolation of survey coordinate differences  
A system for improving the accuracy of location coordinate determined in a survey of a chosen region. A grid of spaced apart points is imposed on the region, and a set of survey control points is...
6362772 Transponder plot system and method  
A system and method for providing remote viewing of satellite transponder plots. The system and method piovides for remote viewing of transponder plots derived from transponders located on a...
6359584 Radar for space-borne use  
Faraday Rotation causes rotation of the plane of polarization of plane polarised radiation emitted by a radar e.g. a synthetic aperture radar and, if returns polarized in orthogonal planes are...
6341213 Dynamic repeater configuration for multilink satellite systems with robust subchannel interconnect capability  
A dynamic repeater configuration for satellite systems is disclosed that allows for multiple broadcast of channel information and multiple subchannel allocations on uplink and downlink beam...
6323817 Antenna cluster configuration for wide-angle coverage  
A method and apparatus for producing contiguous spot beam communications coverage on the Earth's surface are disclosed. The apparatus comprises an antenna system including two wide scan antennas...
6324586 System for synchronizing multiple computers with a common timing reference  
A synchronized timing system is disclosed for one or more of a plurality of network interconnected computers. The system utilizes a global satellite system and includes a receiver device for...
6323804 Method and apparatus for GPS time determination  
A system for rapidly acquiring a time reference for the location determination of a wireless communication device. The system includes a wireless communication device (200), a GPS satellite (202)...
6301231 Satellite communication system with variable rate satellite link diversity  
A satellite communication system includes Earth-based terminal and a satellite constellation in non-geosynchronous Earth orbits. When two or more satellites are within range of a first Earth-based...
6246360 Fast satellite-centric analytical algorithm for determining satellite coverage  
The satellite coverage problem involves the determination of a given satellite's in-view and out-of-view times and durations for a given ground point. To perform global coverage, the planet is...
6236361 Precision beacon tracking system  
A system and method for eliminating pointing error in a beacon tracking system due to uncontrolled differences in passive loss or in amplification of the separate signals involved in creating a...
6229477 Method and system for determining a position of a communication satellite utilizing two-way ranging  
A method and system for determining a position of an orbiting transceiver in a communications network includes at least a first and second transceiver at a first and second known location,...
6226494 System and method for intermittent satellite communication with a fixed antenna  
A low-cost, low maintenance earth-based station is disclosed which includes a fixed aperture antenna directed to a fixed location. The system operates with a plurality of non-geosynchronous...
6208296 Method and apparatus for training a receiver on a source  
A method and apparatus for training a receiver on a source are provided. The receiver is an antenna and the source is a broadcast satellite. A first signal sensor receives at least one signal from...
6201961 Use of reference phone in point-to-point satellite communication system  
A local broadcast mode operation is implemented in a point-to-point satellite communications system (10) by utilizing a terrestrial reference terminal or phone (20) that is located within a desired...
6182927 Medium earth orbit augmentation of a global positioning system for global navigation  
A satellite navigation system and method for improving overall navigation accuracy when used in conjunction with the existing Global Positioning System. At least twelve satellites reside in a...
6147641 Process for the autonomous reduction of acquisition and tracking thresholds of carriers received in orbit  
The present invention relates to a process for the autonomous reduction of acquisition and tracking thresholds of carriers received in orbit by a receiver accessing an orbital navigator inside or...
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