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7489926 LEO-based positioning system for indoor and stand-alone navigation  
A method for estimating a precise position of a user device from signals from a low earth orbit (LEO) satellite includes receiving at least one carrier signal at a user device, each carrier signal...
7489927 Method and system for object tracking and communication  
A system and method for communicating between ground stations and mobile satellites effectively eliminates the need for transferring information from one ground station to another. Communication...
7483696 Cellular wireless network for passengers cabins  
A cellular wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) system is used in an aircraft for delivering programming to passengers. A head end server provides data and programming to cells. Each cell...
7483672 Satellite system for vessel identification  
A system for communicating data among a plurality of ships is disclosed. The system comprises means for sending an inbound message from one of said plurality ships ( 501 ), via at least one...
7480506 Satellite communication system  
A communication system has a plurality of ground stations and a plurality of satellites located in a first orbit with respect to the earth. The satellites generate a plurality of beams...
7480511 Method and system for delivering virtual reference station data  
The present invention is a method and system for determining a geographic position. In one embodiment, a data message comprising pseudorange data for a designated location and pseudorange...
7474899 Method and apparatus for communicating using wireless control channels  
A method and apparatus for transmitting messages between a communicator and a central monitoring station using a wireless control channel, bypassing voice channels comprising, receiving a message...
7474873 Satellite mobile telephone cell departure prediction  
A mobile station ( 4 ) in a satellite mobile telephone system predicts when it will move into another cell on the basis of one set of broadcast information thereby reducing the overall processing...
7469141 Bandwidth allocation method and apparatus  
A satellite communications system provides a communications service to a mobile terminal on which different communications applications may be run. Calls are set up between any of the applications...
7460828 Method and arrangement for an alternative signal path in a navigation transmitter  
Navigation signals emitted by a navigation transmitter ( 46 ), in a first signal path ( 41 ), have a time reference generated and, based on this time reference, navigation signals are generated...
7460866 Position location for airborne networks  
A wireless communications system, and a corresponding method, for use with an aircraft, includes airborne pico cell base stations mounted on the aircraft, the base stations capable of communication...
7457370 Frequency staggered frequency shift keying modulation  
A frequency modulation method is proposed that enables an imprinting of a digital message formed by a sequence of symbols on a set of frequency bands. Each symbol of the digital message is hereby...
7454202 Low data rate mobile platform communication system and method  
A method is provided for providing communication and surveillance services to a mobile platform. The method includes substantially simultaneously communicating between a plurality ground based...
7450901 Methods and apparatus for path discovery between a mobile platform and a ground segment  
A method for discovering a data routing path via satellite link to a mobile platform from a ground segment of a communications network. The mobile platform and ground segment communicate via...
7450914 Method and apparatus for allocating data communications resources in a satellite communications network  
A method and system are provided for allocating satellite resources in a satellite communication system. A network interface is provided for making requests for satellite resources. A request...
7447501 Systems and methods for monitoring selected terrestrially used satellite frequency signals to reduce potential interference  
A satellite radiotelephone frequency band can be reused terrestrially by an ancillary terrestrial network even within the same satellite cell, using interference reduction/cancellation techniques....
7437123 Space-based network architectures for satellite radiotelephone systems  
A space-based network for a satellite radiotelephone system includes at least one receive-only satellite and at least one transmit satellite. The transmit satellite can be a transmit-only satellite...
7437125 EIRP statistical calculation method  
In a system for providing data content to and from a plurality of mobile platforms where each of the mobile platforms transmits a return link having an EIRP to a predetermined location via a...
7428411 Location-based security rules  
Location based security rules are provided for preventing unauthorized access to a device, application, system, content, and/or network, etc. The location-based security rules enable a user,...
7428405 Automatic operation system and method for automating satellite control operation and satellite ground control system using the same  
Provided are an automatic operation system for automating satellite control operation, a method thereof, and an automatic satellite ground control system using the same. The object of the present...
7426386 Beam laydown for hopped satellite downlink with adaptable duty cycle  
A power gated variable hop cycle beam laydown ( 700 ) manifests itself as first cells (C, D) supported by a first hop cycle, second cells (G, H) supported by a second hop cycle, and transition...
7423987 Feeder link configurations to support layered modulation for digital signals  
Systems and methods are disclosed for feeder link configurations to layered modulation. One feeder link system employs feeder link spot beam to antennas in distinct coverage areas to enable...
7418236 Extraterrestrial communications systems and methods including ancillary extraterrestrial components  
A system for communications on an extraterrestrial body may include a space-based component and an ancillary extraterrestrial component on the extraterrestrial body. The space-based component may...
7414987 Wireless telecommunications system for accessing information from the world wide web by mobile wireless computers through a combination of cellular telecommunications and satellite broadcasting  
A hybrid cellular telephonic and satellite radio broadcast system for enabling a wireless mobile computer to rapidly and effectively access information from the Web. The combination of a mobile...
7415243 System, method and computer program product for receiving data from a satellite radio network  
A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for receiving data from a satellite radio network in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In accordance with an...
7412264 Lone worker monitor  
A system has a monitor attached to and monitoring sound and vision around the user and using cellular telephone communications to convey monitored information. The monitor calls a primary server...
7406311 Method and apparatus for selectively operating satellites in tundra orbits  
A satellite system provides geosynchronous satellites in elliptical orbits in respective elliptical orbital planes separated by 120 degrees. The satellites traverse a common figure-eight ground...
7400857 Communication system using multiple link terminals  
A communication system has a communication infrastructure including at least two devices from the group including a cell tower, a first satellite constellation and a second satellite constellation,...
7398051 Satellite radio receiver that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to  
A satellite radio receiver includes a display that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to. For a music channel, this information may include...
7386310 Fallback mode ingress/egress mechanism for satellite communication system  
A satellite communications system having a fallback mode of operation, during which uplink signals are transmitted at a reduced data rate, is provided with a novel fallback mode ingress/egress...
7376418 System and method for multiple access control in satellite communications system  
A satellite communications system ( 10 ) includes a hub ( 14 ), a satellite ( 32 ), and any number of remote terminals ( 16 ). Each remote terminal ( 16 ) includes a remote receiver ( 38 ), a...
7376417 Method and system of efficient spectrum utilization by communications satellites  
A satellite system includes a plurality of orbit slots having a first orbital and a second orbital slot. A first satellite occupies a first orbital slot and generates a first set of uniform beams....
7373085 Hybrid satellite and fiber communications system  
A communication system employing optical fibers and a high data rate satellite is utilized to provide high-speed Internet access to various geographic regions. In one aspect, a first teleport...
7373105 Method of determining communication link quality employing beacon signals  
A method of determining communication link quality includes the steps of: providing communications stations (e.g., UHF communications satellites, base stations of a terrestrial cellular network)...
7369847 Fixed cell communication system with reduced interference  
A communication system has a high altitude communication device that has an antenna for directing beams to a fixed cell pattern with a polarity of cells. A specific pattern of cells having the same...
7369818 Functional assembly with automatic adaptable wireless characteristics  
A functional device is configured to communicate with one or more additional devices over a wireless communications link using wireless circuitry. The device includes a memory for storing...
7369809 System and method for continuous broadcast service from non-geostationary orbits  
A method, apparatus for providing at least near continuous broadcast services to one or more terrestrial receiver stations is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of satellites, each...
7366463 Military UHF and commercial Geo-mobile system combination for radio signal relay  
A radio signal relay device such as satellite is used to cover several relatively small geographical regions with relatively narrow beams as well as a relatively large geographical region with a...
7366125 Extensible satellite communication system  
A satellite network [ 100 ] includes backbone satellites [ 110 ]. The backbone satellites [ 110 ] act as routers for data units transmitted through network [ 100 ]. The backbone satellites [ 110 ]...
7362999 Method and system for customized music delivery  
A system and method for customized music delivery to a vehicle including determining a playlist 200 , storing the playlist on a server 202 , selecting content corresponding to the playlist 204 ,...
7362998 Mobile military satellite receiver architecture for accommodating wide carrier offset and method of performing coarse carrier offset adjustment  
A coarse carrier offset adapter for determining a coarse carrier offset for application to a received satellite signal, a method of performing coarse carrier offset adjustment and a time division...
7349361 Mobile telephony  
An interface ( 52 ) is provided between a satellite telephone system ( 4 ) and a cellular telephone system ( 5 ) for allowing calls to a user's cellular telephone to be diverted to a satellite...
7343157 Cell phone audio/video in-flight entertainment system  
An airborne cell phone in-flight entertainment (IFE) system uses a cell phone for calls and IFE requests by dialing appropriate numbers. A pico cell receives the calls and the IFE requests. A soft...
7328011 Management of mobile networks  
Exemplary methods and systems manage a mobile network. A mobile network node is managed when the node is connected to the network. However, an alarm is not necessarily generated when the node is...
7327989 Dual channel two-way satellite communication  
The present invention relates to a system, device and method for two-way satellite communication using a dual channel communication configuration to make better use of limited bandwidth. The two...
7313362 High altitude airborne craft used as radio relay and method for placing said airborne craft on station  
The present invention relates to an aircraft and to a method of getting the aircraft onto station. According to the invention, said aircraft ( 1 ) includes propulsion means ( 2 ) capable only of...
7308230 Device and method to locally fill gaps in spotbeam satellite systems with frequency re-use  
Systems and methods for transmitting and receiving diverse signals across regions using a minimum of frequency capacity and maintaining compatibility with the heritage system. A system of the...
7305211 Satellite communications system using multiple earth stations  
A satellite communications system uses multiple ground stations and one or more satellites for communicating between mobile subscribers and a land-based communications network, such as the PSTN or...
7302226 Combined fixed satellite service and mobile platform satellite service communication system  
A communication system for a mobile platform satellite service (MPSS) system includes a receiver subsystem (RS) and a transmitter subsystem (TS). A satellite transponder is in communication with...
7295807 Methods and systems for configuring satellite antenna cell patterns in response to terrestrial use of satellite frequencies  
Space-based wireless radiotelephone communications are provided in a satellite footprint over a satellite radiotelephone frequency band. The satellite footprint is divided into satellite cells in...