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- Patent Title: Device and method for reducing interference with adjacent satellites using a mechanically gimbaled asymmetrical-aperture antenna
- Patent Title (中): 使用机械万向不对称孔径天线减少对相邻卫星的干扰的装置和方法
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Application No.: US13830323Application Date: 2013-03-14
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Publication No.: US09123988B2Publication Date: 2015-09-01
- Inventor: David Irvine
- Applicant: ViaSat, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Carlsbad
- Assignee: ViaSat, Inc.
- Current Assignee: ViaSat, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Carlsbad
- Agency: Holland & Hart LLP
- Main IPC: H01Q1/12
- IPC: H01Q1/12 ; H01Q1/27 ; H01Q3/08 ; H01Q3/24 ; H01Q3/26 ; H01Q3/28 ; H01Q3/30 ; H01Q25/00

Abstract:
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for two-way satellite communication and an asymmetric-aperture antenna for two-way satellite communication are disclosed. In one embodiment, a beam pattern for an asymmetric-aperture antenna is offset in a narrow beamwidth direction, and the offset beam pattern is directed by a mechanical gimbal, with the beam pattern offset made to reduce interference with an adjacent satellite. In additional embodiments, operational areas near the equator are identified for a given offset beam pattern, or a beam pattern offset may be adjusted over time to compensate for movement of the asymmetric-aperture antenna when attached to an airplane, boat, or other mobile vehicle.
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