- Patent Title: Satellite communications terminal for a ship and associated methods
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Application No.: US14627421Application Date: 2015-02-20
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Publication No.: US09893417B2Publication Date: 2018-02-13
- Inventor: Roy J. Paleta, Jr. , Duncan McCoig , Colin Strachan , Andrew Lucas , Stuart Alexander Cossar , William Robertson Dunbar
- Applicant: SPEEDCAST INTERNATIONAL LTD
- Applicant Address: AU Botany
- Assignee: SPEEDCAST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- Current Assignee: SPEEDCAST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: AU Botany
- Agency: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt+Gilchrist, P.A.
- Main IPC: H01Q1/34
- IPC: H01Q1/34 ; H01Q3/08 ; H01Q5/00 ; H01Q19/13 ; H01Q19/19 ; H01Q21/28 ; H01Q1/42 ; H01Q3/02 ; H04B1/00 ; H04B7/185 ; H04L29/08 ; H01Q1/12 ; H01Q1/18 ; H01Q13/02 ; H01Q13/08 ; H01Q15/00
Abstract:
A satellite communications terminal for a ship may include an antenna with three antenna feeds operable at respective different frequencies, and communications circuitry coupled to the three antenna feeds and being configurable for a selected antenna feed. The terminal also includes a positioner to mount the antenna to the ship and point the antenna. A controller may select an antenna feed, configure the communications circuitry, and operate the positioner to point the antenna to a selected satellite all based upon the location of the ship and at least one selection rule. The selection rule may be a communications circuitry configuration rule and/or a service level agreement rule.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160226136A1 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL FOR A SHIP AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Public/Granted day:2016-08-04
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