Satellite identification and antenna alignment
US5313215A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 17, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q3/005
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A satellite identification system for identifying a communications satellite from which a broadcast communication signal is being received by an antenna, wherein the communication signal includes data identifying a programmer that broadcast the communication signal and/or an uplink location from which the communication signal is broadcast. The system includes a memory storing a look-up table correlating satellite identification data for a plurality of satellites with the programmer identification data and/or the uplink location data for the plurality of satellites; means for detecting the programmer identification data and/or the uplink location data from a communication signal received by the antenna from one of the plurality of satellites; and means for accessing the look-up table in response to the detected programmer identification data and/or the uplink location data to retrieve the satellite identification data for the satellite from which the communication signal is received. The satellite identification system is included in a satellite antenna alignment system for automatically identifying reference satellites. The satellite antenna alignment system also automatically alig…
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