Mobile receiver for satellite broadcast during flight
US5678171A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 8, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/18571
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile receiver for satellite broadcast comprises directive antennas, a navigation unit for generating a navigation signal representing a position and an attitude of an airplane, a control unit for generating a control signal for controlling the antennas, on the basis of the navigation signal from the navigation unit and prestored information indicating a position of a broadcasting satellite, and a drive unit for driving the antennas in response to the antenna control signal from the control unit to orient the directivity of the antennas toward the broadcasting satellite.
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