US 11,770,178 B2 · Multi-constellation satellite terminal

Abstract

A method of communicating with multiple satellites includes allocating, based on one or more conditions corresponding to a plurality of spatial channels associated with multiple satellites, each subset of a plurality of subsets of antenna resources of a phased array antenna to a respective different satellite included in the multiple satellites. The method also includes commanding one or more transceivers to establish simultaneous communicative connections to the different satellites via the allocated subsets of antenna resources, and re-allocating, based on a detected change to at least one of the one or more conditions, at least one antenna resource to a respective another different satellite. The method also includes commanding the one or more transceivers to maintain the simultaneous communicative connections to the different satellites using the re-allocated at least one antenna resource.

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Dependent claims

A method of communicating with multiple satellites, the method comprising:

allocating, by a controller of a mobile communicator mounted on a mobile platform and based on one or more conditions corresponding to a plurality of spatial channels associated with multiple satellites, each subset of a plurality of subsets of antenna resources of a phased array antenna to a respective different satellite included in the multiple satellites;
commanding, by the controller, one or more transceivers to establish simultaneous communicative connections to the different satellites via the allocated subsets of antenna resources;
re-allocating, by the controller based on a detected change to at least one of the one or more conditions, at least one antenna resource included in the plurality of subsets of antenna resources of the phased array antenna to a respective another different satellite;
and
commanding, by the controller, the one or more transceivers to maintain the simultaneous communicative connections to the different satellites using the re-allocated at least one antenna resource.

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A mobile communicator, mounted on a mobile platform, for communicating with multiple satellites, the mobile communicator comprising:

a phased array antenna that is configured to propagate electromagnetic signals from the mobile communicator towards satellites via a plurality of antenna resources;
one or more transceivers configured to communicate data that is to be delivered between the mobile platform and satellites;
and
a controller executing computer-executable instructions stored on one or more tangible-non-transitory memories to:
allocate, based on one or more conditions corresponding to a plurality of spatial channels associated with multiple satellites, each subset of a plurality of subsets of antenna resources of the phased array antenna to a respective different satellite included in the multiple satellites;
command the one or more transceivers to establish simultaneous communicative connections to the different satellites via the allocated subsets of antenna resources;
re-allocate, based on a detected change to at least one of the one or more conditions, at least one antenna resource included in the plurality of subsets of antenna resources of the phased array antenna to a respective another different satellite;
and
command the one or more transceivers to maintain the simultaneous communicative connections to the different satellites using the re-allocated at least one antenna resource.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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