Methods, apparatus, and systems for switching between inmarsat and iridium link with common antenna
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsNarayan Singh Rana, Rajesh Chivukula, Nasana Narendra
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided. In the contexts of a method, the method detects a radio signal using a single antenna configured to detect a plurality of radio signal types. The method determines a frequency of the radio signal. The method determines a radio signal type of the radio signal based at least on the frequency. The method determines a strength of the radio signal. The method transforms the radio signal based at least on the radio signal type or the strength of the radio signal.
Claims18
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- detecting a radio signal using a single antenna configured to detect a plurality of radio signal types;
- determining a frequency of the radio signal;
- determining a radio signal type of the radio signal based at least on the frequency;
- in response to determining that the radio signal type describes a common frequency range for uplink and downlink transmission;
- determining a signal pulse width of the radio signal;
- determining a strength of the radio signal;
- and
- transforming the radio signal based at least on the radio signal type or the strength of the radio signal.
An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory comprising program code, wherein the at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
- detect a radio signal using a single antenna configured to detect a plurality of radio signal types;
- determine a frequency of the radio signal;
- determine a radio signal type of the radio signal based at least on the frequency;
- in response to determining that the radio signal type describes a common frequency range for uplink and downlink transmission;
- determining a signal pulse width of the radio signal;
- determine a strength of the radio signal;
- and
- transform the radio signal based at least on the radio signal type or the strength of the radio signal.
A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising an executable portion configured to:
- detect a radio signal using a single antenna configured to detect a plurality of radio signal types;
- determine a frequency of the radio signal;
- determine a radio signal type of the radio signal based at least on the frequency;
- in response to determining that the radio signal type describes a common frequency range for uplink and downlink transmission;
- determining a signal pulse width of the radio signal;
- determine a strength of the radio signal;
- and
- transform the radio signal based at least on the radio signal type or the strength of the radio signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.