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US 2013/0160059 A1Published application
Last Mile Data Delivery Systems and Methods
AssigneeNant Holdings IP, LLC
InventorThomas Wittenschlaeger
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Abstract
A data delivery system leverages existing satellite infrastructure to deliver massive data sets (e.g., genomic data) to last-mile, remote or rural, locations. The system repurposes existing high-capacity satellite links normally used to broadcast entertainment content by creating customized channels specifically adapted to delivering large data sets to be stored upon computer systems.
Claims14
A data receiver comprising:
- a satellite communication interface configured to receive data from a data source via at least one satellite;
- a network interface configured to communicatively couple with external networked devices via a network;
- and
- a communication controller coupled with the satellite communication interface and the network interface, and configured to;
- obtain a satellite-based channel definition via the network interface based on characteristics of a data set at the data source;
- configure the satellite communication interface to establish a satellite channel with the at least one satellite according to the satellite-based channel definition;
- receive at least a portion of the data set through the satellite channel;
- and
- store the portion of the data set on a computer readable medium.
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