US 2014/0197986 A1 · SATELLITE RECEPTION ASSEMBLY WITH PHASED HORN ARRAY

Abstract

A direct-to-home satellite outdoor unit may comprise a reflector, a support structure, circuitry, and an array of antenna elements mounted to the support structure such that energy of a plurality of satellite beams is reflected by the reflector onto the array where the energy is converted to a plurality of first signals. The circuitry may be operable to process the first signals to concurrently generate a plurality of second signals, each of the second signals corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of satellite beams. The circuitry may be operable to process one or more of the second signals for outputting content carried in the one or more of the second signals onto a link to an indoor unit.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite outdoor unit (ODU), the ODU comprising:
a reflector;
a support structure;
an array of antenna elements mounted to said support structure such that energy of a plurality of satellite beams is reflected by said reflector onto said array where said energy is converted to a plurality of first signals;
and
circuitry operable to:
receive said plurality of first signals;
process said plurality of first signals to concurrently generate a plurality of second signals, each of said second signals corresponding to a respective one of said plurality of satellite beams;
process one or more of said second signals for output of satellite content carried in a corresponding one or more of said satellite beams onto a link to an indoor unit (IDU).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Satellite reception assembly with phased horn array

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Satellite reception assembly with phased horn array

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Abstract

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