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US 6,591,084 B1Granted
Satellite based data transfer and delivery system
AssigneeGeneral Dynamics Decision Systems, Inc.
InventorsJeffery Scott Chuprun, Chad Scott Bergstrom, Byron Tarver, Bennett Beaudry
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Abstract
A high speed data transfer system includes a WAU (201) which is utilized to provide high speed data access to satellite transferred data. The system is configured such that a plurality of data utilization devices (205) may access the high speed data via wireless links to the WAU (201). Advantageously, high speed data services may be provided to users without the users requiring individual satellite antennas.
Claims23
A communication system comprising:
- a plurality of data utilization devices distributed within a first data service area, each of said data utilization devices being coupled to a device transceiver for providing wireless communication with an exterior environment;
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- a wireless access unit (WAU), located within said first service area, including:
- a wireless communication transceiver subsystem having a wireless transceiver coupled to an antenna for communicating with an external communications platform via a first wireless channel, wherein said external communications platform is capable of providing a plurality of communications services with a data rates of at least 400 kbps to said WAU;
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- a WAU transceiver subsystem for communicating directly, via a separate single wireless bi-directional channel, with a selected data utilization device in said plurality of data utilization devices;
- wherein said WAU transceiver subsystem is coupled to said wireless communication transceiver subsystem for enabling communication between said WAU transceiver subsystem and said wireless communication transceiver subsystem.
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