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US 7,890,981 B2Granted
Method for automatically detecting an antenna system for satellite receivers
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsThierry Quere, Sébastien Fraleu, André Magras
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Abstract
The invention makes configuring satellite decoders easier. An automatic detection method can configure the decoder without having to determine the installation beforehand. The automatic detection method tests different configuration possibilities in order to determine the used antenna system. A series of input selection commands are sent for a remote antenna switch corresponding to a given range of switch control possibilities, the said range being independent from the used antenna system.
Claims8
Method comprising the steps of:
- sending, during a switch detection phase for self configuring an antenna system for satellite receivers, a series of switch input selection commands for a remote antenna switch corresponding to a given range of switch control possibilities, wherein the range is independent of the antenna system use;
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- sending, also during said switch detection phase for self configuring an antenna system for satellite receivers, at least one series of frequency positioning controls carrying out a satellite band scan, wherein said frequency positioning controls are interlaced between said switch input selection commands and wherein the channels which are identified by carrying out the satellite band scan are memorized by indicating the switch control signals assigned to the switch input to be used to select those channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.