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US 8,509,679 B2Granted
Apparatus and methods for modifying an operational behavior of a receiving device
AssigneeEchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
InventorsSteven M. Casagrande, Jason Michael Anguiano, William Norris Moran, Michael J. Cavanaugh
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Abstract
A receiving device receives one or more signals, each signal including transponder identifying information. The receiving device processes the transponder identifying information to determine which signals are receivable by the receiving device. Based upon the receivable signals, the receiving device modifies its operational behavior accordingly.
Claims22
A method of operating a satellite receiver, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one signal in a satellite receiver, the signal including transponder identifying information;
- identifying an attribute of the signal based on the transponder identifying information, the attribute identifying whether the signal is a broadbeam signal or a spotbeam signal;
- identifying services to be made available at the satellite receiver based on the attribute;
- and
- modifying presentation of services to a user based on the identified services.
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A satellite receiver comprising:
- a communication interface that receives at least one signal, the signal including transponder identifying information;
- and
- control logic operable to:
- identify an attribute of the signal based on the transponder identifying information, the attribute identifying whether the signal is a broadbeam signal or a spotbeam signal;
- identify an operational behavior of the receiver based on the attribute;
- and
- modify an operational behavior of the satellite receiver.
4 more elements
A satellite receiver comprising:
- a communication interface that receives at least one of a broadbeam signal and a spotbeam signal, each signal including transponder identifying information;
- a memory operable to store a network information table, the network information table including information identifying whether a particular signal is the broadbeam signal or the spotbeam signal;
- and
- control logic operable to:
- determine whether the broadbeam signal is being received by the communication interface based on the information in the network information table and the transponder identifying information;
- and
- responsive to determining that the broadbeam signal is not being received by the communication interface, modifying an operational behavior of the satellite receiver.
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A method of operating a satellite receiver, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one signal in a satellite receiver, the signal including transponder identifying information;
- identifying whether the signal is a broadbeam signal or a spotbeam signal based on the transponder identifying information;
- determining whether the satellite receiver is receiving the broadbeam signal;
- identifying a spotbeam configuration responsive to determining that the satellite receiver is not receiving the broadbeam signal and is receiving at least one spotbeam signal;
- and
- modifying the operational behavior of the satellite receiver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.