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US 9,178,604 B2Granted
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.
Claims23
A satellite communication system comprising:
- a satellite communication interface configured to receive data from at least one satellite in a satellite network;
- a network interface configured to receive data from a data source via an alternative network;
- and
- a communication controller coupled with the satellite communication interface and the network interface, and configured to:
- negotiate with the data source over the alternative network to establish a synchronization function associated with a data set;
- obtain a satellite channel definition, including the synchronization function, via the network interface;
- establish the satellite communication interface as a destination end-point of a satellite channel via the at least one satellite according to the satellite channel definition and the synchronization function;
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- receive at least a portion of the data set from the data source through the satellite channel via the satellite communication interface.
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