Motorola Corporation

Cynthia C Matthews

Thomas Peter Emmons, Jr

Craig L Fullerton

Jonathan Henry Gross

Shawn Wesley Hogberg

James William Startup

Robert Anthony Peters

Derek Alan Oxley

John Richard Erlick

Jim E Helm

Mary Maureen Madine

Michael Dane Ince

Dawn M McCraw

John G Lambrou

David L Krueger

Susan L Harris

John Daniel St Peter

Allen H &lsquo;Skip&rsquo; Nelson

A wireless communications system infrastructure includes an integrated unit of RF and switch components mounted on a transportable platform for providing a communications link to a public switched telephone network. An airplane for executing a predetermined flight pattern includes a repeater for communicating with the integrated unit of RF and switch components and provides a link between the integrated RF and switch components and operational handsets within a repeater geographic area of coverage corresponding to the flight pattern. The wireless communications system infrastructure is therefore capable of being positioned strategically with respect to terrestrial cell stations and with respect to a flight pattern of the plane carrying the repeater to provide coverage to areas that otherwise may be out of range of an airborne repeater and conventional wireless system infrastructure components.

Transportable infrastructure for airborne cellular system

An aircraft based communication system ( ) defining a wireless service area ( ) is disclosed. The communication system ( ) includes a communication gateway ( ) connected to a terrestrial based communication network. A first aircraft ( ) is located in proximity to the wireless service area ( ). The first aircraft ( ) communicates with the gateway ( ) and communicates with at least one subscriber ( ) located within the wireless service area ( ). The first aircraft ( ) transmits a first control signal ( ) within the wireless service area ( ). A second aircraft ( ) is located in proximity to the wireless service area ( ). The second aircraft ( ) being operable for communicating with the gateway ( ) and being operable for communicating with the subscriber ( ) located within the wireless service area ( ). The second aircraft ( ) flies in proximity to the first aircraft ( ) for transferring communication sessions ( ) from the first aircraft ( ) to the second aircraft ( ) and maintaining a constant communication link between the subscriber ( ) and the terrestrial based communication network.

System and technique for plane switchover in an aircraft based wireless communication system

A method of increasing satellite communication quality by using a MEO satellite constellation ( ) and a LEO satellite constellation ( ) in combination with a decision algorithm which selects the appropriate constellation to route a communication signal through. The decision algorithm can be embodied in three ways: gateway based ( ), individual subscriber unit based ( ) and satellite based ( ). The MEO constellation ( ) and LEO ( ) constellation may be cross-linked, allowing for switching of service between satellites, as needed, during a communication session.

System for providing optimal satellite communication via a MEO/LEO satellite constellation

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Phoenix, AZ, United States of America

Cynthia C Matthews