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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2019
Electronic Controlled Systems, Inc., Bloomington, MN (US);
Michael Bendzick, Falcon Heights, MN (US);
Craig Miller, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Electronic Controlled Systems, Inc., Bloomington, MN (US);
Abstract
A satellite television antenna system can include a self-pointing satellite antenna and a power inserter coupled to the self-pointing satellite antenna. The power inserter can include an enclosure body and a circuit board disposed inside of the enclosure body. The circuit board includes a microprocessor. The microprocessor can be configured via software code to determine whether a first type of communication protocol is being received from a set top box (STB) coupled to the power inserter, determine a configuration for a first constellation of spacecraft if the first type of communication protocol is being received from the STB, and determine a configuration for a second constellation of spacecraft if the first type of communication protocol is not being received from the STB. The first constellation of spacecraft is different than the second constellation of spacecraft.