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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1997
Jon M Eastman, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Hughes Electronics Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for receiving and/or processing communication signals having one of a plurality of alternate signal characteristics is provided. In a particular embodiment, a desired satellite signal (e.g. DBS) having a desired characteristic may be selected from a plurality of characteristics. The characteristics may include (among others) satellite location, carrier frequency, and/or polarization state. In a preferred embodiment, a receiver generates a control signal which is coupled to an external device (e.g. LNB, and/or satellite selector). The external device includes a decoder which receives the control signal and configures the external device for processing the desired characteristic. In a preferred embodiment, the control signal comprises a pulse train generated by the receiver utilizing a two voltage level output device under suitable software control.