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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Marvin R Wachs, Calabasas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Electronics Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S / ; H04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
342354 ; 342352 ; 34235701 ; 342378 ; 342450 ; 342451 ;
Abstract
A system and method for determining the location of a source of interference for a communications satellite. The system has an antenna array located on the earth facing panel of the communications satellite. The method and system determine the direction of a source of interference relative to the satellite's own coordinate system. The angle of arrival of the interference signal is determined with respect to the horizontal and vertical baselines of the coordinate system and by comparing the outputs of the appropriate antennas in the antenna array.