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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:
Jan. 02, 2001
Filed:
May. 04, 1998
Richard Lawrence Astrom, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Brian Michael Daniel, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Alvin William Sheffler, Mesa, AZ (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A method (,) and apparatus (,) combines a terminal blockage profile for a ground-to-satellite terminal with satellite location and motion data for one or more satellites (,) in a satellite communication system (,) to predict an impending service outage or impairment on a real-time or near real-time basis and reports such impending outages or impairments, and the expected duration thereof, to the terminal operator. The prediction of an impending outage or impairment also can include analysis of information concerning atmospheric conditions in the vicinity of the terminal location as well as other potential sources of a service outage or impairment.
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