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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
David J. Kuether, Brea, CA (US);
Kesse Ho, Westminster, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Electronics Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/00 ; H04N 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/00 ; H04N 7/20 ;
Abstract
A system and method for positioning a dish antenna having a plurality of low noise block converters for the simultaneous reception of signals from a plurality of satellites in a direct broadcast satellite system. An integrated receiver/decoder alternately powers at least two low noise block converters to sample signals for comparison to a dynamic threshold value to detect a peak signal for each of the low noise block converters. When the peak signals are detected, they are compared to a dynamic master threshold to indicate a master lock for the system.