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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth E. Westall, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Konstantinos Makrygiannis, Torrance, CA (US);
Mark K. Christopher, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Mark Kintis, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/20 ; H04B 7/185 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/20 ; H04B 7/185 ;
Abstract
A multiple access communications system includes a communications unit, such as satellite or a mobile link base station, and an antenna disposed thereon. The antenna has the capability to direct an antenna beam at a selected user on a packet by packet basis thereby reducing the latency, buffering, and non-uniform gain distribution associated with conventional transmission systems.