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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2000
Donald C. D. Chang, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Weizheng Wang, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Ying Feria, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Ming U. Chang, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Harold A. Rosen, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Wah L. Lim, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Hughes Electronics Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A communications system ( ) and method of operating the communications system includes a high altitude communication device ( ) that communicates with a plurality of user terminals and a gateway station ( ). The gateway station ( ) couples the users to terrestrial networks ( ) and other users. The high altitude communication device ( ) has a controller that generates a second beam having the first frequency to a service ( ). The stratospheric platform ( ) does not generate the second beam within a blocking area. User terminals within the service area outside the blocking area are configured to receive the first beam and the second beam.