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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2000
Frank A. Hagen, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Ying Feria, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Kar Yung, Torrance, CA (US);
Weizheng Wang, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Donald C. D. Chang, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Frank A. Hagen, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Ying Feria, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Kar Yung, Torrance, CA (US);
Weizheng Wang, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Donald C. D. Chang, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for integrating coverage areas of multiple transponder platforms includes the step of arranging a plurality of coverage areas in a cluster wherein each of the plurality of coverage areas is assigned a color that differs from that of every other coverage area in a same cluster and wherein each of the plurality of coverage areas overlaps at least one other coverage area in the same cluster for maximizing utilization of multiple system resources.