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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2006
Gustave R. Stroes, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Patrick J. Loner, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Joseph Santoru, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Ernest C. Chen, San Pedro, CA (US);
Navid Motamed, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Gustave R. Stroes, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Patrick J. Loner, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Joseph Santoru, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Ernest C. Chen, San Pedro, CA (US);
Navid Motamed, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A systemthat includes a first satelliteat a first orbital slot B includes a first transpondergenerating a first downlink signal at a first frequency and a second downlink signal at a second frequency. An outdoor unitis directed toward the first satellite. The outdoor unit includes a support structureand a reflectorcoupled to the support structureand reflecting the first downlink signal from a first satellite. A first reflector reflects the second downlink signal from the first satellite. A first feedis coupled to the support structure and receives the first downlink signal. A reflectorhaving frequency selective surfacecoupled to the support structurereflects the second downlink signal and passes the first downlink signal therethrough. The second feedB is coupled to the support structureand receives the second downlink signal reflected from the frequency selective surface