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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2004
Mark W. Johnson, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Geoffrey J. Barnes, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Christopher M. Merry, Long Beach, CA (US);
Christopher T. Evans, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Mark W. Johnson, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Geoffrey J. Barnes, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Christopher M. Merry, Long Beach, CA (US);
Christopher T. Evans, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
An integrated airborne broadband data and television system is disclosed. The integrated system includes an aircraft mounted pointable antenna unit. Further, the integrated system includes pointing command electronics providing pointing commands to the antenna unit. The pointing commands are based on requested access to one of data services and television services. Further, the disclosed integrated system includes a processing unit directing signal information to one of a data transmitter receiver and a television signal receiver decoder unit.