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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2007
Donald C. D. Chang, Thoussand Oaks, CA (US);
Wah L. Lim, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Ming U. Chang, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Donald C. D. Chang, Thoussand Oaks, CA (US);
Wah L. Lim, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Ming U. Chang, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A communication system has a first plurality of wireless basestations having adaptive antennas with a plurality of main array antenna elements for generating a plurality of communication beams. The system further includes a gateway station coupled to the first plurality of wireless basestations. The gateway station forms a plurality of beams commands by communicating plurality of a control signals to the first plurality of wireless basestations to form the communication beams. A second plurality of wireless base stations having a second plurality of adaptive antennas with a second plurality of main array antenna elements for generating a plurality of communication beams to communicate with said mobile user. A gateway station coupled to said first plurality of wireless base stations and said second plurality of wireless base stations through a plurality of multiple dynamic links, said gateway station forming a plurality of beams with a plurality of data packets by communicating plurality of a control signals to the base station to form the communication beams using at least one link from a first base station and a second link through a second of the base station.