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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Stephen Redford, Naperville, IL (US);
Mark Mielke, Wood Dale, IL (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Redford, Naperville, IL (US);
Mark Mielke, Wood Dale, IL (US);
Assignee:
GTE Wireless Incorporated, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for providing wireless high-speed data services for an aircraft. Wireless data signals can be received and transmitted by one or more directional antennae on the aircraft which can be dynamically directed to track one or more terrestrial-based antennae. The terrestrial-based antennae, for receiving and transmitting wireless data signals, are directional and can also be dynamically directed in order to track the aircraft.