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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2012
Eric Teller, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Cassidy, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Clifford L. Biffle, Berkeley, CA (US);
Richard W. Devaul, Mountain View, CA (US);
Eric Teller, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Cassidy, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Clifford L. Biffle, Berkeley, CA (US);
Richard W. DeVaul, Mountain View, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to the use of satellite-based routing processes in connection with a balloon network. A disclosed method includes receiving a communication at a balloon in a balloon network by way of a transmission from a ground-based station. The method includes selecting a routing process for the communication based on at least one parameter associated with the communication. The routing process is selected from a plurality of routing processes including a first routing process and a second routing process. The first routing process includes a satellite network when determining how to route the communication. The satellite network includes one or more satellites. The second routing process includes the balloon network when determining how to route the communication. The method further includes using the selected routing process to determine a target path for the communication.