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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2011
Jamal Haque, Clearwater, FL (US);
Halil N. Altan, Heathrow, FL (US);
Alfonso Malaga, Sammamish, WA (US);
Darryl I. Parmet, Tampa, FL (US);
Daniel R. Tabor, Belleair Beach, FL (US);
Jamal Haque, Clearwater, FL (US);
Halil N. Altan, Heathrow, FL (US);
Alfonso Malaga, Sammamish, WA (US);
Darryl I. Parmet, Tampa, FL (US);
Daniel R. Tabor, Belleair Beach, FL (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
One embodiment is directed to an aircraft position report system. The system comprises a satellite, an aircraft position reporting receiver mounted on the satellite, an antenna element mounted on the satellite, and an antenna interface mounted on the satellite. The aircraft position reporting receiver receives aircraft position reports through the antenna element by associating a spot beam with a narrow coverage area. The aircraft position reports are derived from a signal produced by the antenna element. The antenna interface changes the narrow coverage area associated with the spot beam to receive aircraft position reports from a wide coverage region within a reporting period. In one exemplary embodiment, the antenna interface mechanically steers the spot beam for each receiver to one of the narrow coverage areas. In another exemplary embodiment, the antenna interface electronically steers the spot beam for each receiver to one of the narrow coverage areas.