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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2016
Emanuel Harrington, Bowie, MD (US);
Douglas Ricker, Frederick, MD (US);
Emanuel Harrington, Bowie, MD (US);
Douglas Ricker, Frederick, MD (US);
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, Germantown, MD (US);
Abstract
A satellite communication system, a method and a system are provided. In one aspect of the invention, an outdoor unit power source is connected to a switch of a satellite modem of an indoor unit. When the satellite modem receives a first signal from a wireless device, a first switch control signal is sent to the switch to open a connection between the outdoor unit power source and an inter-facility link connected to an antenna of an outdoor unit, thereby preventing power from flowing through the inter-facility link. When the satellite modem receives a second signal from the wireless device, a second switch control signal is sent to the switch to close a connection between the outdoor unit power source and the inter-facility link, thereby causing the power to flow through the inter-facility link. Other wirelessly received signals may cause various control signals to be sent via the inter-facility link.