33 patents
Utility
LEO Constellation Satellite Terminal
7 Dec 23
A method of communicating with satellites in a low-earth orbit (LEO) constellation includes determining, by a controller of a mobile communicator mounted on a mobile platform, one or more conditions corresponding to a plurality of spatial channels associated with multiple satellites in the LEO constellation.
Anand Chari, Yong Liu, Sean S. Cordone
Filed: 15 Aug 23
Utility
LEO Constellation Satellite Terminal
30 Nov 23
A method of communicating with satellites in a low-earth orbit (LEO) constellation includes determining, by a controller of a mobile communicator mounted on a mobile platform, one or more conditions corresponding to a plurality of spatial channels associated with multiple satellites in the LEO constellation.
Anand Chari, Yong Liu, Sean S. Cordone
Filed: 15 Aug 23
Utility
Neighbor List and Beam Management for Atg Systems
16 Nov 23
Systems and methods may facilitate initial establishment and/or handover of an air-to-ground (ATG) communication link between an aircraft and a ground-based cellular communication network (e.g., a 5G network).
Heinz A. Miranda, Michael H. Baker, James P. Michels, Yong Liu
Filed: 11 May 22
Utility
Methods and Systems for Dynamically Loading Content Onto In-Vehicle Content-Delivery Systems
2 Nov 23
An example system includes an in-vehicle content-delivery system (CDS) on a vehicle storing a library of content, and a content server including a content portal.
Christopher M. Rippe, Ian Simpson, Grant Burton
Filed: 11 Jul 23
Utility
Passenger Location Platform
19 Oct 23
Systems and methods are described to provide navigational guidance to persons within crowded and unfamiliar environments such as aircraft cabins, stadiums, and theaters.
Francis Forest
Filed: 26 Jun 23
Utility
Systems and Methods to Control Access In Air-to-ground Networks Operating In Unlicensed Spectrum
19 Oct 23
Techniques for controlling or managing uplink access of a UE to a base station using unlicensed spectrum includes signaling an indication of different uplink access constraints so the UE connects to the base station when the UE and/or the uplink direction between the UE and the base station meet the uplink access constraints.
Heinz A. Miranda, James P. Michels
Filed: 6 Jun 23
Utility
Systems and Methods to Control Access In Air-to-ground Networks Operating In Unlicensed Spectrum
5 Oct 23
Techniques for controlling or managing uplink access of a UE to a base station using unlicensed spectrum includes signaling an indication of different uplink access constraints so the UE connects to the base station when the UE and/or the uplink direction between the UE and the base station meet the uplink access constraints.
Heinz A. Miranda, James P. Michels
Filed: 6 Jun 23
Utility
Methods And Systems For Adapting Cellular Downlink Channels Operating In The Presence Of Non-Stationary Interference
10 Aug 23
Example methods and systems for adapting fourth generation (4G) and/or fifth generation (5G) cellular downlink channels in the presence of non-stationary interference are disclosed.
Heinz A. Miranda
Filed: 4 Feb 22
Utility
Beam Pointing Fine Tuning for Vehicle-based Antennas
20 Jul 23
A vehicle communication system includes a controller configured to be communicatively coupled to one or more antennas.
Heinz A. Miranda, Michael H. Baker, Matthew J. Dufner, Yong Liu, James P. Michels, Francis Forest
Filed: 27 Mar 23
Utility
Mobile Communicator And Method Of Communicating Data With A Mobile Communicator
6 Apr 23
A method and system facilitate communication between a constellation of satellites and a mobile platform-mounted mobile communicator.
Sean Scott Cordone
Filed: 8 Dec 22
Utility
Beam Pointing Fine Tuning for Vehicle-based Antennas
5 Jan 23
A first beam is implemented, from a set of vehicle-based antennas, for current or future communication with a ground-based or satellite-based network via an external antenna (e.g., of a base station or satellite).
Heinz A. Miranda, Michael H. Baker, Matthew J. Dufner, Yong Liu, James P. Michels, Francis Forest
Filed: 30 Jun 21
Utility
Methods and Systems for Dynamically Loading Content Onto In-Vehicle Content-Delivery Systems
29 Dec 22
An example system includes an in-vehicle content-delivery system (CDS) on a vehicle storing a library of content, and a content server including a content portal.
Christopher M. Rippe, Ian Simpson, Grant Burton
Filed: 24 Jun 21
Utility
Methods and Systems to Provide Service Levels for Aircraft In-flight Connectivity Communication Systems Based Upon Ssids
15 Sep 22
Methods and systems to provide service levels for aircraft in-flight connectivity network systems based on service set identifiers (SSIDs) are disclosed.
Yashvardhan Singh, John F. Kelly, Mark Mastandrea
Filed: 1 Jun 21
Utility
On-board Self-healing Network for Delivery of Vehicle Passenger-consumable Content
8 Sep 22
A self-healing network on-board a vehicle includes multiple wireless devices that are directly and communicatively interconnected via communications backbone(s).
Bryan Adrian Lauer
Filed: 26 May 22
Utility
Communication Systems and Methods for Delivering Data Selectively Over Unicast Paths and Multicast Paths
1 Sep 22
Communication systems and methods for routing data selectively via unicast paths and multicast paths are disclosed.
Bryan Adrian Lauer
Filed: 16 May 22
Utility
Multi-constellation Satellite Terminal
1 Sep 22
A method of communicating with multiple satellites includes allocating, based on one or more conditions corresponding to a plurality of spatial channels associated with multiple satellites, each subset of a plurality of subsets of antenna resources of a phased array antenna to a respective different satellite included in the multiple satellites.
Anand Chari, Yong Liu, Sean S. Cordone
Filed: 11 May 22
Utility
Network Authentication Using Monitored Traffic Activity
21 Apr 22
Systems and methods are provided to re-authenticating an electronic device.
Dana J. Dymek, Matthew Frank
Filed: 1 Oct 21
Utility
Vehicle Data Distribution System and Method
10 Mar 22
Techniques for delivering data or information onto a vehicle and for delivering data off of a vehicle include a data distribution system having multiple interfaces that are fixedly connected to the vehicle, and that provide access to multiple types of data bearers connected to external networks.
Ronald A. Wahler
Filed: 19 Nov 21
Utility
Dynamic Load Balancing of Satellite Beams
3 Mar 22
A dynamic satellite load balancing system measures geographic position and travel information of in-flight aircraft in a fleet of aircraft equipped to establish in-flight connectivity services from a plurality of satellite beams.
David J. Montsma, Erhard G. Trudrung, Paul J. Powers, Marc A. Nesheim
Filed: 11 Nov 21
Utility
In-vehicle Content Delivery System Operable In Autonomous Mode and Non-autonomous Mode
6 Jan 22
Multimedia content may be delivered to content consumer devices via a content-delivery network.
Premkumar Bangole, Bryan Adrian Lauer, Patrick J. Walsh, Kathy Wang
Filed: 17 Sep 21