US 12,237,908 B2
Network access management
Huiwen Yao, Potomac, MD (US); and Abel Avellan, Coral Gables, FL (US)
Assigned to AST & Science, LLC, Miami, FL (US)
Filed by AST & Science, LLC, Miami, FL (US)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/471,354.
Application 18/471,354 is a continuation of application No. 17/461,164, filed on Aug. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,804,893.
Application 17/461,164 is a continuation of application No. 17/072,985, filed on Oct. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,121,764, issued on Sep. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/923,158, filed on Oct. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0014893 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H01Q 3/26 (2006.01); H01Q 5/50 (2015.01); H01Q 25/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/10 (2017.01); H04B 7/204 (2006.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 84/06 (2009.01)
CPC H04B 7/18513 (2013.01) [H01Q 3/2605 (2013.01); H01Q 5/50 (2015.01); H01Q 25/00 (2013.01); H04B 7/10 (2013.01); H04B 7/1851 (2013.01); H04B 7/18523 (2013.01); H04B 7/18578 (2013.01); H04B 7/2041 (2013.01); H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 84/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A satellite communications system comprising:
a base station configured to communicate with standard compliant user equipment (UE) via a satellite having a field of view, the base station comprising a processing device having one or more processors configured to:
detect an access request from an active UE within a plurality of cells via a wide beam signal covering a plurality of cells in the field of view;
determine which one of one or more nominal beam signals corresponds with the active UE, the one or more nominal beam signals in operation concurrently with the wide beam signal; and
via the determined one of the one or more nominal beam signals, cause a connection to be established with the active UE in order to conduct communications with the active UE.