US 12,250,063 B2
Orbital base station filtering of interference from terrestrial-terrestrial communications of devices that use protocols in common with orbital-terrestrial communications
Tyghe Robert Speidel, Washington, DC (US); Kevin Jackson, Orlando, FL (US); Zheng Liu, Chantilly, VA (US); and Andrew J. Gerber, Darnestown, MD (US)
Assigned to Lynk Global, Inc., Falls Church, VA (US)
Filed by Lynk Global, Inc., Falls Church, VA (US)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/161,000.
Application 18/161,000 is a continuation of application No. 17/167,711, filed on Feb. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,606,138.
Application 17/167,711 is a continuation of application No. 15/963,903, filed on Apr. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,951,305, issued on Feb. 24, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0239044 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04B 7/204 (2006.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04B 7/19 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 7/2048 (2013.01) [H04B 7/18519 (2013.01); H04B 7/18523 (2013.01); H04B 7/19 (2013.01); H04B 7/2041 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A method of processing signals received by a signal processor of an orbital base station received from a plurality of terrestrial mobile devices, the terrestrial mobile devices also capable of communicating with terrestrial base stations, the method comprising:
receiving, by a transceiver, a first signal from some of the terrestrial mobile devices;
reducing, by a filtering module as part of the signal processor of the orbital base station, a first portion of the first signal, wherein the first portion is due to a transmitting plurality of the terrestrial mobile devices that are communicating with one or more of the terrestrial base stations;
producing a filtered signal comprising a second signal from a target mobile device communicating with the orbital base station, the target mobile device being distinct from the transmitting plurality; and
demodulating, by a signal demodulator, the filtered signal to produce a demodulated signal corresponding to the second signal from the target mobile device.