US 11,855,745 B2
Radio system using satellites
Gerald R. Schloemer, Round Lake, IL (US)
Assigned to Star Mesh LLC, Princeton Junction, NJ (US)
Filed by Star Mesh LLC, Princeton Junction, NJ (US)
Filed on Mar. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/214,821.
Application 16/109,806 is a division of application No. 15/656,111, filed on Jul. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,084,536, issued on Sep. 25, 2018.
Application 17/214,821 is a continuation of application No. 16/109,806, filed on Aug. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,998,962.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/396,181, filed on Sep. 18, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/379,601, filed on Aug. 25, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0344412 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04W 40/12 (2009.01); H04W 40/24 (2009.01)
CPC H04B 7/18513 (2013.01) [H04B 7/1856 (2013.01); H04B 7/18515 (2013.01); H04B 7/18584 (2013.01); H04W 40/12 (2013.01); H04W 40/246 (2013.01); H04B 7/18593 (2013.01)] 33 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A radio communications system comprising multiple satellites orbiting the earth for providing a radio route for data communications between transceivers at two ground stations, each satellite and ground station comprising a node of the system, wherein each of a plurality of the satellites includes:
a plurality of satellite antennas for receiving an initial information signal from at least one ground station and for transmitting routing signals, wherein the initial information signal includes address information identifying the ground station sending the initial information signal;
circuitry for storing the address information included in the received initial information signal and the identity of the satellite antenna on which the satellite received the initial information signal; and
route creation circuitry for determining a quality of the received initial information signal indicating a suitability of the satellite as a node in a radio route to the ground station identified by the stored address information and for transmitting from a plurality of the satellite antennas, routing signals comprising linking information including the address information identifying the ground station that sent the initial information signal and the quality of the received initial information signal.