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Satellite based global paging system
Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1993-02-08
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Granted: 1994-04-05
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Expires: 2013-02-08
Abstract
Abstract A satellite based paging communication system comprises a plurality of terrestrial stations capable of communicating the paging information with at least one satellite. The satellite(s), in turn, are capable of communicating the paging information to at least one terrestrial receiver or terrestrial station. Also included is at least one control station for determining where and how to deliver the paging information to one or more of a plurality of terrestrial receivers (pagers), at least some of which are capable of receiving the paging information from one or more of the satellites and one or more of the terrestrial stations.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert J. Schwendeman
- 👤 William J. Kuznicki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:48
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W84/00; H04W84/02; H04W84/022; H04B; H04B7/00; H04B7/14; H04B7/15; H04B7/185; H04B7/1853; H04B7/18567
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A paging communication system, comprising: a plurality of terrestrial receivers, at least some of which receive paging information from at least one satellite and from at least one of a plurality of terrestrial stations; the plurality of terrestrial station communicating the paging information with the at least one satellite, and adapting the paging information so as to be compatible with at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers; the at least one satellite communicating the paging information to the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial stations and at least one control station, and further directly transmitting the paging information to the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers; and the at least one control station determining where to deliver the paging information and operational parameters and operational protocols to deliver the paging information to the plurality of terrestrial receivers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A paging communication system, comprising: a plurality of terrestrial receivers, at least some of which receive paging information from at least one satellite and from at least one of a plurality of terrestrial stations; the plurality of terrestrial station communicating the paging information with the at least one satellite, and adapting the paging information so as to be compatible with at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers; the at least one satellite communicating the paging information to the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial stations and at least one control station, and further directly transmitting the paging information to the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers; and the at least one control station determining where to deliver the paging information and operational parameters and operational protocols to deliver the paging information to the plurality of terrestrial receivers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
79 words
The system of claim 1, which includes a plurality of satellites arranged to form a satellite network which adapts itself to communicate the paging information to the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers in accordance with the operational parameters and the operational protocols, the operational parameters and the operational protocols determined in response to instructions provided by an individual having the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers designated to receive the paging information.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system of claim 2, wherein the satellite network adapts itself to communicate the paging information to the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers in accordance with the operational protocols, the operational protocols comprising at least a paging communication protocol.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system of claim 2, wherein the satellite network adapts itself to communicate the paging information to the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers in accordance with the operational parameters, the operational parameters comprising at least a paging communication frequency.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one control station includes a memory for storing at least information representing a preferred paging area for the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers operative in the system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one control station comprises memory means for storing the operational parameters and the operational protocols, and wherein the at least one control station determines where and how to deliver the paging information in accordance with the operational parameters and the operational protocols stored within the memory means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
134 words
The system of claim 1, wherein each of the at least some of the plurality of terrestrial receivers receiving the paging information from the at least one satellite and from the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial stations comprises: first receiving means for receiving the paging information from the at least one satellite; second receiving means for receiving the paging information from the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial stations; and control means for controlling the first receiving means and the second receiving means to provide priority operation to the second receiving means for receiving the paging information from the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial stations to attempt to receive the paging information therefrom before attempting to receive the paging information from the at least one satellite.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the control means includes means for over-riding the priority operation provided to the second receiving means the paging information from the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial stations.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The system of claim 8, wherein the means for over-riding the priority operation provided to the second receiving means the paging information from the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial stations is responsive to operator entered commands.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
The system of claim 8, wherein the means for over-riding the priority operation provided to the second receiving means the paging information from the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial stations is responsive to commands contained in the paging information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
187 words
A paging communication system, comprising: a plurality of terrestrial receivers, at least some of which receive paging information from at least one satellite and from at least one of a plurality of terrestrial stations; the plurality of terrestrial stations being communicating the paging information with the at least one satellite, and adapting the paging information so as to be compatible with at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers; the at least one satellite communicating the paging information to the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial stations and at least one control station, and further directly transmitting the paging information to the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers; and the at least one control station being determining where to deliver the paging information and operational parameters and operational protocols to deliver the paging information to the plurality of terrestrial receivers, wherein the control station includes a memory for storing the operational parameters, and wherein the operational parameters comprise at least information representing a preferred paging frequency for the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers operative in the system.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
187 words
A paging communication system, comprising: a plurality of terrestrial receivers, at least some of which receive paging information from at least one satellite and from at least one of a plurality of terrestrial stations; the plurality of terrestrial stations being communicating the paging information with the at least one satellite, and adapting the paging information so as to be compatible with at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers; the at least one satellite communicating the paging information to the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial stations and at least one control station, and further directly transmitting the paging information to the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers; and the at least one control station being determining where to deliver the paging information and operational parameters and operational protocols to deliver the paging information to the plurality of terrestrial receivers, wherein the control station includes a memory for storing the operational parameters, and wherein the operational parameters comprise at least information representing a preferred paging frequency for the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers operative in the system.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
188 words
A paging communication system, comprising: a plurality of terrestrial receivers, at least some of which receive paging information from at least one satellite and from at least one of a plurality of terrestrial stations; the plurality of terrestrial stations communicating the paging information with the at least one satellite, and adapting the paging information so as to be compatible with at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers; the at least one satellite communicating the paging information to the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial stations and at least one control station, and further directly transmitting the paging information to the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers; and the at least one control station determining where to deliver the paging information and operational parameters and operational protocols to deliver the paging information to the plurality of terrestrial receivers, wherein the at least one control station includes a memory for storing the operational protocols, and wherein the operational protocols comprise at least information representing a preferred paging protocol for the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers operative in the system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
188 words
A paging communication system, comprising: a plurality of terrestrial receivers, at least some of which receive paging information from at least one satellite and from at least one of a plurality of terrestrial stations; the plurality of terrestrial stations communicating the paging information with the at least one satellite, and adapting the paging information so as to be compatible with at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers; the at least one satellite communicating the paging information to the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial stations and at least one control station, and further directly transmitting the paging information to the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers; and the at least one control station determining where to deliver the paging information and operational parameters and operational protocols to deliver the paging information to the plurality of terrestrial receivers, wherein the at least one control station includes a memory for storing the operational protocols, and wherein the operational protocols comprise at least information representing a preferred paging protocol for the at least one of the plurality of terrestrial receivers operative in the system.
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