IS2413B

Airborne constellation of communications platforms and method

Abstract

An airborne constellation (10) is disclosed with a plurality of individual lighter-than-air platforms (12) spaced apart above a contiguous geographic area within a predetermined altitude range so that ubiquitous line of sight coverage of the geographic area is provided. Each of the plurality of platforms (12) includes an enclosure holding a regulated volume of low density gas for buoyancy of the platforms. Each of the plurality of platforms further includes a signal transmitting device attached to the enclosure by which signals from the platform may be transmitted to the contiguous geographic area.

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41 claims: 2 independent, 39 dependent

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    Demands Kröfur 1. An electronic communications system comprising:1. Fjarskiptakerfi sem samanstendur af: a. a plurality of lighter-than-air stops (12a-g) comprising at least one first station and second station, each of which comprises a height control device for controlling a fleet at said stations (12a-g) within a predetermined platform, each station (12a-g) transports at least one telecommunications signal transceiver (16);a. fjölda léttari-en-loft stöðva (12a-g) sem samanstanda að minnsta kosti af fyrstu stöð og annarri stöð, þar sem hver um sig nær yfir hæðarstjórnunarbúnað til að stjórna floti á nefndum stöðvum (12a-g) innan fyrirfram ákveðins hæðarbils, hver stöð (12a-g) flytur að minnsta kosti eitt sendiviðtæki fyrir fjarskiptamerki (16);b. a shot station for a base (24a) from which the said number of stops (12a-g) can be raised;b. skotstað fyrir stöð (24a) þaðan sem nefndum fjöldi stöðva (12a-g) er hægt að skjóta upp;c. a plurality of ground stations (24a-d) capable of transmitting telecommunications signals and having the ability to receive electronic communications signals from at least one of said plurality of telecommunications signal transmitters (16) carried by said plurality of stations (12a- g);c. fjölda jarðmiðstöðva (24a-d) sem hafa getu til að senda fjarskiptamerki til og hafa getu til að taka á móti fjarskiptamerkjum frá að minnsta kosti einum af nefndum fjölda af sendiviðtækjum fyrir fjarskiptamerki (16) sem borin eru af nefndum fjölda af stöðvum (12a-g);characterized by it sem einkennist af þvíað d. fjöldi stöðvanna (12a-g) er látinn fljóta frjálst án nokkurrar lengdar og breiddar staðstetningarstjórnunar og fjöldi jarðmiðstöðva (24a-d) hafa getu til að rekja einn eða fleiri af nefndum fjölda stöðva (12a-g);kerfið sem ennfremur einkennist af því að samanstanda af viðbótar fjölda skotstaða (24b-d) sem eru landfræðilega aðskildir á samliggjandi landfræðilegu svæði og d. the plurality of stations (12a-g) are floated freely without any length and the width of the steering control and the number of ground stations (24a-d) have the ability to trace one or more of said plurality of stations (12a-g);the system further characterized by comprising an additional number of shooting locations (24b-d) geographically separated in adjacent geographical areas and e. A plurality of telecommunications devices (22a-u) within the adjacent geographic area are referred to as telecommunications devices (22a-u) with telecommunication capabilities compatible with said signal transmitters (16) carried by said stations (12a-g);e. fjölda tækja til fjarskipta (22a-u) innan samliggjandi landfræðilegs svæðis, eru nefnd fjarskiptatæki (22a-u) með fjarskiptahæfni sem er samrýmanleg nefndum merkjasendiviðtækjum (16) sem borin eru af nefndum stöðvum (12a-g);wherein at least one of said telecommunications devices (22a-u) is capable of delivering telecommunications to said first station (12a) to said other stations (12b) when said first station moves out of communication infrastructure at least one of said telecommunications devices ( 22a). þar sem að minnsta kosti eitt af nefndum fjarskiptatækjum (22a-u) hefur getu til að afhenda fjarskipti með nefndri fyrstu stöð (12a) til nefndrar annarar stöðvar (12b) þegar nefnd fyrsta stöð færist út úr fjarskiptadrægni að minnsta kosti eins af nefndum fjarskiptatækjum (22a).
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    Fjarskiptakerfi Claim 13 þar sem nefnd NOC er tengd við að minnsta kosti sumar af nefndum fjölda jarðstöðva með möskvaskipan fjarskiptatenginga. 15. Telecommunication system Claim 13, wherein said NOC is connected to at least some of said plurality of ground stations by means of telecommunication connections.