Portable satellite earth station

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5915020
SERIAL NO

08897883

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A portable device for receiving satellite signals and displaying the signals as video. Preferably, the device includes a portable supporting member such as a hinged enclosure case, a satellite antenna, and a display monitor. The satellite antenna is preferably of a flat configuration and is mounted to the support, and the display monitor is preferably a flat video screen mounted to the same support. The required satellite receiver electronics and video decoder may be mounted to the portable support and powered by one or more batteries to provide an integrated and easily transported system to receive and view video relayed by satellite. A PCMCIA card slot and a microcontroller can be provided with the device to provide additional features such as cellular modem use, PCS wireless access, RS-232 port emulation, or GPS position location.

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  • HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Allen, James D Westlake Village, CA 109 4703
Kuether, David J Walnut, CA 17 313
Tilford, Arthur R Yorba Linda, CA 16 752

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