RESTON, Va.-Mobile Satellite Ventures announced the grant of another comprehensive patent for fundamental aspects of its ancillary terrestrial component technology. This patent is the sixth in a series of patents covering systems and methods for coordinating space-based and terrestrial use of satellite frequencies for a satellite/terrestrial hybrid network.
The patent covers both band segmentation and/or frequency reuse between the two components of the hybrid network. This recent ATC patent issued to MSV, Coordinated Satellite-Terrestrial Frequency Reuse (US Patent 6,892,068), has 149 claims, which brings the total number of claims for MSV patents to more than 800.
“Through the hard work of our great engineers, MSV is setting the technical standards for the next generation of wireless mobile systems that combine the best of satellites and terrestrial systems,” said Alexander H. Good, vice chairman and chief executive officer at MSV. “Our intellectual property portfolio will continue to grow as the additional 70 pending U.S. patent applications regarding all aspects of ATC networks including space segment, terrestrial segment and wireless terminals are issued.”
