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Meteor burst communication system

Patent 4630314 Issued on December 16, 1986. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject December 16, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

3054895

Meteor scatter burst communication system Patent #: 4277845
Issued on: 07/07/1981
Inventor: Smith ,   et al.

Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 06/424605 filed on 09/27/1982

US Classes:

455/505, Due to weather375/285, Antinoise or distortion455/64, Plasma source or barrier455/69, Transmitter controlled by signal feedback from receiver455/701Tone coded squelch

Examiners

Primary: Chin, Tommy P.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

H04B 7/22 (20060101)

Abstract

A meteor burst communication system utilizing a master station and a large number of remote stations. A master station transmits a probing radio signal which, when reflected from a suitably positioned meteor trail, is received by a remote station. The remote station verifies that the received signal is being transmitted by a master station and then decides whether to respond to the probing signal, depending upon an a number of internal factors, including whether it has data available to send and when it last transmitted data to the master station. The master station can also address specific remote stations or transmit messages to all remote stations simultaneously.

Other References

  • Prototype Meteor-Burst Communication System, by Daniel N. March, Final Report, ERL Report No. 69-12, Aug. 8, 1969
  • Meteor Burst Telemetry Test Program Test Report, Boeing Aerospace Co., Aug. 30, 1974
  • Meteor Burst Telemetry Winter Test Program Test Report, Boeing Aerospace Co., May 15, 1975
  • Meteor Trails: Better than Radio Relay for Data Acquisition, Western Union, Signal, Apr. 1979, p. 79
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