18119623. SATELLITE CONSTELLATION APPARATUS, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM simplified abstract (NEC Corporation)
Contents
- 1 SATELLITE CONSTELLATION APPARATUS, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 SATELLITE CONSTELLATION APPARATUS, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Potential Commercial Applications
- 1.9 Possible Prior Art
- 1.10 Original Abstract Submitted
SATELLITE CONSTELLATION APPARATUS, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
SATELLITE CONSTELLATION APPARATUS, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18119623 titled 'SATELLITE CONSTELLATION APPARATUS, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a system that can prevent instantaneous interruption of communication in a satellite constellation by predicting future functional links through the satellites and switching transmission destinations accordingly.
- Ground station communicates with multiple satellites
- Communication control unit predicts future functional links based on satellite trajectories
- Control switching of transmission destinations to maintain communication
- Prevents interruption of communication in satellite constellation
Potential Applications
The technology can be applied in various industries such as telecommunications, remote sensing, weather forecasting, and disaster management where uninterrupted communication is crucial.
Problems Solved
The system addresses the issue of instantaneous interruption of communication in satellite constellations, ensuring continuous and reliable data transmission.
Benefits
- Improved reliability of communication in satellite constellations - Enhanced efficiency in data transmission - Reduced risk of data loss due to interruptions
Potential Commercial Applications
- Telecommunications companies
- Remote sensing and imaging providers
- Weather forecasting agencies
- Disaster management organizations
Possible Prior Art
There may be existing systems or methods that aim to optimize communication in satellite constellations, but the specific approach of predicting future functional links to prevent instantaneous interruptions may be a novel aspect of this technology.
Unanswered Questions
How does the system handle unexpected changes in satellite trajectories?
The patent application does not provide details on how the system adapts to sudden deviations in satellite paths that may affect the predicted functional links.
What is the impact of the predetermined time on the effectiveness of the system?
The patent application does not discuss the optimal duration for the predetermined time used to predict future functional links and prevent interruptions in communication.
Original Abstract Submitted
A satellite constellation apparatus, a satellite constellation system, a method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium that can prevent instantaneous interruption of communication are provided. A traffic control ground station is capable of communicating with a plurality of satellites and includes a communication control unit configured to predict a functional link through the plurality of satellites at a time point later than the present time point by a predetermined time based on trajectories of the plurality of satellites and control switching of transmission destinations of communication data transmitted and received by the satellites so that communication is performed by using the predicted functional link before a functional link through the plurality of satellites at the present time point is disconnected at the time point later by the predetermined time.
