Patent ID: 11869372
Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 14:
15. A system configured to mount on a first vehicle, the system comprising:
an antenna configured to:
transmit a first surveillance message by at least forming an omni-directional beam;
receive a second surveillance message from a second vehicle during a first time period; and
receive a third surveillance message from a third vehicle during a second time period, wherein the first and second time periods at least partially overlap in time; and
processing circuitry configured to:
cause the antenna to form the omni-directional beam by at least delivering signals encoding the first surveillance message to only one port of the antenna.
demodulate the second surveillance message by at least forming a first directional beam;
demodulate the third surveillance message by at least forming a second directional beam, wherein the second directional beam is different than the first directional beam, and wherein the first directional beam is formed simultaneously with the second directional beam.