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

Claim 9:
10. A method comprising:
transmitting, by an antenna mounted on a first vehicle, a first surveillance message by at least forming an omni-directional beam;
receiving, by the antenna, a second surveillance message from a second vehicle during a first time period;
receiving, by the antenna, 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;
demodulating, by processing circuitry coupled to the antenna, the second surveillance message by at least forming a first directional beam; and
demodulating, by the processing circuitry, 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;
transmitting, by the antenna, a fourth surveillance message following a first pause after transmitting the first surveillance message; and
transmitting, by the antenna, a fifth surveillance message following a second pause after transmitting the fourth surveillance message, wherein a duration of the first pause is at least ten percent greater than a duration of the second pause or the duration of the first pause is at least ten percent less than the duration of the second pause.