Patent ID: 9699517
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: H01Q,H04N

Claim:
1. A satellite television antenna apparatus connectable to a remotely located set top box (STB), the satellite television antenna apparatus comprising: an antenna element movable in at least one of an azimuth orientation and an elevation orientation; a first motor operably coupled to the antenna element to move the antenna element in at least one of the azimuth and elevation orientations; an antenna control system coupled to the first motor, the antenna control system including a physical memory and a microprocessor; wherein the antenna control system is configured to locate a set of at least two Earth orbiting satellite television broadcast locations corresponding to a set of Earth orbiting satellite television broadcast locations for a service provider; lock onto a first satellite location candidate; store a first azimuth position and a first elevation position of the antenna element corresponding to the first satellite location candidate if the STB indicates to the antenna control system that the first satellite location candidate is a member of the set of at least two Earth orbiting satellite television broadcast locations for the service provider; lock onto a second satellite location candidate; and store a second azimuth position and a second elevation position of the antenna element corresponding to the second satellite location candidate if the STB indicates to the antenna control system that the second satellite location candidate is a member of the set of at least two Earth orbiting satellite television broadcast locations for the service provider.