Patent ID: 7715783
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: H01Q,H04B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle information system suitable for presenting selected viewing content provided via a predetermined satellite, comprising: a multi-regional antenna system for receiving viewing content from the predetermined satellite in response to antenna status and control data and having an antenna steering system for directing said multi-regional antenna system toward the predetermined satellite in response to antenna positioning data, said multi-regional antenna system including at least one hemispherical lens that focuses incoming satellite signals comprising the viewing content, a feedstick system that travels over an exterior surface of said at least one hemispherical lens, and at least one sensor that collects the satellite signals focused by said at least one hemispherical lens; an antenna control system for providing said antenna positioning data based upon a comparison of a position of the vehicle information system with a position of the predetermined satellite; a universal receiver system for receiving the viewing content from said multi-regional antenna system and processing the viewing content to provide the selected viewing content for presentation in response to receiver configuration data; and an information system controller for providing said antenna status and control data and said receiver configuration data each being based upon a comparison of said position of the vehicle information system with contour boundary data regarding the predetermined satellite based upon a preselected signal strength.