Patent ID: 7039937

Claim:
A system for providing signals from a plurality of satellites to a plurality of receiving units comprising: first and second receptors for receiving first and second satellite signals, respectively, first and second signal component lines providing conductive paths from said first and second satellite signals to input ports of first and second primary multi-switches, respectively, a plurality of signal transmission lines wherein a first signal transmission line provides a conductive path from a first output port of said first primary multi-switch to a first input port of a first secondary multi-switch, a second signal transmission line provides a conductive path from a second output port of said first primary multi-switch to a first input port of a second secondary multi-switch, a third signal transmission line provides a conductive path from a first output port of said second primary multi-switch to a second input port of said first secondary multi-switch, and a fourth signal transmission line provides a conductive path from a second output port of said second primary multi-switch to a second input port of said second secondary multi-switch, a first additional line providing a conductive path from an output port of said first secondary multi-switch to a first receiving unit, and a second additional line providing a conductive path from an output port of said second secondary multi-switch to a second receiving unit, wherein poling cycles and circuitry characteristics of said secondary multi-switches are compatible with said primary multi-switches, and wherein said receiving units are enabled to seamlessly alternate between said first and second satellite signals.