Patents Assigned to Raven NC LLC
  • Method and apparatus for DC power management within multi-channel LNBF
    Patent number: 8422982
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for energizing a multi-channel LNBF containing multiple LNB(s) the LNBF connected to multiple IRDs. The number of IRDs present is detected. If more than one IRD is present, all LNBs are energized. If only one IRD is detected, power sufficient to supply the LNB the IRD has selected is supplied. Identification of which LNB the single IRD has selected may be determined by monitoring the presence of a desired voltage, frequency tone, and or series of frequency tones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Raven NC LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Baird, Jonathan Walker