Information processing device, information processing method and program

Abstract

The present invention provides a system for satellite operators that can easily obtain information related to searched ground stations. The information processing device in the present technology has a user interface unit that performs the following processing: prompting a designated page for specifying search conditions for downlink and uplink channels between a satellite station and a ground station; prompting a search result page that shows a list of ground stations based on the search results entered on the designated page and allows for specifying the ground stations; and prompting a communication plan page that indicates a communication plan using one or more ground stations specified on the search result page.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method and a program, and in particular to a technology for prompting information related to a ground station. Background Art

[0002] A communication system for communicating between a satellite station and a ground station installed on the ground is known.

[0003] Reference 1 below discloses a technology for communicating by transmitting radio waves between a ground antenna of a ground station installed on the surface of the earth and a satellite antenna of the satellite station while tracking a satellite station orbiting around the center of the earth.

[0004] (Prior art literature)

[0005] (Patent Document)

[0006] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2010-258507 Summary of the invention

[0007] (Problems to be solved by the invention)

[0008] As satellite operators increase the number of spacecraft launching satellite stations, a major concern is the shortage of ground stations responsible for communication with satellite stations. Until the initial launch of multiple spacecraft, communication with satellite stations is provided through ground stations owned by our company, but if the number of spacecraft increases, it will be necessary to use ground stations provided by operators located around the world.

[0009] When using a ground station provided by a ground station provider, the satellite operator needs to study whether the ground station provided by the ground station provider meets the specifications for communicating with the company's satellite station, or how much the cost is for use.

[0010] Therefore, the satellite operator sends a document such as RFI (Request for Information) or RFP (Request for Proposal) to the ground station providing operator who is considering the use, thereby obtaining the main information related to the ground station from the ground station providing operator.

[0011] However, it is not easy to find a company that has a ground station with specifications that can communicate with the company's satellite station from a large number of ground station providers. The work of continuously sending documents such as RFI or RFP to each ground station provider to obtain key information related to the ground station until a matching ground station provider is found becomes a burden for satellite operators, which is the main reason for prolonging the preparation time required for the preparation of the ground station and the start of its operation.

[0012] Therefore, an object of the present technology is to provide a system for satellite operators that can easily search for a ground station having specifications capable of communicating with a satellite station of the satellite operator and can easily acquire main information related to the searched ground station.

[0013] (Measures taken to solve the problem)

[0014] The information processing device involved in the present technology has a user interface unit that performs the following processing: prompting the processing of a designated page for specifying search conditions for downlink and uplink channels between a satellite station and a ground station; prompting the processing of a search result page that is a list of ground stations based on the search results of the conditions entered on the designated page, and prompting the processing of a ground station specification input; and prompting the processing of a communication plan page that indicates a communication plan using one or more ground stations specified on the search result page.

[0015] Thus, a list of ground stations searched by the search condition of the designated channel is presented, and a ground station is selected from the presented list, thereby creating a communication plan reflecting information related to the automatically selected ground station and presenting it as a communication plan page.

[0016] In the information processing device involved in the present technology, it can be considered that the designated page prompted by the user interface part includes multiple pages including the following pages: a frequency band designation page capable of designating frequency bands for downlink and uplink between a satellite station and a ground station; a communication designation page capable of performing one or both of communication settings under the frequency band for downlink selected on the frequency band designation page and communication settings under the frequency band for uplink selected on the frequency band designation page.

[0017] This makes it possible to specify the frequency bands of the downlink and uplink and the communication settings in the frequency bands as ground station search conditions.

[0018] In the information processing device according to the present technique, the user interface may perform processing to present a detail page showing detailed information of a corresponding ground station in response to an operation requesting detailed information of the ground station on the search result page.

[0019] This allows you to confirm detailed information about the searched ground station.

[0020] The information processing device according to the present technique may include a search processing unit that performs a search process for ground stations based on the search conditions input on the designated page and obtains search results.

[0021] Thus, the search process is realized in the information processing device.

[0022] The information processing device according to the present technique may include a plan generation processing unit that generates a communication plan based on information of one or more ground stations specified on the search result page.

[0023] Thus, the scenario generation process is realized in the information processing device.

[0024] In the information processing device according to the present technique, it is considered that the search condition for only the downlink channel can be specified on the specified page.

[0025] This makes it possible to search for ground stations only under the search conditions for the downlink, without considering information related to the uplink.

[0026] In the information processing device according to the present technique, it is considered that a search request can be made without designating a search condition for a downlink or uplink channel on the designated page.

[0027] Thus, a ground station can be searched for in a state where the search condition for only one of the downlink and uplink channels is specified, and a ground station can be searched for in a state where the search condition for both the downlink and uplink channels is not specified.

[0028] In the information processing device according to the present technique, it is considered that at least one of a bandwidth, a modulation method, and a data transmission rate can be specified on the communication designation page.

[0029] This makes it possible to search for ground stations by using bandwidth, modulation method, data transmission rate, etc. as search conditions.

[0030] The information processing method involved in the present technology enables the information processing device to perform the following processing: prompting the processing of a designated page for specifying the search conditions for the downlink and uplink channels between the satellite station and the ground station; prompting the processing of a search result page that is a list of ground stations based on the search results of the conditions entered on the designated page, and prompting the processing of a search result page that can perform the specified input of the ground station; and prompting the processing of a communication plan page that indicates the communication plan using one or more ground stations specified on the search result page.

[0031] The program according to the present technology is a program for causing an information processing device to execute each of the above steps.

[0032] (Effects of the Invention)

[0033] According to the present technology, a ground station that is being considered for utilization can be easily searched, and information related to the searched ground station can be easily acquired.

[0034] In addition, the effects described here are not necessarily limited, and may be any effect described in the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] Figure 1 It is a diagram showing a configuration example of a network system according to an embodiment.

[0036] Figure 2 It is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of an embodiment.

[0037] Figure 3 It is a diagram showing a change in the configuration example of the network system according to the embodiment.

[0038] Figure 4 This is a diagram showing an overview of each page in the embodiment.

[0039] Figure 5 This is a first explanatory diagram of the frequency band specifying page according to the embodiment.

[0040] Figure 6 This is a second explanatory diagram of the frequency band specifying page according to the embodiment.

[0041] Figure 7 This is the third explanatory diagram of the frequency band specifying page according to the embodiment.

[0042] Figure 8 This is a first explanatory diagram of the communication designation page according to the embodiment.

[0043] Fig. 9 This is a second explanatory diagram of the communication designation page according to the embodiment.

[0044] Fig.10 This is a third explanatory diagram of the communication designation page according to the embodiment.

[0045] Fig.11 This is a first explanatory diagram of a search result page according to an embodiment.

[0046] Fig.12 This is a second explanatory diagram of the search result page according to the embodiment.

[0047] Fig.13 This is an explanatory diagram of a detail page of an implementation method.

[0048] Fig.14This is the first explanatory diagram of the communication plan page of the implementation mode.

[0049] Fig.15 This is the second explanatory diagram of the communication plan page of the implementation method.

[0050] Fig.16 This is the third explanatory diagram of the communication plan page of the implementation method.

[0051] Fig.17 This is the fourth explanatory diagram of the communication plan page of the implementation method.

[0052] Fig.18 This is a flowchart of the processing executed by the server of the implementation mode. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0053] Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described in the following order.

[0054] <1. Overall structure>

[0055] <2. Functions for managing servers, user terminals, and DB>

[0056] <3. Prompt method of each page in the user terminal>

[0057] [3-1. Overview of each page in the ground station information provision system]

[0058] [3-2. Overview of the frequency band specification page]

[0059] [3-3. Overview of the communication designation page]

[0060] [3-4. Overview of search results and details pages]

[0061] [3-5. Overview of the communication plan page]

[0062] <4. Processing in the ground station information provision system>

[0063] <5. Summary>

[0064] <6. Program and storage medium>

[0065] Furthermore, descriptions of terms and phrases used in the embodiments are shown below.

[0066] A satellite station is a satellite station that performs wireless communication (satellite station). An antenna mounted on a satellite station is referred to as a satellite antenna. A satellite station is, for example, a satellite station orbiting the earth.

[0067] A ground station is a wireless facility on the ground side used to communicate with a satellite station. It consists of wireless equipment such as antennas. The antenna installed on the ground station is marked as a ground antenna.

[0068] A user is a person who utilizes the ground station information providing system described in the following embodiments, such as a satellite operator.

[0069] A satellite operator is an operator that operates a satellite station. A satellite operator sometimes owns a ground antenna for communicating with its own satellite station. In other words, a satellite operator is sometimes also a ground antenna operator.

[0070] Ground station providers are operators who use ground stations. Examples include providers of services based on earth stations such as information ports, universities, research institutes, and satellite operators that have ground antennas to communicate with their own satellites.

[0071] A path refers to a communication opportunity from the beginning to the end of communication between a satellite station and a ground station.

[0072] TLE (Two-Line Element set) is a format representing orbital information of a satellite station or the orbital information itself.

[0073] The downlink is communication transmitted from a satellite station to a ground station, and the uplink is communication including transmission from a ground station to a satellite station.

[0074] A channel is a communication system formed as a downlink or an uplink.

[0075] For example, a channel is a combination of an uplink frequency transmitted to a satellite and a downlink frequency received from a satellite. Alternatively, there is a channel in which only a downlink frequency is set.

[0076] A communication plan is a plan that summarizes the information related to the ground station that a satellite operator needs when conducting research on utilization, such as the amount of data that can be received each day at one or more selected ground stations, information related to the path, the location of the ground station, the parameters specified when searching for the ground station, the name of each selected ground station, appearance, line speed, G / T, whether a download license is required, and other information.

[0077] <1. Overall structure>

[0078] A ground station information providing system in an embodiment of the present technology will be described.

[0079] The ground station information providing system functions as a system that, by specifying the downlink or uplink channels and their details in the satellite station and the ground station as search conditions for the ground station, prompts the search results of the ground station that matches the specified search conditions, and provides various information related to the prompted ground station as a communication scheme.

[0080] In the following description, the ground station information providing system is also referred to as this system.

[0081] refer to Figure 1 A configuration example of the present system in the embodiment will be described.

[0082] like Figure 1 As shown, the network system according to the present embodiment has a management server 1 and one or more user terminals 2 connected so as to be able to communicate with each other via a network NW. Furthermore, the management server 1 can access a database 3 .

[0083] In addition, below, the database is also expressed as DB (Database).

[0084] The structure of the network NW can be variously assumed, such as the Internet, an intranet, an extranet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a CATV (Community Antenna TeleVision) communication network, a virtual private network (VPN), a telephone line network, a mobile communication network, and a satellite communication network.

[0085] In addition, various examples can be assumed for the transmission medium constituting all or part of the network NW. For example, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 1394, USB (Universal Serial Bus), power line communication, wired such as telephone lines, infrared such as IrDA (Infrared Data Association), Bluetooth (registered trademark), 802.11 wireless, mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network and other wireless can all be used.

[0086] The management server 1 is an information processing device on the management side that provides the present system. The management server 1 is realized by, for example, a computer device equipped with a communication function installed in a company on the management side.

[0087] The user terminal 2 is an information processing device used by the user who uses the present system. The user terminal 2 is implemented, for example, by a computer device having a communication function. In addition, the user terminal 2 can be implemented by a feature phone, PDA, smart phone, tablet terminal or other smart device having a communication function.

[0088] The DB 3 comprehensively represents a DB storing information necessary for the management server 1 to execute a process. The details of the DB 3 will be described later.

[0089] Next, refer to Figure 2 Composition Figure 1 The hardware structure of the information processing device of the management server 1 and the user terminal 2 shown in FIG. The management server 1 and each device shown in FIG. 2 can perform information processing and information communication. Figure 2 It can be implemented by a computer device as shown.

[0090] exist Figure 2 In the computer device, the CPU (Central Processing Unit) 71 executes various processes according to the program stored in the ROM (Read Only Memory) 72 or the program loaded from the storage unit 78 to the RAM (Random Access Memory) 73. The RAM 73 also stores data and the like required when the CPU 71 executes various processes.

[0091] The CPU 71, the ROM 72, and the RAM 73 are connected to each other via a bus 74. The bus 74 is also connected to an input / output interface 75.

[0092] The input / output interface 75 is connected to an input unit 76 composed of a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, etc.; a display composed of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), an organic EL (Electroluminescence) panel, etc.; an output unit 77 composed of a speaker, etc.; a storage unit 78 composed of an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a flash memory device, etc.; and a communication unit 79 that performs communication processing via a network NW and communicates between devices.

[0093] The input / output interface 75 is also connected to a media drive 80 as necessary, into which a removable medium 81 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory is appropriately mounted, and information is written to and read from the removable medium 81 .

[0094] In such a computer device, data and programs can be uploaded and downloaded through communication using the communication unit 79 , or data and programs can be transferred via the removable medium 81 .

[0095] The CPU 71 performs processing operations according to various programs, thereby executing information processing and communication required for managing the server 1 and the user terminal 2 .

[0096] In addition, the information processing devices constituting the management server 1 and the user terminal 2 are not limited to Figure 2 The computer device shown in the figure may be composed of a single device, or may be composed of a plurality of computer devices in a system. The plurality of computer devices may be systemized through a LAN (Local Area Network) or the like, or may be configured in a state capable of remote communication through a VPN (Virtual Private Network) using the Internet or the like.

[0097] <2. Functions for managing servers, user terminals, and DB>

[0098] refer to Figure 3 The functions of the management server 1 , the user terminal 2 , and the DB 3 will be described.

[0099] The management server 1 and the user terminal 2 are composed of one or more information processing devices. The functions of the management server 1 and the user terminal 2 are functions implemented by processing executed by the CPU 71 in the information processing device according to the program. However, the processing of all or part of the structures described below can also be implemented by hardware.

[0100] Furthermore, when each function is implemented by software, each function does not need to be implemented by a separate program. One program can be used to implement the processing of multiple functions, and one function can also be implemented by the cooperation of multiple program modules.

[0101] like Figure 3 As shown in A, the management server 1 includes a user interface unit 11, a search processing unit 12, and a plan generation processing unit 13.

[0102] The user interface unit 11 performs control to display a web page on the browser of the user terminal 2 based on the web page data.

[0103] The search processing unit 12 performs a search process for ground stations according to the input search conditions and obtains the search results. The search processing unit 12 generates web page data for displaying on the browser of the user terminal 2 according to the obtained search results.

[0104] The plan generation processing unit 13 performs processing for creating a communication plan based on information of one or more ground stations specified on the search result page. The plan generation processing unit 13 generates a web page for displaying the created communication plan on the browser of the user terminal 2.

[0105] In this embodiment, the management server 1 corresponds to the information processing device of the aspect of the present invention.

[0106] The user terminal 2 includes a browser, and a web page based on the web page data received from the management server 1 is displayed on the browser.

[0107] The user terminal 2 requests web page data by sending a request signal to the management server 1 in response to the user's selection operation. Then, the user terminal 2 receives the web page data sent from the management server 1 in response to the request signal and displays it on the browser.

[0108] Furthermore, the web page data is set to a responsive layout, whereby the user terminal 2 can flexibly present the layout of the web page to devices having different screen sizes, such as a computer device, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal.

[0109] Next, the DB 3 with which the management server 1 having the above-mentioned functions can communicate will be described.

[0110] DB3 records information related to the ground station logged in to this system. Specifically, the ground station ID (Identification) is associated with the ground station's identification information, and records information related to the ground station's name, appearance, latitude, longitude, line speed, G / T, EIRP (Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power), whether a download license is required, and the like; information related to the frequency range, maximum bandwidth, modulation method, maximum data transmission speed, polarization type, antenna type, and path of one or both of the downlink and uplink; and information such as the price of use and the accuracy of the fixed point.

[0111] Information related to users who use this system is stored in DB 3. Specifically, name, sex, age, address, search conditions for channels specified by this system, etc. are stored in association with user ID, which is user identification information.

[0112] In addition, various web page data constituting the system are stored in DB3. For example, web page data such as a login page, a frequency band designation page described later, a communication designation page, a search result page, a detail page, and a communication plan page are recorded. The management server 1 displays an image or text on the user terminal 2 based on the web page data obtained from DB3.

[0113] Such web page data is, for example, a structured document file such as HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) or XHTML (Extensible Hyper Text Markup Language). The structured document file describes text data such as notes or image data such as images added to notes, as well as their configuration or presentation methods (text color, font, size, decoration, etc.).

[0114] In addition, of course, in addition to this, a DB required for functioning as the management server 1 of the Internet may be configured.

[0115] Each DB such as the above DB3 may be constructed in a server computer different from the management server 1 or may be constructed in the management server 1 .

[0116] Furthermore, each DB can be implemented in any manner as long as the management server 1 can access it. For example, all DBs can be formed in the storage unit of the same system as the management server 1, or part or all of each DB can be separately set in a remote computer system. Of course, each DB does not need to be formed in one device (such as one HDD, etc.). Furthermore, each DB does not need to be constituted as a DB. The above-mentioned DBs described in the embodiment are merely examples in which the storage unit of information associated with the processing of the embodiment is shown as a DB.

[0117] The system of the present technology is realized by the functions of the management server 1 , the user terminal 2 , and the DB 3 described above.

[0118] In addition, in this embodiment, if Figure 3 As shown in FIG. 1A , the management server 1 includes the user interface unit 11 , the search processing unit 12 , and the plan generation processing unit 13 . However, each function may be distributed among a plurality of information processing devices, or one function may be implemented by a plurality of information processing devices.

[0119] For example, Figure 3 As shown in FIG. 1B , the user terminal 2 may be configured to include a user interface unit 11A, a search processing unit 12A, and a plan generation processing unit 13A.

[0120] In this case, the user terminal 2 corresponds to the information processing device according to the aspect of the present invention.

[0121] And, if Figure 3 As shown in FIG. 3C , the management server 1 may include a search processing unit 12 and a plan generation processing unit 13 , and the user terminal 2 may include a user interface unit 11A.

[0122] In this case, the present invention is implemented as a system composed of a management server 1 and a user terminal 2 .

[0123] <3. Prompt method of each page in the user terminal>

[0124] [3-1. Overview of each page in the ground station information provision system]

[0125] refer to Figure 4 An overview of each page of the ground station information providing system in this embodiment will be described.

[0126] In this system, a designation page 100, a search result page 400, a detail page 500, and a communication plan page 600 are displayed on the browser of the user terminal 2. The designation page 100 can designate search conditions for ground stations, and is composed of a frequency band designation page 200 and a communication designation page 300.

[0127] In the present system, when acquiring information related to a ground station, a frequency band designation page 200 is firstly displayed in the user terminal 2 .

[0128] The channel can be specified on the frequency band specification page 200. That is, on the frequency band specification page 200, the frequency band in the downlink and the frequency band in the uplink can be specified.

[0129] If a channel is designated on the frequency band designation page 200 by a user's selection operation, a communication designation page 300 is displayed in the user terminal 2 according to the user's page movement operation.

[0130] The communication setting for the downlink frequency band selected on the frequency band specifying page 200 and the communication setting for the uplink frequency band selected on the frequency band specifying page 200 can be performed on the communication specifying page 300. The communication setting refers to the detailed setting of the channel specified on the frequency band specifying page 200, and the details will be described later.

[0131] Communication setting is performed on the communication designation page 300 by the user's input operation.

[0132] In addition, the user can return to the frequency band designation page 200 from the communication designation page 300 by a page movement operation. At this time, the frequency band designation page 200 is presented to the user terminal 2, and the designation of the channel can be changed by a selection operation of the user.

[0133] If the channel designation on the frequency band designation page 200 and the communication setting on the communication designation page 300 are completed, a search for ground stations with the channel and communication setting as search conditions is performed according to the user's search start operation, and a search result page 400 is prompted in the user terminal 2.

[0134] On the search result page 400, a list of ground stations matching the search conditions input on the frequency band designation page 200 and the communication designation page 300 is presented as search results in a selectable manner. On the search result page 400, a ground station for making a communication plan can be selected by a user's selection operation.

[0135] At this time, a detail page 500 describing detailed information about each ground station presented on the search result page 400 can be presented. In response to an operation requesting detailed information about a certain ground station on the search result page 400, the detail page 500 is presented on the user terminal 2.

[0136] The user refers to the detailed information of the ground station on the detail page 500 and can select a ground station for making a communication plan.

[0137] Furthermore, the user can return to the search result page 400 from the detail page 500 according to the page movement operation of the user.

[0138] In addition, according to the page movement operation of the user, it is also possible to return from the search result page 400 to the frequency band designation page 200 or the communication designation page 300. At this time, on the frequency band designation page 200 or the communication designation page 300, the channel designation or communication setting can be changed according to the selection operation of the user, and the search condition can be changed to search for a ground station.

[0139] Furthermore, according to the user's channel addition operation, it is also possible to return from the search result page 400 to the frequency band specification page 200. In this case, a channel can be specified as a new search condition. Thus, a ground station can be searched using a plurality of channels as the search condition.

[0140] If a ground station is selected on the search result page 400 , a communication plan is created through the user's communication plan request operation, and a communication plan page 600 is displayed in the user terminal 2 .

[0141] On the communication scheme page 600, communication schemes for one or more ground stations specified on the search result page 400 are presented. The details of the communication schemes will be described later.

[0142] The user can study the ground station to be used according to the communication plan presented on the communication plan page 600 .

[0143] In addition, the user can also return to the search result page 400 from the communication plan page 600 according to the page movement operation of the user. At this time, on the search result page 400, the ground station for making the communication plan can be newly selected.

[0144] In the present system as described above, by performing input operations on each page presented on the user terminal 2, a communication plan can be prepared for a ground station that meets the conditions designated by the user.

[0145] [3-2. Overview of the frequency band specification page]

[0146] refer to Figures 5 to 7 The prompting method of the frequency band specifying page 200 is described.

[0147] On the frequency band specification page 200 , the frequency bands for downlink and uplink are specified, thereby enabling the specification of channels.

[0148] like Figure 5 As shown, the frequency band designation page 200 includes a first frequency band designation area 201 , a second frequency band designation area 202 , and a communication setting button 203 .

[0149] The first frequency band designated region 201 is a region that designates a downlink frequency band, and includes a designated portion 204 and an undesignated portion 205 .

[0150] A plurality of frequency bands that can be used in the downlink are presented in a selectable manner in the designation unit 204. Here, in the designation unit 204, frequency bands of UHF (Ultra High Frequency) band, S band, X band, and Ka band can be selected.

[0151] The frequency band in the downlink is selected by the user. Figure 6 , the state in which the Ka band is selected as the search condition for the downlink frequency band is shown.

[0152] The unspecified portion 205 is an area where a frequency band for a downlink is not specified. Figure 7 As shown, when searching for a ground station in a state where the unspecified unit 205 is selected, the ground station is searched without filtering based on the frequency band of the downlink.

[0153] For example, when the user wants to search for a ground station and the frequency band of the downlink has not yet been determined, the unspecified unit 205 is selected.

[0154] The designation of the frequency band in the downlink is completed by the user performing a selection operation on either the designation unit 204 or the undesignated unit 205 .

[0155] The second frequency band designated area 202 is an area for designating an uplink frequency band, and includes a designated portion 206 and an undesignated portion 207 .

[0156] In the designation unit 206, a plurality of frequency bands that can be used in the uplink are presented so as to be selectable. Here, in the designation unit 206, a frequency band of the UHF band or the S band can be selected. Figure 6 , a state in which the UHF band is selected as the search condition for the uplink frequency band is shown.

[0157] Furthermore, the item "NONE" can also be selected in the second frequency band designated area 202. This is an item selected when uplink is not considered. When the item "NONE" is selected, a ground station search is performed based on a downlink-only search condition when searching for a ground station.

[0158] The unspecified portion 207 is an area where an uplink frequency band is not specified. Figure 7 As shown, when searching for a ground station in a state where the unspecified unit 207 is selected, the ground station is searched without filtering based on the uplink frequency band.

[0159] For example, when the user wants to search for a ground station and the uplink frequency band has not yet been determined, the unspecified unit 207 is selected.

[0160] When the user performs a selection operation on either the specifying unit 206 or the unspecified unit 207, the frequency band in the uplink is specified.

[0161] In the combination of frequency bands here, for example, the downlink specifies the "Ka band" as the search condition and the uplink specifies the "S band" as the search condition, or the downlink specifies the "Ka band" as the search condition, but a pattern in which no search is performed on the uplink, a pattern in which no search conditions are set for the uplink or downlink, etc. can be considered.

[0162] The communication setting button 203 can be selected in a state where the designation of the frequency bands in the downlink and uplink is completed, that is, in a state where the channels are designated.

[0163] By selecting the communication setting button 203, a user is prompted to perform Figure 8 The communication designation page 300 for detailed settings of the channel as shown.

[0164] [3-3. Overview of the communication designation page]

[0165] refer to Figures 8 to 10 The presentation method of the communication designation page 300 will be described.

[0166] On the communication designation page 300 , one or both of the communication settings of the channels in the downlink bandwidth selected on the frequency band designation page 200 and the communication settings of the channels in the uplink frequency band selected on the frequency band designation page 200 can be performed.

[0167] The communication setting refers to detailed settings regarding the channel designated on the frequency band designation page 200, and refers to the contents set in the first communication setting area 301, the second communication setting area 302, and the track element setting area 303 described below.

[0168] Here, as an example, Figure 6 The communication designation page 300 of channel #1 is described by setting the channel designated on the frequency band designation page 200 of channel #1 as channel #1.

[0169] The communication designation page 300 includes a first communication setting area 301 , a second communication setting area 302 , a track element setting area 303 , and a follow area 304 .

[0170] Figure 8 The first communication setting area 301 shown, Fig. 9 The second communication setting area 302 and Fig.10 The track element setting area 303 shown is formed integrally as continuous web page data, and each area is presented on the display unit of the user terminal 2 in accordance with a scroll operation by the user.

[0171] The first communication setting area 301 is an area where downlink communication settings can be specified, and includes a specified frequency band presentation area 305 , an attribute setting area 306 , and a detailed setting area 307 .

[0172] Prompt in the specified frequency band area 305 Figure 5 The frequency band shown specifies the designated status of the downlink channel on page 200 .

[0173] When the downlink frequency band is specified on the frequency band specification page 200, the selected frequency band is presented in a visually recognizable manner in the presentation unit 308. On the other hand, when the downlink frequency band is not specified, the presentation unit 309 is presented in a selected state.

[0174] In the attribute setting area 306 , items such as the frequency range, bandwidth, modulation method, maximum data transmission rate, and polarization type in the downlink can be specified.

[0175] The user can specify the frequency range by inputting the frequency range into the input units 310 , 310 .

[0176] The selector 312 can present the modulation methods that can be specified in a selectable manner. The selection unit 312 can select and present FSK (Frequency Shift Keying), AFSK (Audio Frequency Shift Keying), BPSK (Binary Phase Shift Keying), MFSK (Minimum Frequency Shift Keying), QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying), PSK (Phase Shift Keying) 8, PSK16, PSK32, PSK64, PSK128, PSK256, OQPSK (Offset-Quaternary Phase Shift Keying), QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) 8, QAM16, QAM32, QAM64, QAM128, QAM256, MSK (Minimum Phase Shift Keying), and QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation). Keying: minimum phase shift keying), GMSK (Gaussian filtered Minimum Phase Shift Keying: Gaussian filtered minimum phase shift keying), etc.

[0177] The user can specify the modulation method by selecting the modulation method presented in the selection unit 312. Figure 8 , as an example, a state in which QAM8 is specified as the modulation method by performing a selection operation is shown.

[0178] The user can specify the maximum data transfer rate by inputting a predetermined value into the input unit 313 .

[0179] The polarization type can be selected and presented in the selection unit 314 , and includes Vertical, Horizontal, RHCP (Right-Hand Circular Polarization), LHCP (Left-Handed Circularly Polarized wave), and the like.

[0180] The user can specify the polarization type by selecting the polarization type presented in the selection unit 314. Figure 8 , as an example, a state in which Horizontal and RHCP are designated as polarization types by performing a selection operation is shown.

[0181] Furthermore, a close button 315 is provided in the property setting area 306, and the user can temporarily hide the specified items in the property setting area 306 by selecting the close button 315. That is, the display and hiding of the specified items in the property setting area 306 can be switched according to the user's operation.

[0182] In the detailed setting area 307, items such as link availability in the downlink, minimum value of G / T (Gain-to-Noise Temperature Ratio: reception performance index) (Minimum Satellite Antenna G / T), antenna type, and positioning accuracy can be specified.

[0183] The user can specify the link availability by inputting a prescribed value to the input unit 316 , and can specify the minimum value of G / T by inputting a prescribed value to the input unit 317 .

[0184] The antenna type can be selected and presented in the selection units 318 , 318 , and a dipole antenna, a parabola antenna, and the like are presented.

[0185] The user can specify the antenna type by selecting the antenna type presented in the selection units 318, 318. Figure 8 , as an example, it is shown that a parabolic antenna is designated as the antenna type by performing a selection operation.

[0186] The user can specify the value of the fixed-point accuracy by inputting a predetermined value to the input unit 319 .

[0187] Furthermore, a close button 320 is provided in the detailed setting area 307. As in the case of the property setting area 306, the user can temporarily hide the designated items in the detailed setting area 307 by selecting the close button 320. That is, the display and hiding of the designated items in the detailed setting area 307 can be switched according to the user's operation.

[0188] By performing selection operations and input operations on the items in the first communication setting area 301 described above, communication settings for the downlink channel can be performed.

[0189] Fig. 9 The second communication setting area 302 shown is an area where uplink communication settings can be specified, and includes a specified frequency band presentation area 305a, an attribute setting area 306a, and a detailed setting area 307a.

[0190] Prompt in designated frequency band prompt area 305a Figure 5 The frequency band shown specifies the specified status of the uplink channel on page 200.

[0191] When the uplink frequency band is specified on the frequency band specification page 200, the selected frequency band is displayed in the display area 308a in a visually recognizable manner. When the uplink frequency band is not specified, the display area 309a is displayed in a selected state.

[0192] In addition, when the uplink is not performed in the communication between the satellite station and the ground station, that is, Figure 5 When the item "NONE" is selected in the second frequency band designation area 202, the following detailed settings cannot be selected or input. This is because when the item "NONE" is selected, the search for the ground station based on the uplink frequency band designation and its communication setting is not performed, so there is no need to perform detailed settings.

[0193] Furthermore, when the item "NONE" is selected in the second frequency band designation area 202, Fig. 9 In the second communication setting area 302, the attribute setting area 306a and the detail setting area 307a may not be presented.

[0194] In the attribute setting area 306a, items such as the frequency range, bandwidth, modulation method, maximum data transmission rate, and polarization type in the uplink can be specified.

[0195] The user can specify the frequency range by inputting the frequency range into the input units 310 a and 310 a .

[0196] The selector 312a can selectively present the modulation method that can be specified. The selector 312a can selectively present FSK, AFSK, BPSK, MFSK, QPSK, PSK8, PSK16, PSK32, PSK64, PSK128, PSK256, OQPSK, QAM8, QAM16, QAM32, QAM64, QAM128, QAM256, MSK, GMSK, etc.

[0197] The user can specify the modulation method by performing a selection operation on the modulation method presented in the selection unit 312 a .

[0198] The user can specify the maximum data transfer rate by inputting a predetermined numerical value into the input unit 313 a .

[0199] The polarization types that can be selected are presented on the selection unit 314 a , and include Vertical, Horizontal, RHCP, LHCP, etc. The user can specify the polarization type by performing a selection operation on the polarization type presented on the selection unit 314 a .

[0200] In addition, a close button 315a is provided in the property setting area 306a, and the user can temporarily hide the specified items in the property setting area 306a by selecting the close button 315a. That is, the display and non-display of the specified items in the property setting area 306a can be switched according to the user's operation.

[0201] In the detailed setting area 307a, items such as link availability in the uplink, minimum value of G / T, antenna type, and positioning accuracy can be specified.

[0202] The user can specify the link availability by inputting a predetermined numerical value into the input unit 316 a , and can specify the minimum value of G / T by inputting a predetermined numerical value into the input unit 317 a .

[0203] The antenna type is presented in a selectable manner on the selection units 318a, 318a, and includes a dipole antenna, a parabolic antenna, etc. The user can specify the antenna type by performing a selection operation on the antenna type presented on the selection units 318a, 318a.

[0204] The user can specify the value of the fixed-point accuracy by inputting a predetermined numerical value into the input unit 319 a .

[0205] In addition, a close button 320a is provided in the detailed setting area 307a, and similarly to the property setting area 306a, by selecting the close button 320a, the specified items in the detailed setting area 307a can be temporarily hidden. That is, the display and hiding of the specified items in the detailed setting area 307a can be switched according to the user's operation.

[0206] By performing the selection operation and input operation on each item of the second communication setting area 302 as described above, the communication setting of the channel in the uplink can be performed.

[0207] exist Fig.10 In the orbital element setting area 303 shown, information on orbital elements (Orbit element) for determining the orbit of the satellite station can be input.

[0208] In the orbit element setting area 303 , “YES” or “NO” can be selected by the selection units 330 , 330 as to whether or not there is information on TLE for the satellite station.

[0209] By selecting “YES” in the selection unit 330 , information on Line 1 and Line 2 , which are parameters used in TLE to determine the orbit of the satellite station, can be input into the input units 331 and 332 .

[0210] Furthermore, the date of the epoch in which the track element indicates when can be input into the input unit 333, and the time can be input into the input unit 334. In addition, at this time, by selecting a date in the calendar 335, the date can also be input into the input unit 333.

[0211] Furthermore, orbit inclination can be input into the input unit 336 .

[0212] By performing selection and input operations on the items in the orbit element setting area 303 described above, information related to the orbit element (Orbit element) can be input.

[0213] Figures 8 to 10 The following area 304 shown is presented at the lower end of the user terminal 2 and is presented in a manner to follow the scrolling operation of the user.

[0214] The following area 304 has a search button 340 , a channel addition button 341 , a save button 342 , and a ground station number presentation unit 343 .

[0215] When the search button 340 is selected, a ground station matching the search conditions of the input and selected channel and its communication setting is searched, and a search result page 400 showing the search results is displayed on the user terminal 2. Here, a ground station search is performed on channel #1.

[0216] The search button 340 can be selected even when communication settings are not made on the communication designation page 300. In this case, a search is performed for a ground station using one or both of the downlink and uplink frequency bands specified on the frequency band designation page 200 as search conditions.

[0217] The save button 342 is selected and operated to record the search conditions input in a certain channel. Here, the search conditions input in channel #1 can be recorded. Thus, the user can save the labor and time of input when searching for ground stations under the same search conditions.

[0218] However, when recording the search conditions input in the channel, the user needs to access the website provided by the management server 1 from the user terminal 2 and log in. This allows the search conditions in each channel to be recorded in association with the user ID, which is the user's identification information.

[0219] By selecting the channel addition button 341 , a new channel can be added in addition to the channel input on the communication designation page 300 .

[0220] For example, after completing the input of the search condition for channel #1, if the channel addition button 341 is selected, the frequency band specification page 200 is displayed in the user terminal 2. By specifying a new frequency band on the frequency band specification page 200, the user can input the search condition for channel #2 in addition to channel #1.

[0221] The number of ground stations matching the input search condition is presented in the ground station number presentation unit 343. This allows the user to perform communication settings while confirming the number of ground stations matching the search condition.

[0222] In this system, it is possible to specify search conditions for a plurality of channels.

[0223] By selecting the search button 340 after specifying the search conditions for a plurality of channels, it is possible to search for a ground station based on the search conditions for a plurality of channels.

[0224] [3-4. Overview of search results and details pages]

[0225] refer to Fig.11 and Fig.12 The presentation method of the search result page 400 will be described.

[0226] The search result page 400 presents a list of ground stations searched for according to the search conditions specified on the frequency band specification page 200 and the communication specification page 300 .

[0227] The search result page 400 has a ground station distribution presentation section 401 , a presentation condition selection section 402 , a ground station presentation section 403 , a search condition presentation section 404 , a track element presentation section 405 , a date presentation section 406 , a region designation section 407 , and a follow area 410 .

[0228] The distribution of the searched ground stations in each region is presented in the ground station distribution presentation unit 401. This allows visually and easily recognizing how many ground stations are suitable for the designated conditions in which region.

[0229] How the ground stations are geographically dispersed directly affects the frequency with which the ground stations can communicate, so it is effective to intuitively understand the geographical distribution of the ground stations.

[0230] The presentation condition selection unit 402 can select a condition for narrowing down the presentation of the ground station presented by the ground station presentation unit 403 from among the searched ground stations.

[0231] In the presentation condition selection unit 402 , items of “ALL”, “LIVE”, and “PLANNED” are provided so as to be selectable.

[0232] By selecting “ALL”, all searched ground stations can be presented on the ground station presentation unit 403 .

[0233] By selecting “LIVE”, the applicant can present only the ground stations integrated with the provided ground station reservation service in the ground station presenting unit 403 .

[0234] Here, the ground station reservation service refers to a platform (StellarStation: registered trademark) that uses cloud services for sharing various ground stations scattered around the world. This platform is a platform that can reserve (set routing schedules) ground stations for communicating with satellite stations.

[0235] By selecting “PLANNED”, the applicant can present only the ground stations that are not integrated with the provided ground station reservation service in the ground station presentation section 403 .

[0236] The search condition presentation unit 404 presents the frequency band specified in each channel and its communication settings. Fig.12 As shown, the search condition presentation unit 404 can be set to be non-displayed in whole or in part.

[0237] Furthermore, by selecting the edit button 404a, the communication setting of each channel can be changed.

[0238] The orbit element presentation portion 405 presents information related to the orbit element (Orbit element), and the date presentation portion 406 presents date information.

[0239] Each region can be selected in the region specifying unit 407, and a ground station can be locked based on the selected region.

[0240] According to the search results, one or more ground station prompting units 403 are provided, which prompt information related to the name of the ground station, line speed, G / T, the need for downloading a license, and the integration completion period when the above-mentioned ground station reservation service is not integrated.

[0241] Furthermore, the ground station presentation unit 403 is provided with a detail selection button 408 and a ground station selection unit 409 so as to be selectable.

[0242] By selecting the detailed selection button 408, the prompt is as follows Fig.13 A detail page 500 is shown showing detailed information of the selected ground station.

[0243] On the detail page 500 , a position display map 501 , an appearance display portion 502 , an information display area 503 , a property display area 504 , and the like are displayed.

[0244] The map around the ground station is marked on the position display map 501, and an icon for identifying the position of the ground station is displayed. This allows the user to confirm the detailed position of the ground station.

[0245] The appearance of the selected ground station is displayed on the appearance presentation unit 502. Therefore, the user can confirm the appearance of the selected ground station.

[0246] Information display area 503 displays information related to the selected ground station, such as the name of the ground station, latitude, longitude, line speed, G / T, and whether a download license is required.

[0247] The attributes related to each of the downlink and the uplink are indicated in the attribute indication area 504. For example, the attribute indication area 504 indicates information such as the frequency range, maximum bandwidth, G / T, EIRP, modulation method, maximum data transmission rate, polarization type, antenna type, utilization price, and fixed point accuracy for each of the downlink and the uplink.

[0248] Users browse Fig.13 The detailed page 500 shown enables confirmation of information useful in selecting a ground station for making a communication plan.

[0249] Furthermore, the user can return to the search result page 400 from the detail page 500 by selecting a page return button (not shown).

[0250] Back to Fig.11 and Fig.12 , the subsequent part of the ground station prompt unit 403 is explained.

[0251] By performing a selection operation on the ground station selection unit 409 of the ground station presentation unit 403, a ground station for making a communication plan is selected from the searched ground stations.

[0252] If the ground station prompting unit 403 is selected and operated, the ground station prompting unit 403 can be visually displayed. Fig.12 is selected as in the ground station prompting section 403a.

[0253] If the ground station prompting portion 403 is selected, a follow-up area 410 is prompted at the bottom of the search result page 400 .

[0254] A communication plan creation button 411 and a save button 412 are provided in the follow-up area 410 .

[0255] When the communication plan creation button 411 is selected, a communication plan is created for the ground station selected by the ground station presentation unit 403. Fig.12 As shown, a communication plan is generated based on information related to the ground station selected as the ground station presenting unit 403a.

[0256] Then, a communication plan page 600 corresponding to the generated communication plan is presented to the user terminal 2 .

[0257] In this technology, not only is a list of ground stations searched based on the search conditions specified on the frequency band designation page 200 and the communication designation page 300 presented on the search results page 400, but a ground station is selected from the list presented on the search results page 400, thereby making it possible to create a communication plan for the selected ground station.

[0258] The input search conditions and the search results of the ground stations can be recorded by selecting the save button 412. Thus, the user can save the effort and time of searching for ground stations by inputting the same search conditions.

[0259] However, when recording the search conditions input in the channel, the user needs to access the website provided by the management server 1 from the user terminal 2 and log in. This can record the search conditions input in association with the user ID, the user's identification information, and the search results of the ground station.

[0260] As described above, by presenting the ground stations searched according to the designated search conditions on the search result page 400 , the ground stations matching the conditions desired by the user are automatically searched for, and each ground station is presented to the user terminal 2 in a manner that allows easy confirmation.

[0261] [3-5. Overview of the communication plan page]

[0262] refer to Figures 14 to 17 The prompting method of the communication plan page 600 is described.

[0263] The communication scheme page 600 prompts for communication schemes generated with respect to one or more ground stations specified on the search results page 400 .

[0264] like Figures 14 to 17 As shown, the communication plan page 600 has a plan summary display area 601 , a channel specification display area 602 , a first ground station information display area 603 , and a second ground station information display area 604 .

[0265] Fig.14 The solution summary prompt area 601 shown, Fig.15 The channel specification prompt area 602 shown, Fig.16The first ground station information prompt area 603 and Fig.17 The second ground station information presentation area 604 shown is formed integrally as continuous web page data, and each area is presented on the display unit of the user terminal 2 in accordance with a scrolling operation by the user.

[0266] The plan summary prompting area 601 includes a channel capacity prompting unit 605 , a route scheduling prompting unit 615 , a route map prompting unit 606 , a map prompting unit 607 , and a selected ground station prompting unit 608 .

[0267] The channel capacity presentation unit 605 presents how much data can be received in one day, that is, the amount of data that can be received per day, for the selected plurality of ground stations.

[0268] The route scheduling presentation unit 615 presents how many routes can be scheduled in the downlink or uplink, and the route graph presentation unit 606 presents a graph of time periods of routes in each ground station.

[0269] The location of the ground station selected when the communication plan was created is displayed on the map display unit 607. This allows users to easily visually recognize in which area the ground station that created the communication plan is located.

[0270] The selected ground station prompting unit 608 prompts information related to the ground station selected when the communication plan is generated. For example, the selected ground station prompting unit 608 prompts information related to the name of the ground station, line speed, G / T, whether or not a download license is required, and when the integration is completed when the service reservation is not integrated with the ground station.

[0271] exist Fig.15 The channel specification display area 602 shown includes a specified parameter display section 609 and a ground station information display section 610 .

[0272] The parameters of the designated channel are indicated in the designated parameter indicating unit 609. For example, the designated parameter indicating unit 609 indicates the frequency band, frequency range, bandwidth, modulation method, maximum data transmission rate, polarization type, link availability, antenna type, G / T, EIRP, and fixed point accuracy of the downlink and uplink.

[0273] The information of each ground station selected in the designated channel is displayed in the ground station information display unit 610. The ground station information display unit 610 displays information such as the name of the ground station, line speed, G / T, whether a download license is required, and when the integration is completed when the ground station reservation service is not integrated.

[0274] The first ground station information display area 603 and the second ground station information display area 604 each display information related to the selected ground station.

[0275] exist Fig.16 The first ground station information presentation area 603 shown includes a ground station information presentation portion 611 , an appearance presentation portion 612 , an attribute presentation area 613 , and the like.

[0276] In the ground station information prompting unit 611, the prompted ground station prompts are as follows: Fig.15 The appearance of the presented ground station is displayed in the appearance display unit 612, such as the information shown in the ground station information display unit 610.

[0277] The attributes related to each of the downlink and the uplink are indicated in the attribute indication area 613. For example, the attribute indication area 613 indicates information such as the frequency range, maximum bandwidth, G / T, EIRP, modulation method, maximum data transmission rate, polarization type, antenna type, utilization price, and fixed point accuracy for each of the downlink and the uplink.

[0278] With the above Fig.16 Similarly, in the first ground station information prompt area 603 Fig.17 The second ground station information presentation area 604 shown includes a ground station information presentation portion 611 a , an appearance presentation portion 612 a , and an attribute presentation area 613 a related to another ground station.

[0279] In this way, for each ground station selected when creating a communication plan, the ground station information presentation section 611, the appearance presentation section 612, and the attribute presentation area 613 are presented.

[0280] Furthermore, the above-mentioned channel specification prompt area 602 is provided in plurality for each channel specified when the communication scheme is made. In this embodiment, in order to avoid repeated description, only the channel specification prompt area 602 of channel #1 is described, but for example, when channel #2 and channel #3 are specified, the channel specification prompt area 602 continued from channel #1 continuously prompts the channel specification prompt areas 602 of channel #2 and channel #3.

[0281] As described above, by displaying the communication plan page 600 automatically generated according to the selected ground station, the user can confirm the communication plan of the ground station without sending documents such as RFI or RFP to the ground station provider operator. This can significantly shorten the time for searching for the ground station.

[0282] Furthermore, by outputting the suggested communication scheme to paper media or electronic media, it is possible to easily and effectively use it as data for research on the ground station to be used.

[0283] <4. Processing in the ground station information provision system>

[0284] refer to Fig.18 The processing of the management server 1 in the ground station information providing system will be described.

[0285] First, in step S101, the management server 1 performs prompt control of the frequency band designation page 200. The management server 1 obtains web page data of the frequency band designation page 200 from the DB3, and performs prompt control on the user terminal 2.

[0286] thus, Figure 5 The frequency band designation page 200 shown is presented to the user terminal 2 .

[0287] When the user terminal 2 is controlled to display the frequency band designation page 200 and a user selection operation in the first frequency band designation area 201 and the second frequency band designation area 202 is detected, the management server 1 designates downlink and uplink channels according to the selection operation.

[0288] The frequency band designation page 200 is displayed on the user terminal 2 until the management server 1 detects a move operation to the communication designation page 300 in step S102 .

[0289] When the management server 1 detects the move operation to the communication designation page 300 in step S102 , the processing proceeds to step S103 , and performs presentation control of the communication designation page 300 corresponding to the designated frequency band.

[0290] When the management server 1 detects the selection operation of the communication setting button 203 , it generates web page data reflecting the channel designation on the frequency band designation page 200 , and performs presentation control on the user terminal 2 .

[0291] Therefore, if Figures 8 to 10 The communication designation page 300 shown is presented to the user terminal 2 .

[0292] When the control of prompting the communication designation page 300 to the user terminal 2 is performed, if an input operation or a selection operation for the communication setting is detected, the management server 1 performs the communication setting in the frequency band of the downlink selected on the frequency band designation page 200 or the communication setting in the frequency band of the uplink selected on the frequency band designation page 200 according to the operation.

[0293] When the management server 1 detects the selection operation of the save button 342, if the user is logged in to the system, the search condition of the designated channel band or its communication setting is recorded in the DB 3 in association with the user ID.

[0294] At this time, if the user is not logged in to the system, the management server 1 presents a login screen to the user terminal 2. The user needs to perform a login process from the user terminal 2. When receiving login request information from the user terminal 2, the management server 1 performs a login process.

[0295] Furthermore, if the management server 1 detects the selection operation of the channel addition button 341 , it records the current channel search condition, returns to step S101 , and controls the user terminal 2 to present the frequency band designation page 200 .

[0296] Thereby, it is possible to specify search conditions for a plurality of channels.

[0297] The communication designation page 300 is displayed on the user terminal 2 until the management server 1 detects a move operation to the search result page 400 in step S104 .

[0298] When the management server 1 detects a search request based on the movement operation to the search result page 400 in step S104, it advances the process to step S105 and performs a ground station search process.

[0299] If the management server 1 detects Figure 8 By selecting the search button 340, the management server 1 searches for a ground station that matches the search condition specified on the frequency band specification page 200 and the communication specification page 300. The management server 1 acquires information related to the ground station that matches the specified search condition from the DB 3.

[0300] Then, the management server 1 performs a presentation control of the search result page 400 corresponding to the search process in step S106.

[0301] The management server 1 generates web page data according to the information related to the searched ground station, and performs prompt control on the user terminal 2.

[0302] Therefore, if Fig.11 and Fig.12 The search result page 400 shown is presented to the user terminal 2. On the search result page 400, the user can confirm the search result of the ground station.

[0303] When detecting a selection operation of the ground station selection unit 409 in the ground station presentation unit 403 while the search result page 400 is being presented to the user terminal 2, the management server 1 determines the selected ground station as the ground station used when generating the communication plan.

[0304] While the control of presenting the search result page 400 to the user terminal 2 is being performed, the management server 1 performs a monitoring loop of steps S107 and S108 .

[0305] When the management server 1 detects the detail request operation of the ground station in step S107, it advances the process to step S109 and performs presentation control of the detail page 500 of the selected ground station.

[0306] When the management server 1 detects the selection operation of the detail selection button 408 in the ground station presentation unit 403 , it acquires the web page data of the detail page 500 of the selected ground station from the DB 3 and performs presentation control on the user terminal 2 .

[0307] Therefore, if Fig.13 The detailed page 500 shown is presented to the user terminal 2. On the detailed page 500, the user can confirm the detailed information about the ground station for which the communication plan is created.

[0308] The detailed page 500 is displayed on the user terminal 2 until the management server 1 detects a page return operation in step S110 .

[0309] When the management server 1 detects a page return operation in step S110 while the detail page 500 is being presented, the management server 1 proceeds to step S106 and performs control to present the search result page 400 to the user terminal 2 .

[0310] Thus, the user can refer to the information of the ground station presented on the detail page 500 and then select the ground station used for creating the communication plan on the search result page 400 .

[0311] Returning to the monitoring loop, if the management server 1 detects a communication plan request operation based on, for example, a selection operation of the communication plan creation button 411 in step S108 , the processing proceeds to step S111 .

[0312] The management server 1 acquires information of the ground station selected on the search result page 400 in step S111 .

[0313] Then, in step S112, management server 1 performs communication plan generation processing for generating web page data as a communication plan based on the information of the ground station selected on search result page 400. The information of the ground station used in the communication plan is information for acquiring or generating each item presented on communication plan page 600.

[0314] Then, in step S113 , the management server 1 performs control to present the web page data generated in step S112 to the user terminal 2 .

[0315] Thus, the user terminal 2 is prompted as follows Figures 14 to 17The communication plan page 600 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. By displaying the communication plan page 600 automatically generated based on the selected ground station, the user can easily obtain information for researching the ground station to be used.

[0316] Furthermore, in the present technology, not only is a list of ground stations searched based on the search conditions specified on the frequency band designation page 200 and the communication designation page 300 presented on the search results page 400, but a ground station is selected from the list presented on the search results page 400, thereby making it possible to further prepare a communication plan for the selected ground station.

[0317] The management server 1 completes the process of step S113. Fig.18 processing.

[0318] The management server 1 terminates the system according to, for example, a termination operation of the system by the user. Fig.18 The prompt control of each page to the user terminal 2.

[0319] In addition, as in Figure 4 As described in , the management server 1 can move between pages such as performing a display control of the previous page according to the user's operation.

[0320] Through the above Fig.18 The processing of the management server 1 shown above realizes the ground station information providing system in this embodiment.

[0321] In addition, the processing of the management server 1 in the ground station information providing system can be performed in the following manner.

[0322] For example, in Fig.18 In the embodiment, after the management server 1 detects the movement operation to the search result page 400 in step S104, the management server 1 performs the ground station search process in step S105. However, the management server 1 may perform the ground station search process by detecting the input of the communication setting in step S103.

[0323] In this case, the management server 1 searches for ground stations according to the currently input search conditions by inputting communication settings on the communication designation page 300. Then, the management server 1 performs control to present the number of stations matching the search conditions to the user terminal 2.

[0324] Thus, each time you can prompt Figure 8 The number of ground stations matching the input search condition is displayed in the ground station number display section 343 of the communication designation page 300.

[0325] <5. Summary>

[0326] The management server 1 described in the above embodiment includes a user interface unit 11 that performs the following processing: a process of prompting a designation page 100 for specifying search conditions for downlink and uplink channels between a satellite station and a ground station; a process of prompting a search result page 400 showing a list of ground stations that are the result of a search based on the conditions entered on the designation page 100 and enabling the input of a designation of the ground station; and a process of prompting a communication scheme page 600 showing a communication scheme using one or more ground stations specified on the search result page 400 (see FIG. 1 ). Fig.18 ).

[0327] Therefore, a list of ground stations searched by specifying the channel search condition is presented on the search result page 400, and a ground station is selected from the presented list, thereby automatically creating a communication plan reflecting information related to the selected ground station and presenting it to the user terminal 2 as a communication plan page 600.

[0328] Therefore, it is possible to easily search for a ground station capable of communicating with a satellite station owned by the user from a large number of ground stations.

[0329] Thus, it is not necessary to send a document such as RFI or RFP to each of the multiple ground station operators that have ground stations that may meet the conditions, but it is possible to search multiple ground stations in a centralized manner, so that the search results can be summarized and confirmed at a glance. Therefore, the time for searching for ground stations that meet the conditions desired by the user can be greatly shortened.

[0330] Furthermore, by selecting a ground station from the list, a communication plan reflecting information related to the selected ground station can be automatically prepared. In particular, communication plans related to multiple ground stations can be automatically prepared in a summary, thereby greatly saving the labor and time of preparing proposals when studying the use of ground stations.

[0331] In summary, by utilizing the present system, users can significantly shorten the preparation time required for ground stations and the time required to start their operation.

[0332] In addition, in the present embodiment, the search processing unit 12 performs a search process for a ground station based on the search conditions input on the designated page 100 and obtains a search result, and the solution generation processing unit 13 performs a process for generating a communication solution based on information of one or more ground stations designated on the search result page 400 (see Figure 3 A).

[0333] The designation page 100 presented by the management server 1 of the embodiment is composed of a plurality of pages including the following pages: a frequency band designation page 200 capable of designating a frequency band (frequency band) for a downlink and a frequency band (frequency band) for an uplink between a satellite station and a ground station; a communication designation page 300 capable of performing one or both of communication settings in the frequency band (frequency band) for a downlink selected on the frequency band designation page 200 and communication settings in the frequency band (frequency band) for an uplink selected on the frequency band designation page 200 (see Fig.18 S101, S103).

[0334] This makes it possible to specify the frequency bands of the downlink and uplink and the communication settings in the frequency bands as ground station search conditions.

[0335] For example, UHF (Ultra High Frequency) band, S band, X band, Ka band, etc. are designated as the frequency band of the downlink, and UHF band, S band, etc. can be set as the frequency band of the uplink.

[0336] In addition, in the communication settings of the downlink and uplink, the frequency range, bandwidth, modulation method, maximum data transmission rate, polarization type, link availability of the ground station, minimum G / T value, antenna type, fixed-point accuracy, etc. can be specified.

[0337] Therefore, it is possible to specify the conditions that the user wants to focus on when searching for ground stations, and thus it is possible to search for ground stations that further reflects the user's intention.

[0338] Furthermore, as described above, the search for ground stations and the creation of communication plans can be performed efficiently, thereby reducing the number of communications between the management server 1 and the user terminal 2, thereby achieving a reduction in the amount of communication.

[0339] The management server 1 of the embodiment performs processing to display a detailed page 500 showing detailed information of a corresponding ground station in response to a request operation for detailed information of the ground station on the search result page 400 (see Fig.18 S109).

[0340] The detailed page 500 is displayed on the user terminal 2, so that the user can confirm the detailed information of the searched ground station. Thus, when selecting a ground station for making a communication plan, the user can refer to the detailed information of each ground station.

[0341] Therefore, the user can consider the ground stations used in creating the communication plan, and thus a communication plan that further reflects the user's intention can be created.

[0342] The management server 1 of the embodiment can designate the search condition of only the downlink channel on the designation page 100 (frequency band designation page 200, communication designation page 300) (refer to Fig.18 S101, etc.).

[0343] Thus, it is possible to search for ground stations only under the search conditions for downlinks without considering information related to uplinks. In the communication between a satellite station and a ground station, there is a case where the downlink communicates but the uplink does not communicate. Therefore, the search conditions for the uplink that is not originally used are omitted, thereby reducing the user's labor and time.

[0344] The management server 1 of the embodiment can make a search request without specifying a search condition for a downlink or uplink channel on the specification page 100 (frequency band specification page 200, communication specification page 300) (see Fig.18 S101, etc.).

[0345] Thus, it is possible to search for a ground station in a state where the search condition for only one of the downlink and uplink channels is specified, and it is possible to search for a ground station in a state where the search condition for both the downlink and uplink channels is not specified. Thus, it is possible to search for a ground station more effectively.

[0346] <6. Program and storage medium>

[0347] In the above, the management server 1 as an embodiment of the information processing device of the present technique has been described. However, the program of the embodiment is a program for causing the information processing device (CPU, etc.) to execute each process in the management server 1 .

[0348] The program of the implementation method is a program that causes an information processing device to perform the following processing: prompting the processing of a designated page for specifying search conditions for downlink and uplink channels between a satellite station and a ground station; prompting the processing of a search result page that is a list of ground stations, which is a result of the search based on the conditions entered on the designated page, and prompting the processing of a communication plan page that indicates a communication plan using one or more ground stations specified on the search result page.

[0349] That is, the program is to enable the management server 1 to execute Fig.18 The processing procedures described in .

[0350] The information processing device as the management server 1 can be realized by the program. Such a program can be pre-stored in a ROM in a microcomputer such as a CPU or a HDD as a recording medium built into a computer device or the like. Furthermore, it can be temporarily or permanently stored (recorded) in a removable recording medium such as a semiconductor memory, a memory card, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a magnetic disk. Such a removable recording medium can be provided as a so-called software package.

[0351] Such a program can be installed from a removable recording medium in a personal computer, etc. Alternatively, it can be downloaded from a download site via a network such as a LAN or the Internet.

[0352] Finally, the description of each of the above embodiments is an example of the present technology, and the present technology is not limited to the above embodiments. Therefore, even if it is outside the above embodiments, it is obvious that various changes can be made according to the design, etc. as long as it does not deviate from the scope of the technical concept involved in the present technology. In addition, the effects recorded in this specification are only illustrative and are not limited, and other effects may also be possible.

[0353] (Explanation of Reference Numerals)

[0354] NW: network; 1: management server; 2: user terminal; 3: database;

[0355] 11: user interface unit; 12: search processing unit; 13: solution generation processing unit;

[0356] 100: designated page; 200: frequency band designated page; 300: communication designated page;

[0357] 400: search results page; 500: details page; 600: communication solution page.

Claims

1. An information processing device comprising a user interface unit for performing the following processing: Prompts the processing of specifying a designated page for specifying search conditions for downlink and uplink channels between a satellite station and a ground station; Prompting a list of ground stations as a result of a search based on the conditions input on the designated page, and prompting a search result page that enables designated input of the ground stations; and prompting a processing of a communication scheme page indicating a communication scheme using one or more ground stations specified on the search results page, The communication scheme is a scheme that aggregates information related to the ground station that is required when a satellite operator studies utilization.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein: The designated page presented by the user interface is composed of a plurality of pages including the following pages: The frequency band specification page allows you to specify the frequency bands for downlink and uplink between the satellite station and the ground station. The communication designation page can perform one or both of communication settings in the downlink frequency band selected on the frequency band designation page and communication settings in the uplink frequency band selected on the frequency band designation page.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The user interface performs the following processing: According to the detailed information request operation of the ground station on the search result page, a detailed page showing the detailed information of the matching ground station is prompted.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2, comprising: The search processing unit performs a search process for ground stations based on the search conditions input on the designated page and obtains search results.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2, comprising: The plan generation processing unit generates a communication plan based on information of one or more ground stations specified on the search result page.

6. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The designation page enables designation of search conditions for only downlink channels.

7. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: On the designated page, a search request can be made without designating a search condition for a downlink or uplink channel.

8. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein: On the communication designation page, at least one of a bandwidth, a modulation method, and a data transmission rate can be designated.

9. An information processing method, which causes an information processing device to perform the following processing: Prompts the processing of specifying a designated page for specifying search conditions for downlink and uplink channels between a satellite station and a ground station; Prompting a list of ground stations as a result of a search based on the conditions input on the designated page, and prompting a search result page that enables designated input of the ground stations; and prompting a processing of a communication scheme page indicating a communication scheme using one or more ground stations specified on the search results page, The communication scheme is a scheme that aggregates information related to the ground station that is required when a satellite operator studies utilization.

10. A recording medium that can be read by a computer and stores a program for causing an information processing device to execute the following processing: Prompts the processing of specifying a designated page for specifying search conditions for downlink and uplink channels between a satellite station and a ground station; Prompting a list of ground stations as a result of a search based on the conditions input on the designated page, and prompting a search result page that enables designated input of the ground stations; and prompting a processing of a communication scheme page indicating a communication scheme using one or more ground stations specified on the search results page, The communication scheme is a scheme that aggregates information related to the ground station that is required when a satellite operator studies utilization.

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