Patent attributes
A constellation of many satellites provides communication between devices such as user terminals and ground stations. A collaborative constellation management interface (CCMI) provides collaborative interaction capabilities to operators at different locations, facilitating management and operation of the constellation. A lightweight presentation client, such as a browser, handles receiving input data from an operator and presenting output data to the operator. An operator initiates a session that participates in a common session. Limited to the permissions associated with the operator's session, input data is processed by the systems referred to by the common session. Output data for presentation is sent to the participating operator sessions, limited to their respective permissions. As a result, each common session accepts input and presents consistent output, allowing for collaborative interaction by many operators at different locations. Input and output data may be stored for later use, review, and so forth.
