 Circle from an affine complex-modulus equation

An equation $|az+b\overline{z}|=ux+v$, with $z=x+iy$ and real coefficients, becomes $(a+b{)}^2{x}^2+(a-b{)}^2{y}^2=(ux+v{)}^2$ after squaring. If $(a+b{)}^2-u^2=(a-b{)}^2>0$, completing the square gives a circle. The original locus is only the part where $ux+v\ge 0$. Checking this sign on the candidate circle prevents extraneous points introduced by squaring. This method combines the complex modulus with elementary conic geometry.