Method and system for distributed transceivers and mobile device connectivity
First Claim
1. A method of communicating data between a mobile communication device and a plurality of mobile entities, the mobile communication device and each of the plurality of mobile communication entities comprising a plurality of distributed transceivers, each distributed transceiver comprising a corresponding antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas, the method comprising:
- receiving one or more data streams at a first mobile entity of the plurality of mobile entities;
configuring one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the first mobile entity based on at least one of a current location of the first mobile entity and a speed of the first mobile entity to transmit the received one or more data streams to a second mobile entity of the plurality of mobile entities;
configuring one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the second mobile entity based on at least one of a current location of the second mobile entity and a speed of the second mobile entity to;
receive the one or more data streams from said one or more distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the first mobile entity; and
transmit said one or more data streams to the mobile communication device; and
configuring one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the mobile communication device to receive said one or more data streams transmitted from said one or more distributed transceivers and said corresponding antenna arrays of the second mobile entity.
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Abstract
A plurality of distributed transceivers in a mobile entity such as a car, a truck, an omnibus (bus), a trailer, a mobile home, train, bus, a forklift, construction equipment, a boat, a ship, and/or an aircraft, and/or one or more corresponding antenna arrays that are communicatively coupled to the distributed transceivers are configured to handle communication of one or more data streams among one or more of a plurality of wireless communication networks, one or more other mobile entities and/or one or more mobile communication devices. The data streams may be communicated utilizing the configured one or more of the plurality of distributed transceivers and/or the one or more corresponding antenna arrays. The wireless communication networks includes a satellite network, a wireless wide area network, a wireless medium area network, a wireless local area network, a wireless personal area network, a network cloud and/or the Internet.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of communicating data between a mobile communication device and a plurality of mobile entities, the mobile communication device and each of the plurality of mobile communication entities comprising a plurality of distributed transceivers, each distributed transceiver comprising a corresponding antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas, the method comprising:
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receiving one or more data streams at a first mobile entity of the plurality of mobile entities; configuring one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the first mobile entity based on at least one of a current location of the first mobile entity and a speed of the first mobile entity to transmit the received one or more data streams to a second mobile entity of the plurality of mobile entities; configuring one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the second mobile entity based on at least one of a current location of the second mobile entity and a speed of the second mobile entity to; receive the one or more data streams from said one or more distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the first mobile entity; and transmit said one or more data streams to the mobile communication device; and configuring one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the mobile communication device to receive said one or more data streams transmitted from said one or more distributed transceivers and said corresponding antenna arrays of the second mobile entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 24, 25, 26)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a mobile communication device comprising a plurality of distributed transceivers, each distributed transceiver comprising a corresponding antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas; and a plurality of mobile entities comprising first and second mobile entities, each of the plurality of mobile entities comprising a plurality of distributed transceivers, each distributed transceiver comprising a corresponding antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas; the first mobile entity configured to; receive one or more data streams; configure one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the first mobile entity based on at least one of a current location of the first mobile entity and a speed of the first mobile entity to transmit the received one or more data streams to a second mobile entity of the plurality of mobile entities; the second mobile entity configured to; receive the one or more data streams from said one or more distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the first mobile entity; and configure one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the second mobile entity based on at least one of a current location of the second mobile entity and a speed of the second mobile entity to transmit said one or more data streams to the mobile communication device; and one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the mobile communication device configured to receive said one or more data streams transmitted from said one or more distributed transceivers and said corresponding antenna arrays of the second mobile entity. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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27. A method of communicating data between a mobile communication device and a plurality of communication entities, the mobile communication device and each of the plurality of communication entities comprising a plurality of distributed transceivers, each distributed transceiver comprising a corresponding antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas, the method comprising:
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receiving one or more data streams at a first communication entity of the plurality of communication entities; configuring one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the first communication entity to transmit the received one or more data streams to a second communication entity of the plurality of communication entities; configuring one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the second communication entity to; receive the one or more data streams from said one or more distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the first communication entity; and transmit said one or more data streams to the mobile communication device; and configuring one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the mobile communication device to receive said one or more data streams transmitted from said one or more distributed transceivers and said corresponding antenna arrays of the second communication entity, wherein at least one of said first and second communication entities are a mobile communication entity, wherein configuring said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and said corresponding antenna arrays of said at least one mobile communication entity comprises configuring the one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and said corresponding antenna arrays of said at least one mobile communication entity based on at least one of a current location of said mobile communication entity and a speed of said mobile communication entity. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system, comprising:
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a mobile communication device comprising a plurality of distributed transceivers, each distributed transceiver comprising a corresponding antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas; and a plurality of communication entities comprising first and second communication entities, each of the plurality of communication entities comprising a plurality of distributed transceivers, each distributed transceiver comprising a corresponding antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas; the first communication entity configured to; receive one or more data streams at a first communication entity of the plurality of communication entities; configure one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the first communication entity to transmit the received one or more data streams to a second communication entity of the plurality of communication entities; the second communication entity configured to; receive the one or more data streams from said one or more distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the first communication entity; and transmit said one or more data streams to the mobile communication device; and one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and the corresponding antenna arrays of the mobile communication device is configured to receive said one or more data streams transmitted from said one or more distributed transceivers and said corresponding antenna arrays of the second communication entity, wherein at least one of said first and second communication entities are a mobile communication entity, wherein configuring said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and said corresponding antenna arrays of said at least one mobile communication entity comprises configuring the one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers and said corresponding antenna arrays of said at least one mobile communication entity based on at least one of a current location of said mobile communication entity and a speed of said mobile communication entity. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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