Method and apparatus for aggregation of wireless resources of proximal wireless units to facilitate diversity signal combining
First Claim
1. A method for communicating information for a destination wireless apparatus that is operative to communicate in a wireless local area network (LAN)) and also operative to communicate with a wireless wide area network (WAN) comprising:
- simultaneously transmitting same information for the destination wireless apparatus to a plurality of proximal wireless apparatus via the wireless WAN;
receiving the simultaneously transmitted same information by each of the plurality of proximal wireless apparatus; and
using the received simultaneously transmitted information from the plurality of proximal wireless apparatus as diversity information for the destination wireless apparatus to enhance the quality of received information for the destination wireless apparatus.
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Abstract
A group of independent wireless apparatus (106a-106n) in a wireless local area network are identified and coordinated (aggregated) using the short-range wireless area network (wireless LAN). Each wireless apparatus receives information from a wireless wide area network (wireless WAN) such as a conventional cellular system. The plurality of independent proximal wireless apparatus (106b-106n) receive the same information that is ultimately destined for one of the wireless apparatus in the proximal group in the wireless local area network. Each proximal wireless apparatus (106b-106n) that has received the same information from the wide area network then retransmits or forwards the same information to the destination wireless apparatus (106a). Accordingly, the plurality of wireless apparatus in the local area network receive the same information from a wide area network and forward it, using the short range wireless communication system, to a destination wireless apparatus in the local area network. The destination wireless apparatus (106a) optimally combines the information to improve its reliability of detection.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for communicating information for a destination wireless apparatus that is operative to communicate in a wireless local area network (LAN)) and also operative to communicate with a wireless wide area network (WAN) comprising:
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simultaneously transmitting same information for the destination wireless apparatus to a plurality of proximal wireless apparatus via the wireless WAN;
receiving the simultaneously transmitted same information by each of the plurality of proximal wireless apparatus; and
using the received simultaneously transmitted information from the plurality of proximal wireless apparatus as diversity information for the destination wireless apparatus to enhance the quality of received information for the destination wireless apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for communicating information for a wireless apparatus that is operative to communicate in a wireless local area network (LAN) and also operative to communicate with a wireless wide area network (WAN) comprising:
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transmitting same information by the wireless apparatus to at least one proximal wireless apparatus via the wireless LAN;
re-transmitting the same information via the wireless WAN, by the wireless apparatus and by the proximal wireless apparatus;
receiving the re-transmitted same information by the WAN from each of the wireless apparatus and the at least one proximal wireless apparatus; and
using the received re-transmitted same information from both the wireless apparatus and by the proximal wireless apparatus to enhance the quality of received information for the wireless apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless apparatus comprising:
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a wireless WAN transceiver, a wireless LAN transceiver, a processing device, operatively coupled to the wireless WAN transceiver and to the wireless LAN transceiver, wherein the processing device is operative to;
receive, via the wireless LAN transceiver, re-transmitted simultaneously transmitted same information from a plurality of proximal wireless apparatus; and
use the received simultaneously transmitted information from the plurality of proximal wireless apparatus as diversity information for to enhance the quality of received information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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