Mobile communication system
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1. A mobile communications system, comprising:
- a plurality of mobile communications devices;
a direct link, for communicating information between a communications network and a selected one of the plurality of mobile communications devices; and
a broadcast link, for simultaneously broadcasting information from the communications network intended to be receivable by the plurality of mobile communications devices.
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Abstract
A mobile communications system includes a plurality of mobile communications devices. A direct link communicates information between a communications network and a selected one of the plurality of mobile communications devices. A broadcast link simultaneously broadcasts information from the communications network intended to be receivable by the plurality of mobile communications devices.
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42 Claims
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1. A mobile communications system, comprising:
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a plurality of mobile communications devices;
a direct link, for communicating information between a communications network and a selected one of the plurality of mobile communications devices; and
a broadcast link, for simultaneously broadcasting information from the communications network intended to be receivable by the plurality of mobile communications devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for communicating information between a communications network and a plurality of mobile communications devices, comprising the steps of:
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supplying information intended for a selected one of the plurality of mobile communications device from the communications network to the selected mobile communications device via a direct link to the selected mobile communications device;
supplying information intended for the plurality of mobile communications devices from the communications network to the plurality of devices via a broadcast link capable of being simultaneously received by the plurality of devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile communications device, comprising:
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an interface for communicating information with a communications network via a direct link; and
an interface for receiving information from the communications network via a broadcast link. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. In a system comprising a plurality of mobile communications devices and a communications network, a method of operating a selected one of the plurality of mobile communications devices, comprising the steps of:
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receiving information from the communications network intended for the selected mobile communications device via a direct link to the selected mobile communications device; and
receiving information from the communications network intended for the plurality of mobile communications devices, including the selected mobile communications device, via a broadcast link. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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