Subscriber RF telephone system for providing multiple speech and/or data signals simultaneously over either a single or a plurality of RF channels
First Claim
1. A base station which facilitates wireless communication with at least one other communicating unit, the base station communicating information signals to said communicating unit over a channel at an assigned one of a plurality of frequencies using repetitive time frames, each said time frame comprising a sequence of time slots, said channel being defined as having the same one or more of said time slots from said sequence of time slots in one or more of said time frames, the base station comprising:
- (a) a processor configured to assign a duration of time for the information signals being sent to said communicating unit, wherein said duration equals the duration of one or more time slots in the same time frame; and
(b) a memory for storing assignment information indicating which time slots of each time frame have been assigned, wherein said processor maintains said memory and provides said assignment information by consulting said memory.
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Abstract
A system and method for wireless communication between a plurality of subscriber units and a base station, the base station communicating information signals from an originating source to a destination subscriber unit over a channel at an assigned one of a plurality of frequencies using repetitive time frames, each said time frame comprising a sequence of time slots. The channel is defined as having the same one or more time slots from the sequence of time slots in one or more of the time frames. The base station includes a central processing unit capable of assigning a duration of time for the information signals being sent to the destination subscriber unit. The duration equals the duration of one or more time slots in the same frame. The central processing unit maintains a memory of which time slots of each time frame have been assigned and provides the time slot assignment, and therefore channel assignment, by consulting said memory. The system includes a multiplexer for multiplexing the information signals onto the assigned channel; and a transmitter for transmitting the information signals to the destination subscriber unit using the assigned channel.
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80 Claims
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1. A base station which facilitates wireless communication with at least one other communicating unit, the base station communicating information signals to said communicating unit over a channel at an assigned one of a plurality of frequencies using repetitive time frames, each said time frame comprising a sequence of time slots, said channel being defined as having the same one or more of said time slots from said sequence of time slots in one or more of said time frames, the base station comprising:
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(a) a processor configured to assign a duration of time for the information signals being sent to said communicating unit, wherein said duration equals the duration of one or more time slots in the same time frame; and
(b) a memory for storing assignment information indicating which time slots of each time frame have been assigned, wherein said processor maintains said memory and provides said assignment information by consulting said memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A base station for supporting wireless communication with at least one subscriber unit, the base station communicating information signals to said at least one subscriber unit in selected time slots of time frames of assigned frequencies wherein the time frames for each frequency have a predetermined number of time slots each having a predetermined position in the time frame and time division multiplex (TDM) channels are defined by one or more time slots having the same relative position in each of a frequency'"'"'s time frames, said base station comprising:
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(a) a processor which makes time slot assignments for segments of each information signal to be sent to said at least one subscriber unit, such that segments of a particular information signal are assigned to the time slots of a selected TDM channel; and
(b) a memory for storing assignment information indicating which time slot positions in the time frames of each frequency are allocated to which TDM channels, wherein said processor maintains said memory and provides said assignment information by consulting said memory. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25)
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24. The base station of 23 wherein at least one frequency has time frames which each have four time slots and wherein said processor allocates either one or two time slots per time frame for the frequency'"'"'s TDM channels such that the processor allocates for the frequency a maximum of four TDM channels, each corresponding to the time slots of a respective first, second, third or fourth time slot position of each of the frequency'"'"'s time frame and a minimum of two TDM channels, one corresponding to the time slots of first and second time slot positions of the frequency'"'"'s time frames and the other corresponding to the time slots of third and fourth time slot positions of the frequency'"'"'s time frames.
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26. A base station for facilitating wireless communication with at least one subscriber unit, the base station communicating information signals to said at least one subscriber unit in selected time slots of time frames of assigned frequencies wherein the time frames for each frequency have a predetermined number of time slots each having a predetermined position in the time frame, and channels are defined by a group of time slots having the same relative position in each of a frequency'"'"'s time frames, said base station comprising:
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(a) a processor which makes time slot assignments for segments of each information signal to be sent to said at least one subscriber unit, such that segments of a particular information signal are assigned to the time slots of a selected channel; and
(b) a memory for storing assignment information indicating which time slot positions in the time frames of each frequency are allocated to which channels, wherein said processor maintains said memory and provides said assignment information by consulting said memory. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A base station for facilitating wireless communication with at least one of a plurality of subscriber units, the base station communicating information signals to a destination one of said subscriber units over a channel at an assigned one of a plurality of frequencies, said channel comprising a plurality of repetitive time slots, with a series of consecutive time slots defining a time frame, said base station comprising:
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(a) a processor configured to assign at least one time slot in the same time frame for the information signals to be sent to said destination subscriber unit; and
(b) a memory for storing assignment information indicating which time slots have been assigned, wherein said processor maintains said memory and provides said assignment information by consulting said memory. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A base station for facilitating wireless communication with a plurality of subscriber units, the base station communicating information signals from an originating source to a destination one of said subscriber units over a channel at an assigned one of a plurality of frequencies, said channel comprising at least one time slot from a time frame repeating over time, each said time frame comprising a finite series of time slots, said base station comprising:
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(a) a processor configured to define a channel by assigning a duration of time for the information signals being sent to said one destination subscriber unit, wherein said duration equals the duration of one or more time slots in the same time frame; and
(b) a memory for storing assignment information indicating which time slots in each time frame have been assigned, wherein said processor maintains said memory and provides said assignment information by consulting said memory. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A base station for supporting wireless communication with a plurality of subscriber units, the UE communicating information signals from an originating source to a destination one of said subscriber units at an assigned one of a plurality of frequencies and over an assigned channel, using a repeating time frame, said time frame having a plurality of time slots, said channel being defined by at least one of said time slots in each time frame, said UE comprising:
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(a) a processor configured to assign a duration of time for the information signals being sent to said destination subscriber unit, wherein said duration equals the duration of one or more time slots in the same time frame; and
(b) a memory for storing assignment information indicating which time slots in each time frame have been assigned, wherein said processor maintains said memory and provides said assignment information by consulting said memory. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 75)
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68. A base station which facilitates wireless communication with at least one communicating unit, the base station communicating information signals to said communicating unit over a channel at an assigned one of a plurality of frequencies using repetitive time frames, the assigned channel being assigned by said communicating unit, each said time frame comprising a sequence of time slots, said channel being defined as having the same one or more of said time slots from said sequence of time slots in one or more of said time frames, said base station comprising:
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(a) a processor for placing the information signals into at least one time slot within a time frame; and
(b) a transmitter for transmitting the information signals to said communicating unit over the assigned channel. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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