Interactive digital data broadcasting system
First Claim
1. A communications system comprising:
- at least one base station in communication with at least one user terminal;
means for transmitting a signal from said user terminal to said base station in a first predetermined bandwidth (frequency range); and
means for transmitting a signal from said base station to said user terminal in a second predetermined bandwidth (frequency range).
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Abstract
An Interactive Digital Data Broadcasting System comprises a plurality of digital data broadcasting transmitter systems (12) is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the transmitter (12) operate in the frequency bands 2,310-2,320 and 2,345-2,360 MHz (S-band), 902-928 MHz, 2,400-2,483.5 MHz or 5,725-5,825 MHz. The present invention also includes user terminal (14) capable of receiving a plurality of channels in the said frequency bands and capable of transmitting in one or more traditional wireless communications bands; a plurality of receiving systems (16) for transmission from a user terminal (14); and a network management center (18). A user terminal (14) comprises an antenna system (20) capable of receiving multiple channels of broadband data broadcast transmissions in said frequency bands 2,310-2,320 and 2,345-2,360 MHz, 902-928 MHz, 2,400-2,483.5 MHz or 5,725-5,825 MHz (22) and transmitting on any traditional wireless communications technology (24) or via the transmitted band; a receiver (26); digital signal processing (28); a user interface (30); a transmitter operating in a traditional wireless communications system band (32); and a software operating system (34) to control the functions of the user terminal (14).
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20 Claims
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1. A communications system comprising:
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at least one base station in communication with at least one user terminal;
means for transmitting a signal from said user terminal to said base station in a first predetermined bandwidth (frequency range); and
means for transmitting a signal from said base station to said user terminal in a second predetermined bandwidth (frequency range). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A communications system comprising:
- at least one base station in communication with at least one user terminal;
means for transmitting a signal from said user terminal to said base station in a first predetermined bandwidth (frequency range);
means for transmitting a signal from said base station to said user terminal in a second predetermined bandwidth (frequency range);
said first predetermined bandwidth and said second predetermined bandwidth being asymmetrical;
said first and second predetermined bandwidths being allocated to a first geographical zone defined within a first predetermined distance relative to said base station; and
third and fourth predetermined bandwidths being allocated for transmitting signals from said user terminal to said base station and from said base station to said user terminal, respectively;
said third and fourth predetermined bandwidths being asymmetrical;
said third and fourth predetermined bandwidths being allocated to a second geographical zone defined within a second predetermined distance relative to said base station.
- at least one base station in communication with at least one user terminal;
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19. A method for transmitting a signal from a base station to a user terminal, and for transmitting a signal from a user terminal to a base station, the steps of said method including:
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transmitting a signal from said user terminal to said base station in a first predetermined bandwidth (frequency range);
transmitting a signal from said base station to said user terminal in a second predetermined bandwidth (frequency range); and
selecting said first and second predetermined bandwidths such that they are asymmetrical relative to each other. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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