Proxy mobile station using assignable mobile identifier to access a wireless network

• US 20060046647A1
• Filed: 09/02/2004
• Published: 03/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Cleveland, Joseph R., Rajkotia, Purva R., Parikh, Deepak R.
• Granted Patent: US 8,045,918 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/11.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/155 Ground-based stations H04B7/204 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

A proxy mobile station for retransmitting reverse channel signals from a mobile station to a base station of a wireless network. The proxy mobile station comprises: 1) a controller for receiving reverse channel data to be transmitted to the base station and transmitting the reverse channel data using an assigned mobile station identifier associated with the mobile station; and 2) a radio frequency transceiver for up-converting the encoded reverse channel data for transmission to the base station. The assigned mobile station is modifiable and may be modified by an external control device.

Claims

1. For use in a wireless network, a proxy mobile station capable of retransmitting reverse channel signals from a mobile station to a base station of said wireless network, said proxy mobile station comprising:

a controller capable of receiving reverse channel data to be transmitted to said base station and transmitting said reverse channel data using an assigned mobile station identifier associated with said mobile station; and

a radio frequency transceiver capable of up-converting said encoded reverse channel data for transmission to said base station.

2. The proxy mobile station as set forth in claim 1, wherein said controller encodes said reverse channel data using said assigned mobile station identifier.

3. The proxy mobile station as set forth in claim 2, wherein said assigned mobile station identifier is modifiable.

4. The proxy mobile station as set forth in claim 3, wherein said assigned mobile station identifier is stored in a memory associated with said controller.

5. The proxy mobile station as set forth in claim 3, wherein said assigned mobile station identifier is modifiable by an external control device coupled to said proxy mobile station.

6. The proxy mobile station as set forth in claim 5, wherein said controller transmits said reverse channel data using said assigned mobile station identifier associated with said mobile station in response to a command received from said external control device.

7. The proxy mobile station as set forth in claim 6, wherein said controller is further capable of receiving reverse channel data to be transmitted to said base station and transmitting said reverse channel data using a default mobile station identifier associated with said proxy mobile station.

8. The proxy mobile station as set forth in claim 7, wherein said default mobile station identifier is stored in a memory associated with said controller.

9. A repeater capable of retransmitting reverse channel signals from a plurality of mobile stations to a base station of a wireless network, said repeater comprising:

a plurality of proxy mobile stations capable of retransmitting said reverse channel signals, wherein each of said proxy mobile stations comprises;

a controller capable of receiving reverse channel data to be transmitted to said base station and transmitting said reverse channel data using an assigned mobile station identifier associated with a first one of said plurality of mobile stations; and

a radio frequency transceiver capable of up-converting said encoded reverse channel data for transmission to said base station.

10. The repeater as set forth in claim 9, wherein said controller encodes said reverse channel data using said assigned mobile station identifier.

11. The repeater as set forth in claim 10, wherein said assigned mobile station identifier is modifiable.

12. The repeater as set forth in claim 11, wherein said assigned mobile station identifier is stored in a memory associated with said controller.

13. The repeater as set forth in claim 11, wherein said assigned mobile station identifier is modifiable by an external control device coupled to said each proxy mobile station.

14. The repeater as set forth in claim 13, wherein said controller transmits said reverse channel data using said assigned mobile station identifier associated with said first mobile station in response to a command received from said external control device.

15. The repeater as set forth in claim 14, wherein said controller is further capable of receiving reverse channel data to be transmitted to said base station and transmitting said reverse channel data using a default mobile station identifier associated with said each proxy mobile station.

16. The repeater as set forth in claim 15, wherein said default mobile station identifier is stored in a memory associated with said controller.

17. For use in a wireless network, a method of retransmitting reverse channel signals from a mobile station to a base station of said wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving in a proxy mobile station reverse channel data to be transmitted to the base station;

transmitting the reverse channel data from the proxy mobile station to the base station using an assigned mobile station identifier associated with the mobile station.

18. The method as set forth in claim 17, further comprising the step of encoding the reverse channel data using the assigned mobile station identifier.

19. The method as set forth in claim 18, wherein the assigned mobile station identifier is modifiable.

20. The method as set forth in claim 19, wherein the assigned mobile station identifier is modifiable by an external control device coupled to the proxy mobile station.

21. The method as set forth in claim 20, wherein the step of transmitting the reverse channel data using the assigned mobile station identifier associated with the mobile station is performed in response to a command received from the external control device.