Wireless network based radio communication system

• US 20060120397A1
• Filed: 12/06/2004
• Published: 06/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Barrett Kreiner, Jonathan Reeves
• Original Assignee: Barrett Kreiner, Jonathan Reeves
• Inventors: Kreiner, Barrett, Reeves, Jonathan
• Application Number:
  US11/007,030
• Publication Number:
  US 20060120397A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/437
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

A system for providing radio communications is provided that includes a wireless network having at least two repeater/transceivers for dynamic channel allocation. Radios communicate with the repeater/transceivers. The system provides secure communication among radios, communication from one radio to a group of radios, and relayed communication from one radio to another. Each radio has a processor for compressing, encrypting, and storing communication data.

Claims

1. A system for providing radio communications, comprising:

a wireless network for voice and data digital signals;

at least two repeater/transceivers in communication with the network for dynamic channel allocation;

a plurality of radios in communication with the repeater/transceivers for secure communication among the radios, communication to a portion of the radios belonging to a group, and for relaying communication from one of the radios to another radio, each radio having a processor for compressing, encrypting, and storing communication data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein several concurrent communications are encoded on a single channel.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the repeater/transceivers retransmit stored communication to one of the radios, upon request.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein one of the radios is not able to communicate directly with the other radios and is able to communicate indirectly with the other radios through one of the repeater/transceivers.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the radios are trunking radios.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the second network performs voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP), landline communication, or cellular communication.

6. A handset for providing radio communications, comprising:

a receiver for receiving incoming digital signals including voice and data over a network having dynamic channel allocation;

a transmitter for transmitting outgoing digital signals including voice and data over the network;

a processor for compressing, encrypting, and storing communication data;

wherein communication to/from other handsets, communication to/from groups of handsets, relayed communication to/from other handsets is transceived.

7. The handset of claim 6, wherein the processor digitizes voice and data.

8. The handset of claim 6, wherein the processor applies security and prioritization rules to communication data.

9. The handset of claim 6, further comprising:

a storage device for holding messages in a queue for replay, the storage being accessible by the processor.

10. A method for providing radio communications, comprising:

encrypting, digitizing, and compressing messages on a first handset before the messages are transmitted over a network to a second handset, the network connecting multiple transmitters and performing dynamic channel allocation;

prioritizing messages on the first handset so that higher priority messages are transmitted before lower priority messages; and

sending a message from the first handset to a group of handsets, the group being defined by the first handset.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

re-broadcasting a message stored on a first handset to the second handset.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

transmitting communication from the network to second network, the second handset being in communication with the second network.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

patching data on one frequency and retransmitting it on another frequency.

15. A storage medium storing instructions for performing a method for providing radio communications, the method comprising:

receiving incoming digital signals on a handset from a network having dynamic channel allocation, the incoming digital signals including voice and data;

transmitting outgoing digital signals from the handset over the network;

compressing, encrypting, and storing communication data on the handset;

wherein communication to/from other handsets, communication to/from groups of handsets, relayed communication to/from other handsets is transceived.