Cellular Phone Signal Enhancement Apparatus

• US 20090067361A1
• Filed: 09/08/2007
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Joseph N. Califano
• Original Assignee: Joseph N. Califano
• Inventors: Califano, Joseph N.
• Application Number:
  US11/852,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20090067361A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/315
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15 Active relay systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/26 Cell enhancers or enhancement, e.g. for tunnels, building shadow

Abstract

A method for guiding radio frequency (RF), this apparatus aids an RF signal for receiving incoming and outgoing RF cellular signals is described. This apparatus facilitates an improved communications link between an outside cellular signal source and a receiving indoor hand held cellular device. This apparatus improves existing communication links by providing a path for RF signal travel using standard building wiring infrastructure. This invention, in its preferred embodiments, is specifically designed to provide channeling of RF communications from local sources of RF signal sources outside of a building or other structure to their interior. This invention uses only passive means to facilitate an RF path and is not electrically activated when plugged into a standard wall outlet, but relies on absorbed RF thru existing building wiring infrastructure to facilitate an improved communications signal to a hand held cellular device inside of said structure.

Claims

1. A lightweight and highly portable cell phone signal apparatus is constructed to provide a path for RF cell phone signals from outside of a building to flow into the internal part of that structure using only the buildings internal wiring infrastructure as a signal path. This apparatus provides a passive means for a standard generated RF output from a typical cellular signal outside of a structure to permeate into the interior of that structure by so means of a passive antenna provided by this device to temporarily connect to the buildings wiring infrastructure, by means of an electrical outlet as not to be permanently affixed, but plugged in as needed by the user to allow for signal source to filter into interior of current use structure. A method for operating a cell phone signal enhancer that facilitates an RF path to a cell phone which improves the cell phone input/output signal from the original source to the cell phone and delivers the improved signal to the cellular antenna, comprising:

through a standard home outlet that attenuates the RF signal passing through by connecting the device antenna via the electrical outlet blades plugged directly into a standard wall outlet. The RF output is passing the signal by said device thru its external antenna to the cell phones antenna.

2. The method described in claim 1 wherein:

said step of passing the cell phone output signal through this simple attenuator device includes distinct RF attenuations found in standard building infrastructure wiring. This cell phone apparatus which is constructed to provide a path to a cell phone thru its external antenna and which can enhance a cell phones receipt and transmission signal that is typically generated during a call. The cell phone signal apparatus is constructed to provide an RF path to a cell phone which can improve a cell phone input/output signal that is generated by the cell phone for transmission by it'"'"'s own antenna, wherein the enhancer apparatus has a direct temporary attachment to the structure wiring via standard wall outlet to aid said cell phone input/output without being coupled directly to said device antenna;

the produced gain that has a undetermined value that is solely dependent upon the output power from the cell phone itself, whereby RF signal is continuously variable. Thus, this invention provides an enhancing effect that improves operation of a cell phone by providing a signal path for the output of the cell phone that is to be transmitted, and received inside of a structure. By using a standard wall outlet this device provides a path outside of the building thus provides enhanced path RF signal from and to a receiving antenna that is delivered to the cell phone.

3. This device consisting essentially of a passive antenna, the temporarily affixes to a wall outlet for the purpose of providing an RF conduit from the exterior of a structure and allowing RF signal sources to filter through using existing wiring infrastructure, to a standard wall outlet. Thus the device affixes to the standard wall outlet and provides the RF signal pass thru to the interior of a structure for the purpose of receiving a healthier clear and/or enhanced cellular signal to reach a typical user.

4. Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated herein, it is recognized that modifications and variations may readily occur to those skilled in the art, and consequently, it is intended that the claims be interpreted to cover such modifications and equivalents.