WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, PORTABLE RADIO REPEATER AND MAGAZINE THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A wireless communication system comprising a plurality of portable radio repeaters, wherein at least one of the portable radio repeaters is operable to be automatically or manually ejected from a portable magazine in response to a received signal strength measurement and is arranged to communicate from an ejected location.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system and portable radio repeater are described. The system includes a portable magazine having multiple portable radio repeaters disposed therein. One or more of the repeaters are automatically or manually ejected based on a received signal strength measurement. Once ejected, each repeater communicates from the ejected location, automatically switching between passive and active receive modes based on received signal strength. The repeater has a sensor to transmit environmental data or a visual or audible locator. The magazine has a dispensing mechanism with a mechanical or electro-mechanical release mechanism that holds the repeater to be ejected in a substantially fixed position. The dispensing mechanism detects when the repeater switches to the active mode and dispenses the repeater in response thereto, as well as detecting the number repeaters remaining within the magazine and communicating this information.
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21 Claims
- 1. A wireless communication system comprising a plurality of portable radio repeaters, wherein at least one of the portable radio repeaters is operable to be automatically or manually ejected from a portable magazine in response to a received signal strength measurement and is arranged to communicate from an ejected location.
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11. A method in a wireless communication system comprising a portable radio repeater and a portable magazine, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal of interest; determining whether a signal strength of the signal has dropped below a predetermined threshold; and if it is determined that the signal strength has dropped below the threshold, at least one of; automatically ejecting the repeater from the magazine, or providing an indication on the magazine to an operator carrying the magazine that the repeater is to be manually ejected from the magazine; wherein the ejected repeater wirelessly acts as a radio repeater for the signal of interest. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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