System and Method for Extension of Wireless Footprint
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8. A method of communicating through a repeater, comprising:
- receiving a wireless communications signal, detecting a first format associated with the signal, and communicating format information via a wired connection in a second format, wherein the format information indicates the first format, wherein the first format is compatible with a wireless cellular network and the second format is compatible with a wired internet protocol network, and wherein the first format is different than the second format;
wirelessly receiving first data at the repeater in the first format;
converting the first data from the first format to the second format;
communicating the first data via the wired connection in the second format;
receiving second data in the second format at the repeater via the wired connection;
converting the second data from the second format to the first format; and
wirelessly transmitting the second data from the repeater in the first format.
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating through a host repeater. Data is received from a remote repeater communicating with a wireless device. The host repeater registers as the wireless device on a wireless network. The data is reformatted for transmission between the wireless devices and the wireless network.
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8. A method of communicating through a repeater, comprising:
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receiving a wireless communications signal, detecting a first format associated with the signal, and communicating format information via a wired connection in a second format, wherein the format information indicates the first format, wherein the first format is compatible with a wireless cellular network and the second format is compatible with a wired internet protocol network, and wherein the first format is different than the second format; wirelessly receiving first data at the repeater in the first format; converting the first data from the first format to the second format; communicating the first data via the wired connection in the second format; receiving second data in the second format at the repeater via the wired connection; converting the second data from the second format to the first format; and wirelessly transmitting the second data from the repeater in the first format. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
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10-1. The method as set forth in claim 8, further comprising receiving cellular carrier information in the second format via the wired connection, wherein the cellular carrier information includes sequences, channels and provider, and wirelessly transmitting the cellular carrier information from the repeater in the second format.
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12. A method of communicating through a repeater, comprising:
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hosting a local area network by transmitting and receiving a local area network wireless signal from the repeater; converting first data received at the repeater via a wired connection in a first format compatible with a wired internet protocol network to a second format compatible with a wireless cellular network; wirelessly transmitting the first data from the repeater in the second format; wirelessly receiving second data at the repeater in the second format; converting the second data from the second format to the first format; communicating the second data in the first format from the repeater via the wired connection; converting third data received at the repeater via the wired connection in the first format to a third format compatible with the local area network; wirelessly communicating the third data from the repeater in the third format; wirelessly receiving fourth data at the repeater in the third format; converting the fourth data from the third format to the first format; and communicating the fourth data in the first format via the wired connection. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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