APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING DATA AMONG MOBILE STATIONS VIA A BASE-STATION NETWORK
First Claim
1. An apparatus for distributing data among mobile stations via a base-station network, the apparatus serving as a base station included in the base-station network, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor to;
transmit a first range-check message, via the base-station network, to other base stations in the base-station network, the first range-check message including designated-range information that defines a service-area range indicating a range of a service area to which distribution data is to be distributed within the base-station network;
detect first response messages that are transmitted from one or more base stations included in the other base stations, via the base-station network, in response to the first range-check message, the first response messages including first cell information identifying cells that are covered by the one or more base stations; and
transmit the first cell information, via the base-station network, to a data-distribution apparatus that distributes the distribution data to one or more mobile stations located within the service-area range via the base-station network.
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Abstract
An apparatus serves as a base station included in a base-station network. The apparatus transmits a range-check message, via the base-station network, to other base stations in the base-station network, where the range-check message includes designated-range information that defines a service-area range indicating a range of a service area to which distribution data is to be distributed within the base-station network. The apparatus detects response messages that are transmitted from one or more base stations included in the other base stations, via the base-station network, in response to the range-check message, where the response messages include cell information identifying cells that are covered by the one or more base stations. The apparatus transmits the cell information, via the base-station network, to a data-distribution apparatus that distributes the distribution data to one or more mobile stations located within the service-area range via the base-station network.
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1. An apparatus for distributing data among mobile stations via a base-station network, the apparatus serving as a base station included in the base-station network, the apparatus comprising:
a processor to; transmit a first range-check message, via the base-station network, to other base stations in the base-station network, the first range-check message including designated-range information that defines a service-area range indicating a range of a service area to which distribution data is to be distributed within the base-station network; detect first response messages that are transmitted from one or more base stations included in the other base stations, via the base-station network, in response to the first range-check message, the first response messages including first cell information identifying cells that are covered by the one or more base stations; and transmit the first cell information, via the base-station network, to a data-distribution apparatus that distributes the distribution data to one or more mobile stations located within the service-area range via the base-station network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for distributing data among mobile stations via a base-station network, the system comprising:
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a plurality of base stations; a data distribution apparatus; and a base-station network via which the plurality of base stations and the data distribution apparatus are coupled with each other, wherein each of the plurality of base stations is configured to; transmit a first range-check message to first other base stations included in the plurality of base stations via the base-station network, the first range-check message including designated-range information that defines a service-area range indicating a range of a service area to which distribution data is to be distributed, detect a first response message that is transmitted from first one or more base stations included in the first other base stations in response to the range-check message, the first response messages including first cell information identifying cells that are covered by the first one or more base stations, and transmit the first cell information, via the base-station network, to the data-distribution apparatus, the first cell information; and the distribution apparatus is configured to distribute the distribution data destined for mobile stations, via the base-station network, to the first one or more base stations identified by the first cell information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for distributing data among mobile stations via a base-station network, the method being performed by a base station included in the base-station network, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first range-check message, via the base-station network, to other base stations in the base-station network, the first range-check message including designated-range information that defines a service-area range indicating a range of a service area to which distribution data is to be distributed within the base-station network; detecting first response messages that are transmitted from one or more base stations included in the other base stations, via the base-station network, in response to the first range-check message, the first response messages including first cell information identifying cells that are covered by the one or more base stations; and transmitting the first cell information, via the base-station network, to a data-distribution apparatus that distributes the distribution data to one or more mobile stations located within the service-area range via the base-station network. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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