Multiple transmitter message transmission system and method therefor
First Claim
1. A method for delivering a message to a communication receiver operating in a communication system comprising a plurality of transmission cells defining transmission areas, each transmission cell having a cell transmitter and a cell receiver operating on a common channel with the communication receivers, said method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a message packet including the message intended for the communication receiver at a first data bit rate on the common channel, the message packet being transmitted from a predetermined one of the cell transmitters located within one of the plurality of transmission cells;
receiving the transmitted message packet by the cell receivers located within the other of the plurality of transmission cells; and
transmitting the message packet for delivery of the messages intended for the communication receiver from each of the cell transmitters within each of the plurality of transmission cells at a second data bit rate on the common channel.
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Abstract
A multiple transmitter message transmission system provides for the distribution of message packets from a central transmitter station to a plurality of remote transmitter stations on a common channel on which the messages are delivered to a plurality of paging receivers operating within the system. The messages are delivered by simulcast transmissions from the central transmitter station and the plurality of remote transmitter stations. The system is capable of functioning with a variety of signaling protocols, and reduces the number of channels required for message distribution and delivery to a single common channel.
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1. A method for delivering a message to a communication receiver operating in a communication system comprising a plurality of transmission cells defining transmission areas, each transmission cell having a cell transmitter and a cell receiver operating on a common channel with the communication receivers, said method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a message packet including the message intended for the communication receiver at a first data bit rate on the common channel, the message packet being transmitted from a predetermined one of the cell transmitters located within one of the plurality of transmission cells; receiving the transmitted message packet by the cell receivers located within the other of the plurality of transmission cells; and transmitting the message packet for delivery of the messages intended for the communication receiver from each of the cell transmitters within each of the plurality of transmission cells at a second data bit rate on the common channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for delivering a message to a communication receiver operating in a communication system comprising a plurality of transmission cells defining at least first and second co-located transmission regions, each transmission cell in each region having a cell transmitter and a cell receiver operating on a common channel with the communication receiver, said method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting the message packet at a first data bit rate on the common channel, the message packet being transmitted from a predetermined one of the cell transmitters located within the first transmission region; receiving the transmitted message packet by the cell receivers located within the other of the plurality of transmission cells within the first transmission region; further receiving the transmitted message packet by a predetermined one of the cell receivers located within the second transmission region; retransmitting, within the second transmission region, the message packet at the first data bit rate on the common channel, the message packet being retransmitted from the cell transmitter associated with the predetermined one of the cell receivers which received the message packet transmitted within the first transmission region; and transmitting the message packet at a second data bit rate on the common channel for delivery of the message intended for the communication receiver from each of the cell transmitters within the first and second transmission regions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A multiple transmitter message transmission system providing systemwide message distribution to a plurality of transmission areas on a common communication channel which is also utilized for the delivery of a message intended for a communication receiver operating within the system, said system comprising:
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a primary transmitter means, providing transmission coverage for the plurality of transmission areas, for transmitting a message packet at a first predetermined data bit rate on the common channel for distribution of the same throughout the plurality of transmission areas, said primary transmitter means, subsequently for transmitting the message packet at a second data bit rate on the common channel, for delivery of the message intended for the communication receiver within a predetermined one of the plurality of transmission areas; receiver means, located within each of the other of the plurality of transmission areas, for receiving the message packet transmitted at the first data bit rate on the common channel; and secondary transmitter means for providing transmission coverage for each of the other of the plurality of transmission areas, and being responsive to the message packet received at the first predetermined data bit rate, for subsequently transmitting the message packet at the second data bit rate on the common channel for delivery of the message intended for the communication receiver within the other of the plurality of transmission areas. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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