Wireless communication system
First Claim
1. Apparatus for conducting wireless communication among a plurality of stations, comprising a transmitter tuned to a transmit frequency and a receiver tuned to a receive frequency at each station, said stations being arranged in a logical loop configuration whereby the receive frequency of the receiver of a given station corresponds to the transmit frequency of the transmitter of the station preceding it within the loop, each of said transmit frequencies for the stations of the loop being different;
- means at each station for generating a station audio-containing data signal for transmission by said transmitter to the next station receiver;
means coupled to said station data signal generator, said station receiver and said station transmitter for combining the signal received by said station receiver with said station data signal for transmission by said station transmitter;
timing means for maintaining a common time base among each of said stations; and
means for varying the transmit and receive frequencies of each of said stations in synchronism on a continuous basis whereby communication is maintained among all stations.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system allow two-full two-way communication among a net or loop of stations. Each station is in direct communication with another member of the net such that a logical communication loop is created about the net. Each station combines its received signal with its own audio signal for retransmission to the next member of the loop whereby audio from said station is passed in turn to each of the other loop members. Transmission frequency hopping is utilized to insure system privacy and minimize interference with or from other loops operating in the same area. The system dynamically reconfigures itself to allow for the addition or dropping of a station without breakdown of the loop.
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1. Apparatus for conducting wireless communication among a plurality of stations, comprising a transmitter tuned to a transmit frequency and a receiver tuned to a receive frequency at each station, said stations being arranged in a logical loop configuration whereby the receive frequency of the receiver of a given station corresponds to the transmit frequency of the transmitter of the station preceding it within the loop, each of said transmit frequencies for the stations of the loop being different;
- means at each station for generating a station audio-containing data signal for transmission by said transmitter to the next station receiver;
means coupled to said station data signal generator, said station receiver and said station transmitter for combining the signal received by said station receiver with said station data signal for transmission by said station transmitter;
timing means for maintaining a common time base among each of said stations; and
means for varying the transmit and receive frequencies of each of said stations in synchronism on a continuous basis whereby communication is maintained among all stations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- means at each station for generating a station audio-containing data signal for transmission by said transmitter to the next station receiver;
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