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Dual mode satellite/cellular terminal

  • US 5,663,957 A
  • Filed: 07/12/1995
  • Issued: 09/02/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of communicating information using Time Division Multiple Access and adaptive transmission and reception, comprising the steps of:

  • transmitting signal bursts from TDMA transmission means to a TDMA receiving means wherein said transmission means codes said information and transmits coded information to said receiving means using at least one of two timeslots of a plurality of timeslots in a repetitive TDMA frame period;

    receiving both of said two timeslots whether or not said transmitting means has transmitted using said one or said two timeslots and classifying received signals as intended and non-intended;

    assembling successively received signals classified as intended into a block for decoding;

    decoding said block to reproduce said information.

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