Pager (ringer) amplification by co-operative emission relay (pacer/racer)
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1. A co-operative emission relay system, comprising:
- a first user terminal having a first unique address, said first user terminal transmitting a request for relay, said request for relay including said first unique address; and
a second user terminal for receiving and storing said request for relay, for receiving a transmission signal having a receiving address, for comparing said receiving address to said first unique address, and for transmitting said transmission signal if said receiving address equals said first unique address.
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Abstract
A pager/ringer system for permitting co-operative emission relay between a plurality of user terminals of a satellite personal communication network (S-PCN) service. Each user terminal includes a receiver, a transmitter, a memory storage device and a unique address. By permitting relay between user terminals, the S-PCN will achieve improved dependability in signal-blocking environments by exploiting the spatial diversity of satellite signal strength.
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1. A co-operative emission relay system, comprising:
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a first user terminal having a first unique address, said first user terminal transmitting a request for relay, said request for relay including said first unique address; and a second user terminal for receiving and storing said request for relay, for receiving a transmission signal having a receiving address, for comparing said receiving address to said first unique address, and for transmitting said transmission signal if said receiving address equals said first unique address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for co-operative emission relay of transmission signals, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a plurality of said transmission signals, each of said transmission signals having an address and a message; a converter for converting each of said transmission signals to digital logic signals encoding said address and said message; a comparator for determining whether said message is a request for relay from a blocked user terminal; a storage unit for storing said address of said blocked user terminal; said comparator further comparing a predetermined address to said address of said blocked user terminal to determine whether said transmission signal is intended for said blocked user terminal; and a transmitter for relaying said transmission signals when said transmission signal is intended for said blocked user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of co-operative emission relay communication, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a request for relay from a blocked user terminal, said request for relay including a unique address of said blocked user terminal; receiving said request for relay within a second user terminal; storing said unique address of said blocked user terminal within said second user terminal; receiving a transmission signal within said second user terminal; determining whether said transmission signal is intended for said blocked user terminal; and relaying said transmission signal if said transmission signal is intended for said blocked user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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