Method and system for repeating pages
First Claim
1. A method for repeating a paging message transmitted by a moving paging system base station wherein said paging message is conveyed by a first signal, said first signal being transmitted over a first frequency channel having a predetermined bandwidth, said method comprising the steps of:
- increasing, by said pager, said reception bandwidth to an amount sufficiently greater than said predetermined bandwidth to contain said first frequency channel when said first frequency channel is shifted in frequency due to a Doppler effect;
reducing, by said pager, said reception bandwidth to an amount substantially equal to said predetermined bandwidth when signal strength of said first signal is insufficient for said pager to receive said first signal;
receiving, by a paging repeater, said first signal from said paging system base station, said paging repeater having a reception bandwidth sufficiently greater than said predetermined bandwidth;
adjusting by said paging repeater, said first signal to compensate for said Doppler effect so as to produce a second signal containing said paging message; and
transmitting, by said paging repeater, said second signal containing said paging message over a second frequency channel having substantially said predetermined bandwidth.
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Abstract
A paging repeater (22) receives (152) a paging signal (30) transmitted (138) by a low-earth orbit satellite (24) while compensating (150) for Doppler effects, modifying (156) the paging signal (30) to produce a repeat signal (40), and transmitting (166) the repeat signal shifted in both the time and frequency domains so as to preclude the generation of interference. A pager (28) receives a paging signal (30) directly from the satellite (24) while compensating (108) for Doppler effects whenever the pager (28) is unshadowed with regard to the satellite (24), or receiving a repeat signal (40) from a paging repeater (22) whenever the pager (28) is shadowed with regard to the satellite (24).
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20 Claims
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1. A method for repeating a paging message transmitted by a moving paging system base station wherein said paging message is conveyed by a first signal, said first signal being transmitted over a first frequency channel having a predetermined bandwidth, said method comprising the steps of:
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increasing, by said pager, said reception bandwidth to an amount sufficiently greater than said predetermined bandwidth to contain said first frequency channel when said first frequency channel is shifted in frequency due to a Doppler effect; reducing, by said pager, said reception bandwidth to an amount substantially equal to said predetermined bandwidth when signal strength of said first signal is insufficient for said pager to receive said first signal; receiving, by a paging repeater, said first signal from said paging system base station, said paging repeater having a reception bandwidth sufficiently greater than said predetermined bandwidth; adjusting by said paging repeater, said first signal to compensate for said Doppler effect so as to produce a second signal containing said paging message; and transmitting, by said paging repeater, said second signal containing said paging message over a second frequency channel having substantially said predetermined bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication system in which a paging message transmitted by a moving paging system base station is repeated, said paging message being conveyed by a first signal transmitted over a first frequency channel having a predetermined bandwidth, said system comprising:
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a paging repeater receiver configured to receive said first signal from said paging system base station, said paging repeater receiver being configured to have a reception bandwidth sufficiently greater than said predetermined bandwidth to contain said first frequency channel when said first frequency channel is shifted in frequency due to a Doppler effect; a paging repeater controller coupled to said receiver, said paging repeater controller being configured to adjust said first signal to compensate for said Doppler effect so as to produce a second signal containing said paging message; a paging repeater transmitter coupled to said controller, said paging repeater transmitter being configured to transmit said second signal containing said paging message over a second frequency channel having substantially said predetermined bandwidth; and at least one pager receiver in occasional contact with said paging repeater transmitter, said at least one pager receiver increasing a reception bandwidth to an amount sufficiently greater than said predetermined bandwidth to contain said first frequency channel when said first frequency channel is shifted in frequency due to a Doppler effect; reducing, by said pager receiver, said reception bandwidth when said first signal is not of sufficient strength for said pager receiver to receive said first signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for paging wherein a pager receives a paging message from one of a moving paging system base station and a substantially stationary paging repeater, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) transmitting, at said paging system base station, a first signal containing said paging message over a first frequency channel having a predetermined bandwidth; (b) receiving, at said paging repeater, said first signal from said paging system base station, said paging repeater having a reception bandwidth sufficiently greater than said predetermined bandwidth to contain said first frequency channel when said first frequency channel is shifted in frequency due to a Doppler effect; (c) adjusting, at said paging repeater, said first signal to compensate for said Doppler effect so as to produce a second signal containing said paging message; (d) transmitting, at said paging repeater, said second signal over a second frequency channel having substantially said predetermined bandwidth; (e) waking up said pager from a standby mode; (f) adjusting, at said pager after said step (e), a pager reception bandwidth such that said pager reception bandwidth is sufficiently greater than said predetermined bandwidth to contain said first frequency channel when said first frequency channel is shifted in frequency due to said Doppler effect; (g) receiving, at said pager after said step (f), said first signal from said paging system base station when said first signal is of sufficient strength and clarity for reception at said pager; (h) reducing, at said pager after said step (g), said pager reception bandwidth, when said first signal from said paging system base station is of insufficient strength or clarity for reception, from said pager reception bandwidth of said step (f); (i) receiving, at said pager after said step (h), said second signal from said paging repeater when said second signal is of sufficient strength and clarity for reception at said pager; and (j) returning, after said step (i), said pager to said standby mode. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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