Telecommunication method and system for communicating with multiple terminals in a building through multiple antennas
First Claim
1. A telecommunications system comprising a first radio signal transmitting and receiving antenna positioned to direct radio signals in a divergent beam towards a predetermined wall surface area of a building with the first antenna sufficiently close to the building to require substantial constancy of the radio signal to noise ratio of radio signals to be transmitted from the first antenna over the predetermined wall surface area, the first antenna being capable of providing substantial constancy of the required radio signal to noise ratio;
- and a plurality of second radio signal transmitting and receiving antenna mounted in space locations of the building and within the confines of the divergent beam, each second antenna provided for;
a) transmitting radio signals outwardly from the surface area of the building to the first antenna and selectively for receiving radio signals from the first antenna; and
b) transmitting telecommunications signals to and receiving telecommunications signals from an individual terminal outlet within the building;
wherein at least one of the second antenna comprises a patch antenna, andwherein the at least one patch antenna comprises a radio signal receiving patch mounted upon an outside surface of the window, a ground plane associated with the patch, and a pick-up cable for receiving signals transmitted by the patch on the other side of the window.
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Abstract
Telecommunications system in which an outside antenna is positioned to direct radio signals in a divergent beam towards a predetermined wall surface area of a building. The outside antenna is sufficiently close to the building to require constancy of the radio signals to noise ratio of radio signals transmitted by the outside antenna. The signals transmitted at the building are received by patch antennas located on the wall surface area (e.g. in practice upon windows) for connection of the outside antenna to individual terminal outlets in the building. These terminal outlets are preferably connected by cable to the patch antennas, but the terminal outlets may be radio receivers.
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30 Claims
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1. A telecommunications system comprising a first radio signal transmitting and receiving antenna positioned to direct radio signals in a divergent beam towards a predetermined wall surface area of a building with the first antenna sufficiently close to the building to require substantial constancy of the radio signal to noise ratio of radio signals to be transmitted from the first antenna over the predetermined wall surface area, the first antenna being capable of providing substantial constancy of the required radio signal to noise ratio;
- and a plurality of second radio signal transmitting and receiving antenna mounted in space locations of the building and within the confines of the divergent beam, each second antenna provided for;
a) transmitting radio signals outwardly from the surface area of the building to the first antenna and selectively for receiving radio signals from the first antenna; and b) transmitting telecommunications signals to and receiving telecommunications signals from an individual terminal outlet within the building; wherein at least one of the second antenna comprises a patch antenna, and wherein the at least one patch antenna comprises a radio signal receiving patch mounted upon an outside surface of the window, a ground plane associated with the patch, and a pick-up cable for receiving signals transmitted by the patch on the other side of the window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
- and a plurality of second radio signal transmitting and receiving antenna mounted in space locations of the building and within the confines of the divergent beam, each second antenna provided for;
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4. A method of telecommunication comprising:
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providing a first radio signal transmitting and receiving antenna positioned to direct radio signals in a divergent beam towards a predetermined wall surface area of a building with the first antenna sufficiently close to the building to require substantial constancy of the signal to noise ratio of signals transmitted from the first antenna over the predetermined wall surface area; providing the required substantial constancy of signal to noise ratio of signals to be transmitted from the first antenna, transmitting radio signals between the first antenna and selectively with one of a plurality of second radio signal transmitting and receiving antennas which are supported in spaced apart locations on the building and within the confines of the divergent beam; and transmitting signals between the at least one selected second antenna and a terminal individual to the selected second antenna by transmitting the radio signals received at a second antenna to a third antenna and directing radio signals from the third antenna into the building to be received by the individual terminal. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A telecommunications system comprising a first radio signal transmitting and receiving antenna positioned to direct radio signals in a divergent beam towards a predetermined wall surface area of a building with the first antenna sufficiently close to the building to require substantial constancy of the radio signal to noise ratio of radio signals to be transmitted from the first antenna over the predetermined wall surface area, the first antenna being capable of providing substantial constancy of the required radio signal to noise ratio;
- and a plurality of second radio signal transmitting and receiving antenna mounted in space locations of the building and within the confines of the divergent beam, each second antenna provided for;
a) transmitting radio signals outwardly from the surface area of the building to the first antenna and selectively for receiving radio signals from the first antenna; and b) transmitting telecommunications signals to and receiving telecommunications signals from an individual terminal outlet within the building, wherein at least one of the second antennas is connected to a third antenna to transmit a radio signal into the building to be received by an individual terminal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- and a plurality of second radio signal transmitting and receiving antenna mounted in space locations of the building and within the confines of the divergent beam, each second antenna provided for;
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14. A telecommunications system comprising a first radio signal transmitting and receiving antenna positioned to direct radio signals in a divergent beam towards a predetermined wall surface area of a building with the first antenna sufficiently close to the building to require substantial constancy of the radio signal to noise ratio of radio signals to be transmitted from the first antenna over the predetermined wall surface area, the first antenna being capable of providing substantial constancy of the required radio signal to noise ratio;
- and a plurality of second radio signal transmitting and receiving antenna mounted in space locations of the building and within the confines of the divergent beam, each second antenna provided for;
a) transmitting radio signals outwardly from the surface area of the building to the first antenna and selectively for receiving radio signals from the first antenna; and b) transmitting telecommunications signals to and receiving telecommunications signals from an individual terminal outlet within the building, wherein at least one of said second antenna comprises; a planar radio signal receiving and transmitting patch; a substrate which has a planar portion, the patch carried upon one side of the planar portion; and a ground member electrically isolated from the patch and having a main portion disposed opposite to the patch on the other side of the planar portion of the substrate, the ground member having an aperture and the substrate being capable of providing an electromagnetic coupling through the aperture between the patch and the telecommunications signal transmitting means to be located in a position on the side of the ground member remote from the substrate, the ground member extending from its main portion as a peripheral wall around edges of the substrate, the peripheral wall extending through and beyond the plane of the patch to face inwardly of the antenna and across the patch. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- and a plurality of second radio signal transmitting and receiving antenna mounted in space locations of the building and within the confines of the divergent beam, each second antenna provided for;
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23. A method of telecommunication comprising:
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providing a first radio signal transmitting and receiving antenna positioned to direct radio signals in a divergent beam towards a predetermined wall surface area of a building with the first antenna sufficiently close to the building to require substantial constancy of the signal to noise ratio of signals transmitted from the first antenna over the predetermined wall surface area; providing the required substantial constancy of signal to noise ratio of signals to be transmitted from the first antenna, transmitting radio signals between the first antenna and selectively with one of a plurality of second radio signal transmitting and receiving antennas which are supported in spaced apart locations on the building and within the confines of the divergent beam; and transmitting signals between the selected second antenna and a terminal individual to the selected second antenna, wherein the selected second antenna comprises; a planar radio signal receiving and transmitting patch; a substrate which has a planar portion, the patch carried upon one side of the planar portion; and a ground member electrically isolated from the patch and having a main portion disposed opposite to the patch on the other side of the planar portion of the substrate, the ground member having an aperture and the substrate being capable of providing an electromagnetic coupling through the aperture between the patch and the telecommunications signal transmitting means to be located in a position on the side of the ground member remote from the substrate, the ground member extending from its main portion as a peripheral wall around edges of the substrate, the peripheral wall extending through and beyond the plane of the patch to face inwardly of the antenna and across the patch. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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