Personal communications system
First Claim
1. A multi mode personal communication system comprising:
- a) a plurality of personal communication units (PCU'"'"'s), each PCU being configured for;
1) network mode communication and;
2) autonomous (non-networked) mode communication;
b) a universal adaptor interface (UAI) in communication with each of a plurality of the PCU'"'"'s during network mode communications, the UAI being configured to receive PCU uplink information from a plurality of PCU'"'"'s and to transmit UAI downlink information in the form of a composite signal receivable by a plurality of PCU'"'"'s, the composite signal including information separately addressable to each of a plurality of PCU'"'"'s; and
c) said PCU'"'"'s further being configured to receive PCU uplink information from non-networked PCU'"'"'s and forwarding uplink information from the non-networked PCU'"'"'s to the UAI in the PCU uplink information from a networked PCU.
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Abstract
A personal communications system has a plurality of personal communications units defining a network. The personal communications units are configured to send and receive digital communications among one another via the network. A wireless interface adaptor further defines the network and is configured to function as a repeater. The personal communications units are configured to cooperate with the wireless interface adaptor when the wireless interface adaptor is available. The wireless interface adaptor coordinates access of each personal communications unit to at least one other personal communications unit. The personal communications units are further configured to cooperate with one another to effect communications therebetween when no wireless interface adaptor is available.
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75 Claims
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1. A multi mode personal communication system comprising:
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a) a plurality of personal communication units (PCU'"'"'s), each PCU being configured for;
1) network mode communication and;
2) autonomous (non-networked) mode communication;
b) a universal adaptor interface (UAI) in communication with each of a plurality of the PCU'"'"'s during network mode communications, the UAI being configured to receive PCU uplink information from a plurality of PCU'"'"'s and to transmit UAI downlink information in the form of a composite signal receivable by a plurality of PCU'"'"'s, the composite signal including information separately addressable to each of a plurality of PCU'"'"'s; and
c) said PCU'"'"'s further being configured to receive PCU uplink information from non-networked PCU'"'"'s and forwarding uplink information from the non-networked PCU'"'"'s to the UAI in the PCU uplink information from a networked PCU. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A personal communications system for facilitating full duplex communication between a network defined by a plurality of radio transceivers and a wired intercom system via a repeater, the system comprising:
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(a) a plurality of radio transceivers in full duplex communication mode therebetween and defining a transceiver network;
(b) at least one wired intercom system; and
(c) a repeater interfacing the network and the wired intercom system(s), the repeater being operative to communicate signals between the plurality of transceivers in the network and the wired intercom system(s) in full duplex communication mode, the repeater further being operative to receive signals from the plurality of transceivers and form a first composite signal therefrom for simultaneous communication of the signals to the wired intercom system(s), wherein each of the wired intercom system(s) receives the signals from the plurality of transceivers embedded therein. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of communicating with a personal communications system within a network defined by a plurality of transceivers, a repeater, and at least one wired intercom system, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) communicating a first signal from a first transceiver to the repeated;
(b) communicating a second signal from a second transceiver to the repeater;
(c) combining the first and second signals to form a first composite signal; and
(d) simultaneously communicating the first and second signals as the first composite signal from the repeater to the wired intercom system(s), wherein each of the wired intercom system(s) receives the first and second signals embedded therein. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A personal communications system for facilitating full duplex communication between a network defined by a plurality of radio transceivers and a wired intercom system via a repeater the system comprising:
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(a) a plurality of radio transceivers in fill duplex communication mode therebetween and defining a transceiver network;
(b) at least one wired intercom system; and
(c) a repeater interfacing the network and the wired intercom system(s), the repeater being operative to communicate signals between the plurality of transceivers in the network and the wired intercom system(s) in fill duplex communication mode, the repeater further being operative to receive signals from the plurality of transceivers and the wired intercom system(s) to form a first composite signal therefrom for simultaneous communication of the signals to the plurality of transceivers, wherein each of the transceivers receive signals from the transceivers and the wired intercom system(s) embedded therein. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method of communicating with a personal communications System within a network defined by a plurality of transceivers, a repeater, and at least one wired intercom system, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) communicating a first signal from a first transceiver to the repeater;
(b) communicating a second signal from a second transceiver to the repeater;
(c) communicating a third signal from the wired intercom system(s) to the repeater;
(d) combining the first, second, and third signals to form a first composite signal; and
(e) simultaneously communicating the first, second, and third signals as the first composite signal from the repeater to the plurality of transceivers, wherein each of the transceivers receive the first, second, and third signals embedded therein. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. An extendable multi-mode communications system for facilitating full duplex communication between a plurality of radio transceivers and one or more wired intercom systems via a repeater, the system comprising:
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(a) a plurality of radio transceivers in point to point full duplex communication mode with each other when the system is in point to point mode of operation;
(b) at least one wired intercom system; and
(c) a repeater interfacing the plurality of transceivers and the wired intercom system(s), the repeater, in combination with the transceivers defining a transceiver network operative to facilitate sequenced communication of signals from each transceiver to every other transceiver in full duplex communication mode, the repeater, in combination with the transceivers and the wired intercom system(s), defining an extended transceiver network operative to also communicate the sequenced communication of signals from the plurality of transceivers to the wired intercom system(s) in full duplex communication mode to form an extendable multi-mode communications system. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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