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Wireless communications architecture

  • US 6,456,851 B1
  • Filed: 03/06/2000
  • Issued: 09/24/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method, comprising:

  • providing a wireless communications system having narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability and defining a substantially nonconflicting regional overlay;

    then transmitting a small area downstream signal from a downstream transmitter to a bi-directional transceiver; and

    transmitting an upstream signal from said bi-directional transceiver to a wide area upstream receiver through said substantially nonconflicting regional overlay, wherein the narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability and the non-conflicting regional overlay define an upstream area that overlies a plurality of smaller downstream areas and said narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability is compatible with a multichannel multipoint distribution service standard.

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