Mobile communication system having a direct and broadcast link
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1. A mobile communications device, comprising:
- a first interface for communicating information with a communications network via a direct link; and
a second interface for receiving information from the communications network via a broadcast link; and
an adaptive device for detecting information requested via said first interface on the broadcast link and controlling said device to receive information from the broadcast link via said second interface.
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Abstract
A mobile communications system includes a plurality of mobile communications devices. A direct link communicates information between a communications network and a selected one of the plurality of mobile communications devices. A broadcast link simultaneously broadcasts information from the communications network intended to be receivable by the plurality of mobile communications devices.
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1. A mobile communications device, comprising:
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a first interface for communicating information with a communications network via a direct link; and
a second interface for receiving information from the communications network via a broadcast link; and
an adaptive device for detecting information requested via said first interface on the broadcast link and controlling said device to receive information from the broadcast link via said second interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a system comprising a plurality of mobile communications devices and a communications network, a method of operating a selected one of the plurality of mobile communications devices, comprising the steps of:
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receiving information from the communications network intended for the selected mobile communications device via a direct link to the selected mobile communications device;
detecting information requested via the direct link being transmitted by the communications network for the plurality of mobile communications devices; and
receiving said detected information from the communications network intended for the plurality of mobile communications devices, including the selected mobile communications device, via a broadcast link. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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