Information transmission system, telecommunications device suitable for such a system and transmission method

• US 7,174,129 B2
• Filed: 12/27/2000
• Issued: 02/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: US Philips Corporation (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Rek, Leo
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; CongVan
• Application Number:
  US09/749,713
• Publication Number:
  US 20010006885A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,232 Days
• Field of Search: 455/403, 455/552.1, 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/426.1, 455/463, 455/41.3, 455/41, 455/552.2, 455/416, 370/329, 370/330, 370/337, 370/347, 370/321
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

An information transmission system is formed by a first transmission assembly and second transmission assembly. A telecommunications device is provided to have access to these two assemblies of the time-division type to produce information pulses at times that differ from each other. Thus, double traffic is obtained simultaneously.

Claims

1. An information transmission system, comprising:

at least two dissimilar transmission assemblies; and

a telecommunications device operable in accordance with a fixed time division multiple access to exchange information pulses with the at least two dissimilar transmission assemblies, wherein said telecommunications device is operable to allocate a first at least one fixed time slot to a first transmission assembly for an exchange of a first set of information pulses between the telecommunications device and the first transmission assembly; and

wherein said telecommunications device is operable to allocate a second at least one fixed time slot to a second transmission assembly for an exchange of a second set of information pulses between the telecommunications device and the second transmission assembly.

2. The information transmission system of claim 1,

wherein a first transmission assembly operates in accordance with a DECT standard;

and

wherein a second transmission assembly operates in accordance with “

Blue Tooth”

specifications.

3. The information transmission system of claim 1,

wherein said first transmission assembly operates in accordance with a DECT standard;

and

wherein said second transmission assembly operates in accordance with “

Blue Tooth”

specifications.

4. The information transmission system of claim 1, wherein said telecommunications device is a mobile station of a DECT type.

5. A telecommunications device, comprising:

a transceiver operable to connect the telecommunications device to at least two dissimilar transmission assemblies; and

a processor in electrical communication with said transceiver, wherein said processor is operable in accordance with a fixed time division multiple access to exchange information pulses with the at least two dissimilar transmission assemblies, wherein a first at least one fixed time slot is allocated to a first transmission assembly for an exchange of a first set of information pulses between the telecommunications device and the first transmission assembly; and

wherein a second at least one fixed time slot is allocated to a second transmission assembly for an exchange of a second set of information pulses between the telecommunications device and the second transmission assembly.

6. The telecommunications device of claim 5,

wherein the telecommunications device is a mobile station of a DECT type.

7. The telecommunications device of claim 5,

wherein the first transmission assembly operates in accordance with a DECT standard;

and

wherein the second transmission assembly operates in accordance with “

Blue Tooth”

specifications.

8. A method of operating a telecommunications device, the method comprising:

connecting to at least two dissimilar transmission assemblies; and

exchanging information pulses in accordance with a fixed time division multiple access between the telecommunications device and the at least two dissimilar transmission assemblies, wherein the exchanging of information pulses includes allocating a first at least one fixed time slot to a first transmission assembly and exchanging information pulses between the telecommunications device and the first transmission assembly during the first at least one fixed time slot.

9. The method of claim 8,

wherein the telecommunications device is a mobile station of a DECT type.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein exchanging information pulses in accordance with a fixed time division multiple access between the telecommunications device and the at least two dissimilar assemblies further includes:

allocating a second at least one fixed time slot to a second transmission assembly; and

exchanging information pulses between the telecommunications device and the second transmission assembly during the second at least one fixed time slot.

11. The method of claim 10,

wherein the first transmission assembly operates in accordance with a DECT standard;

and

wherein the second transmission assembly operates in accordance with “

Blue Tooth”

specifications.