Indoor wireless voice and data distribution system
First Claim
1. A hub device for use in a wireless voice and data system for improving coverage in an enclosed area, the hub device comprising:
- circuitry for transceiving RF signals with a signal source positioned generally removed from an enclosed area;
voice hardware for processing voice signals in an RF wireless voice format that is used for RF wireless voice communications;
data hardware for processing data signals in a data network format that is different from the RF wireless voice format; and
an RF-to-DATA converter circuit operable for converting data signals between the data network format and an appropriate RF format compatible with the RF wireless voice format in order to combine and separate the voice signals and data signals in the hub device for common transmission;
circuitry, in the RF-to-DATA converter circuit, for providing a continuous digital stream in the absence of data signals for providing generally continuous signals to be combined with the voice signals when data is not present;
combining hardware operable for combining and separating voice signals and data signals in the hub device;
optical fiber transceiving circuitry operable for modulating and demodulating the combined voice and data signals for communicating with at least one remote access point device coupled in the system.
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Abstract
A wireless voice and data system for improving coverage in an enclosed area includes a hub device for transceiving RF signals with a signal source positioned generally removed from an enclosed area. The hub device includes voice hardware for processing voice signals, data hardware for processing data signals, and combining hardware for combining and separating voice signals and data signals in the hub device. A remote access point device for transceiving signals with customer equipment includes voice hardware for processing voice signals, data hardware for processing data signals, and combining hardware for combining and separating voice signals and data signals in the remote access point. An optical fiber system is coupled between the hub device and the remote access point device and is operable for modulating and demodulating the combined voice and data signals for communicating between the hub device and remote access point device.
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52 Claims
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1. A hub device for use in a wireless voice and data system for improving coverage in an enclosed area, the hub device comprising:
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circuitry for transceiving RF signals with a signal source positioned generally removed from an enclosed area; voice hardware for processing voice signals in an RF wireless voice format that is used for RF wireless voice communications; data hardware for processing data signals in a data network format that is different from the RF wireless voice format; and an RF-to-DATA converter circuit operable for converting data signals between the data network format and an appropriate RF format compatible with the RF wireless voice format in order to combine and separate the voice signals and data signals in the hub device for common transmission; circuitry, in the RF-to-DATA converter circuit, for providing a continuous digital stream in the absence of data signals for providing generally continuous signals to be combined with the voice signals when data is not present; combining hardware operable for combining and separating voice signals and data signals in the hub device; optical fiber transceiving circuitry operable for modulating and demodulating the combined voice and data signals for communicating with at least one remote access point device coupled in the system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A remote access point device for use in a wireless voice and data system for improving coverage in an enclosed area, the remote access point device comprising:
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circuitry for transceiving signals with customer equipment, voice hardware for processing voice signals in an RF wireless voice format that is used for RF wireless voice communications; data hardware for processing data signals in a data network format that is different from the RF wireless voice format; an RF-to-DATA converter circuit operable for converting data signals between the data network format and an appropriate RF format compatible with the RF wireless voice format in order to combine and separate the voice signals and data signals in the hub device for common transmission; and circuitry, in the RF-to-DATA converter circuit, for providing a continuous digital stream in the absence of data signals for providing generally continuous signals to be combined with the voice signals when data is not present; combining hardware operable for combining and separating voice signals and data signals in the remote access point device; optical fiber transceiving circuitry operable for modulating and demodulating the combined voice and data signals for communicating with a hub device coupled in the system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless voice and data system for improving coverage in an enclosed area, the system comprising:
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a hub device for transceiving RF signals with a signal source positioned generally removed from an enclosed area, the hub device including voice hardware for processing voice signals in an RF wireless voice format that is used for RF wireless voice communications; the hub device further including data hardware for processing data signals in a data network format that is different from the RF wireless voice format and an RF-to-DATA converter circuit operable for converting data signals between the data network format and an appropriate RF format compatible with the RF wireless voice format in order to combine and separate the voice signals and data signals in the hub device; circuitry, in the hub device RF-to-DATA converter circuit, for providing a continuous digital stream in the absence of data signals for providing generally continuous signals to be combined with the voice signals when data is not present; and combining hardware operable for combining and separating voice signals and data signals in the hub device; a remote access point device for transceiving signals with customer equipment, the remote access point device including voice hardware for processing voice signals in an RF wireless voice format that is used for RF wireless voice communications, data hardware for processing data signals in a data network format that is different from the RF wireless voice format, an RF-to-DATA converter circuit operable for converting data signals between the data network format and an appropriate RF format compatible with the RF wireless voice format in order to combine and separate the voice signals and data signals in the access point; circuitry, in the access point device RF-to-DATA converter circuit, for providing a continuous digital stream in the absence of data signals for providing generally continuous signals to be combined with the voice signals when data is not present; and combining hardware for combining and separating voice signals and data signals in the remote access point; an optical fiber system coupled between the hub device and the remote access point device and operable for modulating and demodulating the combined voice and data signals for communicating between the hub device and remote access point device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A wireless voice and data system for improving coverage in an enclosed area, the system comprising:
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a main hub device for transceiving RF signals with a signal source positioned generally removed from an enclosed area, the main hub device including voice hardware for processing voice signals; the main hub device further including data hardware for processing data signals, and combining hardware for combining and separating voice signals and data signals in the main hub device; at least one hub device coupled to the main hub device and including voice hardware for processing voice signals in an RF wireless voice format that is used for RF wireless voice communications and data hardware for processing data signals in a data network format that is different from the RF wireless voice format, an RF-to-DATA converter circuit operable for converting the data signals between the data network format and an appropriate RF format compatible with the RF wireless voice format in order to combine and separate the voice signals and data signals in the hub device, the RF-to-DATA converter circuit including circuitry for providing a continuous digital stream in the absence of data signals for providing generally continuous signals to be combined with the voice signals when data is not present; and
combining hardware for combining and separating voice signals and data signals in the hub device;at least one remote access point device for transceiving signals with customer equipment, the remote access point device including voice hardware for processing voice signals in the RF wireless voice format, data hardware for processing data signals in the data network format, and combining hardware for combining and separating voice signals and data signals in the remote access point; an optical fiber system coupled between the hub device and the remote access point device and operable for modulating and demodulating the combined voice and data signals for communicating between the hub device and remote access point device.
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28. A wireless system for improving coverage in an enclosed area, the system comprising:
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a hub device for transceiving RF signals with a signal source and including voice hardware for processing voice signals in an RF wireless voice format that is used for wireless voice communications, a remote access point device for transceiving signals with customer equipment and including voice hardware for processing voice signals in the wireless voice format, and an optical fiber system operable for modulating and demodulating the voice signals for communicating between the hub device and remote access point device;
the hub device further including;data hardware for processing data signals in a data network format that is different from the RF wireless voice format; an RF-to-DATA converter circuit operable for converting the data signals between the data network format and an appropriate RF format compatible with the RF wireless voice format in order to combine and separate the voice signals and data signals in the hub device, circuitry, in the RF-to-DATA converter circuit, for providing a continuous digital stream in the absence of data signals for providing generally continuous signals to be combined with the voice signals when data is not present; combining hardware for combining and separating voice signals and data signals in the hub device; the optical fiber system operable for modulating and demodulating the combined voice and data signals for optically communicating both voice and data between the hub device and remote access device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of improving wireless communication in an enclosed area, the method comprising:
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transceiving RF signals between a signal source and a hub device and processing RF voice signals in an RF wireless voice format that is used for RF wireless voice communications with voice hardware in the hub device; transceiving data signals in a data network format that is different from the RF wireless voice format between a network and the hub device and processing the data signals with data hardware; with an RF-to-DATA converter circuit, converting, in the hub device, the data signals between the data network format and an appropriate RF format compatible with the RF wireless voice format in order to combine and separate the voice signals and data signals; when converting the data signals between a data format and an RF format, providing a continuous digital stream in the absence of data signals for providing generally continuous signals to be combined with the voice signals when data is not present; combining and separating voice signals and RF format data signals in the hub device; optically communicating combined voice and data signals between the hub device and a remote access point device. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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