Radio frequency repeater with automated block/channel selection
First Claim
1. A wireless repeater for receiving, amplifying and transmitting one or more wireless signals comprising:
- a signal processing device for determining one or more attributes of a wireless signal received from a base transceiver station;
a memory for storing a reference list that includes a list of one or more preferred frequency bandwidths to be amplified and transmitted;
a controller coupled with the signal processing device for comparing the one or more attributes of the wireless signal from the base transceiver station with the reference list, wherein the controller selects a first active set of one or more frequency bandwidths from the preferred frequency bandwidths based on the comparison;
a first reception filter coupled with the controller, wherein the first reception filter, responsive to one or more control signals from the controller, filters out signals, communicated to the first reception filter, having frequencies not within the first active set of frequency bandwidths;
a first antenna coupled with the signal processing device for receiving the wireless signal from the base transceiver station;
a second antenna for receiving wireless signals from a mobile device; and
a second reception filter coupled with the second antenna and the controller, wherein the second reception filter, responsive to control signals from the controller, filters out signals, received with the second antenna, having frequencies not within a second active set of frequency bandwidths, wherein the second active set of frequency bandwidths is determined based on the comparison of the one or more attributes of the wireless signal from the base transceiver station with the reference list.
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Abstract
A wireless repeater for receiving, amplifying and transmitting one or more wireless signals. The repeater comprises a signal processing device for determining one or more attributes of a wireless signal received from a base transceiver station and a memory for storing a reference list that includes a list of one or more preferred frequency bandwidths to be received, amplified and transmitted. The repeater further comprises a controller coupled with the signal processing device for comparing the one or more attributes of the wireless signal from the base transceiver station with the reference list, where the controller selects a first active set of one or more frequency bandwidths from the preferred frequency bandwidths based on the comparison. The repeater still further includes a first reception filter, where the first reception filter, in response to control signal(s) from the controller, filters out signals, communicated to the first reception filter, that have frequencies outside the first active set of frequency bandwidths.
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26 Claims
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1. A wireless repeater for receiving, amplifying and transmitting one or more wireless signals comprising:
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a signal processing device for determining one or more attributes of a wireless signal received from a base transceiver station; a memory for storing a reference list that includes a list of one or more preferred frequency bandwidths to be amplified and transmitted; a controller coupled with the signal processing device for comparing the one or more attributes of the wireless signal from the base transceiver station with the reference list, wherein the controller selects a first active set of one or more frequency bandwidths from the preferred frequency bandwidths based on the comparison; a first reception filter coupled with the controller, wherein the first reception filter, responsive to one or more control signals from the controller, filters out signals, communicated to the first reception filter, having frequencies not within the first active set of frequency bandwidths; a first antenna coupled with the signal processing device for receiving the wireless signal from the base transceiver station; a second antenna for receiving wireless signals from a mobile device; and a second reception filter coupled with the second antenna and the controller, wherein the second reception filter, responsive to control signals from the controller, filters out signals, received with the second antenna, having frequencies not within a second active set of frequency bandwidths, wherein the second active set of frequency bandwidths is determined based on the comparison of the one or more attributes of the wireless signal from the base transceiver station with the reference list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wireless repeater for receiving, amplifying and transmitting one or more wireless signals comprising:
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a first antenna for receiving a wireless signal from a base transceiver station; a signal processing device coupled with the first antenna for determining from the wireless signal from the base transceiver station, at least one of a frequency of the signal and information indicating a wireless provider; a reference list that contains preferred frequencies to be amplified and transmitted; a controller coupled with the signal processing device for comparing at least one of the frequency of the wireless signal from the base transceiver station and the information indicating a wireless provider with the reference list, wherein the controller selects a first active set of frequency bandwidths from the preferred frequency bandwidths based on the comparison; a first reception filter coupled with the controller, wherein the first reception filter, responsive to control signals from the controller, filters out signals, received with the first antenna, of frequencies not in the first active set of frequency bandwidths; a first amplifier coupled with the first reception filter for amplifying signals received from the first reception filter; a second antenna coupled with the first amplifier for transmitting the amplified signals to a mobile device; and a second reception filter coupled with the controller wherein the second reception filter, responsive to control signals from the controller, filters out signals, received with the second antenna, of frequencies not in a second active set of frequency bandwidths, the second active set of frequency bandwidths being based on the comparison of at least one of the frequency of the wireless signal from the base transceiver station and the information indicating a wireless provider with the reference list. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of receiving, amplifying and transmitting one or more wireless signals using a wireless repeater comprising:
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receiving a wireless signal from base transceiver station; determining one or more attributes of the wireless signal from the base transceiver station; determining a first active set of frequency bandwidths by comparing at least one of the one or more attributes with a reference list that includes preferred frequency bandwidths; filtering out signals, received by the wireless repeater with a first receiving device, having frequencies not within the first active set of frequency bandwidths prior to amplifying and transmitting; and determining a second active set of frequency bandwidths based on the comparison of the at least one of the one or more attributes with the reference list; and filtering out signals, received by the wireless repeater with a second receiving device, having frequencies not within the second active set of frequency bandwidths. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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