Integrated WI-FI and wireless public network and method of operation
First Claim
1. An access point for communicating with mobile stations located in a coverage area of an integrated wireless network, said access point comprising:
- a first transceiver configured for wirelessly communicating with selected ones of said mobile stations within a short distance of said access point;
a second transceiver configured for wirelessly communicating with a first base station up to several miles away in wireless public network portion of said integrated wireless network; and
interconnection circuitry configured for transferring data traffic between said first transceiver and said second transceiver, such that said access point enables said selected mobile stations to communicate with said first base station via said access point.
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Abstract
An integrated wireless network comprising a wireless public network and a wireless local area network. The wireless public network comprises a plurality of base stations for communicating with mobile stations in the wireless public network. Each base station communicates with mobile stations up to several miles away. The wireless local area network comprises access points for communicating with selected mobile stations located in the wireless local area network. An access point comprises a first transceiver that communicates with selected mobile stations within a short distance of the access point, a second transceiver that communicates with a first base station of the wireless public network; and 3) interconnection circuitry for transferring data traffic between the first transceiver and the second transceiver, such that the access point enables the selected mobile stations to communicate with the first base station via the access point.
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24 Claims
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1. An access point for communicating with mobile stations located in a coverage area of an integrated wireless network, said access point comprising:
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a first transceiver configured for wirelessly communicating with selected ones of said mobile stations within a short distance of said access point; a second transceiver configured for wirelessly communicating with a first base station up to several miles away in wireless public network portion of said integrated wireless network; and interconnection circuitry configured for transferring data traffic between said first transceiver and said second transceiver, such that said access point enables said selected mobile stations to communicate with said first base station via said access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An integrated wireless network comprising:
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a wireless public network comprising a plurality of base stations configured for wirelessly communicating with mobile stations located in a coverage area of said wireless public network, wherein each of said plurality of base stations is configured for wirelessly communicating with mobile stations up to several miles away; and a wireless local area network comprising a plurality of access points configured for wirelessly communicating with selected ones of said mobile stations located in a coverage area of the wireless local area network, a first one of said plurality of access points comprising; a first transceiver configured for wirelessly communicating with said selected mobile stations within a short distance of said first access point; a second transceiver configured for wirelessly communicating with a first one of said plurality of base stations; and interconnection circuitry configured for transferring data traffic between said first transceiver and said second transceiver, such that said first access point enables said selected mobile stations to communicate with said first base station via said first access point. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating a first one of the plurality of access point in an integrated wireless network having:
- 1) a wireless public network configured for wirelessly communicating with mobile stations up to several miles away located in a coverage area of the wireless public network; and
2) a wireless local area network comprising a plurality of access points configured for wirelessly communicating with selected ones of the mobile stations located in a coverage area of the wireless local area network, the method comprising the steps of;wirelessly communicating with the selected mobile stations up to several miles away within a short distance of the first access point via a first transceiver; wirelessly communicating with a first one of the plurality of base stations via a second transceiver; and transferring data traffic between the first transceiver and the second transceiver to thereby enable the selected mobile stations to communicate with the first base station via the first access point. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
- 1) a wireless public network configured for wirelessly communicating with mobile stations up to several miles away located in a coverage area of the wireless public network; and
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22. A mobile station for communicating with an integrated wireless network comprising:
- 1) a wireless public network comprising a plurality of base stations configured for wirelessly communicating with said mobile station up to several miles away; and
2) a wireless local area network comprising a plurality of access points configured for wirelessly communicating with said mobile station, wherein a first one of said plurality of access points is configured for communicating via a first wireless link with a first one of said plurality of base stations, said mobile station comprising;a first transceiver configured for wirelessly communicating with said plurality of base stations of said wireless public network; and a second transceiver configured for wirelessly communicating with said plurality of access points of said wireless local area network, wherein said mobile station, upon detection of said first base station and said first access point, accesses said first access point in order to communicate indirectly with said wireless public network via said first wireless link. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
- 1) a wireless public network comprising a plurality of base stations configured for wirelessly communicating with said mobile station up to several miles away; and
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