Communication devices for network-hopping communications and methods of network-hopping communications
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1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
- a software-defined radio;
processing circuitry coupled to the software-defined radio;
a storage media coupled to the processing circuitry and comprising a computer programming code configured to cause the processing circuitry to configure and reconfigure the software-defined radio to operate using each of a plurality of communication networks according to a selected sequence; and
wherein the computer programming code comprises at least one wireless network-hopping call table configured to cause the processing circuitry to configure and reconfigure the software-defined radio to operate on at least some of the plurality of communication networks for the selected sequence and for at least one of a plurality of redefined intervals.
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Abstract
Wireless communication devices include a software-defined radio coupled to processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to execute computer programming code. Storage media is coupled to the processing circuitry and includes computer programming code configured to cause the processing circuitry to configure and reconfigure the software-defined radio to operate on each of a plurality of communication networks according to a selected sequence. Methods for communicating with a wireless device and methods of wireless network-hopping are also disclosed.
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1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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a software-defined radio; processing circuitry coupled to the software-defined radio; a storage media coupled to the processing circuitry and comprising a computer programming code configured to cause the processing circuitry to configure and reconfigure the software-defined radio to operate using each of a plurality of communication networks according to a selected sequence; and wherein the computer programming code comprises at least one wireless network-hopping call table configured to cause the processing circuitry to configure and reconfigure the software-defined radio to operate on at least some of the plurality of communication networks for the selected sequence and for at least one of a plurality of redefined intervals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of wireless network-hopping, comprising:
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establishing a connection between at least two communication devices on a plurality of wireless networks; transmitting data between the at least two communication devices using a first wireless network for a predetermined amount of time; subsequently transmitting data between the at least two communication devices using at least a second wireless network for another predetermined amount of time; and wherein establishing the connection between the at least two communication devices on the plurality of wireless networks con arises; establishing a connection between the at least two communication devices on the first wireless network; synchronizing a wireless network-hopping call table between the at least two communication devices; and establishing a connection between the at least two communication devices on each remaining wireless network of the plurality of wireless networks, - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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8. The method of darn 7, wherein establishing the connection between the at least two communication devices on the plurality of wireless networks comprises:
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configuring a software-defined radio of at least one communication device to establish a connection with at least one other communication device on the first wireless network; and reconfiguring the software-defined radio of the at least one communication device to establish a connection with the at least one other communication device on the second wireless network.
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