Display panel with integrated small cell and billboard with integrated macro site
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a cellular small cell base station comprising at least one antenna, a radio, and a communication link from the radio to a baseband unit that is configured to communicate via a baseband network, wherein the cellular small cell base station is configured to provide cellular service within a distance of the cellular small cell base station; and
a fabric radome configured to attach to the cellular small cell base station such that the fabric radome conceals from view the at least one antenna, the radio, and a portion of the communication link,wherein the cellular small cell base station is configured to mount to a top surface of a housing of a digital display device and comprising a digital display.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure are related to digital display devices and base stations such as small cell base stations, which may include at least one antenna and a radio. More specifically, digital display devices are being increasingly deployed in airports, along roads and highways, in shopping malls, in rural or highly urban areas where additional cellular coverage is desirable. These digital display devices provide desirable mounting locations for cellular equipment because they are already powered. One or more components of the base station may be concealed from view by a concealment device to satisfy aesthetic or design requirements. In some aspects, this concealment device may be a fabric radome. In some aspects, the concealment device may be the digital display device itself, because the digital display device is dimensioned such that at least some components of the base station may be hidden behind or within the digital display device.
23 Citations
12 Claims
-
1. An apparatus comprising:
-
a cellular small cell base station comprising at least one antenna, a radio, and a communication link from the radio to a baseband unit that is configured to communicate via a baseband network, wherein the cellular small cell base station is configured to provide cellular service within a distance of the cellular small cell base station; and a fabric radome configured to attach to the cellular small cell base station such that the fabric radome conceals from view the at least one antenna, the radio, and a portion of the communication link, wherein the cellular small cell base station is configured to mount to a top surface of a housing of a digital display device and comprising a digital display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
-
-
10. An apparatus comprising:
-
a digital display device comprising a housing and a digital display at least two feet in a first dimension positioned within the housing; and a cellular small cell base station comprising a plurality of antennas, a radio, and a communication link to a backhaul network, wherein the cellular small cell base station is configured to provide cellular service within a distance of the cellular small cell base station; wherein the cellular small cell base station is configured to mount to a top surface of the housing; wherein the cellular small cell base station comprises a fabric radome that surrounds the plurality of antennas, the radio, and a portion of the communication link such that the plurality of antennas and the radio are concealed from view when the cellular small cell base station is mounted to the top surface of the housing, wherein the plurality of antennas are arranged to provide a quasi-omni directional antenna beam in an azimuth plane, and wherein the digital display device is configured to provide pass-through power to the cellular small cell base station.
-
Specification