Wireless distribution & collection system

• US 20040267896A1
• Filed: 07/15/2004
• Published: 12/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Magna Light Corporation
• Original Assignee: Magna Light Corporation
• Inventors: Patel, Sanjay H., Patel, Harikrushna S.
• Granted Patent: US 7,765,318 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18586 Arrangements for data transporting, e.g. for an end to end data transport or check
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/02 Arrangements for relaying broadcast information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/61 for local area broadcast, e.g. instore broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/60 Types of network addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/40 for selective distribution or broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/06 Airborne or Satellite Networks space-based or airborne stations H04B7/185
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

A system for data transmission and reception is provided. The system includes a wireless data broadcast system (100) broadcasting outgoing data from a data network to a plurality of users (126, 128) using one or more wireless broadcast repeaters. A wireless data return path system receives incoming data from the plurality of users and provides the incoming data to the data network. The wireless data return path system further comprises one or more wireless collector system (120) receiving data from a predetermined set of the plurality of users, and one or more return path repeater systems receiving data from one or more predetermined wireless collector systems. The system also uses terrestrial line-of-sight broadcasting in conjunction with satellite data transmission systems.

Claims

1. A system for data transmission and reception comprising:

a wireless data broadcast system broadcasting outgoing data from a data network to a plurality of users, the wireless data broadcast system further comprising;

one or more wireless broadcast repeaters;

a wireless data return path system receiving incoming data from the plurality of users and providing the incoming data to the data network, the wireless data return path system further comprising;

one or more wireless collector systems receiving data from a predetermined set of the plurality of users;

one or more return path repeater systems receiving data from one or more predetermined wireless collector systems; and

wherein the system uses terrestrial line-of-sight broadcasting in conjunction with satellite data transmission systems.