SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING LOCAL BASE STATIONS
First Claim
1. A wireless communication system comprising:
- a plurality of mobile devices;
a local area network;
a plurality of local base stations coupled to the local area network, each local base station having a unique address on the local area network and configured to transmit and receive data packets to and from the mobile devices and to transfer the data packets between local base stations over the local area network using the unique address;
a subscription server operating on the local area network and configured to store data identifying the unique address of the local base station covering each of the mobile devices, and further configured to enable the local base stations to locate any one of the mobile devices; and
a redirection software module operating on the local area network and having access to a wide-area wireless network, and configured to send and receive data packets over the wide-area wireless network to and from mobile devices that are not within range of any of the local base stations, and to transfer data packets to and from the local base stations over the local area network;
the subscription server further configured to enable the redirection software module to locate which local base station is covering any one of the mobile devices.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system includes mobile devices and a local area network. Local base stations are coupled to the local area network. Each base station has a unique address on the network and is configured to transmit and receive data packets to and from the mobile devices and to transfer the data packets between local base stations over the network using the unique address. A subscription server operates on the network. The subscription server is configured to store data identifying the unique address of the local base station covering each of the mobile devices. The subscription server is further configured to enable the local base stations to locate any one of the mobile devices. A redirection software module is configured to send and receive data packets over a wide-area wireless network to and from mobile devices that are not within range of any of the local base stations.
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15 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a plurality of mobile devices;
a local area network;
a plurality of local base stations coupled to the local area network, each local base station having a unique address on the local area network and configured to transmit and receive data packets to and from the mobile devices and to transfer the data packets between local base stations over the local area network using the unique address;
a subscription server operating on the local area network and configured to store data identifying the unique address of the local base station covering each of the mobile devices, and further configured to enable the local base stations to locate any one of the mobile devices; and
a redirection software module operating on the local area network and having access to a wide-area wireless network, and configured to send and receive data packets over the wide-area wireless network to and from mobile devices that are not within range of any of the local base stations, and to transfer data packets to and from the local base stations over the local area network;
the subscription server further configured to enable the redirection software module to locate which local base station is covering any one of the mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for operating a wireless communication system that includes:
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mobile devices;
a local area network;
local base stations coupled to the local area network and having a unique address on the local area network;
a subscription server that operates on the local area network and stores data identifying the unique address of the local base station covering each of the mobile devices; and
a redirection software module operating on the local area network and having access to a wide area wireless network, the method comprising the steps of;
the local base stations transmitting and receiving data packets to and from the mobile devices and transferring the data packets between local base stations over the local area network using the unique address;
the subscription server enabling the local base stations to locate any one of the mobile devices;
the redirection software module sending and receiving data packets over the wide-area wireless network to and from mobile devices that are not within range of any of the local base stations;
the redirection software module transferring data packets to and from the local base stations over the local area network; and
the subscription server enabling the redirection software module to locate which local base station is covering any one of the mobile devices.
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