Method and system for distribution of wireless digital multimedia signals in a cellular pattern
First Claim
1. A bandwidth-efficient, non- Asynchronous Transfer Mode (non-ATM) framework communication system for distribution of wireless advanced television, ATV, digital signals in a cellular pattern, comprising:
- A) at least a first primary wide-area antenna having a transmitter located in the reception area, for, where selected, transmitting a digital ATV signal per frequency allocation over at least a portion of a predetermined reception area, wherein a plurality of patterns of cells tesselates the predetermined reception area;
B) cell-site antennas having transmitters, each located in a nonATM framework cell, for, where selected, transmitting, when the primary wide-area antenna is deselected, at least a first preselected digital ATV signal over an area of the cell, wherein one of B1-B2;
B1) signals different from at least the first preselected digital ATV signal are transmitted in different cells in the frequency allocation of a single ATV signal; and
B2) at least the first preselected digital ATV signal is transmitted in different cells in the frequency allocation of a single ATV signal;
C) a plurality of ATV/HDTV signal digital receivers, configured for receiving at least a portion of the first digital ATV signal from one of;
the primary wide-area antenna and the cell-site antennas and providing multimedia program selection for the ATV signal in accordance with a predetermined scheme, wherein the ATV signal is associated with a predetermined frequency allocation.
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Abstract
A system (200) and method (300) provide an efficient communication system for distributing digital multimedia/HDTV signals to multimedia units in a cellular pattern. The method includes: 1) using at least a first primary wide area-antenna for, where selected, transmitting a digital multimedia/HDTV signal per frequency allocation over at least a portion of a predetermined reception area, wherein a plurality of patterns of cells tesselates the predetermined reception area; and 2) using cell-site antennas having transmitters, each located in a cell, for, where selected, transmitting, when the primary wide area-antenna is deselected, at least a first preselected digital multimedia/HDTV signal over an area of the cell, for providing the HDTV signal to a plurality of digital receivers in accordance with a predetermined scheme, wherein the digital multimedia/HDTV signal is associated with a predetermined frequency allocation.
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1. A bandwidth-efficient, non- Asynchronous Transfer Mode (non-ATM) framework communication system for distribution of wireless advanced television, ATV, digital signals in a cellular pattern, comprising:
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A) at least a first primary wide-area antenna having a transmitter located in the reception area, for, where selected, transmitting a digital ATV signal per frequency allocation over at least a portion of a predetermined reception area, wherein a plurality of patterns of cells tesselates the predetermined reception area; B) cell-site antennas having transmitters, each located in a nonATM framework cell, for, where selected, transmitting, when the primary wide-area antenna is deselected, at least a first preselected digital ATV signal over an area of the cell, wherein one of B1-B2; B1) signals different from at least the first preselected digital ATV signal are transmitted in different cells in the frequency allocation of a single ATV signal; and B2) at least the first preselected digital ATV signal is transmitted in different cells in the frequency allocation of a single ATV signal; C) a plurality of ATV/HDTV signal digital receivers, configured for receiving at least a portion of the first digital ATV signal from one of;
the primary wide-area antenna and the cell-site antennas and providing multimedia program selection for the ATV signal in accordance with a predetermined scheme, wherein the ATV signal is associated with a predetermined frequency allocation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A bandwidth-efficient, non-Asynchronous Transfer Mode (non-ATM) framework communication system for distribution of wireless high-definition television, HDTV, signals in a cellular pattern, comprising:
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A) at least a first primary wide-area antenna having a transmitter located in the reception area, for, where selected, transmitting a HDTV signal per frequency allocation over at least a portion of a predetermined reception area, wherein a plurality of patterns of cells tesselates the predetermined reception area; B) cell-site antennas having transmitters, each located in a nonATM framework cell, for, where selected, transmitting, when the primary wide-area antenna is deselected, at least a first preselected HDTV signal over an area of the cell, wherein one of B1-B2; B1) signals different from the at least first preselected HDTV signal are transmitted in different cells in the frequency allocation of a single HDTV signal; and B2) at least the first preselected digital multimedia signal is transmitted in different cells in the frequency allocation of a single HDTV signal; C) a plurality of digital ATV/HDTV signal receivers, configured for receiving at least a portion of the first HDTV signal from one of;
the primary wide-area antenna and the cell-site antennas and providing multimedia program selection for the HDTV signal in accordance with a predetermined scheme, wherein the HDTV signal is associated with a predetermined frequency allocation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for broadcasting a digital signal to distribute wireless multimedia/high-definition television in a non-Asynchronous Transfer Mode (non-ATM) framework communication system, HDTV/ATV signals in a cellular pattern, comprising:
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A) using at least a first primary wide-area antenna having a transmitter located in the reception area, for, where selected, transmitting a digital multimedia/HDTV/ATV signal per frequency allocation over at least a portion of a predetermined reception area, wherein a plurality of patterns of cells tesselates the predetermined reception area; and B) using cell-site antennas having transmitters, each located in a non-ATM framework cell, for, where selected, transmitting, when the primary wide-area antenna is deselected, at least a first preselected digital multimedia/HDTV/ATV signal over an area of the cell, wherein one of B1-B2; B1) signals different from the at least first preselected digital multimedia/HDTV/ATV signal are transmitted in different cells in the frequency allocation of a single digital multimedia/HDTV/ATV signal; and B2) at least the first preselected digital multimedia/HDTV/ATV signal is transmitted in different cells in the frequency allocation of a single digital multimedia/HDTV/ATV signal; for providing the digital multimedia/HDTV/ATV signal to a plurality of digital ATV/HDTV signal receivers that are configured for receiving at least a portion of the first digital multimedia/HDTV/ATV signal from one of;
the primary wide- area antenna and the cell-site antennas and providing multimedia program selection for the digital multimedia/HDTV/ATV signal in accordance with a predetermined scheme, wherein the digital multimedia/HDTV/ATV signal is associated with a predetermined frequency allocation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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