Mobile communication system with moving base station
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A movable base station configured to move relative to Earth, the movable base station comprising:
- a plurality of spatially separated antennas;
a receiver configured to receive mobile device signals from a mobile device through the plurality of spatially separated antennas;
a controller configured to align and combine the received mobile device signals; and
a transmitter configured to transmit radio frequency signals corresponding to the mobile device signals to a base station.
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Abstract
A mobile communication system employs moving base stations moving in the direction of flow of traffic moving along a roadway. The moving base station communicates with fixed radio ports connected to a gateway office. A plurality of moving base stations are spaced apart on a closed loop and move with the flow of traffic along one roadway on one leg of the loop and with a flow of traffic on another roadway in another leg of the loop. The moving base stations communicate with a plurality of fixed radio ports connected by a signal transmission link to a gateway office which, in turn, is connected to the wire line network. The moving base stations are each provided with a pair of directional antennas with one antenna directed toward the flow of traffic and another antenna directed to the fixed radio ports.
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42 Claims
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1. A movable base station configured to move relative to Earth, the movable base station comprising:
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a plurality of spatially separated antennas; a receiver configured to receive mobile device signals from a mobile device through the plurality of spatially separated antennas; a controller configured to align and combine the received mobile device signals; and a transmitter configured to transmit radio frequency signals corresponding to the mobile device signals to a base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A movable base station configured to move relative to Earth, the movable base station comprising:
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a plurality of spatially separated antennas; a receiver configured to receive fixed port signals from a fixed port through the plurality of spatially separated antennas; a controller configured to align and combine the received fixed port signals; and a transmitter configured to transmit radio frequency signals to a mobile device corresponding to the received fixed port signals. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A movable base station configured to move relative to Earth, the movable base station comprising:
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a plurality of spatially separated antennas; a receiver configured to receive mobile device signals from a mobile device through the plurality of spatially separated antennas; and a transmitter configured to transmit radio frequency signals corresponding to the mobile device signals to a base station, the radio frequency signals transmitted within time slots of time-division multiplex channels. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A movable base station configured to move relative to Earth, the movable base station comprising:
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a plurality of spatially separated antennas configured as a plurality of phased array antennas to provide directional radio frequency beams; a receiver configured to receive mobile device signals from a mobile device through the plurality of spatially separated antennas; and a transmitter configured to transmit radio frequency signals corresponding to the mobile device signals to a base station. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A movable base station configured to move relative to Earth, the movable base station comprising:
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a plurality of spatially separated antennas; a receiver configured to receive fixed port signals from a fixed port through the plurality of spatially separated antennas; and a transmitter configured to transmit radio frequency signals to a mobile device corresponding to the received fixed port signals, the radio frequency signals transmitted within time slots of time-division multiplex channels. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A movable base station configured to move relative to Earth, the movable base station comprising:
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a plurality of spatially separated antennas configured as a plurality of phased array antennas to provide directional radio frequency beams; a receiver configured to receive fixed port signals from a fixed port through the plurality of spatially separated antennas; and a transmitter configured to transmit radio frequency signals to a mobile device corresponding to the received fixed port signals. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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Specification