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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keith W Kaczmarek, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Harold G Saroka, Winfield, IL (US);
Assignee:
GTE Mobilnet Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
379 59 ; 379 60 ; 455 33 ;
Abstract
A remote coverage system extends the effective coverage area of a cellular mobile radiotelecommunications (CMR) master cell. When a mobile unit assigned to the master cell moves from the master cell's coverage area into the coverage area of a satellite cell, the satellite cell sends a signal asking for a handoff of the mobile unit to it. When the handoff occurs, the MTSO exchanges signals with the mobile unit via a relay unit located at the master cell site. The relay unit relays signals between the MTSO and the satellite cell.