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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 1999

Filed:

Dec. 04, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:

Hans-Christian Haugli, Rockcliffe Park, CA;

William Robert Seed, Kanata, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; H04B / ; H04B / ; H04J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
370320 ; 370321 ; 370354 ; 471 381 ; 471 391 ; 455 131 ;
Abstract

A method is described for transmitting a signal over a wireless communications channel, the communications channel being common to primary and secondary communications systems that have at least partially overlapping areas of coverage. The primary system has a low duty cycle and transmits random bursts having a characteristic first duration. The method involves transmitting bursts on the secondary system, which have a duration at least equal to three times the first duration and contain forward error correcting codes to permit data contained therein to be recovered in the event of a collision with a burst on the primary system. The bursts on the secondary system have an intensity sufficiently below the intensity of the bursts on the primary system to avoid interference therewith.


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