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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:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Fifield, Redhill, GB;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/24 ;
Abstract
A method of operating a wireless network comprising a plurality of public wireless terminals and private wireless terminals, and optionally a base station uses a transmission frame including a control section which may schedule encrypted communication between private wireless terminals and unencrypted communication between public wireless terminals and between public and private wireless terminals. Wireless terminals may join the network as private or public terminals.