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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2004
Robert C. Malkemes, Bricktown, NJ (US);
Edwin A. Muth, Aberdeen, NJ (US);
Denis P. Orlando, Freehold, NJ (US);
Jie Song, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Robert C. Malkemes, Bricktown, NJ (US);
Edwin A. Muth, Aberdeen, NJ (US);
Denis P. Orlando, Freehold, NJ (US);
Jie Song, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a broadcast retransmitter for use with a wireless local area network (WLAN). In one embodiment, the broadcast retransmitter includes a gateway configured to format a bitstream received from a broadcast receiver for delivery to a wireless access point (WAP) of the WLAN and subsequent conversion by the WAP into a wireless transmission over the WLAN to make the bitstream available for reception by a client of the WLAN.