The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2004
Nicholas S. Waylett, Lincoln City, OR (US);
Chris P. Mcintosh, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicholas S. Waylett, Lincoln City, OR (US);
Chris P. McIntosh, San Francisco, CA (US);
LGC Wireless, LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system () and method for providing high capacity voice and high speed data communication between user equipment terminals (UEs) and a public network (). Generally, the system () includes a community Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) having a centralized base transceiver station (CBTS) coupled to a public network (), and several remote transceiver stations (RTSs) each coupled to several UEs (), and, via a radio link, to the CBTS. In one embodiment, the CBTS () and RTSs () include a Global Systems for Mobile communication/General Packet Radio Service (GSM/GPRS) transceiver () to provide data communication, and a WLAN transceiver () to provide voice communication. Preferably, the WLAN transceiver () is compatible with an open standard, such as IEEE 802.11. More preferably, the CBTS () and RTSs () include frequency converters (), to up-convert a frequency of signals generated in at least one of the transceivers to couple the CBTS to the RTS via a signal at a frequency above standard GSM frequencies.