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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2014
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
John Alson Hicks, III, Roswell, GA (US);
Brett Davis, Suwanee, GA (US);
Glenn Howell, Lilburn, GA (US);
Robin Thomas, New York, NY (US);
James A. Worsham, Buford, GA (US);
Randy S. Zimler, Gainesville, GA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 25/10 (2006.01); G08B 29/18 (2006.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04B 3/54 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01); G08B 25/06 (2006.01); G08B 25/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 29/181 (2013.01); G08B 25/009 (2013.01); G08B 25/06 (2013.01); G08B 25/08 (2013.01); H04B 3/54 (2013.01); H04L 12/2803 (2013.01); H04L 12/66 (2013.01); H04L 12/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and products bridge wireless data transmissions with power-line communications. Should a failure occur in alternating current power, a backup battery maintains the power-line communications. Direct current battery power is used to power a wireless transceiver, thus maintaining both wireless data transmissions and communication during power failures.