Multi-purpose bridge for wireless communications

Details Multi-purpose bridge for wireless communications Multi-purpose bridge for wireless communications

2005-08-30

2005-08-30

Marcelo, Melvin (Department: 2662)

Multiplex communications

Communication techniques for information carried in plural...

Adaptive

C370S466000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06937615

ABSTRACT:
A dual-purpose bridge for wireless communication allows both a low frequency (e.g., below 1 GHz) wireless communication standard and a high frequency (e.g., above 1 GHz) wireless communication standard to operate for a particular wireless communications device. Resources existing between the bridged standards can be shared to reduce the cost of implementing any one communication standard. The output signal of each communication system is coupled with a processor. The wireless communication standard that was used to transmit the output signal is determined and then the corresponding protocol is employed. Processing is performed in the processor and the resulting data can then be applied to a data port.

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