Mobile tele-computer network for motion picture, television and tv advertising production

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US 5,960,074 A
Filed: 09/23/1996
Issued: 09/28/1999
Est. Priority Date: 09/23/1996
Status: Expired due to Term

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1. A telecomputer network system comprising:

a redundant digital microwave communication system;

a wireless local area network (LAN); and

a mobile hub station configured to transfer information as a single nomadic transmission/reception point between the microwave communication system and the wireless LAN using an ethernet packet switching protocol.

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A telecomputer network is described. The network comprises a redundant digital microwave communication system, at least one mobile vehicle, and a wireless local area network (LAN). In one embodiment, the microwave communication system transfers information using ethernet packet switching. In one embodiment, the wireless LAN transfers information using the TCP/IP protocol. The mobile vehicle is configured to transfer information as a single nomadic transmission/reception point between the microwave communication system and the wireless LAN.

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1. A telecomputer network system comprising:
- a redundant digital microwave communication system;
  
  a wireless local area network (LAN); and
  
  a mobile hub station configured to transfer information as a single nomadic transmission/reception point between the microwave communication system and the wireless LAN using an ethernet packet switching protocol.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- - 2. The network defined claim 1 wherein the microwave communication system operates as a secured private intranet.
  - 3. The network defined claim 1 wherein the information is transferred using the TCP/IP protocol.
  - 4. The network defined claim 1 wherein the wireless LAN comprises a plurality of nodes with at least one personal computer at each of the plurality of nodes.
  - 5. The network defined claim 1 wherein the microwave communication system comprises a plurality of hubs, wherein each hub comprises a wireless router and a relay station to relay information between hubs.
  - 6. The network defined claim 1 wherein the mobile hub station comprises an uplink to the microwave communication system.
  - 7. The network defined claim 1 wherein the mobile hub station is configured to relay information between the wireless LAN and the microwave communication system, and comprises a server to control the relaying of information.
  - 8. The network defined claim 1 wherein the mobile hub station comprises a workstation viewing environment.
  - 9. The network defined claim 1 wherein the mobile hub station comprises an omni-directional antenna.
  - 10. The network defined in claim 1 wherein the mobile hub station comprises a vehicle.
  - 11. The system defined in claim 1 wherein the information comprises broadband information.
  - 12. The system defined in claim 11 wherein the broadband information comprises data.
  - 13. The system defined in claim 11 wherein the broadband information comprises audio and image data, such that the microwave communication system, wireless LAN, and mobile hub station transfer broadband audio and image data.

14. A telecomputer network comprising:
- a wireless wide area network (WAN) comprising a redundant digital microwave communication system configured to operate as a intranet;
  
  a wireless local area network (LAN), wherein the wireless LAN comprises a plurality of nodes with an individual personal computer at each of the plurality of nodes; and
  
  a mobile vehicle configured to transfer information as a single nomadic transmission/reception point between the microwave communication system and the wireless LAN using the TCP/IP protocol.
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- - 15. The network defined claim 14 wherein the wireless WAN operates as a private intranet.
  - 16. The network defined claim 14 wherein the microwave communication system comprises a plurality of hubs, wherein each hub comprises a wireless router and a relay station to relay information between hubs.
  - 17. The network defined claim 14 wherein the mobile vehicle comprises an uplink to the microwave communication system.
  - 18. The network defined claim 14 wherein the mobile vehicle is configured to relay information between the wireless LAN and the microwave communication system, and comprises a server to control the relaying of information.
  - 19. The network defined claim 14 wherein the mobile vehicle comprises a workstation viewing environment.
  - 20. The network defined claim 14 wherein the mobile vehicle comprises an omni-directional antenna.
  - 21. The system defined in claim 14 wherein the information comprises broadband information.
  - 22. The system defined in claim 21 wherein the broadband information comprises data.
  - 23. The system defined in claim 21 wherein the broadband information comprises audio and image data, such that the microwave communication system, wireless LAN, and mobile vehicle transfer broadband audio and image data.

24. A telecomputer network comprising:
- a redundant digital microwave communication system configured to operate as a secured private intranet to transfer information using a ethernet packet switching protocol;
  
  a wireless local area network (LAN) configured to transfer information using the ethernet packet protocol, wherein the wireless LAN comprises a plurality of nodes with an individual personal computer at each of the plurality of nodes; and
  
  a plurality of mobile vehicles, wherein each mobile vehicle is configured to transfer information as a single nomadic transmission/reception point between the microwave communication system and the wireless LAN.
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- - 25. The system defined in claim 24 wherein the information comprises broadband information.
  - 26. The system defined in claim 25 wherein the broadband information comprises data.
  - 27. The system defined in claim 25 wherein the broadband information comprises audio and image data, such that the microwave communication system, wireless LAN, and a mobile hub vehicle transfer broadband audio and image data.

28. A system comprising:
- a communication subsystem;
  
  a wireless local area network (LAN) that includes at least one computer; and
  
  a mobile hub configured to transfer broadband information as a single nomadic transmission/reception point between the communication subsystem and the wireless LAN using an ethernet packet switching protocol.
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- - 29. The system defined claim 28 wherein the broadband information comprises data.
  - 30. The system defined claim 28 wherein the broadband information comprises audio and image data, such that the subsystem, wireless LAN and mobile hub transfer broadband audio and image data.
  - 31. The system defined claim 28 wherein the information is transferred using the TCP/IP protocol.
  - 32. The system defined claim 28 wherein the wireless LAN comprises a plurality of nodes with at least one personal computer at each of the plurality of nodes.
  - 33. The system defined claim 28 wherein the mobile hub comprises an uplink to the communication subsystem.
  - 34. The system defined claim 28 wherein the mobile hub comprises a server to control the relaying of information.
  - 35. The system defined claim 28 wherein the mobile hub comprises a workstation viewing environment.
  - 36. The system defined claim 28 wherein the mobile hub comprises an omni-directional antenna.
  - 37. The system defined in claim 28 wherein the mobile hub comprises a vehicle.

38. A system comprising:
- a communication subsystem to operate as a secured private intranet to transfer broadband information using a ethernet packet switching protocol;
  
  a wireless local area network (LAN) to transfer information using the ethernet packet protocol, wherein the wireless LAN comprises a plurality of nodes with an individual computer at each of the plurality of nodes; and
  
  a mobile hub to transfer broadband information as a single nomadic transmission/reception point between the microwave communication system and the wireless LAN.
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- - 39. The system defined claim 38 wherein the broadband information comprises data.
  - 40. The system defined claim 38 wherein the broadband information comprises audio and image data, such that the subsystem, wireless LAN and mobile hub transform broadband audio and image data.

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Current Assignee
Advanced Media Networks LLC
Original Assignee
Curtis Clark
Inventors
Clark, Curtis
Primary Examiner(s)
Chin, Wellington
Assistant Examiner(s)
Hoosain, Allan

Application Number

US08/718,748
Time in Patent Office

1,100 Days
Field of Search

370/310, 370/352, 370/353, 370/380, 370/389, 370/392, 370/396, 370/401, 370/404, 370/427, 370/435, 370/450, 370/465, 370/485, 379/90.01, 379/93.01, 379/93.05, 379/93.09, 379/100.15, 379/100.16
US Class Current

379/310
CPC Class Codes

H04B 1/74   for increasing reliability,...

H04W 80/04   Network layer protocols, e....

H04W 84/005   Moving wireless networks

H04W 84/12   WLAN [Wireless Local Area N...

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