Mobile communication system with moving base station
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a receiver configured to wirelessly receive a received signal; and
a transmitter configured to transmit a transmit signal corresponding to the received signal to a mobile unit while the transmitter has a motion relative to Earth along a predetermined path and in accordance with an anticipated motion of the mobile unit, wherein an actual motion of the mobile unit is independent of the motion of the transmitter.
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Abstract
A mobile communication system employs moving base stations moving in the direction of flow of traffic moving along a roadway. The moving base station communicates with fixed radio ports connected to a gateway office. A plurality of moving base stations are spaced apart on a closed loop and move with the flow of traffic along one roadway on one leg of the loop and with a flow of traffic on another roadway in another leg of the loop. The moving base stations communicate with a plurality of fixed radio ports connected by a signal transmission link to a gateway office which, in turn, is connected to the wire line network. The moving base stations are each provided with a pair of directional antennas with one antenna directed toward the flow of traffic and another antenna directed to the fixed radio ports.
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69 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver configured to wirelessly receive a received signal; and a transmitter configured to transmit a transmit signal corresponding to the received signal to a mobile unit while the transmitter has a motion relative to Earth along a predetermined path and in accordance with an anticipated motion of the mobile unit, wherein an actual motion of the mobile unit is independent of the motion of the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a received signal from a mobile unit while the receiver has a motion relative to Earth along a predetermined path and in accordance with an anticipated motion of the mobile unit, wherein an actual motion of the mobile unit is independent of the motion of the receiver; and a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit a transmit signal corresponding to the received signal to at least one fixed port. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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- 8. A movable base station configured to establish a communication link between a fixed port and mobile unit while the movable base station has a motion relative to Earth along a predetermined path and in accordance with an anticipated motion of the mobile unit, the communication link comprising a wireless communication link between the movable base station and the fixed port, wherein an actual motion of the mobile unit is independent of the motion of the movable base station.
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13. A movable base station configured to have a motion relative to a fixed port along a predetermined path and in accordance with an anticipated motion of a mobile unit, comprising:
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a first radio interface configured to establish a first wireless communication link between the movable base station and the mobile unit; and a second radio interface configured to establish a second wireless communication link between the movable base station and the fixed port, wherein an actual motion of the mobile unit is independent of the motion of the movable base station. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus adapted to move in accordance with a movement of a mobile unit moving relative to a plurality of fixed radio ports, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver adapted to receive a plurality of signals, each of the plurality of signals transmitted from each of the plurality of fixed radio ports within a frequency band having a lower limit greater than 300 megahertz; a transmitter adapted to transmit, within the frequency band, a resultant signal to the mobile unit in accordance with at least one of the plurality of signals; and a processor adapted to maximize an amount of transferred information to the mobile unit by evaluating a quality of each of the plurality of signals transmitted from the plurality of fixed radio ports. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus adapted to move in accordance with a movement of a plurality of mobile units moving relative to a plurality of fixed radio ports at a velocity greater than a relative velocity of movement between each of the mobile units of the plurality of mobile units, the apparatus comprising:
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a first radio interface adapted to communicate with the plurality of fixed radio ports in a frequency band; a second radio interface adapted to communicate with the plurality of mobile units in the frequency bandwidth, the frequency having a lower limit greater than 300 megahertz; and a processor adapted to establish a communication link between the plurality of mobile units and at least one of the plurality of fixed radio ports based on a plurality of signal quality indicators, each of the signal quality indicators corresponding to each of a plurality of transmitted signals transmitted from the plurality of fixed radio ports. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of transmitting a signal to a mobile unit having an anticipated motion relative to Earth, the method comprising the steps of:
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wirelessly receiving a received signal; controlling a motion of a transmitter along a predetermined path in accordance with the anticipated motion of the mobile unit, wherein the motion of the mobile unit is independent of the motion of the transmitter; and transmitting a transmit signal corresponding to the received signal to the mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of wirelessly transmitting a transmit signal corresponding to a received signal transmitted from a mobile unit having an anticipated motion relative to Earth, the method comprising the steps of:
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controlling a motion of a receiver along a predetermined path in accordance with the anticipated motion of the mobile unit, wherein the motion of the mobile unit is independent of the motion of the receiver; receiving the received signal at the receiver; and wirelessly transmitting the transmit signal from a transmitter connected to the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of providing a communication link between a communication network and a mobile unit having a motion relative to a plurality of fixed ports, wherein the plurality of fixed ports are communicatively coupled to the communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
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moving a movable base station in accordance with the motion of the mobile unit; receiving a plurality of signals at the movable base station, each of the plurality of signals transmitted from each of the plurality of fixed radio ports within a frequency band having a lower limit greater than 300 megahertz; transmitting, within the frequency band, a resultant signal to the mobile unit in accordance with at least one of the plurality of signals; and maximizing an amount of transferred information to the mobile unit by evaluating a quality of each of the plurality of signals transmitted from the plurality of fixed radio ports. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method of providing a communication connection between a communication network and a plurality of mobile units having a motion relative to a plurality of fixed ports, wherein the plurality of fixed ports are communicatively coupled to the communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a first communication link between the plurality of mobile units and a first fixed port of the plurality of fixed ports through a movable base station having a motion in accordance with the motion of the mobile units; and simultaneously handing off the plurality of mobile units to a second fixed port of the plurality fixed ports. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59)
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60. A communication system comprising:
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a first transceiver configured to provide a moving communication cell to a mobile unit while the moving communication cell has a motion relative to Earth along a predetermined path and in accordance with an anticipated motion of the mobile unit, wherein an actual motion of the mobile unit is independent of the motion of the moving communication cell; and a second transceiver connected to the first transceiver and configured to wirelessly exchange signals with at least one fixed port corresponding to the communication cell. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A method of providing communication services to a mobile unit, the method comprising:
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providing a moving communication cell to a mobile unit while the moving communication cell has a motion relative to Earth along a predetermined path and in accordance with an anticipated motion of the mobile unit, wherein an actual motion of the mobile unit is independent of the motion of the cell; and wirelessly exchanging signals with at least one fixed port corresponding to the communication cell. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69)
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