Patent US5285469A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
US5285469A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Spread spectrum wireless telephone system
Assignee: OMINPOINT Corp
•
Filing: 1991-06-07
•
Granted: 1994-02-08
•
Expires: 2011-06-07
Abstract
Abstract A system for accessing a telephone system, in which a set of user stations are matched with a set of base stations for connection to a telephone network. Each base station may be coupled directly or indirectly to the telephone network and may be capable of initiating or receiving calls on the telephone network. Each user station may comprise a spread-spectrum transmitter or receiver and may be capable of dynamic connection to selected base stations A plurality of base stations may be coupled to a private exchange telephone system for coupling user stations in calls outside the telephone network. User stations may use CDMA, FDMA, TDMA or other multiple-access techniques to obtain one or more clear communication paths to base stations. Base stations may be placed at convenient locations or may themselves be mobile. User stations may make and break connections with base stations as the user station moves between service regions, or is otherwise more advantageously serviced by, base stations. User stations may direct requests to and receive information from an enhanced telephone services processor, so as to obtain enhanced telephone services within the telephone network. Base stations may be coupled to each other by means of a private exchange telephone system or other small business telephone system (such as a PBX, Centrex, or key-type system) so as to couple user stations in calls outside the telephone network. User stations may also be coupled directly or indirectly to the telephone network on their own or by another access path, such as narrowband or spread-spectrum cellular telephone circuits.
Inventors
- 👤 Jeffrey S. Vanderpool
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 12:46
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W36/00; H04W36/0005; H04W36/0055; H04W36/0066; H04B; H04B7/00; H04B7/24; H04B7/26; H04B7/2618; H04B7/2628; H04J; H04J13/00; H04W36/14; H04W36/142; H04W4/00; H04W4/16; H04W76/00; H04W76/10; H04W84/00; H04W84/02; H04W84/10; H04W84/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
206 words
A wireless communication system, comprising a base station coupled to a telephone network and having means for initiating a call on said telephone network and means for receiving a call on said telephone network; a user station having means for completing a communication path with said base station, said communication path employing a spread-spectrum communication technique; wherein said communication path is completed between said base station and said user station when said user station initiates or receives a call on said telephone network; a second base station coupled to a telephone network and having means for initiating a call on said telephone network and means for receiving a call on said telephone network; means for breaking said communication path between said one base station and said user station and for completing a second communication path between said second base station and said user station; and a plurality of cluster controllers for controlling a set of distinct base stations, wherein said means for breaking and for completing comprises means for handing-off said user station from said one base station to said second base station when said user station terminates a call relating to a first cluster controller and initiates a call relating to a second cluster controller.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
206 words
A wireless communication system, comprising a base station coupled to a telephone network and having means for initiating a call on said telephone network and means for receiving a call on said telephone network; a user station having means for completing a communication path with said base station, said communication path employing a spread-spectrum communication technique; wherein said communication path is completed between said base station and said user station when said user station initiates or receives a call on said telephone network; a second base station coupled to a telephone network and having means for initiating a call on said telephone network and means for receiving a call on said telephone network; means for breaking said communication path between said one base station and said user station and for completing a second communication path between said second base station and said user station; and a plurality of cluster controllers for controlling a set of distinct base stations, wherein said means for breaking and for completing comprises means for handing-off said user station from said one base station to said second base station when said user station terminates a call relating to a first cluster controller and initiates a call relating to a second cluster controller.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
125 words
A wireless communication system, comprising a base station coupled to a telephone network and having means for initiating a call on said telephone network and means for receiving a call on said telephone network; a user station having means for completing a communication path with said base station, said communication path employing a spread-spectrum communication technique; wherein said communication path is completed between said base station and said user station when said user station initiates or receives a call on said telephone network; wherein said user station comprises means for initiating a call on said telephone network and means for receiving a call on said telephone network independently of said base station and using a communication technique which differs from said spread spectrum communication technique.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
125 words
A wireless communication system, comprising a base station coupled to a telephone network and having means for initiating a call on said telephone network and means for receiving a call on said telephone network; a user station having means for completing a communication path with said base station, said communication path employing a spread-spectrum communication technique; wherein said communication path is completed between said base station and said user station when said user station initiates or receives a call on said telephone network; wherein said user station comprises means for initiating a call on said telephone network and means for receiving a call on said telephone network independently of said base station and using a communication technique which differs from said spread spectrum communication technique.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system as in claim 2, wherein said means for initiating and receiving independently comprises a cellular telephone circuit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system as in claim 2, comprising a second base station coupled to said telephone network and having means for coupling a cellular telephone circuit to said telephone network.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system as in claim 2, comprising a spread-spectrum cellular telephone system having said user station as a cellular telephone handset and at least one base station as a cellular telephone base station.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
223 words
A wireless communication system, comprising a switch coupled to a telephone network; a plurality of cluster controllers for controlling a set of base stations, at least one of said plurality of cluster controllers coupled to said switch; a plurality of base stations, each one of said plurality of base stations associated with exactly one of said plurality of cluster controllers, each one of said plurality of base stations having means for initiating a call on said telephone network and means for receiving a call on said telephone network; a user station having means for completing a spread-spectrum communication path with a first base station of said plurality of base stations, wherein said communication path is completed between said first base station and said user station when said user station initiates or receives a call on said telephone network; means for breaking said communication path between said first base station and said user station and for completing a second communication path between a second base station of said plurality of base stations and said user station; wherein said means for breaking and for completing comprises means for handing-off said user station from said first base station to said second base station when said user station terminates a call relating to a first cluster controller and initiates a call relating to a second cluster controller.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
223 words
A wireless communication system, comprising a switch coupled to a telephone network; a plurality of cluster controllers for controlling a set of base stations, at least one of said plurality of cluster controllers coupled to said switch; a plurality of base stations, each one of said plurality of base stations associated with exactly one of said plurality of cluster controllers, each one of said plurality of base stations having means for initiating a call on said telephone network and means for receiving a call on said telephone network; a user station having means for completing a spread-spectrum communication path with a first base station of said plurality of base stations, wherein said communication path is completed between said first base station and said user station when said user station initiates or receives a call on said telephone network; means for breaking said communication path between said first base station and said user station and for completing a second communication path between a second base station of said plurality of base stations and said user station; wherein said means for breaking and for completing comprises means for handing-off said user station from said first base station to said second base station when said user station terminates a call relating to a first cluster controller and initiates a call relating to a second cluster controller.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US27738A
Cited
US4247942A
Cited
US4051448A
Cited
US3934203A
Cited
US4653069A
Cited
US3978436A
Cited
US4217563A
Cited
US4021898A
Cited
US4163944A
Cited
US4100498A
Cited
US4131484A
Cited
US4222115A
Cited
US4562370A
Cited
US4314393A
Cited
US4445256A
Cited
US4355411A
Cited
US4455651A
Cited
US4418393A
Cited
US4418425A
Cited
US4525835A
Cited
US4432089A
Cited
US4517679A
Cited
US4456793A
Cited
US4563774A
Cited
US4484028A
Cited
US4787093A
Cited
US4550414A
Cited
US4606039A
Cited
US4612637A
Cited
US4649549A
Cited
US4707839A
Cited
US4680785A
Cited
US4660164A
Cited
US4642505A
Cited
US4567588A
Cited
US4561089A
Cited
US4601047A
Cited
US4691326A
Cited
US4569062A
Cited
US4745378A
Cited
US4621365A
Cited
US4641317A
Cited
US4813057A
Cited
US4979186A
Cited
US4622854A
Cited
US4866732A
Cited
US5005183A
Cited
US4769812A
Cited
US4742512A
Cited
US4754453A
Cited
US4918689A
Cited
US4672254A
Cited
US4672658A
Cited
US4701904A
Cited
US4647863A
Cited
US4724435A
Cited
US4718080A
Cited
US4703474A
Cited
US4815106A
Cited
US4837786A
Cited
US4807222A
Cited
US4837802A
Cited
US4860307A
Cited
US4754473A
Cited
US4901307A
Cited
US4804938A
Cited
US4759078A
Cited
US4759034A
Cited
US4833702A
Cited
US4893327A
Cited
US4905221A
Cited
US4894842A
Cited
US4800885A
Cited
US4878238A
Cited
US4965759A
Cited
US4805208A
Cited
US4995083A
Cited
US4984247A
Cited
US5023887A
Cited
US4943973A
Cited
US5042050A
Cited
US5008953A
Cited
US5016255A
Cited
US5022047A
Cited
US5109390A
Cited
US5101501A
Cited
US5056109A
Cited
US5073900A
Cited
US5025452A
Cited
US5018165A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1997-02-07 | 1997-08-09 | 1998-02-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2001-02-07 | 2001-08-09 | 2002-02-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2005-02-07 | 2005-08-09 | 2006-02-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |