Multi-purpose base station

Claim 2

A base station for use in a plurality of telecommunications systems operating according to different system standards, said base station comprising: at least one PCMCIA card slot for removably mounting at least one system component of a system of said plurality of telecommunications systems; a line interface connected to at least one of said plurality of telecommunications systems; and an interface for allowing electrical communication between said at least one means for removably mounting said line interface.

Claim 3

The base station of claim 1 in which said plurality of telecommunications systems comprises a single system and at least one PCMCIA card slot for removably mounting comprises a first PCMCIA card slot for removable mounting logic circuitry of said system and, a second PCMCIA card slot for removably mounting RF circuitry of said system and further, said base station further comprises a bus structure for providing electrical communication between said first and second means.

Claim 4

The base station of claim 1 in which said at least one PCMCIA card slot for removably mounting comprises a plurality of pairs of PCMCIA card slots, each pair of PCMCIA card slots comprising a first means and a corresponding second means, said first means of each pair of PCMCIA card slots for mounting logic circuitry of a selected system of said plurality of systems and said second means of each pair of PCMCIA card slots for mounting RF circuitry of said selected system.

Claim 5

The base station of claim 1 in which said at least one PCMCIA card slot for removably mounting comprises a plurality of means for removably mounting said at least one system component comprising a plurality of system components, said base station further comprising a bus structure providing electrical communication between said means for removably mounting.

Claim 6

The base station of claim 4 in which said plurality of system components comprises: first RF circuitry for a first system of said plurality of telecommunications systems, said first RF circuitry for receiving an RF signal transmit at a frequency of said first system; second RF circuitry for a second system of said plurality of telecommunications systems, said second RF circuitry for receiving an RF signal transmit at a frequency of said second system; first logic circuitry for receiving an RF signal from said first RF circuitry and determining if said RF signal received from said first RF circuitry is a control signal of said first system; and second logic circuitry for receiving an RF signal from said second RF circuitry and determining if said RF signal received from said second RF circuitry is a control signal of said second system.

Claim 7

The base station of claim 5 in which said plurality of system components further comprise: a first line interface for receiving a first logic signal from said first logic circuitry and switching a connection from said first logic circuitry to said first system; and a second line interface for receiving a second logic signal from said second logic circuitry and switching a connection from said second logic circuitry to said second system.

Claim 8

The base station of claim 1 in which said at least one telecommunications system comprises a system chosen from the group consisting of PCS, GSM, D-AMPS, AMPS, NMT, TACS and Mobitex systems.

Claim 9

The base station of claim 1 in which said at least one telecommunications system comprises a plurality of systems, said plurality of systems comprising systems chosen from the group consisting of PCS, GSM, D-AMPS, AMPS, NMT, TACS and Mobitex systems.

Claim 10

A base station for use in a plurality of telecommunications systems operating according to different system standards, said base station comprising: a line interface connected to said plurality of communications systems; first circuitry removably interfaced to the line interface through a PCMCIA card slot for a first system of said plurality of telecommunications systems, said first circuitry for receiving an RF signal transmit at a frequency of said first system; second RF circuitry removable interfaced to the line interface through a PCMCIA card slot for a second system of said plurality of telecommunications systems, said second circuitry for receiving an RF signal transmit at a frequency of said second system; first logic circuitry removable interfaced to the line interface through a PCMCIA card slot for receiving an RF signal from said first RF circuitry and determining if said RF signal received from said first RF circuitry is a control signal of said first system; and second logic circuitry removable interfaced to the line interface through a PCMCIA card slot for receiving an RF signal from said second RF circuitry and determining if said RF signal received from said second RF circuitry is a control signal of said second system.

Claim 11

A base station for use in a plurality of telecommunications systems operating according to different system standards, said base station comprising: a line interface connected to said plurality of communications systems; first circuitry removably interfaced to the line interface through a PCMCIA card slot for a first system of said plurality of telecommunications systems, said first circuitry for receiving an RF signal transmit at a frequency of said first system; second RF circuitry removable interfaced to the line interface through a PCMCIA card slot for a second system of said plurality of telecommunications systems, said second circuitry for receiving an RF signal transmit at a frequency of said second system; first logic circuitry removable interfaced to the line interface through a PCMCIA card slot for receiving an RF signal from said first RF circuitry and determining if said RF signal received from said first RF circuitry is a control signal of said first system; and second logic circuitry removable interfaced to the line interface through a PCMCIA card slot for receiving an RF signal from said second RF circuitry and determining if said RF signal received from said second RF circuitry is a control signal of said second system.

Claim 12

The base station of claim 9, wherein said line interface further comprises: a first line interface portion for receiving a first logic signal from said first logic circuitry and switching a connection from said first logic circuitry to said first system; and a second line interface portion for receiving a second logic signal from said second logic circuitry and switching a connection from said second logic circuitry to said second system.