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Range equalization transceiver system and method of using same
Assignee: Powerbridge Ip Protection LLC
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Filing: 2006-05-12
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Granted: 2010-09-14
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Expires: 2026-05-12
Abstract
Abstract A range equalization transceiver system ( 100 ) for increasing efficiency of a continuous duty communications link includes a first transceiver ( 105 ) for transmitting data traffic over a broadband traffic channel and a second transceiver ( 107 ) for determining routing information using a discovery channel based on link quality. A controller ( 103 ) is used for interpreting routing information from the second transceiver ( 107 ) where the controller ( 103 ) selects a transmitting scheme based on data traffic conditions on both the broadband traffic channel and link quality channel for sending data over a wireless network.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark A. Birchler
- 👤 Jeffrey D. Bonta
- 👤 Steven C. Jasper
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 05:50
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W40/00; H04W40/02; H04W40/12; H04L; H04L45/00; H04L45/12; H04L45/123; H04L45/125; H04L45/24; H04L45/302; H04L45/306; H04L45/3065; H04W40/24; H04W40/246; H04W52/00; H04W52/02; H04W52/0209; H04W52/0212; H04W52/0216; H04W52/0219; H04W84/00; H04W84/02; H04W84/10; H04W84/12; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04W88/06; Y; Y02; Y02D; Y02D30/00; Y02D30/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
A two-way radio transceiver system comprising: a first transceiver for transmitting data traffic over a broadband traffic channel; a second transceiver for determining routing information using a route discovery channel; a controller for interpreting routing information from the second transceiver; and wherein the controller selects a transmitting scheme based on the routing information for sending at least one data packet, wherein the transmitting scheme comprises: transmitting, by the second radio transceiver, the at least one data packet along a route to a destination using both the broadband traffic channel and the route discovery channel when the broadband traffic channel is congested; sharing transmitting, by the first radio transceiver and second radio transceiver, of the at least one data packet using both the broadband traffic channel and the route discovery channel when the route discovery channel is underutilized; and transmitting, by both the first radio transceiver and second radio transceiver, a duplicate of the at least one data packet along a route to a destination using the broadband traffic channel and the route discovery channel when the at least one data packet has a high quality of service (QoS) requirement.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
189 words
A two-way radio transceiver system comprising: a first transceiver for transmitting data traffic over a broadband traffic channel; a second transceiver for determining routing information using a route discovery channel; a controller for interpreting routing information from the second transceiver; and wherein the controller selects a transmitting scheme based on the routing information for sending at least one data packet, wherein the transmitting scheme comprises: transmitting, by the second radio transceiver, the at least one data packet along a route to a destination using both the broadband traffic channel and the route discovery channel when the broadband traffic channel is congested; sharing transmitting, by the first radio transceiver and second radio transceiver, of the at least one data packet using both the broadband traffic channel and the route discovery channel when the route discovery channel is underutilized; and transmitting, by both the first radio transceiver and second radio transceiver, a duplicate of the at least one data packet along a route to a destination using the broadband traffic channel and the route discovery channel when the at least one data packet has a high quality of service (QoS) requirement.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 1 , wherein the transmitting scheme includes both traffic modulation and coding of data packets.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 1 , wherein the second transceiver operates at a low power level for decreasing the amount of current drain.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 1 , wherein the second transceiver operates at a high duty cycle for continually receiving routing information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 1 , wherein the first transceiver and second transceiver are used in an inversely proportional manner depending on utilization of the route discovery channel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
A two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 1 , wherein the first radio transceiver operates at a first power level; the second radio transceiver operates at a second power level below that of the first power level; and the controller selects the transmitting scheme based on quality of service (QoS) information within the routing information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 6 , wherein the second radio transceiver operates at a high duty cycle in order to conserve current drain on the two-way radio transceiver system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 6 , wherein the controller performs route discovery based upon the QoS information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 6 , wherein the transmitting scheme includes both modulation type and coding scheme.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 6 , wherein the first transceiver and second transceiver are used in an inversely proportional manner depending on utilization of the route discovery channel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 6 , wherein the first transceiver operates using an IEEE 802.11 standard.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
187 words
A method for determining range equalization in a two-way radio transceiver system comprising the steps of: establishing a broadband traffic channel for transmitting data using a first radio transceiver; establishing a route discovery channel for determining routing information using a second radio transceiver; determining whether a network controller has at least one data packet to transmit over the broadband traffic channel; instructing the second radio transceiver to transmit the at least one data packet along a route to a destination using both the broadband traffic channel and the route discovery channel when the broadband traffic channel is congested; instructing the first radio transceiver and second radio transceiver to share transmitting of the at least one data packet using both the broadband traffic channel and route discovery channel when the route discovery channel is underutilized; and instructing the first radio transceiver and second radio transceiver to both send a duplicate of the at least one data packet along a route to a destination using the broadband traffic channel and the route discovery channel when the at least one data packet has a high quality of service (QoS) requirement.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
187 words
A method for determining range equalization in a two-way radio transceiver system comprising the steps of: establishing a broadband traffic channel for transmitting data using a first radio transceiver; establishing a route discovery channel for determining routing information using a second radio transceiver; determining whether a network controller has at least one data packet to transmit over the broadband traffic channel; instructing the second radio transceiver to transmit the at least one data packet along a route to a destination using both the broadband traffic channel and the route discovery channel when the broadband traffic channel is congested; instructing the first radio transceiver and second radio transceiver to share transmitting of the at least one data packet using both the broadband traffic channel and route discovery channel when the route discovery channel is underutilized; and instructing the first radio transceiver and second radio transceiver to both send a duplicate of the at least one data packet along a route to a destination using the broadband traffic channel and the route discovery channel when the at least one data packet has a high quality of service (QoS) requirement.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
85 words
A method for determining range equalization in a two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 12 , further comprising: transmitting a first portion of the data packets using the first radio transceiver; and transmitting a second portion of the data packets using the second radio transceiver, wherein the first portion and the second portion are determined based upon a link quality of the broadband traffic channel and a link quality of the route discovery channel and a quality of service requirement of the data packets.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method for determining range equalization in a two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 13 , wherein the controller operates to determine the status of the broadband traffic channel and the route discovery channel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method for determining range equalization in a two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 13 , further comprising: operating the second radio transceiver at a low power level in order to conserve overall current drain of the two-way radio transceiver system.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
70 words
A method for determining range equalization in a two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 13 , further comprising: selecting a coding scheme for the transmission of the first portion of the data packets based on the link quality of the broadband traffic channel; and selecting a coding scheme for the transmission of the second portion of the data packets based on the link quality of the route discovery channel.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method for determining range equalization in a two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 13 , wherein the first portion and the second portion of the data packets are further determined based on a utilization of the route discovery channel.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method for determining range equalization in a two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 12 , wherein the network controller selects a transmitting scheme including both traffic modulation and data packet coding.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method for determining range equalization in a two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 12 , wherein the second radio transceiver operates at a low power level for decreasing the amount of current drain in the two-way radio transceiver system.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method for determining range equalization in a two-way radio transceiver system as in claim 12 , wherein the second transceiver operates at a high duty cycle for continually processing routing information.
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