US Patent:
20020111137, Aug 15, 2002
Inventors:
Kevin Walkup - Miramar FL, US
International Classification:
H04Q007/20
US Classification:
455/022000, 455/015000, 455/011100, 455/512000
Abstract:
A repeater unit () operates in a multi-channel wireless communication repeater system and maintains a priority state () for the repeater unit (). The repeater unit () includes a first transceiver () for communicating on a first communication channel, a second transceiver () for communicating on a second communication channel, a controller (), electrically connected to the first transceiver and to the second transceiver, and a prioritizer module (), electrically connected to the controller (), for controlling the repeater unit () to receive a first transmitted signal from the first communication channel, wherein the repeater unit () is designated as a priority repeater unit to handle repeating of all communications between a portable unit () on the second communication channel and a base station () on the first communication channel, and in response to receiving the first transmitted signal, the repeater unit () transmitting a repeated signal into the second communication channel, the repeated signal including a repeater priority code () transmitted by the repeater unit () to indicate that the repeater unit () is designated as a priority repeater unit to another repeater unit monitoring the second communication channel. The prioritizer module () further controls the repeater unit () to monitor the second communication channel, and in response to receiving a repeater priority code () from the second communication channel designating itself as a non-priority repeater unit.
