Piconet base station and communication system for a vehicle

US10356846B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Peter Fertl · Wien, AT
• Michael SCHRAUT · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 22, 2013
• Grant date: Jul 16, 2019
• Expiry date: Nov 8, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W16/26
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An ultra-small cell base station for a vehicle is coupleable, for signal exchange, to a first antenna assembly, which is configured to receive radio signals of a cellular radio user device situated inside the vehicle and to emit radio signals to be received by the user device. The ultra-small cell base station is also coupleable to a second antenna assembly, configured to receive radio signals of a further cellular radio user device situated outside the vehicle and to emit radio signals to be received by the further user device. The ultra-small cell base station is also coupleable to a network-side antenna assembly of the vehicle configured to receive radio signals emitted by a pre-defined static cellular radio base station and to emit radio signals to be received by the static base station. The ultra-small cell base station is configured to operate a first and a second small cell.