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Enhanced throughput in simulcast communication systems

US5260700A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 1992
Grant dateNov 9, 1993
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2001/0093
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A selective call receiver system includes a plurality of base sites capable of simultaneous operation. Each base site includes a transmitter and a base receiver capable of measuring the signal strength of a received signal. A controller coupled to the plurality of base sites, forwards an address to the plurality of base sites. The transmitters thereafter, simultaneously transmit the address to at least one of a plurality of selective call receivers having acknowledge-back capability. At least one of the plurality of base receivers receive an acknowledge-back signal from the at least one of the selective call receivers responding to the transmitted address. The signal strength of the acknowledge-back signal is detected by the plurality of base receivers receiving the acknowledge-back signal. The controller has a determining circuit for determining a value representing the signal strength of the acknowledge-back signal, and an encoder, coupled to the determining circuit, encoding a single copy of the message in a first format or a second format. The encoder encodes the message to derive the single copy of the message in the first format when the value determined by the determining ci…

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