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Communications system and communications unit for communicating over a base set of channels and an extended set of channels

US5678189A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 1995
Grant dateOct 14, 1997
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/044
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communications system having a base station and a handset, capable of communicating over a base set of communication channels. Selecting one of the base channels for establishing communication. The handset sending a message, informing the base station, if it is capable of communicating over any extended set of communication channels, beyond the base set of channels, and if so, where the extended set of channels are located. The base station sends a message to the handset, informing the handset whether the base station has extended channel capability. If the base station has extended channel capability, the handset tunes its front end filters to match the indicated spectrum from the base station.

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