Method and apparatus for sharing a communication system

US5911137A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Motorola, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jyh-Han Lin · Coral Springs, US
• Pavan Jyotsna Achyutuni · Richland Hills, US
• Sachin Waman Danait · Irving, US
• Alain Charles Briancon · Poolesville, US
• Casey Hill · Atlanta, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 15, 1996
• Grant date: Jun 8, 1999
• Expiry date: Jul 15, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/021
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system (100) includes a shared communication medium, such as a communication channel or a base station, for providing messages and transmission devices (110) for transmitting the messages over the shared communication medium during sharing periods defined by a sharing pattern (114). A trading center (105) coupled to the transmission devices (110) modifies the sharing pattern (114) in response to traffic handled by the transmission devices (110).