Method and system for simultaneously sharing wireless communications among multiple wireless handsets
US6522886B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for simultaneously sharing wireless communications among multiple wireless handsets deployed in a wireless network having at least one cell site associated therewith includes a first and second wireless handset for transmitting a request for the same wireless communication. The wireless network then assigns a first wireless receive channel to the first wireless handset and the second wireless handset and simultaneously transmits the requested wireless communication to the first and second wireless handsets for receipt by the first wireless receive channel. If the requested wireless communication originates from a source handset, and the first and second handsets are located in direct communication proximity to the source handset, the source handset itself negotiates the common wireless receive channel for receiving the requested wireless communication.
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