Multi-mode satellite and terrestrial communication device
US6714760B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/18563
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a multiple band mobile radio (also referred to as a Wireless Communication Device (WCD)) capable of communicating with both a satellite communication system and a terrestrial communication system. The satellite communication system can be, for example, a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system. The terrestrial communication system can be a Personal Communication System (PCS), or a cellular system, including either an analog or a digitally based cellular system. The cellular analog system can be AMPS. The digitally based cellular system can be a CDMA or a TDMA based communication system. The WCD can concurrently receive signals from the terrestrial communication system and the satellite communication system.
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