Switching communication modes in a network
US6894992B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The communication method of the invention applies to communication stations adapted to communicate with each other when at least one of said communication stations supplies a control signal, said station then functioning in “base station” mode and the stations not supplying a control signal then functioning in “mobile station” mode.The method of the invention includes, for at least one communication between two communication stations functioning in mobile station mode, in connection with a first base station:
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