Broadcast retransmitter, method of retransmitting a broadcast and system employing the same
US7400610B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04H40/90
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a broadcast retransmitter for use with a wireless local area network (WLAN). In one embodiment, the broadcast retransmitter includes a gateway configured to format a bitstream received from a broadcast receiver for delivery to a wireless access point (WAP) of the WLAN and subsequent conversion by the WAP into a wireless transmission over the WLAN to make the bitstream available for reception by a client of the WLAN.
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