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Broadcast retransmitter, method of retransmitting a broadcast and system employing the same

US7400610B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 26, 2004
Grant dateJul 15, 2008
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Expiry dateSep 19, 2025

Classification

  • 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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