Apparatus and methods for networking omni-modal radio devices

a radio device and radio technology, applied in the field of antennas and methods for networking omni-modal radio devices, can solve the problems of low ideal product and method concepts, high specialized and limited to a specific application, and inability to easily adapt to different transmission protocols or radio infrastructures, so as to achieve the most business and profit-making potential, easy and convenient identification, and lowest possible cost

USRE40540E1Inactive Publication Date: 2008-10-14MLR LLC A LLC OF VIRGINIA
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Publication Date
2008-10-14
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A network and method of operating a network of wireless service providers adapted to interact with a plurality of omni-modal wireless products within a given geographic area in a manner to permit the wireless service providers to “borrow” radio frequencies from other wireless service providers within the same geographic region. As a cellular service provider in a given region finds that one of its service areas or cells has become nearly or fully loaded, frequency could be borrowed from a competitor, such as a PCS provider serving the same region. Selected omni-modal wireless product users in the overloaded area would be told to switch their omni-modal to the “leased” frequency but to use the non-PCS communications protocol appropriate to the type of service desired by the user. Implementation of this method broadly within a given geographic region will have the effect of insuring that the available radio spectrum is used to its maximum capacity to serve the needs of the wireless users on a real time basis.
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[0001] More than one reissue application has been filed for the reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 5,761,621 issued on application Ser. No. 08 / 709,112 filed Sep. 6, 1996 which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08 / 167,002 filed Dec. 15, 1993. The reissue applications are application Ser. No. 09 / 392,676 filed Sep. 8, 1999, now RE38,787, and application Ser. No. 10 / 737,670 (the present application), both of which are divisional reissues of U.S. Pat. No. 5,761,621. The present application claims the benefit of application Ser. Nos. 08 / 167,002; 08 / 709,112 and 09 / 392,676.<?insert-end id="INS-S-00001" ?>BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] This invention relates generally to frequency and protocol agile, wireless communication devices and systems adapted to enable voice and / or data transmission to occur using a variety of different radio frequencies, transmission protocols and radio infrastructures.

[0003] Many communication industry experts believe that a personal information revolution has ...

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[0036]A preferred embodiment of a standardized radio processing circuit 1 is shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B. The standardized radio processing circuit 1, shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B taken together, may be implemented on a single VLSI chip or on a set of VLSI chips making up a chipset. As will be seen, this chip or chipset provides a standard building block which can be used to make a plurality of consumer products that provide data transmission capability. As will be seen later with reference to FIGS. 2 through 8, by adding minimal external components to the standardized circuit 1, a wide variety of products can be produced. Also, as will be seen, the standardized circuit 1 can be advantageously implemented on a removable card with a standardized interface connector or connectors, so that it can then be selectively inserted into and removed from a variety of devices to provide the devices with radio information transmission capability.

[0037]In terms of the preferred functional and operationa...