Systems and methods for facilitating wireless intercom in a local communications network

A method for facilitating wireless intercom in a local communications network, the method comprising:

• generating a first broadcast packet and a second broadcast packet;
• transmitting the first broadcast packet, via a first central antenna of a first transceiver of a central communication device and using a first channel of a first frequency range, to the set of end-user communication devices, wherein the set of end-user communication devices includes a first end-user communication device and a second end-user communication device;
• transmitting the second broadcast packet, via a second central antenna of a second transceiver of the central communication device and using a second channel of the first frequency range, to the set of end-user communication devices;
• receiving a first device-specific packet, on the first channel by the first central antenna of the first transceiver and during a first uplink time period, wherein the first device-specific packet is received from the first end-user communication device, wherein the first device-specific packet includes packetized uplink information based on audio information captured by the first end-user communication device;
• receiving a second device-specific packet, on the first channel by the first central antenna of the first transceiver and during a second uplink time period, wherein the second device-specific packet is received from the second end-user communication device;
• receiving the first device-specific packet, on the second channel by the second central antenna of the second transceiver and during a third uplink time period, wherein the first device-specific packet is received from the first end-user communication device, wherein the third uplink time period does not coincide with the first uplink time period, thereby providing time diversity for communications of the first device-specific packet by the first end-user communication device, and wherein the first channel uses a different frequency band than the second channel, thereby providing frequency diversity for communications of the first device-specific packet by the first end-user communication device;
• receiving the second device-specific packet, on the second channel by the second central antenna of the second transceiver and during a fourth uplink time period, wherein the second device-specific packet is received from the second end-user communication device, wherein the fourth uplink time period does not coincide with the second uplink time period;
• generating a third broadcast packet that includes packetized downlink information, wherein the packetized downlink information is based on the audio information of the first device-specific packet, wherein the third broadcast packet includes a destination indication that indicates a network destination in the local communications network for the included packetized downlink information, wherein the network destination includes the second end-user communication device;
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• transmitting the third broadcast packet to the set of end-user communication devices.

A method for facilitating wireless intercom in a local communications network, the method comprising:

• receiving a first broadcast packet, via a first antenna of a first transceiver of a first end-user communication device, wherein the first broadcast packet is received on a first channel of a first frequency range;
• receiving the first broadcast packet, via a first antenna of a first transceiver of a second end-user communication device, wherein the first broadcast packet is received on the first channel of the first frequency range, wherein the second end-user communication device is associated with a second user;
• receiving a second broadcast packet, via a second antenna of a second transceiver of the first end-user communication device, wherein the second broadcast packet is received on a second channel of the first frequency range;
• receiving the second broadcast packet, via a second antenna of a second transceiver of the second end-user communication device, wherein the second broadcast packet is received on the second channel of the first frequency range;
• generating a first device-specific packet, by the first end-user communication device, wherein the first device-specific packet includes packetized uplink information based on audio and video information captured by the first end-user communication device;
• generating a second device-specific packet, by the second end-user communication device, wherein the second device-specific packet includes packetized uplink information based on audio and video information captured by the second end-user communication device;
• transmitting the first device-specific packet, by the first end-user communication device, on the first channel by the first antenna of the first transceiver of the first end-user communication device, wherein transmission occurs during a first uplink time period;
• transmitting the second device-specific packet, by the second end-user communication device, on the first channel by the first antenna of the first transceiver of the second end-user communication device, wherein transmission occurs during a second uplink time period;
• transmitting the first device-specific packet, by the second end-user communication device, on the second channel by the second antenna of the second transceiver of the first end-user communication device, wherein transmission occurs during a third uplink time period, wherein the third uplink time period does not coincide with the first uplink time period, thereby providing time diversity for communications of the first device-specific packet by the first end-user communication device, and wherein the first channel uses a different frequency band than the second channel, thereby providing frequency diversity for communications of the first device-specific packet by the first end-user communication device;
• transmitting the second device-specific packet, by the second end-user communication device, on the second channel by the second antenna of the second transceiver of the second end-user communication device, wherein transmission occurs during a fourth uplink time period, wherein the fourth uplink time period does not coincide with the second uplink time period;
• receiving a third broadcast packet that includes packetized downlink information, by both the first and second end-user communication devices, wherein the first broadcast packet is received on the first channel of the first frequency range, wherein the packetized downlink information is based on the audio and video information of the first device-specific packet, wherein the third broadcast packet includes a destination indication that indicates a network destination in the local communications network for the included packetized downlink information, wherein the network destination includes the second end-user communication device;
• extracting particular audio and video information from the third broadcast packet, by the second end-user communication device;
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• presenting an audiovisual signal to the second user, by the second end-user communication device, wherein the audiovisual signal is based on the particular audio and video information.