Telecommunications system and a method of operating the system
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorPaul Bucknell
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Abstract
A telecommunications system, such as a cellular telephone system, comprises at least one primary station (12) and a plurality of secondary stations (14) which are able to communicate with each other in accordance with any suitable protocol embedded as software in the respective stations. Software configuration or reconfiguration in the secondary stations is effected over the air using a transmitter other than the primary station(s). Such a transmitter may comprise a broadcast transmitter (16) having spare capacity which can be used for purposes other than broadcasting.
Claims10
A method of operating a radio system comprising a primary station and at least one secondary station, characterised by establishing a two-way communications link between the primary station and the at least one secondary station, by the primary station transmitting a configuration message to the at least one secondary station, by the at least one secondary station adapting itself to receive configuration information signals transmitted by a source other than the primary station.
A telecommunications system comprising a primary station and at least one secondary station, characterised in that the primary station has means for establishing a two-way communications link between it and the at least one secondary station, in that the at least one secondary station has means responsive to a configuration message transmitted by the primary station for preparing the secondary station to receive configuration message signals transmitted over at least a one-way channel other than the two-way communications link established between the primary station and the at least one secondary station.
A secondary station for use in a telecommunications system comprising a primary station and the secondary station, the primary station having means for establishing a two-way communications link between it and the secondary station, characterised in that the secondary station has means responsive to a configuration message transmitted by the primary station for preparing the secondary station to receive configuration message signals transmitted over at least a one-way channel other than the two-way communications link established between the primary station and the secondary station.
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