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US 5,596,333 AGranted
Method and apparatus for conveying a communication signal between a communication unit and a base site
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorEugene J. Bruckert
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AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorEugene J. Bruckert
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A communication system (100) employs a method (600) and apparatus (101) for conveying a communication signal between a communication unit (105) and a base site (101) that services a sectorized coverage area (103). The communication unit (105) transmits an uplink communication signal (113) to the base site (101). The base site (101) receives (603) the uplink communication signal (113) and determines (605) an approximate location of the communication unit (101) within a first portion (111) of a sector (108) of the sectorized coverage area (103). A downlink communication signal is then transmitted (609, 613) to the communication unit (105) based on the approximate location of the communication unit (105) using an antenna structure that produces a beamwidth (117) narrower than an angular width of the sector (108).
A method for transmitting a downlink communication signal from a base site that services a sectorized coverage area to a communication unit residing in the sectorized coverage area, the method comprising the steps of:
A method for receiving an uplink communication signal at a base site from a communication unit residing in a sectorized coverage area of the base site, the method comprising the steps of:
A base site that services a sectorized coverage area, comprising:
A base site that services a sectorized coverage area, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.