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US 6,885,846 B1Granted
Low power wireless network
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsCarl M. Panasik, Anthony B. Wood
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Abstract
A network of electronic devices such as computers (50) and/or calculators (36, 38) uses low power communication to transmit wireless signals through a distributed antenna system (40). The distributed antenna system may be formed in conjunction with ceiling or floor tiles 62 or modular office components (44 and 46) or student desks. The distributed antenna system 40 reduces the effective distance between a transmitting and receiving device to a nominal distance.
Claims5
A wireless network, comprising:
- a plurality of mobile electronic devices having internal circuitry capable of sending and receiving signals by wireless communication;
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- a distributed antenna system for transferring signals between said mobile electronic devices and an adjacent one or more network access points, said one or more access points comprising a plurality of ceiling tiles, each ceiling tile comprising:
- a substrate for forming the ceiling;
- antenna wire attached to said substrate;
- and further comprising connectors for connecting antenna wires of adjacent ceiling tiles, wherein said connectors are formed on ceiling tiles.
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