Portable wireless communications apparatus
AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorsLarry Brian Tween, Jonathan Pinto
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Abstract
A small, portable wireless router combined with a wideband, wearable antenna supports a local wireless network created on the move for exchanging information between multiple personnel spread over a useful geographic area. Multiple information sources of different types, such as cameras and GPS, can use the network to send information feeds to mobile users with interface devices such as smartphones that can deliver multiple feeds at the same time to the user. Devices connected to other networks, such as information processing devices at fixed operating bases, can deliver information feeds to the network.
Claims22
A portable wireless network comprising:
- a fabric having a first side and a second side;
- a transmission line formed from a first conductive material and mounted on the first side of the fabric;
- at least one portable router coupled to the transmission line, the at least one portable router configured to provide routing of information between multiple wireless devices in a local area network;
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- a first wearable antenna formed from a second conductive material and mounted on at least one of the first side of the fabric and the second side of the fabric, the first wearable antenna connected to the router via the transmission line, the first wearable antenna configured to receive and/or transmit at least a portion of the information between the wireless devices via the local area network.
A portable wireless network comprising:
- a transmission line formed from a first conductive material and mounted on a first side of a fabric;
- at least one portable router coupled to the transmission line, the at least one portable router configured to provide routing of information between multiple wireless devices in a local area network;
- at least one wearable antenna formed from a second conductive material and mounted on at least one of the first side of the fabric and a second side of the fabric, the at least one wearable antenna connected to the router via the transmission line, the at least one wearable antenna configured to receive and/or transmit the information between the wireless devices via the local area network;
- two or more portable wireless information generating devices for generating digital information and transmitting it to the router for transmission on the network;
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- two or more portable wireless user communication interfaces for receiving the digital information via the network for delivery to a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.