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Title: Airborne wireless communication systems, airborne communication methods, and communication methods

Abstract

An airborne wireless communication system includes circuitry configured to access information describing a configuration of a terrestrial wireless communication base station that has become disabled. The terrestrial base station is configured to implement wireless communication between wireless devices located within a geographical area and a network when the terrestrial base station is not disabled. The circuitry is further configured, based on the information, to configure the airborne station to have the configuration of the terrestrial base station. An airborne communication method includes answering a 911 call from a terrestrial cellular wireless phone using an airborne wireless communication system.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. Menan, ID
  2. Idaho Falls, ID
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1034293
Patent Number(s):
8078162
Application Number:
11/870,357
Assignee:
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04B - TRANSMISSION
H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-05ID14517
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

Citation Formats

Deaton, Juan D, Schmitt, Michael J, and Jones, Warren F. Airborne wireless communication systems, airborne communication methods, and communication methods. United States: N. p., 2011. Web.
Deaton, Juan D, Schmitt, Michael J, & Jones, Warren F. Airborne wireless communication systems, airborne communication methods, and communication methods. United States.
Deaton, Juan D, Schmitt, Michael J, and Jones, Warren F. Tue . "Airborne wireless communication systems, airborne communication methods, and communication methods". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1034293.
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