Patent ID: 9426794
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a first wireless transceiver operable to communicate with a base station, wherein the base station communicates with the first wireless transceiver and a plurality of other wireless communication devices according to a wide area wireless communication protocol; and a second wireless transceiver coupled to the first wireless transceiver and operable to directly communicate with a first mobile station and a second mobile station, wherein the second wireless transceiver communicates with the first mobile station and the second mobile station according to a local area wireless communication protocol, wherein the first wireless transceiver receives from the base station a first downlink signal intended for the first mobile station and provides the first downlink signal to the second wireless transceiver and wherein the second wireless transceiver receives the first downlink signal and re-transmits the first downlink signal to the first mobile station as a second downlink signal according to the local area wireless communication protocol, and wherein the second transceiver monitors first signal characteristics of the second downlink signal of the first mobile station and monitors second signal characteristics of the second mobile station, and based on the first signal characteristics and the second characteristics, routes information to the first mobile station and the second mobile station, respectively.